Best Luxury Resorts
in Anguilla 2026

Malliouhana is one of the Caribbean's great legacy resorts — first opened in 1984 on a coral bluff above Meads Bay, restored by Auberge Resorts and reimagined without losing what made it iconic. The setting is dramatic: the resort perches above a curve of pale sand with long views across the channel toward St Maarten.

Rooms and suites are large, private, and finished with restrained Caribbean elegance — white walls, rattan, stone. Two pools (including a stunning cliff-top infinity pool), three dining venues, a serious spa, and direct beach access complete the picture. The service-to-guest ratio is exceptional.

If you've seen a photograph of Anguilla in a magazine, there's a strong chance it was shot at Cap Juluca. The resort's signature white Moorish domes curve along a kilometre-long stretch of Maunday's Bay — the architecture is as striking now as it was when it opened in the 1980s. Since its acquisition by Belmond, the property has been meticulously restored while preserving its singular identity.

Suites and private pool villas sit directly on one of Anguilla's finest beaches. Dining ranges from the casual Pimms beach bar to refined formal evenings. The spa is among the island's best, and the beach — calm, sheltered, crystalline — is simply exceptional.

Opened in 2016, the Four Seasons is Anguilla's most complete resort — spanning two bays (Meads Bay and Barnes Bay), with multiple pools, six dining and bar venues, a spa, fitness centre, tennis courts, water sports, and a kids' club. It's the resort that has everything, done at Four Seasons standard.

Rooms are generously sized with private balconies or terraces. The beach butlers, the Sunset Lounge at Barnes Bay, and the Fyah Pit beachfront experience are among the island's most talked-about hospitality touches. If you're travelling with children or want the reassurance of a complete, brand-backed luxury resort, the Four Seasons is the safest choice.

Zemi Beach House sits on Shoal Bay East — consistently ranked among the world's top beaches — and brings Hilton's LXR luxury brand to Anguilla's east coast. The property has a younger energy than Malliouhana or Cap Juluca, with a design-forward aesthetic, a beach club atmosphere, and a great spa.

Its location on Shoal Bay puts you right at the island's most dazzling public beach. The trade-off is that most of Anguilla's finest dining is on the west side of the island — a 20-minute drive — so you'll want a reliable private driver for evenings out. See our guide to Anguilla's best restaurants.

CuisinArt is Anguilla's only resort with a golf course — an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed course on the neighbouring island of Cove — and it brings a different kind of guest than the purely beach-focused properties. The resort sits on Rendezvous Bay with views of St Maarten, and its hydroponic farm supplies the on-site restaurants with produce grown on the property.

The Venus Spa is one of Anguilla's most extensive, and the resort's scale means it has a self-contained quality that suits guests who want to stay on-property for much of their trip.

Twelve suites. One of the most exclusive and private hotel experiences in the entire Caribbean. Quintessence sits above Long Bay with views that seem to stretch indefinitely, and its entire philosophy is built around privacy and personalised service. With so few rooms, every guest gets the equivalent of a dedicated team.

There's no lobby bustle, no crowds at the bar, no strangers on the beach. If total seclusion in an ultra-luxe setting is the brief, Quintessence delivers it better than anywhere else on the island.

Anacaona is Anguilla's most beloved boutique property — small, Caribbean-owned, and genuinely warm in a way that larger properties can struggle to replicate. Adults-only, it sits directly on Meads Bay with 27 rooms arranged around a garden pool. The food and rum punch are consistently outstanding.

It occupies a middle ground between a B&B and a full resort — intimate scale with proper service. Guests tend to be loyal returnees who prefer character over corporate polish.