Villa Ocean 5

Ocean 5 is the rare villa where there isn't a wrong room to wake up in. All six bedrooms open onto their own balcony, and every one of them faces the sea — so the view finds you before you've even decided to look for it. Set above Happy Bay in a gated, gloriously quiet corner of Grand Case, it's a house built around the horizon.

The infinity pool runs right to the edge of the ocean, loungers and shaded corners arranged for the long, slow middle of the day. Above it all, a rooftop terrace waits for sunset and the kind of evening you don't want to end. There's a hot tub, a games room for when the energy picks up, a gym, and a concierge who can arrange anything from an in-villa spa treatment to a private chef plating dinner while you watch the light go down. Stay five nights or more and the airport shuttle is on the house — the holiday begins the moment you land.

Two beaches sit within reach: secluded Happy Bay for the barefoot, castaway days, and Friar's Bay for the ones with a beach restaurant and a lounger waiting. Grand Case, the gourmet capital of the Caribbean, is two minutes away whenever you're ready to be tempted out.