Sirena Resort and Villas

The Location: At the western end of this sleepy 16-mile-long island (part of the Lesser Antilles and still a British territory), Sirena looms right over the pristine sugar-sand beach of tranquil Meads Bay.

Don't Miss: For an alfresco meal of barbecued lobster plucked fresh from the sea, take a three-minute boat ride to the tiny island of Scilly Cay-where your superb lunch comes spiked with local spices, rum punch, and reggae and calypso-style music from a live string band.