“It’s warm, it’s beautiful, it’s the beach, it’s my family, it’s the food, it’s the music. Everything feels familiar.” That is Rihanna, the Barbadian singer, on Caribbean home. That mix of warmth, family, food and music is the Caribbean these stays are rooted in, not a resort version of it.
A secluded stay is for travellers who want quiet, privacy and nature over crowds and nightlife. Seclusion is what you are really booking, the feeling that the island is yours for a while.
These are the secluded stays we rate most in the Caribbean, spread across Barbuda, Jamaica, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia. If you are deciding where on the islands to base yourself, start with where to stay in Barbuda for total isolation, where to base yourself in Jamaica and a 250 acre organic farm stay in St Vincent. Every one has been independently checked for how it actually runs, its energy, its water, its food and who owns it, so you can book a place that genuinely lives up to what it promises and fits the trip you want.
If these secluded stays are your kind of place, you will probably also like the full Caribbean list, Eco Stays for Solitude in the Caribbean, Best Off-Grid Eco Stays in the Caribbean and Best Beachfront Eco Stays in the Caribbean, each one chosen the same way.
Use the map and quick facts on each card to find your fit, then book direct. Prices, certifications and the nearest airport are listed for every stay.
My top picks:
Frangipani is a 100% solar powered, Barbudan and female owned eco lodge on a raw oceanfront you have entirely to yourself. The Frank sisters built it from upcycled ocean materials, with a herb garden, wild balsam and rainwater harvesting throughout.
Camp Cabarita is a low impact, family run eco resort deep in the Jamaican interior. Solar power runs the lodge, a Jamaican farm to table menu feeds you, and the camp actively manages the river habitats it sits beside in Westmoreland.
Cooper Island Beach Club runs an independent island microgrid powered almost entirely by commercial solar, with on site desalination and wastewater recycling. A Caribbean fusion kitchen and total seclusion make this BVI hotel genuinely off the beaten path.
Jungle Bay is a cliffside eco resort folded into the Dominica rainforest, its eco cottages and wellness facility carried on solar energy. A Caribbean farm to table kitchen keeps the footprint low while you sit high above the sea in deep seclusion.
Tubagua is a boutique mountain eco lodge above Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, cooled passively and run on grid tied efficiency. Open air cabins, a Dominican traditional menu and a garden give you the ridge line, the breeze and the view.
Balenbouche is a working heritage farm and guesthouse on Saint Lucia, run by the Lawaetz family with organic practices and preserved native woodland. Self catering rooms, solar lighting and centuries of estate history sit in deep rural seclusion.
Coulibri Ridge runs completely off grid on a standalone solar field with massive battery storage and rainwater capture, high in the Dominica mountains. A Caribbean fusion kitchen and a sustainable development research mission make it a genuine eco pioneer.
Pine Cay is a private island in Turks and Caicos where every guest moves by solar charged golf cart. A grid tied island solar layout, strictly regulated development and protected mangroves keep this gourmet beachfront hideaway as wild as it is exclusive.
Travel is a wonderful opportunity to connect with Mother Earth.
However, it is also frequently undermined by reckless development and disrespectful tourism practices.
This directory is a curated, verified list of hotels, lodges, and resorts that honour our planet and are led by visionary stewards of the environment.
From farm-to-table culinary experiences to dedicated ocean conservation efforts, such as marine protection and coral restoration, these establishments are redefining hospitality.
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