Best Nature Sustainable Hotels, Resorts, Eco Lodges and Eco Friendly Accommodation in the British Virgin Islands
Where to stay for nature in the British Virgin Islands
The 3 best nature stays in the British Virgin Islands run on rooftop solar, keep guest numbers low and set aside whole islands and acres for the wild. From off grid Cooper Island to the 850 acre private island of Guana Island and the 400 acre estate at Oil Nut Bay on Virgin Gorda, these stays are top rated for putting land and energy ahead of crowds, so the Caribbean you came for is still there in the morning.
How we choose the best nature stays in the British Virgin Islands
What earns a place on this list is how these British Virgin Islands nature stays protect the wild habitat and the creatures around them, like Guana Island, a family owned private island of 850 acres capped at just 32 guests, which gives the land and its wildlife room to breathe. Because so few guests share so much acreage, Guana Island keeps the pressure off the habitat that a busier resort would trample.
Guana Island holds 850 acres for only 32 guests and lets the wild island stay wild, so the nature in the British Virgin Islands stays good for the birds, reefs and creatures Guana Island shelters and for the guests who come after you.
We look for that same instinct in stays that give land back and power themselves cleanly, like Oil Nut Bay, which spans 400 acres on the eastern tip of Virgin Gorda with half set aside as protected land and runs on solar power, and Cooper Island Beach Club, a self sufficient off grid resort running entirely on 303 rooftop solar power panels. Because Oil Nut Bay and Cooper Island Beach Club know the families and generations who depend on these islands, protecting the land and the reef is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best nature eco stays across the Caribbean.
Top Nature Picks in the British Virgin Islands
- Cooper Island Beach Club: a self sufficient off grid resort on its own small island, run entirely on 303 rooftop solar panels.
- Guana Island: a family owned private island of 850 acres held since 1975 and capped at just 32 guests.
- Oil Nut Bay: a solar powered 400 acre estate on Virgin Gorda with half its land set aside as protected nature.
Cooper Island Beach Club is a self sufficient, off grid eco resort on its own small island in the BVI, running entirely on 303 rooftop solar panels that generate more power than the club consumes.
Rainwater is treated by a solar powered desalination plant, wastewater is recycled through a membrane bioreactor to feed the gardens, glass bottles are crushed back into construction sand and fryer oil is turned into biodiesel, while $1 from every Turtle IPA brewed onsite funds BVI sea turtle conservation.
Guana Island is a family owned private island nature resort in the BVI, held by the Jarecki family since 1975 and capped at just 32 guests across 850 acres.
Solar power and rainwater harvesting run the resort, an organic farm and orchard supply the farm to table kitchen, and 95% of the island is kept as undeveloped sanctuary, home to a celebrated reintroduction of native rock iguanas that had nearly vanished by the 1980s.
Oil Nut Bay is a solar powered luxury resort and villa community on the eastern tip of Virgin Gorda in North Sound, spanning 400 acres with half set aside as a conservation easement.
A community solar farm and onsite desalination supply the resort, turtle friendly lighting, green roofs and a single storey building limit protect the landscape, and the North Sound Foundation funds local schools, rebuilding the Robinson O’Neal Primary School greener after Hurricane Irma.
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