Caribbean & Mexico · Our shortlist
Step out of bed and into the water.
A private pool means no loungers to claim and no one else in the water. The best ones still give you a beach, a spa and a restaurant a short walk away.
On some of these, every room has a pool. On others, you need to ask for the right category. We know which.
All suites, most with private pools, on the Sea of Cortez side of Los Cabos where the sea is calm enough to swim. Booked through us, roundtrip private airport transfers are included.
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Twenty-two villa suites, each over 1,500 square feet with a private terrace and heated pool, in 42 acres on the island’s undeveloped southeastern coast. Each is a free-standing cottage, and a shuttle runs down to the Beach Club.
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Twenty-four open-walled sanctuaries have private infinity pools reached by their own bridges, above two beaches and their reefs. The rooms are deliberately free of technology.
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Every suite has a heated private plunge pool and an open wall facing the Pitons, inside the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Adults only, with private car transfers from the airport included in every suite.
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Ten beach suites open straight onto the sand with private infinity pools and Majordome service. The five-bedroom Villa de France has two pools and its own spa room.
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Private-pool villas threaded through Mayakoba’s lagoons and mangrove canals. The beach club, the El Camaleón golf course and the cenotes are at hand.
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Suites with private pools inside the gated Cap Cana estate, with a beach club on Juanillo’s white sand. Booked through us, it adds a 30-minute massage for two, once during the stay.
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A Relais & Châteaux hotel on a private oceanfront bluff, with a secluded beach below. Ask for an Oceanview Suite or a two- or three-bedroom Villa Suite with pool and roof terrace; not every room has one.
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Full villas, not hotel rooms, across three beachfront enclaves on Providenciales, each with a private pool, full kitchen and dedicated concierge. Breakfast is added daily, and booked through us there’s a two-hour kiteboard lesson.
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Couple or family, beach or cliff, one bedroom or five. Send us your dates and we’ll find the villa with the pool.
Check my datesAt Hotel Le Toiny and Ladera, yes. At Zadún most suites do. At Cap Maison and Cheval Blanc St-Barth, only certain categories, so we book the right one for you.
Ladera is adults only, with a heated plunge pool in every suite. Jade Mountain and Hotel Le Toiny are the other quiet choices.
Beach Enclave’s multi-bedroom villas have private pools and kitchens. At Cheval Blanc St-Barth, the five-bedroom Villa de France has two pools.
Yes. You pay the hotel’s own rate. Booked through us, the hotel adds its Virtuoso extras, such as daily breakfast for two per bedroom, a resort credit and an upgrade when available, confirmed in writing.
You pay the hotel directly. We confirm the villa, attach the extras in writing and hold it for you.
