One of the newest hotels and a re-imagination of the former 300-acre CuisinArt resort. Its claim to fame (besides the bad name) was that it had Anguilla’s only golf course featuring 18 sea-facing holes designed by Greg Norman. The new owner, billionaire and Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze, has added a culinary team led by veterans of New York’s Eleven Madison Park and introduced a rare opportunity: packaged hotel rooms and flights on Aurora Anguilla’s private jet.

A honeymoon haven with Greco-Moorish architecture, wood-shuttered windows, and Beni Ourain-style rugs, set on a serene beach.

Set on the island’s choppier Atlantic side, the pools are the main draw. One, by the hotel’s Sunset Lounge, offers the best evening views.

Anguilla prides itself on its quality restaurants, like the excellent Jacala in Meads Bay, near Malliouhana, and many are quite expensive

The most impressive restaurants in Anguilla can be the most casual. Locals call it “Garvey’s,” after its jack-of-all-trades proprietor: He fires up barbecue ribs and spiny lobster on outdoor smokers on the sand, then serves his guests before strumming reggae on his guitar. (Bonus: The restaurant stocks Minuty rosé and Laurent-Perrier Champagne.)