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Top Island Getaways: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Top Island Getaways helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Want to get away from it all? Take a look at these island vacation resorts and you'll be swept away in beautiful beaches, rolling tides and warm sunshine throughout your stay
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1. Petit St Vincent Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$675-$1,020 
Built: 1970 
Renovated: 2008 
Petit St Vincent Island, The Grenadines, St Vincent & Grenadines
Encompassing a 45-hectare reef-fringed island, reached by a half-hour crossing from Union Island (after a charter flight from Barbados), this property remains the paragon of private-island resorts-relaxing, comfortable, stylish and expensive. Above all, this is a place for those who seek privacy. T... Read Entire Review »
2. InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$275-$850 
Built: 2005 
Kobbe Beach, Punta Bruja, Panama City, Panama
Four miles west of Panama City, surrounded by forest on three sides and the Pacific Ocean on the fourth, this hotel on 20 acres is the closest beach resort to the city. The location is lovely, with a silvery-brown beach arcing around a bay that offers views across the water toward dozens of giant oc... Read Entire Review »
3. Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru Add to eGuidebook
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$800-$7,000 
Landaa Giraavaru, Baa, Baa Atoll, Maldives
This second Maldivian property from Four Seasons occupies a coral-fringed private island called Laanda Giraavanu. The resort spreads over some 44 acres of pristine beaches, crystal clear waters, lush vegetation and a two-km-long lagoon. Opened in late 2006, it is a perfect piece of paradise.Guests a... Read Entire Review »
4. Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$170-$3,200 
Built: 1981 
Renovated: 2003 
Kawasan Pariwisata Nusa Dua Lot N 4, Nusa Dua, Indonesia
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is sandwiched between Club Med and the Westin Nusa Dua. This structure is an amalgam of Balinese and Western styling, rising four stories above lovely rambling gardens. Owned by the Sultan of Brunei, this resort, one of the oldest in Nusa Dua, welcomes guests with a majest... Read Entire Review »
5. Santorini Kastelli Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$144-$384 
Built: 1987 
Renovated: 2002 
Kamari Beach Rd Lakomata, Kamari, Thira Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece
Located 200 meters from the beach of Kamari, this is one of the best resort hotels of Santorini. The 2002 renovation by renowned designer Yannis Tseklenis was followed by a change in decor in 2004, adding much needed style to the low-rise structure. The private driveway leads past tennis courts and... Read Entire Review »
6. Little Palm Island Add to eGuidebook
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$800-$1,600 
Built: 1989 
Renovated: 2004 
28500 Overseas Hwy, Little Torch Key, FL
Located at Mile Marker 28.5, 20 miles west of Marathon, this is one of Florida's most engaging escapes, ideal for those who cannot afford the time for, or cost of, a Bora Bora vacation. Its only true competitor is the more family-oriented Hilton Sunset Key off Key West; this place aims its bow at so... Read Entire Review »
7. The Fairmont Southampton Add to eGuidebook
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$449-$4,796 
Built: 1972 
Renovated: 2004 
101 South Shore Rd, Hamilton, Bermuda
This seven-story hotel, which sprawls across a rolling green hill overlooking the golf course and the ocean, is the largest and, arguably, most luxurious full-service resort on the island. This hotel and its regal sibling, the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, have made major changes. Both added a premium... Read Entire Review »
8. Four Seasons Resort, The Lodge at Koele Add to eGuidebook
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$595-$5,500 
Built: 1990 
Renovated: 2006 
One Keomoku Hwy, Lanai City, HI
Tucked away in the highlands on the outskirts of Lanai City, this extraordinary castaway resort is the epitome of luxury. Once a proud member of Starwood's Luxury Collection, it is now in the hands of Four Seasons Resorts. This has always been a fine deluxe operation, but the owners have infused $5... Read Entire Review »
9. The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas Add to eGuidebook
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$259-$3,500 
Built: 1991 
Renovated: 2006 
6900 Great Bay, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Occupying 15 acres at the eastern tip of the island, facing Pillsbury Sound, this Ritz-Carlton has matured nicely after a few years of trying to adapt to the expectations of its clientele. After a massive $40 million renovation, this hotel is the most brazenly luxurious in the U.S. Virgin Islands. T... Read Entire Review »
10. The Ritz-Carlton, Golf & Spa Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$195-$4,000 
Built: 2000 
Renovated: 2005 
1 Ritz-Carlton Dr, Rose Hall, Jamaica
This Ritz-Carlton has raised deluxe standards since it opened to fanfare in 2000 as Jamaica's first major new hotel since 1974. Its owner and developer also planned the new Palmyra Resort nearby and is responsible for the original touristic boom that today is known as Rose Hall. Spanning 10 hectares... Read Entire Review »
11. Manihi Pearl Beach Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$347-$780 
Built: 1995 
Renovated: 2002 
Manihi, Manihi, Tuamotu Islands, Tahiti & French Polynesia
This is the only resort on Manihi, an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago known for its black pearl farms. It is attractive to dedicated divers, fishermen and honeymooners seeking a remote refuge on a flat, sparsely populated island. Next to a turquoise lagoon and a rocky beach, the hotel encompasses s... Read Entire Review »