Everyone says “the Caribbean” like it’s a single place you can rank against itself. It isn’t. Yes — turquoise water, sunshine, good service, that much holds up everywhere. But put St. Barths next to St. Lucia and you’d swear someone booked the wrong flight.

Here’s the thing nobody tells you upfront: there’s no “best island”. There’s only the island that fits the trip you’re actually trying to take. Romantic week away, family holiday with six kids in tow, adventure trip, glam getaway with friends who don’t do budget travel — our Villa Specialists at Passepartout Homes field some version of this question weekly, and honestly, the answer changes every single time.

For the jet-setter: St. Barths

St. Barths is French. Technically Caribbean. Reads more like the Côte d’Azur most days of the year, and nobody who’s been seems bothered by that.

Designer boutiques. Beach clubs that

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