Visit CuisinArt: Our New #1 Favorite Five Star
Anguilla hotels have an unfair advantage... perfect beaches, friendly people (it does not feel as if they are trying to be friendly, if you know what I mean) and a Caribbean island that loves to eat well!
Each resort tries to outdo each other with the latest menu of famous world-class chefs, some even flown in from Paris.
The Anguilla island itself is 5 Star all the way, and that's the kind of tourist that they want.
Anguilla resorts and hotels don't rise up high from the landscape, jarring your eyesight... they blend beautifully into their surroundings, quietly whispering "world class."
Have you had a delightful experience at an Anguilla hotel or an Anguilla resort? Which is your favorite?
And you can see it by the sheer luxury of the hotels, the discipline and attentivenss of hotel personnel (and the genuine, big smiles)...
And of course you can recognize it as well by the room rates!
For us though, one of the Anguilla hotels stood out above all others. As we visited all of the top Anguilla hotels... Malliouhana, Cap Jaluca, Cuisinart (yes, the blender people!), and so on and so on, we found ourselves returning over and over to one...
For sunset drinks from our favorite overlook, for the delicious Anguillian perch in the beach bar, for walks on their perfect beach, and even just to wander around their perfectly manicured grounds.
And that hotel was...
The Malliouhana
It sits on a bluff, overlooking Mead's Bay, an incredible sweep of white sand and gentle waves and clear turquoise. As I said, Anguilla hotels are lucky, but the Malliouhana hit the jackpot!
Doesn't it just make you want to dive right into the monitor? Or go for a walk down that beach?
And there was a cool kid's water park, the only one of all the Anguilla hotels -- even if you don't stay there, you can pay $25 to use it.
Of course, they have tennis, and swimming pools, little golf carts to motor you around... and some great restaurants. Speaking of which...
Our favorite place to eat was actually the more relaxed beach bar. Yes, it's my dad's doing, but not for the rum punches this time... their french fries are the best on the island! Better than at all the other Anguilla hotels.
My Mom, Yuki and me in front of the beach bar
But Malliouhana's absolute, #1, best feature can only be experienced at the end of the day. Go to the deck by the bar and watch the sun set over the ocean. It's our must-do magical moment in Anguilla...
peaceful, quiet, the family together watching the sun's blaze fade in glory (my Dad told me to write that!)
I could settle into a very relaxed, lazy day here...
play by the pool, swim in the ocean, snooze in a hammock, eat... then repeat til bedtime!
But my dad had an even better idea... rather than stay at one of the 5 Star Anguilla hotels, we could visit the Malliouhana and others whenever we like, but rent a villa for more room and for a reasonable price. Click here to see it.
Click here for more on the Malliouhana.
Cap Juluca
Many used to say that Cap Juluca is the #1 resort on Anguilla... even in the entire Caribbean.
After its recent $22 million overhaul it just may live up to that billing again. Click here to see Cap Juluca's renovations.
CuisinArt Resort & Spa
Our new #1 favorite 5 Star Anguilla hotel (after two stays here), it is a magnificent hotel/resort by the "blender" company! It is also a recent winner of Cond&eaccute; Nast's award for "Most Excellent Spa Hotel - Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Island," Click here to read about our stay at this Anguilla hotel.
Frangipani Beach Club
The only Hollywood-Anguilla Hotel, worth considering.
From Five Star Hotels, To The Stars On Anguilla.... A page all about the rich and famous that come all the way from Hollywood to visit Anguilla, and why.
If you are looking for lower priced hotels, here are the ones that I would most like to stay at, each for different reasons.
Do you have tips on, or a story about, a spectacular Anguilla hotel? I'm sure others would love to hear all about your Anguilla vacation in the lap of luxury!
Click on the links below to see some great reviews about five star Anguilla hotels and Anguilla resorts. They were all written by other visitors to this page.
The Magnificent Malliouhana
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My wife Alida, and two of our sons, Matthew and James left Vancouver one evening and drove to Seattle, where we would have a beautiful Thai dinner before ...
Villa One At Cap Juluca
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Erin and I honeymooned in Anguilla in 2005! We stayed at Cap Juluca and would recommend it to everyone! We were in Villa One which afforded us the privacy ...
We Love La Sirena
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My favorite is the Anguilla Hotel, La Sirena on Meads bay. We, the family - my two kids now 13 and 15 years old, have stayed there eight times (always ...
Review of CuisinArt Resort
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Nothing says "I'm in Anguilla" like walking into the lobby of the CuisinArt. For the last five years it's been our November "home away from home." We ...