Honeymooners, old romantics, the paparazzi-shy and those who simply need to escape.
Cayo Espanto is 35 miles from the Belize mainland and, a speedboat ride away from Ambergris Caye.
Cayo Espanto has just six stunning one and two bedroom villas and one over-water villa with private docks, plunge pools, outdoor showers, enormous beds draped in mosquito netting and exotic hardwood furniture. Shutters open to reveal wrap-around views of the turquoise Caribbean.
Each day, the chef will visit you to discuss your lunch and dinner menu, tailored to your likes and dislikes and dependent on the catch of the day. Meals at Cayo Espanto are served by your butler on your private veranda with uninterrupted ocean views. Pedal boats and kayaks are available and the hotel beauty therapist brings the spa to your villa.
Take a good book for lazy afternoons in the hammock, but if you’re feeling active there’s also excellent scuba diving and snorkelling, fly-fishing trips, kayaking, sailing to private beaches for a picnic or visiting Mayan sites in the rainforest on the Belize mainland, a short flight away.
Still not far enough away from it all? Book Casa Ventanas, the one bedroom over-water villa at the end of a 150ft jetty.