Where to Stay in Punta Cana: Comparing the Main Areas
The main areas compared for villa stays: golf, beaches, dining, transfer times and what to ask before booking.
Where to Stay
Where to stay in each destination we cover, compared area by area: beach access, transfers, whether you will walk or drive, and who each area suits. The guides cover Grand Cayman, Punta Cana, Casa de Campo, Antigua and Jumby Bay, St Barts, Zermatt, Verbier, Tulum and its quiet bays, Los Cabos and Punta Mita.
Several guides compare kinds of stay rather than places: hotels against villas in Punta Mita, catered chalets in Verbier, staffed villas with private chefs in Tulum, and the new design villas in Tulum's town and jungle. Where the publisher has an ownership interest in a rental business, the guide says so beside the link.
Punta Cana
Casa de Campo
What Is Casa de Campo? The La Romana Resort Explained
How the gated La Romana resort fits together: the hotel, villa neighbourhoods, golf, the marina and Altos de Chavón.
Antigua
Jumby Bay Island, Antigua: What to Know About the Private Island
How guests arrive, what the car-free island is like, and how resort and private villa stays differ.
Where to Stay in Antigua: Resort Coast, Harbour or Jumby Bay?
Compare the northwest resort coast, the southwest beaches, English Harbour, the east and Jumby Bay Island.
Zermatt
Where to Stay in Zermatt: Lift Access, Quarters and Arrival
Choose by your main lift base, the walk to restaurants and the level of quiet you want.
Verbier
Catered and Self-Catered Chalets in Verbier: How to Choose
How catered, staffed and self-catered chalets differ, what is usually included and what to ask before booking.
St Barts
Where to Stay in St Barts: Gustavia, the Bays or the Hills?
Compare the harbor, St Jean, the western bays, the south coast and the east by atmosphere, beaches and driving.
Tulum
Tankah Bay and Casa Cenote: Calm Water North of Tulum
What the bay is like, how to visit Casa Cenote responsibly, and how Tankah compares with Soliman Bay.
Villas with Private Chefs in Tulum: How Staffed Stays Work
What “staffed” usually means, how chef service is typically priced, and the questions to settle before you book.
Soliman Bay, Tulum: A Guide to the Calm Bay North of Town
Where the bay is, what its reef-protected water is like, how to get there, and who a stay there suits.