Anguilla, without the padding.
The everyday traveler's guide to luxury, budget, food, fun, and flights.
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What this guide actually covers
Anguilla doesn't have a cruise port, doesn't have a single traffic light, and — here's the part that trips up first-timers — doesn't really have a direct international airport either. What it does have is arguably the best run of beaches in the entire Caribbean, thirty-three of them, plus a hotel roster that reads like a who's-who of the region's most talked-about resorts. This is an island that quietly decided it didn't need casinos, mega-resorts, or nightlife to be one of the most requested honeymoon spots on the planet — it just needed really, really good sand.
Section 1 — Best Time to VisitQuick answer
Mid-December through April, same as most of the Eastern Caribbean. This is the dry season — consistent sun, low humidity, and highs in the low-to-mid 80s°F. It's also when Anguilla's famously high-end resorts are at their fullest and most expensive, with the holiday weeks around Christmas and New Year's commanding the steepest rates of the year.
From Section 2 — Luxury Accommodations.
"Request a villa close to the main building if you don't want a long walk to dinner — the resort's 180 acres make distances deceptive."
Anguilla, planned in one sitting.
Every named hotel, restaurant, and outfitter — no sponsored picks, no padding.