The Best Villas to Rent in Turks and Caicos

With its arcades, red-tile roofs and juliet balconies, this Turks and Caicos villa complex with 32 individually decorated suites brings a touch of Italian Riviera glamor to Providenciales, the main island. Most guests spend their days lounging by the mesmerizing mosaic-tile pool or on the golden sands of world-famous Grace Bay Beach. There’s no restaurant on site, but plenty of fine dining spots are within meandering distance, along with art galleries, boutiques and a gourmet grocer – handy if you’re keen to give your kitchen a workout.

The privacy of a villa augmented by a menu of pre-arranged services and experiences – that’s the concept at this family-owned cluster of eight gleaming white compounds a mere saunter from the hypnotizing Long Bay Beach in eastern Providenciales. Each villa is an architectural indoor-outdoor showcase sporting an open kitchen, a private pool, an upstairs terrace with ocean views and smart TVs in each bedroom. Options to customize your stay range from boat trips and massages to a private chef and outdoor movie screenings.

The palatial marble entryway is merely the overture to the symphony of sumptuousness that is this clutch of four- to six-bedroom villas on sugary Long Bay Beach on Providenciales. Architecturally, it’s Med-meets-Caribbean – classical but never stuffy. The pool, terraces and leafy gardens invite you to laze the day away in private. But if you feel like frolicking in company, just wander over to the mothership – the Shore Club Resort – with its multiple pools, restaurants and bars alongside a spa, yoga pavilion and watersports.

Opening straight onto the expansive white sands of Long Bay on the southeastern shore of Providenciales, these beach villas are an El Dorado for sporty types. Thanks to a steady breeze, kiteboarding is king here, while families with small children appreciate the ludicrously blue and shallow sea. Days kick off with a complimentary continental breakfast delivered straight to your doorstep and might wind down with a moonlit gourmet meal prepared by a private chef. A 24-hour gym and yoga lessons help keep your waist trim.

Attached to a full-service resort on flawless Grace Bay Beach, these 24 bungalows orbiting a courtyard pool with hot tub are great for anyone craving XL space and privacy. While furnished traditionally, units also flaunt such zeitgeist-capturing luxe touches as 300-count linens, Bvlgari toiletries and Frette towels and robes. A few yards offshore, marine creatures frolic around a coral reef that’s a perfect playground for even for inexperienced snorkelers. Wrap up the day with sunset dinner at the resort’s beachfront restaurant.

With only 42 suites, this beautifully landscaped condo resort – on a lively stretch of sand towards the eastern end of Grace Bay – works hard to offer a personal vibe. You’ll be well looked after, be it with free continental breakfast served poolside, cold drinks and towels by the beach or wicked rum punches at the tiki bar. If you need a break from lazing in the sun, you’ll find several shopping plazas, restaurants and a gourmet supermarket within walking distance.

Right in the crook of the sweeping 19km (12mi) crescent that is Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales, this contemporary estate in a private hillside community ticks all the boxes for a dream vacation. Blow away the night’s cobwebs in your pool or the turquoise sea before mapping out the day over breakfast. Consider setting sail on your chartered boat, shopping at the Regent Village, lunching at legendary Da Conch Shack or simply swinging in a hammock. At this Turks and Caicos villa, you won’t run out of options.