Turks & Caicos / COMO Parrot Cay

An A-listers’ favourite, this private island paradise includes celebrity-owned private estates with a select few available for rent. Although the spa is the real star here.

An escapist’s wonderland with an emphasis on rejuvenation, COMO is renowned the world over for its wellness offerings; and Parrot Cay is the place to come if you want to fully focus on your physical and mental health. A daily hour’s yoga, Pilates, fitness or meditation session or signature treatment is included as standard. The COMO Shambhala Retreat spa itself is mind-blowing, with Javanese baths, a Jacuzzi garden, its own Ayurvedic consultant, a yoga room cooled by natural breezes and a Pilates studio.

While the top thing to do here is essentially nothing but relax, some do choose to venture outside the spa-osphere. Kayak the acres of mangroves, explore the surrounding cays, secret underwater caves and colourful reefs, and get active with the likes of paddle boarding and catamaran sailing. Suffused with natural light, the accommodation – some with private pool and/or direct beach access, as well as the services of COMO’s acclaimed 24-hour butlers – makes the very most of what is quite simply an astounding private island setting.

Travel notes:

• 72 rooms, suites, villas and private estates
• 3 restaurants including the toes-in-the-sand Beach Club
• COMO Shambhala healthful menu available in restaurants and on room service
• Opportunity to contribute towards the hotels eco-efforts by planting a coconut or banana tree in the resort’s plantation
• Island-hopping trips to Iguana Island and Sand Dollar Beach
• For families: private chefs, laundry services and babysitting available on request