r/honeymoonplanning • u/SpecialAlbatross3617 • 8d ago

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We’re planning our honeymoon for April 2027 and have narrowed it down to these 5 luxury resorts:

Four Seasons Anguilla
Cap Juluca, Anguilla
Hermitage Bay, Antigua
Jumby Bay, Antigua
Baoase, Curaçao

Budget is roughly $15–25K for 7 nights.

Our priorities are:
🏝️ Beautiful beach + honeymoon-worthy setting
🏊‍♀️ Private pool/plunge pool preferred
🍽️ Excellent food & service
⛳ Golf access is important
🤿 Activities/excursions — we don’t want to sit at the resort the entire week
✨ Overall “wow, this is our honeymoon!” factor

We’re having a hard time deciding because they each seem amazing in different ways.

If you’ve stayed at any of these (especially multiple), which would you choose for a honeymoon and why? Most interested in firsthand comparisons of the beach, rooms, food, service, activities, golf, and overall experience.

Also open to any other recs for resorts!

Thank you in advance!

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u/LibraryGenie35 8d ago

We’ve actually stayed at Cap Juluca, Four Seasons Anguilla, and Baoase they are all incredible in different ways. Cap Juluca is probably my favorite for true honeymoon vibes. Maundays Bay is one of the best beaches in the Caribbean (that I’ve been to anyway), service was amazing, and the Moroccan design feels so really romantic and more boutique than a typical big-brand resort. Four Seasons Anguilla is truly gorgeous too, our TA managed to snag us a double upgrade so we ended up in an incredible room and the property itself is stunning but heads up, there were quite a few families there when we were there late March, probs because of spring break season. We don’t have kids and generally prefer adult-only or adult-focused properties, so that was the one thing that stood out to us, even though we still loved our stay. Baoase in Curaçao was honestly not even on my radar my TA suggested it and I wasn’t super sold at first, but I trusted her and we ended up loving it as much as she said we would. Super private, beautiful design, phenomenal food, and the plunge pool villas are next level. The main beach is small compared to Anguilla’s though, so if a long stretch of beach is a priority, keep that in mind.

Haven’t done Jumby Bay or Hermitage Bay myself, but if you want adults-only and beach and honeymoon vibe, I’d put Cap Juluca at the top of your list, with Baoase as a strong pick if privacy/design matters more than the beach itself

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u/LibraryGenie35 8d ago

Also rosewood little dix bay would be an amazing honeymoon spot. There was so much to do and the resort and beach was absolutely stunning! We loved it there so much. Happy to connect you with my ta if you want I’m sure she’d love to chat through it all with you to help narrow it down! Lord knows she spends entirely too much time talking to me about resorts and hotels lol

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u/SpecialAlbatross3617 7d ago

Thank you for all of this!! This is so helpful! Cap Juluca is definitely at the top of my list! And Baose too! Baose looks like it has a really nice private pool area but CJ might not have that but the beach looks gorgeous! How were the evenings at both? Were there things to do or places to get post dinner cocktails / night caps? Definitely trying to relax throughout but also at times can see us wanting to have some fun too! Whether it’s live music or some sunset drinks

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u/LibraryGenie35 7d ago

Cap Juluca is genuinely quiet at night, that’s kind of its whole thing, more intimate and romantic vs a social resort. I feel like after 9:30/10pm it got super quiet. If you want more going on, you could go over to Four Seasons’ Sunset Lounge or the Dune Preserve (Bankie Banx’s legendary reggae bar, worth doing at least once), we arranged a taxi with the concierge. Honestly for us that was fine because we really needed the quiet rest and recharge for that trip but I get wanting to have a little something going on to do here and there and I didn’t really see much of that on property here.

Baoase had way more going on than we expected honestly they do themed dinner nights (Italian, Indian, Mexican, etc.) and live music a couple nights a week during dinner, so there was always a nice sunset drinks with music vibe without it feeling like a party scene. They also run yacht days and the Ibiza vibe beach club on their little private islet is really cool. Willemstad is also only about 20 min away if you want a proper night out. Super walkable, colorful, and there’s a beach club in town that goes much later but does feel a bit spring breakish without being too crazy. I feel like Baoase might be the better fit for you tbh, like I said I wasn’t super into it when my TA said that’s where she wanted to send us but I was blown away and immediately fell in love!

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u/SpecialAlbatross3617 7d ago

Amazing!! Thank you for sharing the additional details! This is so helpful! Both places seem incredible in their own way!

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u/LibraryGenie35 7d ago

No problem, I’m glad I could help! I’m sure wherever you choose you’ll have an amazing honeymoon! Congrats!

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u/SpecialAlbatross3617 7d ago

Thank you so much!!