Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla ranks #33 on our 2026 list of the best honeymoon hotels in the world. The case below explains why — the hotel itself, the standard it operates at, what it does specifically for couples on a milestone trip, and the alternatives we tested it against.
“On Meads Bay and Barnes Bay — 181 rooms, suites, and villas, two pools, the most polished Four Seasons family-luxury option in the Caribbean.”
The hotel itself
One hundred and eighty-one rooms across two adjacent beaches — Meads Bay (north) and Barnes Bay (south) — opened December 2016 as Four Seasons' Anguilla flagship.
"181 rooms across Meads Bay and Barnes Bay. Four Seasons' Anguilla flagship since December 2016 — the polished modern Anguilla answer."
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla opened in December 2016 (after the previous Viceroy Anguilla closed) on a property that spans two adjacent beaches — Meads Bay (north) and Barnes Bay (south) — giving the property substantial water frontage on both sides and the unusual feature of two distinct beach experiences within a single resort. The 181 rooms across the property's main building and standalone Residences make Four Seasons Anguilla one of the larger luxury hotels in Anguilla.
Why it works for a honeymoon
The geometry of an island honeymoon is different from the geometry of a city honeymoon. You are flying somewhere with one purpose. The hotel is, for ten days, your entire universe — the restaurant, the bed, the beach, the boat. The properties that succeed in this format do not borrow energy from a city outside; they generate their own.
Four Seasons is the operating system most luxury hotels are quietly compared against. Founded in Toronto in 1961 by Isadore Sharp and now controlled by Bill Gates and Saudi Arabia's PIF, the brand defines the corporate-luxury floor: a service ratio that doesn't break in shoulder season, a butler programme that actually does the things, and a kitchen that delivers a flawless club sandwich at 3am in any city you can name. For honeymoons Four Seasons rewards the couple that wants the hotel to work without thinking about it. The brand exists to remove problems before they become problems.
The 181 accommodations split between the entry-level Hotel Rooms (in the main building with garden or partial-Bay views), Sea View Rooms (with direct Meads Bay or Barnes Bay views), the Junior Suites and Suites including the Four Seasons Suite, and the multi-bedroom Residences (three- to five-bedroom standalone villas with private pools, dedicated chef and butler service, and substantial private outdoor space). The Residences are the property's flagship category for multi-generational family stays.
The grounds — the property's substantial frontage on both Meads Bay and Barnes Bay, the heated outdoor swimming pools (the cliff-top infinity pool overlooking Barnes Bay is among the Caribbean's most-photographed luxury hotel pools), the comprehensive Spa, the fitness centre, the kids' Four Seasons Kids programme, and the multi-restaurant complex — make Four Seasons Anguilla comprehensively-equipped. The two-beach feature is the property's defining advantage — guests can choose Meads Bay's calm, family-friendly setting or Barnes Bay's quieter, more secluded ambiance.
Where it ranks against rivals
For a 2026 honeymoon at this level, the most direct comparisons are Amangani in Jackson Hole (#32 on this list), Le Sereno in St Barts (#34 on this list), Six Senses Zil Pasyon in Seychelles (#31 on this list). Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla earns the higher rank for one or two specific reasons we explain in the verdict above. The other properties are not lesser hotels — in some cases the answer for your particular trip is the runner-up, and the city-specific page below has the full local ranking.
Practical: getting in
Address: Barnes Bay, 2640, Anguilla. Honeymoon-suited categories book six to nine months ahead in shoulder season, twelve months ahead in peak. The full review at the hotel page has current rates, room categories worth paying up for, and the dining and spa programmes worth booking pre-arrival. Use our honeymoon occasion page for the broader context.