Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos is the northern Caribbean’s pre-eminent private island- 1,000 unspoilt acres, including a mile-long powdered beach, featuring the regions best spa and haute cuisine. Here, in the undeveloped hinterland beyond Rocky Point, discover the regions most exclusive private residences – Parrot Cay Estate, a collection of privately owned villas, available to rent together or separately, designed for the most discerning traveller who seeks the villa experience with hotel services attached.

It’s a place of perfect privacy, wrapped in sweeps of sand and turquoise seas, a retreat where you can rediscover those forgotten rhythms of long days, easy nights and the salve of peace.

Accommodation in clean whitewash with chic teak finishing ranges from 60 airy rooms with garden and ocean views and spacious verandas, to beach-side villas with private pools. The aesthetic is pared down but unerringly sleek, featuring four-posters wrapped in soft cottons that billow with the breeze and state of the art DVD/CD players as standard.

Days are spent snorkeling around empty cays or relaxing poolside, enjoying a beachside picnic, deep sea fishing or indulging in holistic therapies in the COMO Shambhala Retreat, recently voted the number one spa in the world.

Accessible by direct flight from London and a hour from Miami. Parrot Cay is a 40 minute boat ride from Providenciales.