Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos is the northern Caribbean's pre-eminent private island, wrapped in sweeps of sand and peaceful seas featuring the region's best spa and haute cuisine.

Furnished with lounge chairs and widely spaced white umbrellas, a 1.5-mile beach lapped by the turquoise Atlantic Ocean consists of sand fine as sugar and nearly as white.

The resort's large, rectangular pool includes a zero-entry on one side and an infinity lip on the ocean side. The pool's weathered-wood sundeck offers teak lounges padded with thick, terry cloth-covered cushions and shaded by white umbrellas. On the deck's oceanside corners, wood-shingle shelters contain daybeds.

Interiors come in whitewash with chic teak finishing. The aesthetic is pared down but unerringly sleek, featuring four-posters wrapped in soft cottons that billow with the breeze. Simplicity matters, and the privilege of space, enriched by clean-lined furniture, open-air day beds, cavernous bathrooms and enveloping linens.

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