A private island, overwater villas, Mustique’s only hotel: 6 luxury hotels in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Mustique’s only hotel, two beach addresses on Canouan, a private island facing St Vincent, overwater villas: St Vincent and the Grenadines has six very different luxury hotels, all open and bookable this winter. Here is what sets each one apart, with its size and a rate checked for mid-January 2027.

☰Contents

1. Direct flights to Argyle since 2017
2. Mandarin Oriental, Canouan: five Forbes stars
3. Soho Beach House: 40 rooms on Grand Bay
4. The Cotton House, Mustique’s only hotel
5. Bequia Beach Hotel, right on Friendship Bay
6. Young Island: 29 cottages on a private island
7. Sandals: 301 rooms and overwater villas
8. When to go and how to reach the islands

Direct flights to Argyle since 2017

The archipelago counts 32 islands and cays, according to its tourist board, from the large volcanic island of St Vincent to the Grenadines strung out to the south. Argyle International Airport, on St Vincent, opened on 14 February 2017 and brought the destination direct flights from North America and Europe.

American Airlines flies from Miami in 3 hr 43 min four days a week, Caribbean Airlines comes from New York JFK in 4 hr 45 min twice a week, and Air Canada from Toronto in 5 hr 20 min five times a week. From Europe, Virgin Atlantic leaves London Heathrow on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, taking around 11 hours, with a one-hour technical stop in Barbados during which passengers stay on board.

Travellers are following: more than 120,000 staying visitors in 2025, a record according to the tourist board, which was still recording growth of around 10% a month in the first quarter of 2026. A new address is on its way: Voaara Grenadines, a ‘barefoot luxury’ resort from Voaara Hotels, will open on the private island of Palm Island; it is announced for late 2026 or 2027.

Two historic addresses, however, have been closed since Hurricane Beryl in July 2024: Palm Island Resort & Spa and Petit St Vincent, whose reopening date ‘will be announced’, according to its website.

Mandarin Oriental, Canouan: five Forbes stars

On the east coast of Canouan, the resort lines Godahl Beach, on Carenage Bay. It offers only suites and villas: ocean-view or beachfront suites, penthouses, two- and three-bedroom Patio Villas designed by Italian architects, each with a private infinity pool and hot tub, and four-bedroom Lagoon Villas.

The address holds five stars from Forbes Travel Guide and a MICHELIN Key. Dining is at Asianne, Lagoon Café, Tides Bar + Grill, Turtles or the pool bar, and a spa completes the picture. The resort reopened on 15 November 2024, after Hurricane Beryl. Canouan is about a 20-minute flight from Barbados.

• Size: around 26 suites and a dozen villas, according to the MICHELIN Guide
• Rate checked: €2,312 for a one-bedroom ocean-view suite of 120 m², 2 adults, taxes and fees included, night of 14 to 15 January 2027 (checked on 20 October 2026 on Booking.com)
• Reservations : +1 212 461 8068
• Official website : mandarinoriental.com

Soho Beach House: 40 rooms on Grand Bay

Within the Canouan Estate, the Caribbean outpost of the Soho House club lines up 40 rooms in three buildings along Grand Bay beach. A spa, a two-level gym, yoga and Pilates set the pace of the day; the kitchen is built around the wood-fired grill, with private dinners on the beach or on the jetty.

For a wedding, an 18th-century chapel seats up to 80 guests, and the whole house can be booked exclusively for 80 people. Closed for part of the year, it reopened on 1 October, according to its website.

• Size: 40 rooms in three beachfront buildings
• Rate checked: €953 for a sea-view double room, 2 adults, taxes and fees included, night of 14 to 15 January 2027 (checked on 20 October 2026 on Booking.com)
• Reservations : +1 784 530 7400
• Official website : sohohouse.com

The Cotton House, Mustique’s only hotel

On Mustique, The Cotton House is the island’s only hotel, run by The Mustique Company. Its 17 suites and cottages are spread across some 5 hectares of tropical gardens, around a clubhouse designed by the British decorator Oliver Messel in 1968.

Endeavour Bay beach is home to the Beach Café, the Veranda restaurant showcases Vincentian produce, the Great Room bar takes over in the evening, and Basil’s Bar, on stilts, is five minutes away. Following the opening of a new spa, the hotel is transforming its sea-view rooms from April 2026 to November 2027, adding private pools and more space, and is creating a two-bedroom Seaview Coutinot Residence. The hotel stays open throughout the works with its garden-side rooms.

• Size: 17 suites and cottages in some 5 hectares of gardens
• Rate checked: $1,500 for a Garden Cottage, 2 people, breakfast, service and taxes included, night of 14 to 15 January 2027 (official rates for the season from 3 January to 30 April 2027, checked on 20 October 2026 on mustique-island.com)
• Reservations: +1 855 261 1316 (Americas), +44 207 201 6831 (Europe)
• Official website : mustique-island.com

Bequia Beach Hotel, right on Friendship Bay

An hour by ferry from Kingstown, the capital, Bequia Beach Hotel stretches along the beach at Friendship Bay. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, it has 60 rooms, suites and villas, including the Grenadine Hills villas.

This is a family hotel: the Swede Bengt Mortstedt founded it and tells its story in a book published in 2026. Lunch is at Bagatelle, on the beach, Italian dinners are served at Blue Tropic (in season), there is a saltwater infinity pool, and a spa rounds off the address. The hotel’s boat, the Sandy Toes, heads out to the Tobago Cays islets and Mustique, and handles transfers from St Vincent. A sister address has just joined: The Rock Villa, an all-suite villa hotel.

• Size: 60 rooms, suites and villas, according to Small Luxury Hotels of the World
• Rate checked: €617 for a standard double room, 2 adults, taxes and fees included, night of 14 to 15 January 2027 (checked on 20 October 2026 on Booking.com)
• Reservations : +1 784 458 1600
• Official website : bequiabeachhotel.com

Young Island: 29 cottages on a private island

The hotel’s boat waits at the St Vincent jetty, and two minutes later you step ashore: Young Island is a private island of around 5 hectares hiding just 29 cottages, with no television. The hotel cites three staff per guest, and since 1980 the island has belonged to two Vincentians, Vidal Browne and Sir Frederick Ballantyne.

A nature reserve, an open-air spa and a catamaran for exploring the Grenadines complete the address. Breakfast is included in the rates, and the whole island can be booked exclusively.

• Size: 29 cottages on a private island of around 5 hectares
• Rate checked: $364 for a Cottage Superior, 2 people, breakfast included, plus 10% service and 11% tax (around $440 in total), night of 14 to 15 January 2027 (official winter rates, checked on 20 October 2026 on youngisland.com)
• Reservations : +1 784 458 4826
• Official website : youngisland.com

Sandals: 301 rooms and overwater villas

On the west coast of St Vincent, on Buccament Bay, Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomed its first guests on 27 March 2024. Adults-only and all-inclusive, it brings together 301 rooms and suites across some 20 hectares.

Its signature: the Vincy Overwater villas on stilts, on two levels, 116 m² with a rooftop terrace, plus two-bedroom beachfront villas with butler service. The resort has eleven restaurants and nine bars, including Buccan (wood-fired cooking), Scrimshaw (seafood) and the Three Jewels rum bar, five pools, and PADI-supervised diving is included for certified divers.

• Size: 301 rooms and suites across some 20 hectares
• Rate checked: from $435 per person per night, all-inclusive, in a Bamboo Palm Room with Balcony (undated lead-in rate shown on sandals.com on 20 October 2026)
• Reservations : +1 888 726 3257
• Official website : sandals.com

When to go and how to reach the islands

The best time to visit is December to April, during the dry season. Direct flights land at Argyle, on St Vincent; for Canouan and Mustique, regional flights leave from Barbados (around 20 minutes to Canouan, according to Mandarin Oriental), and Bequia is an hour by ferry from Kingstown.

The local currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar, but hotels quote their rates in US dollars. The table lists the rates checked on 20 October 2026 for the night of 14 to 15 January 2027, two adults, except Sandals (undated lead-in rate).

To compare with other Caribbean islands, see our 20 most beautiful beachfront luxury hotels in the Caribbean, the Guanahani on St Barths, taken over by Airelles and the Nobu Beach Inn announced for Barbuda.