Destination: Antigua

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June in the Caribbean : it’s something we often recommend at Indagare, but the truth is that when it comes time for making summer plans, most of our members (and most of our staff, too) cast their eyes to Europe. What everyone’s usually looking for, though, has proved more elusive than you might expect: a solid five-star hotel on a big, gorgeous beach. Of course there are lots of fabulous hotels in Europe that have knock out views of the water, like Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc, Le Sirenuse, J.K. Place Capri, and Hotel Caruso. But walk out your door and onto the sand? That’s the tricky part. (We’ve spent so long puzzling out this conundrum that we’ve decided to do a list of the best options; coming soon to Indagare.) So when I decided to visit Antigua for a week in early June to check out four properties—the newly renovated Jumby Bay, Carlisle Bay, Curtain Bluff and Hermitage Bay —I was expecting the resorts to be close to empty. Instead, they...

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