Petit St. Vincent

The southernmost of St. Vincent's Grenadines, tiny (115 acres), private Petit St. Vincent—pronounced "Petty" St. Vincent and affectionately called PSV—is ringed with white-sand beaches and covered with tropical foliage. Hazen Richardson, who passed away in 2008, created the resort in 1968. New owners (as of November 2010) have made extensive renovations (cottage upgrades, a new casual beachside restaurant, an air-conditioned fitness and yoga center, an open-air spa, an air-conditioned library with a TV and Internet access, a new children's center, and landscaping upgrades), with a promise not to change the design and nature of the property. To get to PSV, you fly from Barbados to Union Island, where the resort's motor launch meets you for the 30-minute voyage.