Ahead, the waters of Pasture Bay twinkle and lap against the sands. The Antiguan sun beats down, its blaze tempered by the breezes. A golf cart whirs out of the tropical vegetation, ending a moment of solitude. The cart, driven by a waiter, pulls up to the chaise lounge. Smiling, the waiter unloads a wicker basket from the back, and then drives away.
Silence takes over the beach once again.
For much of the time visitors are in residence here, they feel like the whole island belongs to them, wandering its miles of trails, ogling the handful of private villas scattered along the beaches, or simply reclining on a chaise with toes dangling into the tropical waters. Jumby Bay is a 300-acre private island off Antigua in the West Indies. Twenty minutes by taxi and motor launch from Antigua's V.C. Bird International Airport, this island is at once the most exclusive and most accessible of world-class getaways. At present, the resort offers just 38 rooms, plus a few rental villas. Don't lift a finger.