Caribbean Queen

Had they been shipwrecked on Providenciales, Gilligan and Co. would've never left the island. "Provo," as it's called, sits at the heart of a beautiful 40-island chain, and it's the natural location for the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos hotel.

Gansevoort lives up to its high standards by creating a hotel just a few hundred feet from the crystal turquoise Caribbean waters and giving all 91 rooms a sweeping ocean view. Of course, what are ocean views without private terraces and ceiling-to-floor windows, which the rooms have, along with tall ceilings that could handle a basketball giant like Bill Russell. And in case you're wondering about the water and sand itself, well, it's part of the 12-mile Grace Bay Beach that the World Travel Awards named "The Best Beach in the World." The island also boasts the world's third longest barrier reef and eight national parks making this place a nature lover's dream.

As far as hotel amenities, Gansevoort features the Exhale Spa with several custom treatments, a private shower garden, seaside yoga and a 7,000-square-foot pool with floating islands. While the city offers many excellent eating establishments, the hotel brings you the Mediterranean cuisine of Bagatelle, whose popular sister restaurant resides in NYC's trendy Meatpacking District. Other in-house activities include horseback riding, a Caicos Conch Farm and local eco tours.

If Provo boasts the best the Caribbean has to offer, the Gansevoort Turks + Caicos places you in the center of it all.