One&Only Ocean Club is a private estate that sits on the edge of a soft duned beach on Paradise Island. Its graceful architecture reflects the colonial heritage of the Bahamas, whilst its terraced gardens are inspired by Versailles and feature a 12th-century Augustine cloister from France. And although the original 52-room resort was built in the sixties by Huntington Hartford II, a recent restyling has increased the number of rooms and added another restaurant, not to mention an 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf.

Guests can stay in the fifty rooms and suites in the beachfront Crescent Wing, all of them boasting direct ocean vistas, or one of the fifty-one rooms and suites in the original Hartford Wing, their views encompassing the manicured lawns or the ocean. A brand new collection of 3 and 4-bedroom villas overlook an infinity-edge swimming pool and the ocean.

The signature restaurant, Dune, is where master chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, creates a distinctive menu of French-Asian cuisine with Bahamian influences, whilst more casual lunches are served poolside. Asian-inspired spa services are performed in Balinese-style villas with open-air gardens and there are also two swimming pools (one adult only) and a fitness centre offering personal training, as well as daily yoga.The 18-hole golf course is complemented by six Har-Tru tennis courts and a wide range of non-motorised watersports.

Accommodation: 106 rooms, suites & two-bedroom cottages. Also a collection of 3 & 4 bedroom villas.
Access: 30 minutes drive from Nassau Airport.
Children: welcome year-round.
7 Nights: from £2,444 p.p. in the high-season (£240 p.p.) & £1,687 p.p. in the low-season (£134 p.p.p.n.).
Meal plan: no meals