The Palms

Magnus opus of TCI, this masterpiece of a luxury resort exemplifies everything boutique resorts seek to achieve...

Our Review

The Palms specializes in luxury, manifesting a veritable realm of feelings, colours, textures, and impressions that you step inside, as if into an alternate reality where the weather is fine and you make it reign as you’re treated like royalty. The resort’s unshakeable conviction in simple elegance, sophistication, and traditional hospitality is evident in its actions and indeed its very sense of self. The Palms is a feast for the senses; an experience as inspirational as it is rejuvenating. Holding the current titles of “The Caribbean’s Most Luxurious Resort” and “Best Hotel Spa”, this wonderful resort shines with world class amenities (including the island’s best pool) and an abundance of complete and total comfort.

The 72 suites at the Palms are luxuriously appointed and thoughtfully equipped sanctuaries of relaxation. From lush garden views to sprawling ocean vistas perched right along side the shore, these havens are nothing short of sublime. The hand-tufted beds are remarkably cozy and aside from the Junior Suite’s kitchenette, all the suites come with full kitchens to whip up your own conch fritters. Designed in the Caribbean trademark colonial style elegance, the suites all feature marble floors and mahogany furniture that invite you to come experience bliss and beauty.

Outside your suite it just keeps getting better, as you saunter down to the resort’s centerpiece - the multi-million-dollar infinity edge pool. Serpentine and lined with towering palm trees and wooden decking, the pool is divine. Lounge on the sun-pod beds with their throw pillows and parasols or marinate yourself in the bubbling hot tub on the pool’s floating island. The food at The Palms is phenomenal, offering three unique and stylish restaurants serving international flavours to satisfy all tastes; from classy cocktails at The Bar, to theatrical fusion dining at Parallel23, to Plunge - the poolside bar with in-water seating booths and a sunken dining terrace, framed by a tranquil waterfall.

And speaking of tranquility, the Spa at Palms is pure bliss. It’s a gigantic oasis , spanning over 25,000 square-feet of meticulously-designed space, where the healing vibes improve any state of mind and inspire a state of connectivity and vigor. The whole Spa radiates positive energy and the complete menu of therapies (many specific to the Palms) will pamper you completely. Select a treatment such as an herbal detoxification ritual; a hand-crushed conch shell body exfoliation; or a fragrant couples’ massage, then step inside the standalone treatment rooms (each with its unique water feature by day and fire feature by night) and experience rejuvenation.

Freshly energized, you’ll want to get out there and into some activities - and there’s no shortage of that here at The Palms. Stay in shape at the well-equipped Fitness Centre, which offers a wonderful yoga and pilates studio with daily classes for beginners and advanced yogis seeking to centre themselves. There’s also tennis courts and a croquet lawn on-site with a world-class golf course nearby. Embark on a sailing tour, go snorkeling or scuba diving, and explore the many wonders of the island from your luxurious Caribbean retreat.

The Palms truly is a masterpiece, perhaps even the magnus opus of Turks and Caicos. And like the most brilliant works of art, to stand in its majesty is to bask in truth itself; to reflect upon its beauty - an act of the divine. But also, like all great art - from Michelangelo’s ‘David’ standing taller than expected to Da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ looking much smaller than expected, it must be experienced first hand to be fully appreciated. Caveat stated: take our word for it, you’ll love it.