Peter Island Resort on Peter Island in the BVI

Nearly all the guests at Peter Island Resort use its airy, rambling spa. The facility specializes in body scrubs and other treatments that involve being coated in and rubbed down with Caribbean ingredients such as aloe, coconut, and ginger.

Facials, manicures, pedicures, massages, body wraps, spray-tanning, after-sun treatments, hydrotherapy in a body-shaped tub, and a few men’s services round out the offerings.

The spa houses a hair salon, steam room, and ample changing areas. Its most tempting aspect is the alluring relaxation areas that invite patrons to spend hours on the premises.

These lovely nooks, indoors and out, include a reading lounge, patios, infinity pool, meditation area, surfside hot tub, tanning chaises, garden complete with path, and a mile-long beach reserved for spa clients.

The Spa at Peter Island offers several couples’ treatments, including side-by-side massages deftly performed by strong, maternal West Indian ladies.

Twosomes may choose indoor treatment rooms or — the better option — reserve a beachside bohio, a private thatched hut.

Series of treatments and full- and half-day packages are available. For couples hesitant to pony up for the spa’s pricey services, there’s a pleasant alternative. For a modest tab, the spa provides bowls of healing mineral mud designed to be spread on the body by one's loving companion, baked on by the sun, and then rinsed off in the ocean.