Quick answer: Best Eco Lodges in the Caribbean
At a glance
| Stay | Why it stands out |
|---|---|
| Frangipani Eco Lodge | Frangipani is a guesthouse and cabana stay on Barbuda’s Atlantic coast, run by sisters Asha and Afiya Frank. The current accommodation page lists a four person guesthouse and a two person cabana, with self catering facilities. The lodge advertises no WiFi. Afiya showed me solar lighting, charging facilities and the solar powered guesthouse during my recorded tour. A separate demonstration used a petrol generator to run the water pump. Ask how both systems will work for the accommodation you book. |
| Tubagua Eco Lodge | Tubagua Eco Lodge is in the hills near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Use the lodge’s current website to confirm the accommodation, meal arrangements and outings available for your dates. Choose it for the location and the stay being offered; the information checked here does not establish a solar electricity installation. |
| Small Hope Bay Lodge | Small Hope Bay Lodge is a solar powered, off grid eco lodge with active conservation work in Fresh Creek, Andros, the Bahamas, built for divers, families and nature lovers. |
Quick picks
- Frangipani Eco Lodge, Frangipani is a guesthouse and cabana stay on Barbuda’s Atlantic coast, run by sisters Asha and Afiya Frank.
- Tubagua Eco Lodge, Tubagua Eco Lodge is in the hills near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
- Small Hope Bay Lodge: Small Hope Bay Lodge is a solar powered, off grid eco lodge with active conservation work in Fresh Creek, Andros, the Bahamas, built for divers, families and nature lovers.
Choose the island and accommodation first, then compare the actual systems each property describes. An off grid supply, solar panels connected to the grid and solar hot water provide different services.
Where to stay: the best eco lodges in the Caribbean
An eco lodge puts you closer to the land than any resort can, low built, locally run and light on the earth. That closeness is what you are really booking.
These are the eco lodges we rate most in the Caribbean, spread across Barbuda, Dominican Republic and Bahamas.
Each one has been independently checked for how it actually runs, its energy, water, food and who owns it, so you can book a place that genuinely lives up to what it promises.
If these eco lodges are your kind of place, you will also like our off the grid hideaways or secluded nature stays.
“Barbuda is special to me because I have grown up here. People know who you are. If I’ve seen you on Monday and you come back on Wednesday, you’re going to be remembered.”, Afiya Frank, who owns Frangipani Eco Lodge in Barbuda
Use the map and quick facts on each card to find your fit, then book direct. Price range, sustainability features and the nearest airport are listed for every stay.
My top picks:
- Frangipani Eco Lodge, Frangipani is a guesthouse and cabana stay on Barbuda’s Atlantic coast, run by sisters Asha and Afiya Frank.
- Small Hope Bay Lodge (Bahamas): off grid
- Tubagua Eco Lodge, Tubagua Eco Lodge is in the hills near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
- Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda
Frangipani Eco Lodge
Frangipani is a guesthouse and cabana stay on Barbuda’s Atlantic coast, run by sisters Asha and Afiya Frank.
The current accommodation page lists a four person guesthouse and a two person cabana, with self catering facilities. The lodge advertises no WiFi. Afiya showed me solar lighting, charging facilities and the solar powered guesthouse during my recorded tour. A separate demonstration used a petrol generator to run the water pump. Ask how both systems will work for the accommodation you book.
- Tubagua, Dominican Republic
Tubagua Eco Lodge
Tubagua Eco Lodge is in the hills near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
Use the lodge’s current website to confirm the accommodation, meal arrangements and outings available for your dates. Choose it for the location and the stay being offered; the information checked here does not establish a solar electricity installation.
- Fresh Creek, the Bahamas
Small Hope Bay Lodge
Small Hope Bay Lodge is a solar powered, off grid eco lodge with active conservation work in Fresh Creek, Andros, the Bahamas, built for divers, families and nature lovers.
Small Hope Bay is an isolated beachfront eco lodge on Andros in the Bahamas, the Birch family’s low key dive retreat. Solar water heating, reverse osmosis and Bahamian home cooking support a stay built around protecting the Andros barrier reef.