Nisbet Plantation Beach Club retains the Old World charm of its sugar plantation days in the 1700s, when Nevis native Fanny Nisbet and her husband, a British Navy captain, helmed its grounds. The first “gingerbread cottages” welcomed guests in the 1950s. Today the resort, overlooking a rocky, windswept beach in the shadow of Nevis’s mountain peaks, is renowned for its service. Butlers address guests by name as tropical cocktails appear by the tranquil beachside infinity pool.