Anguilla's 33 white-sand beaches make the Caribbean's most consistent claim to perfection, with Shoal Bay East regularly named the region's finest and the cuisine at Veya considered the island's best.
Trade-wind dry season, Anguilla Lit Fest and Festival del Mar both in May, and Shoal Bay's beach bars run the season at peak.
Sea at calmest, Anguilla Regatta over August Monday weekend, and rates drop sharply after Easter as crowds disappear.
Hurricane season with September the highest-risk month, many small inns and restaurants close, and rates drop to year-low.
Hurricane risk fading, dry season returning, and the island's restaurants and bars reopening for the December high season.