Moskito Island

On Moskito Island in the British Virgin Islands’ North Sound, adjacent to Necker Island and similarly under Richard Branson’s Virgin Limited Edition collection, Moskito Island is a 125-acre private island with six standalone estate residences accommodating up to 12 guests each — available individually or as a combined island experience — that have been developed with a design ambition and environmental commitment that positions them as private villas of the highest calibre rather than hotel accommodation. The island’s sustainable architecture uses solar energy, rainwater collection, and the BVI’s natural trade wind cooling to minimise its environmental footprint, and the landscape management around each villa maintains the native vegetation of the island rather than replacing it with managed garden planting. The North Sound’s protected anchorage, one of the BVI’s most celebrated sailing destinations, gives Moskito guests access to the sailing culture that defines the Virgin Islands’ character.

Each estate residence has its own private staff including a chef, villa host, and watersports guide, giving the exclusive-use experience at Moskito the complete personal service of a private island without the social dynamics of a shared resort. The island’s beaches, reefs, and the North Sound’s sailing and kitesurfing conditions provide the primary activities, supplemented by excursions to Virgin Gorda’s Baths, the Anegada reef, and the sailing community of Bitter End Yacht Club across the sound. The culinary programme draws on the Caribbean seafood of the BVI waters and the agricultural produce of the eastern Caribbean islands.

Moskito Island’s place within the Virgin Limited Edition collection alongside Necker Island gives guests the option of a coordinated experience across both islands, with the social character of Necker’s communal great house model available alongside the total privacy of Moskito’s individual estate residences — a combination of experiences within a single BVI stay that few island travel programmes can arrange with equivalent quality.