Puerto Rico’s New Sports Lounge

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 6, 2015

Above: the new Ashford Sports Lounge

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Condado Plaza Hilton in San Juan is now home to Puerto Rico’s newest sports lounge.

The Ashford Sports Lounge, named after the Condado neighbourhood’s most famous thoroughfare, Ashford Avenue, includes five HD large-screen TVs, a projector and space for 42.

The property is owned by Puerto Rico entertainment mogul Shimmy McHugh.

It was designed by Kevin Durand, who along with McHugh created the hotel’s Eternal Lobby Lounge and San Juan nightclub BRAVA, among other properties.

The lounge is located in the lobby of the 571-room property.

The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular […]

The 15 Best Beaches in The Bahamas You’ve Never Heard Of

They’re far from major airports, set within destinations that are nowhere near the typical tourist map. And that’s what makes them so spectacular. These are the remote, hard-to-reach beaches you dream about. And they’re all in The Bahamas. We’ve visited […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Islands for Beach Bars

Some are filled with them. For others, they’re a rarity. While we all love a great beach bar, not every island is a true beach bar destination — where the beach bar is an art form, and where pilgrims make their […]

A New Way to Fly to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands This Winter

The beaches, the history , the island hopping. There’s nowhere quite like the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands — a must-visit whether you’re using it as a jumping-off point for the rest of the BVI or planning an […]

Caribbean Airlines Is Adding Flights to Two New Islands: Martinique and Guadeloupe

Together, they make up the undisputed rum capital of the world. But it’s not just their unrivaled sugarcane that makes the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe so fascinating to visit. The rainforests. The volcanos. The exquisite French Caribbean fusion […]

A New 1,100-Acre Residential Resort Project in Puerto Rico

Think of it as Puerto Rico’s version of Palmetto Bluff: a 1,100-acre private residential resort community, with everything from a luxury hotel to a championship golf course to a 100-acre organic farm. The rise of luxury residential resort developments has […]