The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Stays for 2017

By: - January 24th, 2017
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Lumina Point Caribbean Hotels

Lumina Point, Exuma, Bahamas

The Caribbean’s newest eco-hotel, this small resort is set on Stocking Island across the water from George Town in Exuma. The rooms are rustic chic, the hotel is solar powered and the beach is, in a word, stunning.

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Alexander Britell is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caribbean Journal and one of the top experts on Caribbean travel worldwide, with decades of on-the-ground travel to the region and comprehensive knowledge of the entire Caribbean Basin.
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