Guadeloupe’s La Toubana Hotel Relaunches

By: - October 28th, 2018
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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Guadeloupe’s leading boutique hotel has relaunched following the completion of a multi-year renovation project.

The Sainte-Anne-area hotel reopened earlier this month after a two-month closure to complete the two-year, $13.9 million transformation project.

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Inside a room at the revamped hotel.

The relaunched hotel is effectively an entirely new property, from the bungalows and interiors to the hotel’s on-site spa, restaurant and lobby.

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The hotel is owned by Des Hotels & Des Iles, a French Caribbean hotel chain.

“It’s a new hotel,” Des Hotels & Des Iles’ Carole Adam told Caribbean Journal.

For more, visit La Toubana.

— CJ

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