The 10 Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean for 2022

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 30, 2021 - 10:13 pm

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st thomas ritz — The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas.

The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas The leading hotel in the United States Virgin Islands is a star: from its just plain breathtaking beachfront setting across the water from St John to its comfortable, impeccably designed guest rooms to its tremendous pool complex, it’s a standard setter for the whole region. And at a time when the US Virgin Islands is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean right now (thanks to its strong pandemic management and considerable ease of access), it’s become one of the region’s most sought-after luxury resorts – and deservedly so.

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