How to Stay at the Caribbean’s Hottest New Resort Villas 

By: - September 18th, 2023
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One of the Caribbean’s premier luxury resorts is set to debut four new luxury villas this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The ultra-luxe Secret Bay resort in Dominica has already launched reservations for its first-ever two and three-bedroom villas. 

That includes three new two-bedroom Clifftop Zabuco Villas in the new Summit enclave, along with an exclusive new three-bedroom villa called a Summit Estate. 

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The new villas.

The Clifftop Zabuco Villas come with king beds, gourmet kitchens, large plunge pools and 3,168 square feet of living space. 

The Summit Estate is actually a two-villa compound with three bedrooms and spectacular views of Dominica’s Morne Diablotins. 

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A plunge pool at one of the villas.

The villas, perfect for families, friends and multi-generational groups, are now available for booking between Nov. 1 and April 30, 2024. 

The villas are a blend of “unparalleled privacy and the alluring embrace of nature,” according to the resort. 

“We’re excited to introduce these larger villas that really cater to family, friends and larger groups seeking privacy, as well as having our first ADA-friendly villas” said Gregor Nassief, proprietor of Secret Bay and TheResidences at Secret Bay, and Chairman and CEO of GEMS Holdings Limited.

For more, visit Secret Bay.

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