CJ Invest, Transactions

Hyatt Completes $2B Sale of Playa Hotels Real Estate

By: Caribbean Journal Staff

Hyatt has closed the sale of the all-inclusive real estate portfolio it acquired through Playa Hotels & Resorts to Tortuga Resorts, completing a roughly $2 billion transaction that reshapes Hyatt’s balance sheet while preserving long-term control of the resorts through extended management contracts.

The portfolio comprised 15 all-inclusive properties across Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. One asset was sold separately in September 2025 for $22 million. With the Tortuga closing, Hyatt has now fully exited the Playa real estate holdings for an aggregate $2 billion in proceeds.

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A 199-Acre Private Island Is on the Market in Turks and Caicos

CJ Invest, Listings, News

Private islands rarely surface in the Caribbean, at least outside of traditional private-island strongholds like The Bahamas and Belize, where development is booming. They’re rare still in Turks and Caicos — but when you find them, they tend to define the upper edge of regional pricing. A newly-listed property in East Caicos does exactly that, […]

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Curaçao’s Real Estate Market, Seen Through Data

CJ Invest, News, Real Estate News

Curaçao’s real estate market is often explained through personal experience. Someone bought in Jan Thiel. Prices moved in Blue Bay. A quiet sale happened in Barber. What has been harder to find is an islandwide view grounded in actual listings rather than impressions.

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Grand Cayman Waterfront Site Lists for $4.75M

CJ Invest, Listings

A 4.3-acre seafront parcel in Spotts on Grand Cayman is being offered at US $4.75 million, presenting a rare opportunity to acquire sizeable waterfront land at a price point increasingly difficult to find on the island.