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Antigua’s Blue Waters Resort Completes $1 Million Renovation

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 6, 2016 - 6:17 pm

Antigua’s Blue Waters Resort has completed a $1 million renovation project, the property announced.

The changes include refurbished hillside and beachfront rooms and an upgraded fitness center.

The hotel, located on 17 acres of tropical gardens on Antigua’s north west, has been on a multimillion-dollar renovation project that began a few years ago.

The wider renovation has included upgrades from the addition of the Spa at Blue Waters to updates at restaurants including the Cove Restaurant, Palm Restaurant and Bartleys Restaurant.

— CJ Staff

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