Hilton Coming to St Lucia

By: - October 13th, 2017
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By the Caribbean Journal staff

A major new hotel development is coming to the island of St Lucia, the country’s government announced.

The island’s Reduit beach will be redeveloped and become the home of a dual-branded project including a luxury five-star branded Curio by Hilton hotel and a traditional Hilton hotel.

The property will include a total of 500 rooms; 350 rooms assigned to the Hilton, and 150 assigned to the Curio by Hilton.

Work on the property is slated to begin in the final quarter of 2017, according to a government statement.

The new project is part of a major hotel development wave in St Lucia that should add 2,000 new rooms to the island’s hotel stock in the next four years.

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