Guy Britton, Author at Caribbean Journal

This Under-the-Radar Marriott Resort in St Thomas Has Just 94 Rooms, an Infinity Pool Next to the Water, and a Great Beach Bar

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Belize Is Getting 5 New Nonstop U.S. Routes, Including Boston, Raleigh-Durham, and 3 Florida Gateways

Belize already gives you an unusually wide choice for a single trip. You can spend a few nights walking among Maya temples in the Cayo District, head east for a beachfront resort on Ambergris Caye, take a small boat to Caye Caulker, or go south to Placencia for restaurants, diving, and long stretches of white […]

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This Caribbean Resort Has Beach Bungalows Right on the Sand, a Turquoise Lagoon, and Barefoot Vacations

You open the door and the sand is already there. A wooden terrace. A few steps. Bare feet. Then the shallow turquoise water of Lac Bay, spreading across one of the most distinctive corners of Bonaire. There are no elevators between your room and the beach. No long path through a sprawling resort. No need […]

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This Hidden Grenada Beach Is Just Minutes From the Airport, With Golden Sand, Snorkeling, and a Legendary Lunch Spot

Most people landing in Grenada turn right. They leave Maurice Bishop International Airport and head toward Grand Anse, the famous two-mile beach lined with hotels, beach bars and places to eat. Magazine Beach is in the other direction. Barely a few minutes from the terminal, it occupies a secluded bay below Point Salines, with a long sweep of golden sand, snorkeling […]

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This St. John Villa Is Right in the Heart of Virgin Islands National Park

You come to St. John for the green hills. For the quiet coves. For the strange and wonderful feeling of driving across an island where the forest seems to keep going all the way to the sea. Then you reach Maho Bay. The water is often calm here, the sea turtles are never far away, […]

This Hidden Grenada Beach Is Just Minutes From the Airport, With Golden Sand, Snorkeling, and a Legendary Lunch Spot

You arrive on Little Cayman, Staniel Cay or Anegada, kick off your sneakers, slide into a pair of flip-flops and suddenly realize you may not wear another pair of shoes for the rest of the trip. A swim turns into lunch on the beach. Lunch becomes a rum punch by the water. Before long, you’re watching the sunset with […]

Southwest Airlines Just Launched a New Puerto Rico Flight and Is Adding Another, Opening Up Easier Access to Beaches, Rainforest Trails and Old San Juan

The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]

17 Small Caribbean Islands You Need to Visit This Summer, From Pink Sand Beaches to Swimming Pigs and Whale Sharks

Summer in the Caribbean belongs to the small island. While the headline resorts of the big-name destinations fill up, some of the season’s most rewarding escapes are unfolding on the region’s tiniest, least-crowded islands, from Harbour Island in the Bahamas to Carriacou in the Grenadines to Isla Holbox off the coast of Mexico. These are […]

This Belize Journey Takes You Deep Into the Maya World, Where River Travel, Ancient Temples, and Howler Monkeys Converge

There are Caribbean vacations — and then there are journeys and explorations that take you to a different time and place. In Belize, that transition begins the moment you leave the coast behind and head inland. The air gets heavy and fragrant. You can see the mountians ahead. You can hear the birds, the monkeys and now nature is calling. What you’re following is […]

The 12 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Negril, Jamaica Right Now, From Seven Mile Beach to Luxury Cliffside Retreats

Negril has always been one of Jamaica’s most distinctive hotel destinations. Long before the rise of massive Caribbean beach resorts, travelers were coming here for cliffside guesthouses, barefoot beach bars and small hotels stretched along Seven Mile Beach. That mix still defines Negril today, but the resort scene has evolved dramatically in recent years. Now […]

This Dominican Republic Luxury Resort Is Hosting a New Festival Next Month With Cigars, Rum, and Golf

By late afternoon at Casa de Campo, the marina starts to change. Golf carts roll back from the courses with clubs strapped to the rear seats. Glasses of dark Dominican rum land on waterfront tables beside plates of grilled seafood. Music drifts out from the restaurants lining the harbor while smoke rises slowly above groups […]

This Santo Domingo Hotel Has Centuries-Old Buildings, Hidden Courtyards, and a Totally Different Dominican Republic Experience

The wooden doors open onto quiet courtyards, stone passageways and small pools shaded by palms. Outside, Santo Domingo keeps going: motorbikes on narrow streets, music spilling out of bars, church bells carrying through the Colonial Zone after dark. Inside Casas del XVI, the city feels different. The hotel has become one of the most distinctive places to stay anywhere in […]

These 11 Caribbean Escapes Come With Private Villas, Pools, and Full Resort Access — And Travelers Can’t Get Enough of Them

Your own pool. Your own kitchen. Your own living room in the Caribbean. But also beach clubs. Golf courses. Butler service. Spas. Restaurants. Housekeeping. Concierge desks. The fastest-growing luxury category in Caribbean travel right now sits somewhere between a private villa and a full-service resort — and travelers are increasingly choosing both at the same […]