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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

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Landmark Bahamas Resort Site on the Market

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It’s a stunning site, one that every traveler to Exuma has likely passed by while driving on Queens Highway. And now it’s available. The site of a storied Bahamas resort is on the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The former home of the Out Island Inn in Great Exuma is on the market for […]

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This Caribbean Resort’s New Owner Has Big Plans

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By Alexander Britell Anguilla’s CuisinArt Resort has a new owner, and now it’s getting a new name and a new identity. New owner Olympus Ventures (the family office of Best Buy founder Richard M. Schulze) is planning a dramatic transformation that will include a rebranding of the property as the new Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club.  […]

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Solar-Powered Caribbean Beach Resort Hits the Market

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A new boutique Caribbean beach resort has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Snow Bay, a four-unit luxury beach resort built on the Bahamian island of San Salvador in 2019, has been listed for $2.95 million with Nassau-based Sotheby’s International Realty’s Sarah Chemaly.  Set on 1.84 acres, it consists of four seaside villas, […]


This Caribbean Resort’s New Owner Has Big Plans

By Alexander Britell Sandals Resorts International has broken ground on its largest expansion project in years. The company has launched the first phase of a $230 million project that will include the new Sandals Dunn’s River resort It will also include the subsequent transformation of the adjacent oceanfront lot into the Sandals Royal Dunn’s River […]

Pair of Major Caribbean Resorts Sold

By Alexander Britell A pair of major resorts in St Thomas has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  An affiliate of Fortress Investment Group has purchased the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort and Spa and the Noni Beach, Autograph Collection project in St Thomas.  The seller was Diamond Rock, which has received an upfront cash […]

How to Build — Anywhere — in the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell As an island region, the Caribbean isn’t the easiest place to build. And even within the Caribbean, construction takes place in extremely remote destinations — particularly offshore or private islands with little to no infrastructure and where transportation is a challenge. But even more difficult is facilitating a place for the workers […]

Princess Hotels Planning Jamaica Expansion

Spanish firm Princess Hotels is planning a major resort development in Negril, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company has submitted a development application to the Negril/Green Island Area Local Planning Authority for a significant resort development project.  The project would include four hotels, three of which would be adults-only, and one that would […]

A New $210 Million Resort Project in the Dominican Republic

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The much-anticipated, all-inclusive hotel project that would bring two Temptation resorts to Miches, Dominican Republic has already broken ground and is slated to open in 2022. With an estimated investment of more than $120 million, both resorts will generate roughly 1,000 direct jobs when fully operational. They’re part […]

Caribbean Resort Hits the Market for $15 Million

One of the top boutique resorts in The Bahamas is for sale, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The French Leave resort on the island of Eleuthera is being listed for $15 million.  The property is being listed by Nassau-based Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty’s Mark Hussey.  The hotel, set on an 8.23-acre lot in Governor’s Harbour, […]

A New $1 Billion Caribbean Destination

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The Dominican Republic currently has plans to make nature-friendly Miches the country’s next big destination — to the tune of $1 billion in new projects. Miches, which is situated roughly 50 miles west of Punta Cana, on the island’s northeast coast, is set to open a handful of top-notch […]

Robert De Niro Is Opening His First Caribbean Resort

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Hollywood legend Robert De Niro and famous businessman James Packer will be opening the Caribbean’s first Nobu hotel in the form of Barbuda’s Nobu Beach Inn.  The residential resort is a major boost for Barbuda, an island that was perhaps hit the hardest in the Caribbean by Hurricane Irma.  Now, Barbuda […]