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This Caribbean Villa Has a Private Pool, Fresh Lobster Nearby, and It’s Right on One of the Best Beaches on the Island

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Eclipse at Half Moon Is Open Again in Jamaica, and It’s the Island’s Most Authentic Escape — With Beachfront Suites, a Sparkling Infinity Pool, and Two Miles of Sand

After a quiet season of restoration, the contemporary heart of Montego Bay’s most storied resort has thrown its doors open again, and there’s no more soulful way to do Jamaica right now. There’s a particular kind of joy in hearing that a place you love has come home, and that’s exactly how I felt when […]

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Yes, You Can Still Find a Villa for Christmas in St Barth — Here Are Our Favorites

St. Barth reveals its best self when you stay in a villa. The island’s elegance feels more natural, its charm more immediate, when your holiday unfolds from a private space designed for settling in rather than checking in. A villa gives you room to shape your own version of Christmas — whether that means cooking […]

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This British Virgin Islands Villa Company Just Launched a Black Friday Special

Early mornings in Virgin Gorda carry a kind of stillness you don’t forget—the sound of the water curling onto the sand at Mahoe Bay, the light stretching across the hills above The Baths, the quiet that settles over the island before the day begins. It’s the backdrop that has made Virgin Gorda one of the […]

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This Jamaica Resort Is Targeting a Mid-December Return

One week after Hurricane Melissa’s historic impact across Jamaica, The Tryall Club has announced a targeted reopening date of Dec. 13, 2025, as cleanup and restoration continue across its 2,200-acre estate near Montego Bay. The Club, together with The Tryall Fund, remains focused on recovery and relief efforts, prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of its team, […]

This British Virgin Islands Villa Company Just Launched a Black Friday Special

The last sunset of the year feels different in St. Barth — the air is charged, the hills shimmer, and the champagne seems colder. As fireworks ignite above Gustavia Harbor and the island hums with celebration, there’s nothing like having your own private hillside villa to toast the year ahead. These are the St. Barth […]

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St Barth Is a Caribbean Island That’s Even Better in the Summer, With Fewer Crowds, Jet-Set Villas and Classic French Cool

After many trips to St. Barth, I’ve come to believe there’s a rhythm to the island—something you only really get after spending some real time there. It’s in the salty breeze, the perfect espresso at 8 a.m., and the way people actually read at the beach. But if you really want to find that rhythm, […]

This Caribbean Bungalow Hotel Takes You to a Secret Side of St Barth

You wake up to the rustle of palms and the whisper of the sea. A warm baguette arrives at your door, still crusty from the oven in Gustavia. There’s no lobby music, no crowds. Just you, your cottage, and the quiet rhythm of St Barth’s softer side. This is Les Ilets de la Plage, and […]

Nocturne Luxury Villas Is Now in Grand Cayman

The hemisphere’s hottest luxury villa company has revealed another major addition in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. Nocturne Luxury Villas, which operates best-in-class luxury villa rental companies in the US, Caribbean and Mexico, has acquired Grand Cayman Villas & Condos. Grand Cayman Villas & Condos (GCVC) joins existing Nocturne brands including Exceptional Stays in Telluride; […]

A New Villa to Try in Barbados

A new place to stay By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Blue Sky Luxury has announced the addition of Langara, the Penthouse at Sandy Cove Barbados, to its Caribbean villa portfolio. Blue Sky Luxury now represents over 250 rental properties in Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, St Barth, St Martin, and St Lucia. “Langara, the Penthouse adds […]

A New Caribbean Villa Collection, From Necker to Anguilla

A new villa player aimed at the UK market By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new tour operator offering an assortment of private villas, villa resorts, and private islands has launched in the UK Market, featuring a range of accommodations in Barbados, the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, St Lucia, Anguilla, and Antigua. Directors Andrea […]

Caribbean Home: How You Can Own a Piece of Goldeneye

Own a piece of the birthplace of Bond By the Caribbean Journal staff James Bond was born in the Caribbean, in the mind of creator Ian Fleming, who owned a villa called Goldeneye in Jamaica. Today, of course, the villa is a top resort operated by Island Outposts. But the property is now launching a […]

Caribbean Villa With a View: Jamaica’s Cocosan

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Australian-American actor Errol Flynn described the 1,000 acre San San Estate as “more beautiful than any woman [he’d] ever seen.” This is the setting of Cocosan, the newest addition to The Geejam Collection’s private villa development in Jamaica. From your three-level, six-bedroom villa set upon a hilltop, you’ll be treated […]