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This Tiny Caribbean Island Isn’t For Everyone — And That’s What Makes It Cool. 

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Some Caribbean islands are shaped by beaches, resorts, and easy shorelines. Saba is shaped by edges — sharp cliffs, climbing roads, and an island silhouette that doesn’t resemble anywhere else in the region. It’s the sort of place travelers hear about long before they ever meet someone who’s actually been, a huge volcanic peak rising […]

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This Jamaica Resort Is Targeting a Mid-December Return

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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, […]

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These St Barth Villas Are Perfect for New Year’s Eve

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

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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 […]


These St Barth Villas Are Perfect for New Year’s Eve

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, […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 Room With a View: Paradise Beach in Nevis

Above: a villa at Nevis’ Paradise Beach By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Caribbean trips for two are a wonderful thing but sometimes more’s merrier. When you want to bring the whole gang, consider Paradise Beach Nevis, a new enclave of seven beachfront villas (the only on the island), which comfortably accommodate up to eight […]

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 […]

Caribbean Home: A New Villa Hits the Market in Nevis

Above: Sugarbird in Nevis By the Caribbean Journal staff A new luxury villa has hit the market in Nevis. The “Sugarbird” villa, located in the Four Seasons Resort Estates Nevis, is listed for $4.85 million. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom property, which was built in 2010, is located on a 1.05-acre plot and includes a vanishing-edge pool, […]