Across the Caribbean, some of the most unforgettable stays come from places small enough to feel personal the moment you arrive. These are resorts built on intimacy and intention — where the staff knows the shape of your day, the layout encourages wandering rather than rushing, and the entire experience feels designed around a few […]
It wasn’t your typical renovation in the Caribbean. All-inclusive brand Riu actually demolished one of its Bavaro Beach-area resorts to pave way for a massive expansion of the one next door. The result? The new-look, significantly larger all-inclusive Riu Palace Bavaro, which just reopened in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana. The transformed […]
You know Riu. The drink dispensers in your room, the international restaurants, the always-fun, always perky ambience. In recent years, the Spanish hotel chain has grown even more in the Caribbean, from Jamaica to the Riviera Maya. But Riu’s Caribbean activity hasn’t just been new debuts (like the recent opening of its Aquarelle resort in […]
I’m taking an evening walk through a winding, palm-lined avenue. I walk by a cinema and a French brasserie, a luxury goods shop, a cigar and rum lounge and an artisanal coffee shop. Families and couples stroll by as a DJ spins Latin music for the evening. This could be the Bal Harbour Shops, or a […]
