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These Caribbean Beach Bars Come With Their Own Hotels

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Some people book a hotel for the pool, others for the spa. But for a certain kind of traveler, it’s all about the bar — and not just any bar, but one that’s right on the sand, where the sound of the surf mixes with music and cocktails. These are the beach bars that became […]

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Nobu Hotel Debuts in Los Cabos

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing Los Cabos has added another high-profile brand to its portfolio: Nobu. The luxury resort brand founded by celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper has officially opened its new Nobu Los Cabos Hotel. The property, which is Nobu’s first-ever hotel in Mexico, has 200 rooms and […]

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Turks and Caicos Is Getting a New Kind of Boutique Hotel

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By the Caribbean Journal staff A new design-focused hotel is coming to Turks and Caicos: The Bight.  The new property is the brainchild of the EA Group, which is developing the 66-unit boutique hotel on the north shore of Providenciales.  “We designed The Bight Hotel to be authentic, experiential, and hip with the primary objective […]

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In Cayman’s Bodden Town, a Classic Caribbean Beach Village

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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton They came here for the water, for the fresh pond surrounded by maritime birds and and waving reeds. The early settlers eventually built Mission House, a two-story wooden home, a place that became a haven for Presbyterian missionaries. Today, the beautifully preserved home is a draw in Bodden Town, […]


Turks and Caicos Is Getting a New Kind of Boutique Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maria Keegan, who sent in this beautiful shot of Woodlands Beach on the island of Montserrat, the “Emerald Isle” of the Caribbean (Keegan herself is a native of the “other” Emerald Isle, Ireland!). Have you taken a great photo of the […]

How to Go Landsailing in Bonaire

By Guy Britton and Alexander Britell An island with some of the most spectacular shorelines on the planet is not the first place you’d ever imagine spending even a single day away from the water. Even more so here on the northern edge of Bonaire, the earth is rugged and raw, the sort of landscape […]

A Six Senses Resort Is Coming to Grenada

By Alexander Britell Range Developments, the company behind the hottest luxury developments in the Caribbean right now, is adding another new project in the region. The island of Grenada will soon be home to a new Six Senses resort, part of a major new development in the La Sagesse area. La Sagesse will be a […]

Puerto Rico’s Caribe Hilton Is Set to Debut a $100M Makeover

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Puerto Rico’s most iconic hotels is set to complete a significant transformation project. San Juan’s legendary Caribe Hilton will debut a more than $100 million dollar makeover on May 15. The hotel is among the most famous places to stay in San Juan, from its myriad appearances in […]

Melia Opening Costa Rica Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff Melia is returning to Costa Rica. The Spanish hotel giant has signed a deal to rebrand the Hotel Tamarindo Diria Beach Resort as the new Sol Tamarindo. The rebranding will take effect Aug. 1, according to a statement from the company. The hotel, which is owned by the Diria Group, […]

The Perfect Turks and Caicos Family Vacation

By Bob Friel CJ Contributor In the world of travel, some forms are more difficult to pull off successfully than others. Solo trekking to the North Pole, diving to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, landing a man on the moon; they all present their own challenges. They’re all a walk in the park, however, […]

6 Beach Vacations to Try Right Now in the Caribbean

With very few exceptions, you won’t find a destination in the Caribbean that doesn’t have a beautiful beach — or five. But some destinations have that extra beach factor, the sort of place that simply overflows with marvelous beaches and the places to stay to match. And if you’re planning a Caribbean vacation where it’s […]

Bonaire Is the Caribbean’s Hottest Food Destination

By Alexander Britell THERE’S A popular restaurant in the onetime library of a very old Dominican abbey in the Dutch city of Zwolle. It’s called “The Library,” and it’s won a Michelin star every year since 1993 — now boasting three of them — one of fewer than 200 such restaurants on the planet to do […]