The arrivals hall at Owen Roberts International Airport has felt different this year. Flights from Toronto have been landing full. The nonstop from New York has been carrying winter-weary travelers escaping late-season cold. Restaurants along Seven Mile Beach have stayed busy deep into what used to be quieter weeks. Hotels that normally begin easing rates after peak winter have […]
You know the typical arrival protocol for a Caribbean trip. You fly to your destination, get off the plane, head to customs, get your bags and then take some kind of car or van to your hotel, usually taking somewhere between 15 minutes and an hour, depending on where the hotel is. But what if […]
Mornings on the beach. Afternoons on the oceanside golf course. Evenings with the Moko Jumbies at the Mermaid. Rum punches by the pool. It’s the signature place to stay in St Croix: The Buccaneer, the historic beach resort just outside Christiansted. And if you’re planning to enjoy St Crox’s “vibe like no other,” this is […]
The rooftop bar. The Michelin-pedigree food. The beach. The sustainability. There’s a reason Le Barthelemy Hotel and Spa has become one of the most sought-after stays on the French Caribbean island of St Barth, and now the property is back open again for the season. So what’s new at one of our favorite hotels in […]
If hotels could be royal, The British Colonial would be a Queen. With 288 guest rooms (25 suites) it’s not the biggest hotel in Nassau. But it’s truly majestic. You can feel it as soon as you enter the impressive lobby and see the spectacular grand staircase and ornate ceiling. As someone who has been staying […]
There’s something about the water. Something mystical, something wonderful. If you’ve been to Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, you understand. Is this water just a little bit warmer? Or a little bit clearer? Or is just the way it makes you feel? That beach is a big reason why there’s so much repeat visitation […]
You may know the Jumby name from Jumby Bay Island, one of the region’s most exclusive private island destinations. But right next door is another island with the Jumby name – and it’s about to be home to a seriously cool new beach club: It’s called The Hut, Little Jumby, and it’s a beach club that […]
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is bringing his hotel brand to the Caribbean, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. The new hotel is opening its doors in December as a unique kind of all-inclusive resort concept with a Mediterranean feel. Crucially, the new property is also offering 20 percent commission to travel agents right now, CTA confirmed. […]
The vibrant tastes of green figs and salt fish. The tucked-away beaches and coves. The the sparkling waters off the coast. The endless green hills and forests. If you’ve been to Saint Lucia, you know. There’s a different kind of energy, a unique flavor that you have to visit to begin to understand. The island […]
It’s the hot new resort on Cable Beach in Nassau: the Goldwynn Resort and Residences, set on a prime stretch of white sand beach that the hotel calls the “Riviera Bahama.” We stayed at the resort just after its opening and absolutely loved its blend of residential-style comfort and sleek, hip design (along with some […]
The centuries-old still at Callwood. Sunday lunch at Bananas. The view at the Paradise Club. For Caribbean aficionados, Cane Garden Bay in Tortola is one of those special beaches — the ones with their own box to check on every traveler’s bucket list. The green hills, the white sand, the ultra-calm waves. If you know […]
It’s been one of the more-anticipated new debuts in the Caribbean this year: the Hilton Zemi Miches All-Inclusive Resort, Hilton’s first-ever all-inclusive resort in the nascent hotspot of Miches, a lush, pristine corner of Samana Bay in the Dominican Republic. The first news? It won’t actually be opening this fall as planned. The good news? […]
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