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St Martin’s Belmond La Samanna Just Redid Its Pool Villas

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A Floating Soca Party Is Coming Soon to St Thomas

When the UberSoca Cruise docks in St. Thomas on Nov. 19, the harbor won’t just welcome a ship — it will transform into a full-scale celebration of Caribbean culture. The arrival of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship will turn the waterfront into a festival of color, sound, and flavor as thousands of soca fans join […]

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LVMH’s Newest Caribbean Resort to Open in Riviera Maya

The highly-anticipated Maroma, a Belmond Hotel is set to open its doors next month, according to Belmond. The completely transformed resort on the Riviera Maya will begin welcoming guests on Aug. 3, 2023, according to Belmond. The property has been closed for a large-scale redesign, the first of its kind for LVMH in the region. It’s […]

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Belmond Pushes Back Reopening of Riviera Maya Resort

Belmond has pushed back the highly-anticipated reopening of its Maroma, a Belmond Hotel in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. The transformed luxury resort, parent company LVMH’s only hotel property in the Mexican Caribbean, had initially been set to reopen on May 25. Now, the reopening date has been pushed back to Aug. 3, according to […]

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LVMH Is Reopening This Top Caribbean Resort

LVMH’s Belmond brand is reopening its Riviera Maya luxury resort this spring following a dramatic makeover. The new-look Maroma, a Belmond Hotel will reopen its doors on May 25, 2023, Caribbean Journal has learned. Designer Tara Bernerd and her team have led what Belmond is calling an “extensive renovation and redesign” of the longtime Mexican […]

Belmond Pushes Back Reopening of Riviera Maya Resort

Belmond is reopening its top resort in Mexico next spring, Caribbean Journal has learned. The rebranded Belmond, a Maroma Hotel is set to reopen its doors on May 23, 2023, the property confirmed this week. The long-awaited return of the property follows an “extensive transformation” of the property under the brand’s new owner, LVMH. That […]

St Martin’s Belmond La Samanna Is Reopening in November

The leading luxury resort in St Martin is reopening its doors in November, Caribbean Journal has learned. Belmond La Samanna is set to welcome back guests on Nov. 7, according to the property’s Web site. The venerable luxury resort has a total of 83 rooms and suites, along with eight villas. That’s joined by a […]

These Are the Best Hotels in Anguilla

If you’re heading to this British Overseas Territory in the northeastern Caribbean, you’re most likely interested in fine dining, beach bar hopping, great diving and pampering at a luxury resort. The undisputed stars of the island, though, are its jaw-droppingly beautiful beaches, from Meads Bay to Shoal Bay to the out-of-this-world Rendezvous Bay. Thankfully, they […]

The Top Luxury Hotel in St Martin Just Reopened

The leading luxury resort in St Martin has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The Belmond La Samanna resort began welcoming back guests on Feb. 15. The resort, perched above Baie Longue beach amid 55 acres of tropical gardens, has a total of 83 accommodations, from oceanfront rooms to private villas. The latter are a […]

The 15 Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean for 2021

In the Caribbean, luxury is different. Of course, any great resort must have excel in the fundaments of luxury: food and drink; interior and exterior design and, most importantly, service. But Caribbean luxury transcends that. In the Caribbean, luxury is also about beauty, about space; about the natural environment; about the sights, the aromas, about […]

Anguilla’s Belmond Cap Juluca Is Open Again

Anguilla’s signature resort is open once again, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Belmond Cap Juluca resort officially reopened its doors on Nov. 1 on the island’s picturesque Maundays Bay. The luxury property is one of three Belmond-branded resorts in the wider Caribbean, along with properties in St Martin and the Riviera Maya. Anguilla just entered […]

St Martin’s Belmond La Samanna Planning February Return

St Martin’s Belmond La Samanna resort is planning to reopen in February, Caribbean Journal has learned. The signature luxury resort in St Martin will relaunch on Feb. 15, 2021, the company confirmed this week. “Following a recent easing of border restrictions in St Martin, U.S. travelers will once again be able to vacation and stay […]

Belmond to Reopen Anguilla, St Martin Resorts

Two of the Caribbean’s leading luxury resorts are planning to reopen for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Belmond Cap Juluca Resort in Anguilla and the Belmond La Samanna Resort in St Martin are both scheduled to reopen in the next two months. Belmond Cap Juluca is planning a Nov. 1 relaunch […]