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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

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The British Virgin Islands Has a New Luxury All-Inclusive Resort 

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Despite its surfeit of top private-island resorts, the British Virgin Islands has never had a full-fledged luxury all-inclusive resort — until now.  The Aerial, the new private-island destination in the BVI, has transformed from what had been a full-buyout model into a luxury all-inclusive.  That means that travelers can now book single and double-occupancy rooms and […]

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The Caribbean's Greenest Hotels - 2023

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The term “green” has had quite the journey over the last few decades. What began as a term that demonstrated concern for the environment has become an all-encompassing philosophy covering everything from clean energy to a holistic approach to sustainable development. Ultimately, it’s about impact — reducing impact on the environment, while expanding impact on the […]

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American Airlines to Begin British Virgin Islands Flights in June

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It’s about to get a whole lot easier to visit the British Virgin Islands beginning this summer.  Beginning June 1, American Airlines will operate the first nonstop service between the United States and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands in the modern era.  The new three-hour route between Miami and Beef Island Airport could be […]


The Caribbean's Greenest Hotels - 2023

The Caribbean’s most legendary beach bar hotel has a long-awaited reopening date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Sandcastle at Soggy Dollar, the boutique beach hotel at the world-famous Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, will begin welcoming back guests on May 15, the Soggy Dollar confirmed.  “We are very […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny British Virgin Islands Resort

It’s a dream that has a way of sneaking into our psyches particularly on frigid days in February: a trip somewhere far off the grid to a castaway-style retreat, just you and your flip flops and an appropriate beverage.  On a tucked-away little island in the British Virgin Islands, it’s not a fantasy.  This is […]

The 5 Best New Overwater Bungalow Resorts in the Caribbean  

For decades, overwater bungalows were the exclusive specialty of the South Pacific.  Not anymore.  More and more overwater resorts are starting to pop around the Caribbean, from the islands of Panama to the heart of the Dutch Caribbean.  And while the early Caribbean overwater pioneers were often relegated to remote locales, the newest, hottest overwater […]

10 Great Caribbean Beach Towns to Visit in 2023

It’s that perfect confluence: breathtaking beaches, walkable streets, buzzing dining scenes, vibrant communities, all in one place. The Caribbean’s best beach towns are destinations in their own right, where you can come for a day or for a week and immediately fall into the rhythm and the culture of the place.  This year’s list of […]

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That continues to be the case with our 11th edition, with the Cool List 2023 featuring […]

The British Virgin Islands' Big Diving Festival Is Back

A new diving festival is coming back to the British Virgin Islands early next year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s called Wreck Week, and it will run from Feb. 12-18.  The weeklong diving event was created to “generate interest and create a passion of the ocean in visitors and residents,” according to a statement from […]

A New Luxury Yacht Charter in the British Virgin Islands 

California-based Nomada Hotel Group is coming to the Caribbean – but not on land.  The company says it is “dipping its toes in the water” in the Caribbean with a new luxury yacht charter in the British Virgin Islands.  It’s called Nomada at Sea, and it’s a Lagoon 620 catamaran now available for charter across the […]

From the Cayman Islands to Jamaica, 15 Tiny Beach Resorts to Try

Tucked-away bungalows on a minuscule island in Cayman. A secret oasis in St Barth. An eco-retreat on a perfect stretch of white sand. These are the tiny beach resorts we all dream about during months of endless blizzards.   So what do we mean by tiny beach resort? The formula is simple. The hotel has […]