On St. Maarten, the beach bar is usually a pay-as-you-go affair — a chair, a bucket of beers, maybe a grilled fish sandwich when the mood strikes. Big Bastard’s quietly turns that familiar rhythm on its head. Right on the sand in Simpson Bay, the irreverently named beach club has introduced something you almost never […]
A St. Regis (including a Piza golf course). A Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Now, a major new JW Marriott-branded resort. Marriott has big plans in Costa Rica, and that includes another opening scheduled for next year. The company is adding another major new resort to its portfolio: a new JW Marriott All-Inclusive in Costa Rica, part of […]
Waldorf Astoria’s next Caribbean Basin resort now has an opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Waldorf Astoria Punta Cacique is taking bookings for stays beginning May 1, parent company Hilton has confirmed. The beach resort will have 148 rooms and suites, along with six dining concepts, a Peacock Alley bar and a stunning […]
The rainforests. The volcanoes. The luxury hotels. The pura vida. Costa Rica’s popularity has only been growing in recent years (with the hotel pipeline to match) and now it’s about to get a major new route out of the Miami market, Caribbean Journal has learned. Colombian carrier Avianca, which has been steadily expanding its network […]
