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St Maarten’s Top All-Inclusive Just Named a New GM

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Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten has appointed Bernard Mazet as its new General Manager, effective immediately. In the role, Mazet will oversee operations and provide strategic leadership for Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Sonesta Ocean Point, bringing more than 30 years of international hospitality experience across luxury and all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Mazet most recently served as […]

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St Barth’s Hotel Christopher Completes Its Comeback

By Alexander Britell It’s been quite a week for the French Caribbean island of St Barth. First was the long-awaited relaunch of the boutique Hotel Le Toiny on the island’s raw southeastern shore. Now, another leading resort has completed its post-Hurricane Irma comeback: the Hotel Christopher. “Restored and rejuvenated, Christopher St Barth is now open,” […]

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Another Top St Barth Resort Is Set to Reopen

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By Alexander Britell It’s shaping up to be a rather exciting season in St Barth, as the island braces for a wave of major hotel reopenings — and returning travelers. The first fall relaunch is coming late next month, when St Barth’s Le Barthelemy Hotel and Spa, which has been closed since Hurricane Irma last […]

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Eden Rock St Barths to Reopen in December, Villas Already Open

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s greatest hotels is planning its return following Hurricane Irma. The Oetker Collection’s legendary Eden Rock St Barths is planning to reopen in December of 2018, according to a statement from St Barth Tourism officials. But the Eden Rock’s rental villas have already reopened and are welcoming […]


Another Top St Barth Resort Is Set to Reopen

By Alexander Britell GUSTAVIA — It’s Monday night and Eddy’s is hopping. Down the corner, the Caribbean’s most creative bar, 25 Quarter, is serving up rare rums from Martinique, and the patio at Le Select is already full. I’m eating accras de morue and sipping on a ti’ punch vieux. And if not for an […]

Antigua’s Jumby Bay Island Reopening Oct. 9

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Jumby Bay Island is reopening for the season Oct. 9 as the newest member of the Oetker Collection of luxury hotels. The former Rosewood resort’s rooms and villa component will both be managed by Oetker, whose other Caribbean property is the Eden Rock in St Barth. “Since the inception […]

St Barth’s Le Guanahani Planning Summer Reopening

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s Le Guanahani hotel is planning to reopen in the summer of 2018. It’s one of several top St Barts hotels that are planning to reopen next summer, including the storied Eden Rock, after damage from Hurricane Irma. “We have come together to start rebuilding our beloved island home […]

St Barth’s Eden Rock to Reopen Next Summer

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s legendary Eden Rock St Barths hotel will reopen in the summer of 2018, the property announced in a statement. The hotel was damaged by Hurricane Irma; it will undergo “extensive rebuilding” and will renovate its 34 rooms, suites and houses “to welcome back guests as soon as possible,” […]

"St Barth 2.0" Moving Ahead As Island Continues Recovery

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Barth was pummeled by Hurricane Irma, but it’s making a strong recovery so far, according to initial reports. One hotel calls it “St Barth 2.0.” All roads have been cleared, while the commercial port and airport are already back to operations. Bakeries and food shops are […]

At Sand Bar in St Barth, The Art of the Beach Lunch

An exquisitely prepared tartare of local fish; a champagne cocktail; the sand of St. Jean. This is the beach lunch, St. Barth style, and nobody does it better than the Eden Rock St Barths, the island’s most famous hotel. You’re perched on a deck just a few feet above the sand, gazing at the cherry-red […]

Oetker Collection to Manage Antigua’s Jumby Bay

By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s most legendary resorts has new management. Antigua’s Jumby Bay private island resort will now be operated by Oetker Collection, a manager of a 10-hotel luxury hotel portfolio that includes the Eden Rock — St Barths hotel in St Barts. Oetker succeeds Rosewood in managing the resort, which is set […]

Hotel Highlight: The Eden Rock St Barth's Freddy Mercury Suite

Above: the bathroom at the Freddy Mercury Suite at the Eden Rock hotel in St Barth (all photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I expected the recording studio and media room. I wasn’t surprised by the tricked-out office and fully-equipped gym. Even the 40-bottle whiskey bar didn’t faze me. Instead, what caught […]