Pink sand runs uninterrupted for miles along Barbuda’s southwest coast. The shoreline is flat and wide. Low vegetation stretches inland. There are no high-rise resorts and no dense hotel clusters. Now Nobu is moving deeper into that landscape, several years after opening the beachfront Nobu eatery and club on the island. Nobu Hospitality has announced […]
The Apes Hill Golf and Beach Club in Barbados is planning a major redevelopment, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The 450-acre project will be led by Apes Hill’s new executive chairman, Sunil Chatrani, the former CEO of Elegant Hotels. “Apes Hill’s golf course will be transformed as part of a broader residential development. In addition […]
Marriott Internationals’ Elegant Hotels has reopened another three resorts in Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned. Elegant Hotels’ Colony Club, Treasure Beach and Crystal Cove have all recently reopened their doors on the island. Colony Club, the company’s original property in Barbados, has a total of 96 rooms and suites. The adults-only Treasure Beach has 35 […]
Marriott’s Waves Hotel and Spa in Barbados has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive boutique hotel on the Platinum Coast of Barbados has reopened under Marriott’s new “Commitment to Clean” health and safety protocols. The hotel is part of the Elegant Hotels collection of resorts that Marriott acquired last year to fuel its […]
Marriott’s Elegant Hotels collection will be reopening its Caribbean resorts in October, Caribbean Journal has learned. The collection of boutique resorts in Barbados and Saint Lucia, which Marriott acquired last year, will relaunch Oct. 1. That will include Barbados’ Colony Club, Treasure Beach, The House, Tamarind, Crystal Cove and Turtle Beach as well as the […]
The Caribbean is filled with great adults-only hotels — but the vast majority of them are all-inclusive. For many, that’s great, and an adults-only all-inclusive vacation can be wonderful. But not everyone is seeking an all-inclusive experience; some want the independence and bespoke feel of a traditional EP hotel, without sacrificing the privacy and seclusion of […]
Some of the most famous cocktails in the world originated in the Caribbean, and while they come in a variety of tastes and traditions, they all share one common ingredient: rum. Here are some of our favorite Caribbean cocktails and how you can make them at home. Piña Colada, Caribe Hilton The Piña Colada is […]
From all-inclusives in Barbados to design-focused hotels in Jamaica, Marriott International added more than 10,000 rooms to its pipeline in Latin America and the Caribbean last year. And the company is showing no signs of slowing down. 2019 was the company’s fourth consecutive year of record-breaking expansion in the wider Caribbean region — one that saw […]
Marriott sent shock waves through the travel industry over the summer when the world’s biggest hotel company announced a full-fledged foray into the fast-expanding, increasingly competitive all-inclusive sector. It was not a surprise, then, that the company said its first global all-inclusive destinations would be in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, the region’s two biggest […]
Marriott International is buying a major hotel group in Barbados. The world’s largest hotel company has reached an agreement to buy Barbados’ Elegant Hotels Group. Elegant Hotels owns and operates a total of seven hotel properties in Barbados, with a total of 588 rooms across the seven properties. The company also owns the popular Daphne’s […]
Marriott is ramping up its Caribbean all-inclusive expansion in a big way The company, which several months ago announced plans to enter the increasingly competitive all-inclusive market, had already announced five new projects and plans to purchase Barbados’ popular Elegant Hotels brand. Now, it’s adding two more high-profile projects in Jamaica and Curacao, respectively. That […]
The Colony Club, an Elegant Hotels luxury resort on the west coast of Barbados, has unveiled its redesigned spa. Colony Club’s renovated spa will now include three treatment rooms – two single rooms and one couples’ room, along with an updated relaxation space and mani-pedi stations. “The new spa aesthetic embraces its lush surroundings and […]
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