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The Winners of the 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards
The people have spoken. The world’s foremost experts on Caribbean travel — Caribbean Journal readers – have chosen their top picks for the best small hotels across the wider Caribbean region. This year’s 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards celebrate boutique hotels […]
Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: An Essential Puerto Rico Stay
While Puerto Rico has been seeing dynamic tourism growth since the pandemic, that wasn’t the case a decade ago. That was when hospitality stars Loisse Herger and Fernando Davila took a chance and opened an innovative new boutique hotel in […]
15 Hot New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2023
One thing that didn’t stop for very long during the pandemic was hotel construction, particularly in the Caribbean. The region’s hotel pipeline continues to grow, with both large resorts, all-inclusives and boutique hotels of every shape and size continuing to […]
The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]
From Puerto Rico to Panama, 5 New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotels
Whether you are just traveling alone with your significant other or you’ve managed to get a break from the wonderful, grueling work that is parenting, you won’t have trouble finding great adults-only resorts in the Caribbean. They’re the places that […]
At the Aire de O:live in Puerto Rico, Redefining the Beach Hotel
Chill. It’s what you feel you get when you stay here. All hotels have rooms. At an O:live Collection hotel, it’s about something more: feelings and experiences. Not just the room. It doesn’t hurt, though, when the rooms themselves are impossibly beautiful. That brings us to […]
The Caribbean’s Most Exciting New Hotel Is Opening in Puerto Rico
They’re the two coolest hotels in all of Puerto Rico — chic, high-design hotels that share the same name: O:live. The first, the O:live Boutique Hotel, first opened its doors in 2012, followed by the O:LV Fifty Five, which began […]
11 Must-Visit Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean
It seems like a new all-inclusive resort pops up every week in the Caribbean, and it’s true that the vast majority of adults-only resorts in the islands follow a pay-one-price model for rooms, activities, and dining. But it’s not a […]
Puerto Rico Has a Hip New Boutique Hotel
A hip new boutique hotel has opened its doors in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The hip new 26-room hotel is the product of a $1 million investment by owner Rafal Pagan, who […]
Puerto Rico Has a New Adults-Only Hotel
There’s a new adults-only hotel in Puerto Rico. The former Serafina Beach Hotel in San Juan’s hip Condado neighborhood has officially relaunched as the new Condado Ocean Club Hotel. The property was developed with an original investment of more than […]
What’s Next for the Puerto Rico Hotel Industry
It was a major step for the reopening of Puerto Rico’s tourism industry this week as the destination reopened all of its nearly 15 golf courses, including the popular course at the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel, which is […]
The 10 Best Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean for 2020
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 […]
The Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards — 2018
There’s something very special about a boutique hotel. It’s not just the size — it’s the connection between hotelier and guest, the intimacy of the design, the way it becomes more than just a hotel – it becomes a work of […]
VIDEO: The Caribbean’s Hippest Hotel
Video By Guy Britton There isn’t anywhere like this. The design, the decor, the little details that dot the place. This is the O:live Boutique Hotel, a 15-room property in the heart of Puerto Rico’s luxurious Condado district, and it’s […]
This Hotel Is Now Serving Lionfish Ceviche
One of the Caribbean’s greenest resorts is now doing its part for the blue, too. The Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba has officially put lionfish on the menu, in an effort to help with the fight against the […]
15 Small Caribbean Hotels to Visit Right Now
There’s just something different about a small hotel. Maybe it’s the intimate service you get, or the way the design vision of the owner seems to manifest itself better in the decor. Maybe it’s the little quirks, or the warm, […]
10 Small Hotels for Romantic Getaways in the Caribbean
When it comes to an adults-only retreat in the Caribbean, there’s often nothing better than a well-designed small hotel. Boutique properties just offer that extra degree of romance, that added level of intimacy. Because when you’re looking for a romantic […]
The Most Stylish Hotels in the Caribbean
There are grand hotels and there are beautiful hotels in the Caribbean, small and large, boutique and all-inclusive. But what makes a hotel stylish? It’s that extra attention to detail, that extra emphasis on design and creativity. It’s about seeing […]
The Best Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean
They aren’t easy to find — EP hotels in the Caribbean that are exclusively for adults. Sure, there are many hotels that don’t exactly encourage you to bring your children. But it’s hard to find an EP hotel in the Caribbean […]
The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels for 2016
It’s often been said that if you have to ask how much something costs, you can’t afford it. The same is true of cool — if you have to ask why a place is cool, you’re never going to get it. […]
10 Luxury Caribbean Boutique Hotels to Visit Right Now
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Go big or go home? Not us! While we appreciate all the bells and whistles a large resort can offer, sometimes we just want to escape to somewhere less “mega” and more “mini.” Here […]
The Five Best Small Hotels in San Juan
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Looking for an intimate escape in San Juan? A hotel where the staff greets you by name, knows exactly how you like your coffee, and makes you feel like a friend instead of just […]
The Caribbean’s Sexiest Hotels
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor While the definition of “sexy” is different for everyone, there are some Caribbean resorts whose uniquely captivating combination of style, ambiance and good old-fashioned romance should put them at the top of every list […]
St Lucia in Shock After Suspected Murder of Prominent Hotelier
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Lucia is in shock this week after the suspected murder of a prominent hotelier, Oliver “Ollie” Gobat, whose family owns the Cap Maison resort. After authorities found a […]
The Caribbean’s Best Boutique Hotels
What makes a boutique hotel … boutique? Is boutique just another word for a small hotel? Is a boutique hotel a small hotel with an upscale image, a unique design or a special theme? There are so many special small hotels […]
The Caribbean’s Best Hotels For Design
WHEN IT comes to the quality of a hotel, what’s under the surface counts — service, culture, food. But the way a hotel is thought out, the way it’s put together structurally and the way it simply looks, all make a […]
The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014
There’s a chill in the air across the Caribbean. Sure, it could be from a polar vortex, but it might just be coming from the sheer number of artful, luxurious and alluring hotel and resort properties in the region. We’re […]
Caribbean Plate: Tomato Pie From Anguilla’s Anacaona Boutique Hotel
Above: the FireFly Restaurant & Bar Over the years, Anguilla has developed into a major culinary destination in the Caribbean, and that’s perfectly exemplified in the kitchens of its top hotels. Chef Kevin Paul is the executive chef at the […]
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