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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar Just Named a New Director of Sales and Marketing

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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has appointed Chris Watson as its new Director of Sales and Marketing, Caribbean Journal has learned. Watson, who officially joined the Cable Beach resort last week, brings more than two decades of leadership experience with Hyatt Hotels, including senior sales roles across North America. In his most recent position as […]

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In Panama, a New Caribbean Treehouse Hotel 

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Panama’s top overwater resort has added another unique room style: treehouses.  The Nayara Bocas del Toro, set on a private island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, has debuted its newest rooms: a pair of towering 50-foot-tall treehouse units designed by Elora Hardy’s Bali-based Ibuku.  The solar-powered treehouse are built from four local varieties of […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Sanctuary in Martinique

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You’re sitting in your own private plunge pool, gazing out a green-hill-lined lagoon, sipping on a ti’ punch. It’s the ultimate French Caribbean afternoon.  That’s just another day at one of our favorite places to stay in the French Caribbean: the 16-room Hotel Plein Soleil in Martinique.  Martinique doesn’t have any large resorts; it’s a […]

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Hilton Just Opened an All-Suite Hotel in Aruba 

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Hilton has opened its newest Caribbean resort: the all-suite, Embassy Suites by Hilton Aruba Resort, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The newest resort in the Eagle Beach area of the island has a total of 330 suites, the first hotel to open in Aruba since the debut of the Radisson Blu back in 2021. The debut of […]


Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Sanctuary in Martinique

The Marriott Hotels brand is back in Panama.  Marriott has opened the new Marriott Panama Hotel, a 331-room hotel connected to the Albrook Mall, the largest shopping mall in Central America.  The Marriott brand has taken over the former Wyndham property in the Allbrook Mall.  As part of the rebranding, the hotel renovated its restaurant, […]

Negril, Jamaica’s Hippest Beach Hotel Just Got Bigger 

Since it opened its doors in 2018, the boutique Skylark Negril in Jamaica has been the new capital of cool in Jamaica’s quintessential beach town.  From a privileged perch on Seven Mile Beach to the only Caribbean outpost of New York’s Miss Lily’s, Skylark is big on Jamaican culture and beach vibes.  And it just […]

These Are the Hottest New Hotel Rooms in Dominica

Dominica’s premier luxury resort is expanding with a group of stunning new villas.  And now the Secret Bay resort is already taking reservations for them.  Secret Bay is now taking bookings for the highly-anticipated new Clifftop Multi-Villa Estates, which will be located on the crest of the property’s 200-foot cliff, all in view of the […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Bucket-List Bahamas Retreat 

If you’ve been to the waters of Exuma in The Bahamas, you know it’s about as close you can get to heaven on earth.  There’s something otherworldly about the color of the water, a hue that’s been called everything from electric blue to Windex, an enchanting place of swimming pigs and sprawling private islands, sandbars […]

Hyatt’s Andaz Brand Just Opened a New Hotel in Mexico

Hyatt’s luxe Andaz brand has just opened a new hotel in the heart of Mexico City.  The new Andaz Mexico City Condesa is the second Andaz hotel in Mexico, joining the existing Andaz Mayakoba, which is on the country’s Caribbean coast.  The New Mexico City hotel is set in one of the capital’s hottest neighborhoods, […]

Dart Is Building a New Cayman Islands Hotel

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Dart Real Estate is developing a new hotel in the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The new Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman, a brand new Dart project, will be ready by April of next year, according to Virgil Napier, who will serve as area marketing director for the hotel. Dart […]

Tru by Hilton Just Opened Its First Hotel in Mexico 

Hilton’s new Tru by Hilton brand has opened its first-ever hotel in Mexico.  The new Tru by Hilton Monterrey Fundidora has 120 rooms in the heart of the city center of Fundidora.  The hotel is owned and managed by Hotels BL De Mexico.   “The opening of Tru by Hilton Monterrey Fundidora is a testament to […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Lodge in St Martin

It’s one of the most iconic beach bars in all of the Caribbean: Karibuni, the legendary bar and restaurant on the sandy sliver of Pinel Island, just off the coast of French St Martin.  Accessed only by a short ride on a mini ferry, it’s the sort of dreamy beach club you never want to […]