Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts. So what’s in store? An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]
Kimpton is set to debut its first-ever all-inclusive in the first quarter of this year in Mexico, and now it’s planning another new property: the Kimpton Monterrey, which is opening its doors in 2026 in what will be the tallest skyscraper in all of Latin America. The new Kimpton Monterrey will be both a hotel […]
Kimpton’s new resort in Roatan has a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Kimpton Grand Roatan, which opened last year on the popular island off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, has named Guido Ojeda to the role. Ojeda will be overseeing the four dining concepts at the resort: the farm-to-table Alera; the casual […]
It’s still one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean, despite sitting in the heart of a well-known capital: the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was founded in 1498 and today is a pastiche of centuries-old buildings, art galleries, cafes, bars and exciting eateries and beautiful plazas. While the old […]
