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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Rocks in Bathsehba, Barbados

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Samantha Jagdeo, who sent in this lovely shot of the famous rock on the beach in Bathsheba, Barbados. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location […]

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This Puerto Rico Condo Unit Has Its Own Private Pool

The newest listing to hit Puerto Rico’s hot real estate market is a two-bedroom open-floor stunner in San Juan. The sixth-floor unit at Bahia Plaza in Paseo Caribe has 1,988 square feet and is being listed for $1.45 million with Oriana Juvelier and Yolanda Korff of Puerto Rico Sotheby’s International Realty. The party piece? It’s […]

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How to Have a Pool Day in Condado

Lounging by the pool at any Caribbean resort is a good thing, but at San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Condado Plaza Hilton, the essential experience is getting even better. That’s because the Avenida Ashford hotel has just launched a pair of packages designed to elevate poolside relaxation from “pretty good” to “almost perfect.” The new VIP […]

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IRR Caribbean Expands to Puerto Rico

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Integra Realty Resources Caribbean has expanded in the region. The company has announced the debut of a new office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following its merger with REAdvisors, PSC, a valuation and advisory firm in San Juan. The Puerto Rico office will be led by appraisal experts Carlos Velez and Juan Rivera-Vega. The Puerto […]


How to Have a Pool Day in Condado

Puerto Rico has long occupied a unique niche in the world of Caribbean travel; while it’s been off the radar of the jet set for decades (something that is, happily, changing), it has found favor with adventure and culture aficionados drawn to places like the El Yunque rainforest and Old San Juan. But Puerto Rico […]

The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Stays for 2017

It’s been five years since we first launched CJ’s annual Cool List of the Caribbean’s coolest hotels, and so much has changed in Caribbean hospitality. In our opinion, the region’s hotel offering has never been better, with a marvelous mix of top-flight luxury hotels, style-centric boutiques and everything in between. So where do CJ’s experts suggest […]

New York’s Root & Bone Opens Puerto Rico Pop-Up

Popular New York City eater Root & Bone has debuted a pop-up restaurant in Puerto Rico. The foodie haven has debuted a new outpost at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort, where it will be serving its rural American-inspired staples (along with some Puerto Rican favorites) through April. The menu will include favorites such […]

Westin Dawn Beach St. Maarten Gets Marriott Affiliation

The Westin Dawn Beach St. Maarten now has the perks of a Marriott resort. The St. Maarten beach resort is now part of the Marriott International family, following last year’s Marriott-Starwood merger. That means Marriott Rewards Members can now transfer their Marriott points to an existing or newly opened Starwood Preferred Guest membership and redeem […]

25 Caribbean Destinations to Visit in 2017

Our annual Where to Travel list isn’t about the Caribbean you know. It’s about the Caribbean you have yet to discover. This is all about the places you may have never thought about, destinations that will fascinate you and move you; it’s about finding your new Caribbean. And this year we’ve gone even deeper, highlighting not […]

The 10 Easiest Beaches to Get to in the Caribbean

“Get me to the beach immediately.” It’s getting to that time of year, when going to the beach isn’t just a luxury — it’s an urgent mission. So we’ve collected a group of beaches that are easiest to get to to make your trip that much more convenient. And when we say easy to get […]

Four Seasons Resort Breaks Ground in Puerto Rico

Four Seasons is continuing its Caribbean expansion. Just a month after opening its new Anguilla resort, the company’s new Puerto Rico project has broken ground. The Four Seasons Cayo Largo officially launched work in the area of Fajardo. The $230 million hotel project, which is slated for a debut at the end of 2018, will […]

Best Beach in the Caribbean: Readers’ Choice Awards 2016

What’s the best beach in the Caribbean? We asked Caribbean Journal readers, and they voted the spectacular Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Thousands of Caribbean Journal readers chimed in to vote for our Readers’ Choice Award for Best Beach in the Caribbean. Seven Mile Beach, world-renowned for its white sand and crystal-clear […]