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10 Small Hotels to Visit in The Bahamas This Summer 

Sailing the turquoise splendor of the Exumas. Diving blue holes in Andros. Finding new levels of chill in San Salvador. Achieving seclusion in Cat Island. Tasting new flavors in Nassau. The Bahamas is an equally vibrant destination in the summer, […]

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 […]

A New Small Hotel in Haiti

Haiti’s hotel product continues to grow By the Caribbean Journal staff Another new hotel has opened its doors in Haiti. The Hotel L’Ermitage de Pandiassou, a boutique property near the area of Hinche, is now officially open. The property includes 28 […]

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 Best Small Hotels in Negril

Above: Rockhouse in Negril  By Guy Britton NEGRIL — People  often say Negril is two places; the cliffs and the beach. We say Negril is countless places and different experiences. Some of the best hotel experiences in the world are created […]

In Dominica, a Boost for Small Hotels

Above: the Champs hotel in Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is looking to reach 90,000 annual stayover visitors by 2015, and enhancing the island’s small hotel industry will go a long way toward achieving that. Accordingly, […]

A New Small Hotel Opens in Simpson Bay

Above: the Baker’s Suites boutique hotel in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff A new all-suite boutique hotel has opened its doors in St Maarten. Baker’s Suites, located on Billy Folly Road in Simpson Bay, has a total of […]

Five Great Small Hotels in the Dutch Caribbean

They’re the ABC islands — Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. This Dutch Caribbean enclave at the southern tip of the Caribbean is a beautiful mix of European, Caribbean and international tastes, styles and customs. It’s also home to some beautiful small […]

Puerto Rico Looks to Small Hotels, Inns to Boost Tourism in Urban Areas

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has big plans for small hotels. The territory’s government has launched a new project called “Posadas,” or “Inns,” which aims to diversify its tourism offering while providing “unique […]

The Caribbean’s Best Small Hotels – 2013

We continue our Best of the Caribbean series with a look at the small hotel properties that make the Caribbean tick — particularly those of 50 rooms or less. While the Caribbean has superb luxury resorts and all-inclusives, it has […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Colorful Retreat in Martinique 

The French Caribbean island of Martinique has a rather eclectic collection of places to stay, with a focus on smaller, boutique-style getaways.  But even on an island with every kind of hotel, La Suite Villa is, let’s say, a bit […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: Curacao’s Top Luxury Retreat  

Curacao is one of the most fascinating — and misunderstood — destinations in the Caribbean. While its spectacular capital of Willemstad is a culturally rich, cosmopolitan place, its prime position in the island’s marketing over the years has helped create […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Hideaway in Anguilla

You can scour the Caribbean without finding a beach nicer than Meads Bay in Anguilla, an island with one of the region’s most enviable collections of sand.  It’s a place that’s the essence of Anguilla: stunning natural scenery, great restaurants, […]

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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 […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: An Eco-Escape in Saint Lucia 

It’s the late evening and the symphony starts: the breezy shaking of palm trees, the spirited calls of birds; the rhythmic solos of tree frogs.  You’re in the middle of the rainforest, with just four walls separating you and the […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Escape in The Bahamas

There are beaches, and then there is Old Bight Beach.  Here on the southwestern coast of Cat Island in The Bahamas is a nearly five-mile-long stretch of perfect white sand dotted with casuarina trees.  The water is the kind of […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Hidden Gem in Saba 

It’s just past twilight on the patio at the Queen’s Hotel, Bar and Kitchen, and the chef has prepared a half-shell Saban lobster with truffle potatoes.  If you haven’t been to this lovely little island before, you may not know […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny British Virgin Islands Resort

It’s a dream that has a way of sneaking into our psyches particularly on frigid days in February: a trip somewhere far off the grid to a castaway-style retreat, just you and your flip flops and an appropriate beverage.  On […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Sanctuary in Martinique

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: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny All-Inclusive in Barbados 

You may have an image of the “Platinum Coast” of Barbados: of champagne breakfasts, torch-lit beachfront cocktails in the evening; indulgent, colorful suites in view of the sea.  It’s all true — but particularly so at one of our favorite small […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: Rabot Hotel, Saint Lucia  

Our new regular feature, the Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week, takes you on a journey across some of the most delightful, memorable “small: properties in the Caribbean.  The Caribbean hotels we’ll be featuring will typically be those with fewer […]

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Small Luxury Hotels Adds New Property in Jamaica

Small Luxury Hotels has added a new Caribbean property to its global portfolio, adding the Bluefields Bay Villas resort in Jamaica.  The property is a collection of six all-inclusive villas set at the base of Bluefields Mountain on the western […]

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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, […]

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10 Small Caribbean Hotels to Visit Right Now

There’s often something special about a well-executed small hotel. It’s more intimate, it’s more personal, it’s more soulful. And the Caribbean is full of precisely such places, from hillside retreats to beachfront boutiques. These are places with personality, where quality […]

A New CEO at Small Luxury Hotels of the World

By the Caribbean Journal staff Small Luxury Hotels of the World has named a new CEO. The brand has named Filip Boyen as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Boyen had been appointed as managing director of SLH’s management […]

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In St Martin, the Legacy of a Legendary Caribbean Hotelier  

My favorite anecdote about the Grand Case Beach Club was when a guest came up to Wright during happy hour and told him how disappointed he was that he couldn’t find a room. He bemoaned that he would have to […]

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