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Saint Lucia Has a New Kind of Luxury Resort, With Beachfront Villas, Private Pools and Butler Service

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Saint Lucia’s new Sapphire Sands Villas brings a villa-first luxury resort to Reduit Beach, with flexible beachfront accommodations, private plunge pools and around-the-clock butler service. Sapphire Sands Villas is now open on Reduit Beach in Saint Lucia, and the new property from Bay Gardens Resorts is something notably different for both the island and the […]

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Earthquake Causes Shaking in St Martin, St Barth, Anguilla, Puerto Rico

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.0-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicentre was about 36 kilometres east-northeast of St Barth and about 77 kilometres north-northeast of Basseterre, St Kitts […]

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Sunday in St Barth in 9 Photos

It’s another way to see St Barth — when the streets of Gustavia are quiet and you seemingly have the whole island to yourself. Our latest Meet the Caribbean feature takes you through the island of St Barth on a Sunday, when you have the entire island to yourself. Why not try it next weekend? […]

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The Caribbean's Best Hotels For Food

Some countries are culinary destinations; some islands are culinary destinations; and some hotels are culinary destinations. The Caribbean is full of such hotel properties — the ones that view cuisine as integral to hospitality (and sometimes even more than that). These are the places where the food alone is worth the trip. It’s time for our […]


Sunday in St Barth in 9 Photos

Above: Restaurant Le Gaiac in St Barth (all photos by CJ) ST BARTH — Here, on a hillside high above the currents of Toiny beach, is a cathedral. And every Sunday, locals and travelers alike make the pilgrimage. Above: Toiny Beach At least, that’s what brunch at Restaurant Le Gaiac at Hotel Le Toiny has become […]

The Caribbean's Best Mega Villas - 2014

THERE ARE villas and there are villas. These are the latter. We call them mega villas — the large properties with at least six bedrooms that aren’t just vacation homes —they’re vacation estates. These are properties of a different level, for a different kind of experience. They also require a special manner of booking, with […]

Caribbean Home: St Barth's Villa Bel Esprit Lists For $24.5 Million

Above: the Villa Bel Esprit in St Barth By the Caribbean Journal staff The Villa Bel Esprit in St Barth has been listed for sale for $24.5 million, according to St Barth Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, which has the listing on the property. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom estate, which was originally built in 1980, is perched […]

Rum Journal: At St Barth's Le Toiny, A Taste of Old Havana

Above: Le Toiny in St Barth You probably know of Le Toiny in St Barth, one of the Caribbean’s most exclusive hotels. You may know of its rooms, or its service — or its food (indeed, CJ recently named Le Gaiac one of the top 50 restaurants in the Caribbean). But it’s also home to […]

Caribbean Home: Marrakech in St Barth

Most people go to St Barth to find a piece of France in the heart of the West Indies. With this St Barth property, however, you can straddle the worlds of the Caribbean and North Africa. The Villa Marrakech, which is listed by David VanderNoot of the Remax Collection in St Barth, is a two-bedroom, […]

St Barth's Hotel Guanahani Names New Managing Director

Above: the Hotel Guanahani By the Caribbean Journal staff The Hotel Guanahani & Spa in St Barth has named Martein van Wagenberg as its new managing director. Van Wagenberg’s previous stops have included managing Rosewood Little Dix Bay in Virgin Gorda and Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Meixico. “I am excited to be […]

The Best Caribbean Hotels For Food

There’s really nothing better than going to the best restaurant on an island, having an unforgettable meal and then just walking a few steps to your hotel room. Some Caribbean hotels have become food destinations in their own right, and the quality of Caribbean hotel kitchens is improving every day. Here’s our list of the […]

Caribbean Villa With a View: On the Beach in St Barth

Above: Villa Fay (Photos by Pierre Carreau) Tiny, tony St Barth is an oasis of Caribbean luxury. And where better to spend a week or two than your own villa on Flamands Beach? The two-bedroom Villa FAY is a light, airy property set right on the sand of the famous Flamands Bay, with unfettered views […]