Sandy afternoons on Eagle Beach. Golf rounds at Teeth of the Dog. Long dinners at Le Pressoir in Grand Case. JetBlue is betting Americans still want more Caribbean this summer. The airline is expanding flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to three of the region’s most in-demand destinations beginning July 9, adding frequencies to Aruba, St. Maarten and Santo Domingo as Caribbean travel […]
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 settle for one at St Martin’s La Samanna resort, one of the most renowned luxury […]
They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do their own thing and make you feel inevitably, endlessly, impossibly, cool. From beachfront hideaways in […]
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from one of the best little beaches in the Caribbean: Pinel Island in St Martin. Caribbean Journal reader Shivangi Sawh took this lovely photo of one of the paths on Pinel, with the green hills of St Martin in the background. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? […]
It’s the most beloved hotel in St Martin, with a passionate, devoted following of year-after-year guests: the Grand Case Beach Club, the 73-room beachfront gem in the heart of the beach town of Grand Case, a place that’s also the culinary capital of the Caribbean. So what should travel advisors know about the resort when […]
The Caribbean is even cooler in the summer. It’s not just the freedom of smaller crowds, or that little bit of extra space on the sand. It’s the breezy comfort of the trade winds, of summer nights on the beach. As we’ve said before, we truly love the Caribbean in the summer, and while many […]
Frontier Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Orlando International Airport and St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport. The ultra-low-cost carrier is continuing its regional expansion with another new nonstop route in the Northern Caribbean. Frontier’s Orlando-St Maarten service, which began operating this week, is operating once weekly on Saturdays. The carrier has kicked […]
“Experiential travel” is one of the biggest buzz words in the industry right now, as more and more travelers look to get out beyond their hotel rooms, explore their destinations and immerse themselves in local destinations. We’ve always advocated for that – for connecting in a deeper way with the Caribbean. Having said that, sometimes […]
The French side of St Martin is one of the most fascinating and vibrant destinations in the Caribbean. But navigating its hotel product isn’t particularly easy. While there’s the outstanding Grand Case Beach Club, Belmond’s luxe La Samanna resort and the all-inclusive Secrets on Anse Marcel, beyond that, there are mostly smaller, independent tucked away […]
Christie’s International Real Estate has added another Caribbean brokerage to its quickly-expanding portfolio. The company has signed Oceano Homes in St Martin, which is based in Orient Bay. The newly-branded Oceano Christie’s International Real Estate will be the network’s exclusive affiliate for both St Martin and St Maarten. The brokerage, led by Pablo Yahuda and […]
You know the sound. You open the door to your balcony or patio and it’s there, the maritime metronome, the gentle roll or vigorous froth of the waves right near your room. But it’s not always so easy to find. Even at many beachfront (or waterfront) resorts, there’s often quite a distance between your room […]
What makes a beach romantic? The best way to answer that might be to define what does not make a beach romantic: huge crowds. Towering resorts. Artificial noise. The Caribbean’s most romantic beaches tend to be tucked away; quiet; serene. They are beautiful and serene, natural oases, all with a unifying feature: the somehow feel […]
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