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The Best Swim-Up Rooms in Punta Cana

In Punta Cana, the Perfect All-Inclusive Swim Up Rooms

It’s one of the hottest things in the world of Caribbean all-inclusive, a concept that is itself the biggest thing in travel right now. We’re talking, naturally, about the swim-up room. If there’s a new all-inclusive in development in the …

Nickelodeon All-Inclusive Opens in the Riviera Maya

The newest Nickelodeon resort has officially opened its doors in the Caribbean: Karisma’s new Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Riviera Maya. And the resort has a very special perk: every single room is of the swim-up variety. The new property has …

In Jamaica, the Caribbean’s Ultimate Swim-Up Suites

What is a “rondoval”? The dictionary description of the word this marketing term comes from is “rondavel,” a round Southern African building with a peaked roof. But at the Sandals South Coast resort in Jamaica, it might just be called …

A New Adults-Only Resort Just Opened in Punta Cana

La Collection Resorts’ Live Aqua brand has opened its first-ever resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new adults-only Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana officially opened this week, the first new resort to open in the …

12 Caribbean Resorts with Swim-Up Rooms

Skiers know that the best places to stay are slopeside, where they have direct access to the trails. The tropical equivalent is the swim-up room, where you can step outside and right into the warm waters of a swimming pool. …

Punta Cana Is Getting a New Beach Resort

By Alexander Britell La Collecion Resorts, best known for its large portfolio of properties in Mexico, is expanding in Punta Cana. The brand’s parent company, Posadas, has announced plans to open its first Live Aqua-branded beach resort in Punta Cana. …

Grenada Is Getting a Major New All-Inclusive Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is set for the 2020 debut of a major new all-inclusive resort from the Royalton Luxury Resorts brand. The new property, which.represents a transformation of the former Grenadian by Rex resort, is slated to …

VIDEO: The All-Inclusive Sonesta Ocean Point in St Maarten

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton After a meal of fresh local snapper and white wine, you walk past the brilliant blue view and the striking cliffs beneath your feet and it’s very easy to forget you’re staying at an …

Sandals Adds New Swim-Up Suites in Saint Lucia

By the Caribbean Journal staff They’re some of the most popular rooms at any resort — and now Sandals is adding even more swim-up suites to its Halcyon Beach Resort in Saint Lucia. Sandals has added new swim-up rooms to …

On the Riviera Maya, The Joy of the Swim-Up Suite

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The appeal of swim-up suites – hotel rooms that open directly onto a private plunge or shared serpentine pool – is undeniable. Across the Caribbean, resorts with these room categories report that they’re consistently …

Sandals’ New Swim-Up Suites in St. Lucia

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts’ big Caribbean enhancement push is continuing. The latest upgrade? The new Beachfront Crystal Lagoon Suites at the Sandals Halcyon Beach resort in St. Lucia. The new suites (see photo at the top of …

What the New Rooms at Sandals Montego Bay Will Look Like

Sandals Resorts is adding a number of new suite categories at its Sandals Montego Bay resort in Jamaica, and the company has unveiled the first renderings of the new units. Sandals Montego Bay has six new room categories coming at …

Six Caribbean Hotels With Swim-Out Rooms

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Rolling out of bed and into the water is a beautiful reality at these Caribbean resorts, where swanky swim-out suites, which open directly onto lap pools or lazy rivers, put guests mere steps from …

Your New Swim-Up Suite in Punta Cana

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Forget seven. At Chic Punta Cana, 3101 might just be your lucky number. That’s because this ground-floor suite at the Uvero Alto resort has an asset that’s muy especial: it’s own swim-up lap pool. …

VIDEO: This Is Your Swim-Up Suite at Sandals Negril

It’s one of the Caribbean’s most sought-after accommodations: the swim-up suites. And Sandals has them in strong supply at its resorts around the Caribbean, like this one at the Sandals Negril resort. It gives you all of the amenities of …

This Is Your Next Caribbean Swim-Up Suite

In winter destinations, it’s about ski-in, ski-out. In the Caribbean, it’s all about swim-in, swim-out. Increasingly, hotels are responding to consumer demand for swim-up suites, rooms that extend directly into swimming pools. And the newest on the scene are the …

At These Caribbean Hotels, You Can Swim Right to Your Room

You can literally roll straight out of bed and into the water at these Caribbean resorts, where the pool is right at your room door. SONESTA OCEAN POINT, ST MAARTEN This new, high-end all-inclusive on the Dutch side has swim-ups …