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Studio Piet Boon and OBMI to head up design for Rosewood retreat in Antigua
by Andrew Manns | 30 Oct 2018
Dutch architects Studio Piet Boon and Florida-based firm OBMI have been selected to design the Half Moon Bay, a Rosewood hotel and residential community on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Set to occupy 132 acres of uninhabited land, the new beachfront getaway will feature 47 suites and several Rosewood-branded villas, as well as 10 purchasable luxury estate lots – all of which will be anchored around a 'retail village'. Further
Former sugar cane plantation to be home to Six Senses St Kitts
by Jane Kitchen | 09 Mar 2018
The Eastern Caribbean island of St Kitts will be the newest destination for Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas. The luxury resort brand has partnered with Range Developments, which specialises in developing luxury Caribbean resorts, to complete the Six Senses St Kitts resort over the next three years. Set on the site of a former sugar cane plantation fronting the Caribbean Sea, the resort will include 70 pool villas with sea
Jungles, lagoons and Ernest Hemingway provide vibrant inspiration for designers of Belize resort and spa
by Kim Megson | 08 Nov 2017
Architect Roberto de Oliveira Castro and interior designer Samuel Amoia have collaborated on a beach resort in Belize, described as “unlike anything travelers have ever seen in the Caribbean”. Located in the hideaway beach town of Placencia, the Itz’ana Resort & Residences occupies 16 miles of a peninsula, with the Caribbean Sea on one side and a lagoon on the other. The new resort, named after the Mayan god of
Park Hyatt St Kitts opens with 37,000sq ft Miraval spa
by Jane Kitchen | 02 Nov 2017
The first Park Hyatt in the Caribbean has opened, the Park Hyatt St Kitts, which also includes the first Miraval Life in Balance spa to open since Hyatt acquired Miraval earlier this year. Miraval Life in Balance Spa at Park Hyatt St Kitts Christophe Harbour is described as a “37,752sq ft (3,000sq m) state-of-the-art oasis.” The spa entrance and reception area provide a view of Mount Nevis and also overlook
St Lucia launches public consultation for billion dollar 'Pearl of the Caribbean' resort
by Kim Megson | 23 Jan 2017
The government of Saint Lucia has launched a public consultation on its plans to green light a sport and leisure resort dubbed “the Pearl of the Caribbean”. The proposed project on the south of the island comprises a marina, a racecourse, a shopping mall, a casino, a Free Trade Zone, entertainment and leisure facilities, and a series of holiday villas and residential apartments. Government officials have joined with the Invest
Robert De Niro’s Caribbean hotel moves ahead
by Jane Kitchen | 09 Aug 2016
Robert De Niro’s Paradise Found hotel project in Barbuda is one step closer to becoming reality now that the government has approved it. The hotel project, which includes the refurbishment and expansion of K-Club – a resort which became famous in the 90s when it was a hideaway for Princess Diana – is slated to begin construction in early 2017, according to the Caribbean Journal. De Niro and Australian media
Enrique Norten’s Cayman Island resort will be ‘an icon for the Caribbean’
by Kim Megson | 16 Dec 2015
International design studio TEN Arquitectos have won the design competition for a multi-million dollar mixed-use luxury resort in the Cayman Islands, fronted by a 1,000ft-long (305m) secluded natural beach. Slated to open in Q3 2018, St James Point will be set on a tropical 16-acre property on Grand Cayman Island, and will be designed to both contrast and complement the exotic environment. Forest, parkland and ocean will surround the US$250m
Modern, clean lines blend with classic Caribbean architecture Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House
by Jane Kitchen | 23 Nov 2015
The Lane Pettigrew-designed Zemi Beach House is set to open in the Caribbean island of Anguilla in February 2016, featuring architecture inspired by Anguilla's natural environment. A blend of modern, clean lines with classic Caribbean building details, Zemi Beach House will also include interiors by Miami-based designer Cuba Fernandez and a 15,000sq ft (1,394sq m) Thai House Spa decked out with lavish materials. "Zemi Beach House will be a touchstone
Aman announces its first golf development - luxury clifftop resort in the Caribbean
by Jane Kitchen | 14 Aug 2015
Aman is opening a new resort in Q4 2015 in the Dominican Republic, set on a clifftop overlooking the crescent-shaped Playa Grande beach and framed by the dramatic Cordillera Septentrional mountain range. The resort is set to become the hotel group's first golf-integrated property. The Amanera resort is named after the Sanskrit word for peace – Aman – and the word era, which means water in Taino – the language
Robert De Niro and James Packer partner to create US$250m Caribbean resort on Barbuda
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Robert De Niro has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a US$250m (€223m, £158.8m) hotel and spa resort in Barbuda, the lesser known twin island to Antigua. The resort will be a refurbishment and expansion of K-Club, a resort which became famous in the 90s as a hideaway for Princess Diana and princes William and Harry, but which closed eight years ago. Islanders vote on Monday to determine the
Atkins Global masterplans US$85m Amber Cove – new Caribbean destination for Carnival Corporation
by Liz Terry | 06 Mar 2015
Cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation is on-site in the Dominican Republic, developing Amber Cove, an $85m (E75m, £55m) port in Puerto Plata. It will open in October this year. The new two-berth port will accommodate the largest cruise ships and liners in operation today and has been designed to handle 250,000 people a year. The project is a joint venture between Carnival and Grupo Navieras B&R, and the largest cruise-related
Cheval Blanc property set to debut in the Caribbean with treatments by Guerlain
by Helen Andrews | 24 Sep 2014
The Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France is set to join the Cheval Blanc portfolio when it opens on 15 October, featuring the first Guerlain treatments to reach the Caribbean at its re-imagined spa. Acquired by Cheval Blanc brand owner LVMH in July 2013, the main 40-bedroom hotel has since been operated by LVMH Hotel Management. The existing spa, which took four months to build back in 2002, was re-designed in
Santo Domingo hotel to become JW Marriott's first in the Caribbean
by Pete Hayman | 08 May 2012
Image: JW Marriott's new hotel in Santo Domingo Marriott International has announced that its luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott, is planning to open a new 131-bedroom property in the Dominican Republic - its first in the Caribbean. JW Marriott Santo Domingo is to be operated by the group under a management agreement with Grupo Velutini, the Panama-based subsidiary of Fondo de Valores Immobiliarios. A spa will form part of the
St Regis debuts in the Caribbean
by Martin Nash | 09 Nov 2010
Starwood Hotels & Resorts' brand St. Regis has debuted in the Caribbean with the opening of The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico. The 483-acre (195.5 hectares) resort is located on a former coconut plantation, between the El Yunque rainforest and the Espiritu Santo River, and features - among other things - its own private bird sanctuary with Audubon's Gold Signature Sanctuary certification. Designed by architects Hill Glazier, the
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