Cancun, one of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel markets, is now home to another new property, this time the first-ever Canopy by Hilton in Mexico. 

Hilton’s new lifestyle brand, Canopy by Hilton, opened the new Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla on Tuesday, set in the heart of Cancun’s Hotel Zone. 

The 174-room hotel, which Hilton is billing as an “urban oasis,” also represents the first Canopy-branded property in the wider Caribbean region. 

“Cancun is one of Mexico’s most visited destinations, offering an array of attractions to entice every traveler,” said Jorge Giannattasio, senior vice president and head of operations, Caribbean and Latin America. “It is the perfect place to introduce the Canopy by Hilton lifestyle brand in the Caribbean and Latin America, as we continue to expand our portfolio across the region.”

Giannattasio said the hotel was developed to be “thoughtfully local,” with a focus on one of the travel industry’s hottest buzz words: “experiences.”

And the “local” focus extends property wide, with murals by local artists across the hotel and a signature restaurant meant to remind of a local market in Mexico. 

The centerpiece of the hotel is a 9,500-square-foot roof deck called Wander, which includes 9,500 square feet of space, a pool, a soaking pool and a series of rotating art exhibitions and live music sets — the latter a big part of the hotel’s focus on events and activities.

There’s also the aforementioned local-market-style Azulinda Cafe and Bar along with a lobby “gathering area” called Canopy Central. 

“We are thrilled to introduce the brand’s groundbreaking hospitality concept to the region, as Canopy by Hilton and Hilton continue to showcase their commitment to creating positive travel experiences,” said Gary Steffen, global head, Canopy by Hilton. “True to the Canopy by Hilton brand, Cancun’s colorful culture is reflected in the property’s architecture, design, culinary experiences and programming to create memorable moments for well-traveled vacationers.”

Hilton has clearly made the Caribbean an area of focus for its global development plans, and the new Canopy is part of a wider pipeline that also includes the recently-debuted Koi Resort (a Curio-branded hotel) in St Kitts, its first entry to Anguilla with its LXR brand at the Zemi Beach House and a new planned hotel in the Cayman Islands, among others. (That’s without mentioning Hilton’s new foray into the increasingly competitive all-inclusive space).

For more visit the Canopy by Hilton La Isla Cancun. 

— CJ

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A striking new resort project has officially broken ground in St Vincent and the Grenadines in a major step forward for the future of tourism in the country.

The new 10-story hotel will be the first hotel project on the island since St Vincent and the Grenadines opened its new Argyle international airport in 2017. 

The $60 million project on the island of St Vincent is called Royal Mill, the brainchild of a firm called A&A Capital and what will be the tallest building in the country. 

The first project of its kind in St Vincent, it’s a significant step for the destination, the sort of hotel that could not have existed without regular international flights.

The latter now includes regular nonstop flight service from cities including Miami and Toronto, among others. Prior to the airport’s launch, travelers to the island typically flew to St Vincent’s then-regional-airport through Barbados.

The 80-room hotel will also include a beach club and a residential complex, with a total of 15 private residences, along with 18 apartment units and two rooftop penthouse units, according to the property. 

It’s not surprising that the project will be a residential resort, something that continues to be one of the hottest concepts in Caribbean travel.

Other amenities will include eateries, luxury shopping, a conference center, a spa, a large pool area and bar and a rooftop bar and restaurant. 

It will be set in the area of Ratho Mill on the southern tip of the island of St Vincent. 

It becomes the first contemporary-style hotel in the country, a destination long known for its iconic resorts on the neighboring islands in the Grenadines like Palm Island and Petit St Vincent. 

The project is one of several by A&A Capital in St Vincent; the company has also acquired the existing Grand View Beach hotel, which it is currently renovating and soon will reopen. 

For more, visit the Royal Mill. 

— CJ

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One of Grenada’s leading small hotels has gotten a little bit bigger. 

The Mount Cinnamon hotel on the island’s iconic Grand Anse Beach has announced the addition of six new “Cinnamon” suites. 

The new suites, which are all already open, have 500 square feet of living space, with custom-designed furniture, king beds, full bathrooms and balconies. 

The Cinnamon suites collection first launched in 2017. 

Mount Cinnamon, which is set across a hillside and the beach (where it’s home to one of the island’s top beach eateries), has a total of 28 rooms and suites. 

For more, visit Mount Cinnamon Grenada. 

— CJ

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