The highly-anticipated new Dreams resort in Punta Cana is set to make its debut next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The new Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana is set on a crescent of beach northwest of Punta Cana, past Bavaro but just before fast-growing Uvero Alto. 

The newest Dreams resort in the Caribbean is a 500-suite property with Dreams’ signature Spa by Pevonia, a water park and a lazy river, among other amenities. 

The property, which is targeting both families and couples, will have a total of nine dining concepts, including a buffet, a coffee shop, a beachfront grill and six a la carte eateries, according to AMResorts. 

Suites at the new Dreams will range from “tropical view” junior suites to the signature places to stay at the resort, the Preferred Club two-bedroom swim-out villas. 

It will be the fourth Dreams-branded resort in the Dominican Republic.

AMResorts has made no secret of its positive outlook in the Dominican Republic, where it continues to partner on new resorts with rapidity. 

It’s yet another expansion of AMResorts’ Dreams brand, which has been steadily growing its presence in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region in the past year. 

That includes the new Dreams Curacao, which made its debut in the Dutch Caribbean in mid-December with a 197-room property at the former Hilton Curacao. 

And Dreams also opened the new Dreams Acapculco Resort and Spa in Mexico’s iconic resort destination at the end of December. 

AMResorts will also soon be opening the new Dreams Vista Cancun, which recently pushed back its opening date to April 1 (it had been slated to open this month).

The imminent debut of the Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana comes as AMResorts just announced plans to open a major new all-inclusive destination in the unheralded area of Miches, which the company plans to place under the umbrella of greater Punta Cana.

For more, visit Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana.

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Fast-expanding hospitality company sbe [sic] is launching a pair of new hotels in Mexico. 

The company will open a pair of Mondrian-branded hotels in Mexico City, it confirmed. 

That will include the Mondrian Polanco Hotel and Residences, which is set to open in 2021, along with the Mondrian del Valle in 2022. 

The company, founded by Sam Nazarian in 2002, has a global portfolio of hotel and restaurant properties. 

That includes the company’s first-ever Caribbean hotel, the SLS Baha Mar in The Bahamas. 

SBE’s umbrella of brands includes SLS Hotel and Residences, Delano, Mondrian, The Redbury, HYDE and House of Originals. 

It also includes dining brands ranging from Katsuya to Fi’lia to Umami Burger, among others. 

— CJ

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Sometimes it seems as if there’s a new hotel project launching in the Caribbean every week. 

And that’s because the Caribbean continues to see rapid growth in hotel development, led by the region’s traditional trio of high-volume travel destinations.  

The Caribbean’s hotel boom keeps going strong, with the Dominican Republic and Cuba leading the way, according to a new report. 

Hotel analytics leader STR says there are more than 31,787 rooms in construction in the Caribbean-Mexico, with the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica leading the way within the Caribbean. (It should be noted that these totals include rooms actually under construction, not those in the planning stages).

The Dominican Republic has a total of 6,356 rooms under construction across the country — about 8.4 percent of the destination’s existing supply. 

That’s no surprise for keen followers of the region’s hotel industry, with the Dominican Republic’s longtime focus on attracting new hotel investors continuing to pay off — with its primarily all-inclusive model still a highly attractive draw for developers.

Cuba is next with 1,616 rooms under construction, or about 2.5 percent of its current supply, while Jamaica has 1,425 rooms in construction, representing 5.6 percent of the country’s existing hotel stock. 

Of course, each of those destinations’ totals is dwarfed by Mexico, which has 16,699 hotel rooms in construction, STR said. 

Upper-tier hotels are leading the way, according to STR, with the “upscale” hotel segment accounting for 7,048 rooms in the regional construction pipeline. 

That’s followed by the luxury segment, which has 6,958 rooms in construction in the wider region, along with 6,606 rooms in construction in the “upper upscale” segment. 

The hotel construction growth in the Caribbean continues to be a positive sign for the region and its continued ability to attract investment. 

It will also mean a renewed focus on strong marketing efforts and ensuring that the region continues to secure new airlift to bring seats for all those new rooms.

— CJ

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