A hot new resort is coming to one of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel destinations: Belize. 

The new Alaia Belize is set in the bustling destination of San Pedro Town in Ambergris Caye, a residential resort community that will be part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. 

The beachfront property, the first-Marriott branded resort in Belize, will include a pool, spa and fitness center, a wedding venue, a beach club, several eateries and a signature rooftop pool. 

The property is approximately 70 percent complete, according to Waypoint, which is handling real estate sales at the property, which will include a mix of standalone beachfront villas and oceanfront condos. 

It is slated to debut in December 2020, a spokesperson for Alaia told Caribbean Journal. 

One of the first branded developments in Belize, Alaia will also include a full-service spa, a dive shop and a “live” art gallery, with interiors by renowned Brazilian designer Debora Aguiar. 

The development by Andrew Ashcroft will be set on the southern portion of Ambergris Caye, with 35 hotel units, along with 56 two-bedroom units and a mix of eight oceanfront villas. 

It’s yet another boost for Belize, which has seen one of the fastest tourism arrival growth rates in the wider Caribbean region in recent years. 

And it’s part of a wave of new hotels in development in Belize that range from a new Margaritaville-branded resort to another property that will be under Marriott’s primary brand. 

For more, visit Alaia Belize. 

— CJ

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Many of the world’s best dive resorts are far longer on experiences than they are on amenities. It makes sense for hard-core divers who are mostly looking for a place to lay their head between dives. Three hundred thread count sheets and gourmet dining are secondary to multiple daily dive trips, day and night. 

Not every luxury resort is limited to vanilla “resort dives,” however, and these Caribbean resorts offer a world-class dive experience alongside the kind of upscale rooms, activities, and service that will make your time out of the water (nearly) as great as the few precious hours you spend below:

St James’ Club, Antigua

Antigua is the world-class dive destination you may not have thought about. Long a best-kept secret for diving in the Caribbean, the country is filled with terrific dive sites, from Sunken Rock to Tarpon Alley to the famous Pillars of Hercules. While destinations like Bonaire, Cozumel and the Cayman Islands are rightly popular, Antigua is the region’s next great diving hotspot. And the epicenter is the island’s all-inclusive St James’s Club and its wonderful Mamora Bay Divers diving center, with programs for everyone from novices to experienced divers and a full PADI instruction program. 

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Hyatt has opened another new hotel in Colombia, this time with the debut of the Hyatt Place Bogota Convention Center. 

It’s the latest debut for the Hyatt Place brand in the wider Caribbean Basin region, following the recent debut of the Hyatt Place in Aruba last month.

“The Hyatt Place brand continues to strategically grow throughout Latin America, and Hyatt is  thrilled to mark the opening of the first Hyatt Place hotel to Colombia,” said Luciano Julio, regional vice president of operations, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House. “Hyatt Place Bogotá/Convention Center promises to help guests get the most out of their stay with stylish social spaces, spacious guestrooms and added conveniences that help guests balance the priorities of work and life while visiting Bogota.”

The hotel is set in the heart of Bogota’s Quinta Paredes neighborhood, about 15 minutes from Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport. 

The 142-room hotel has a breakfast bar, a fresh-food market, a bar and more than 3,000 square feet of event space. 

It’s the third property under the Hyatt umbrella in Colombia. 

It joins the Grand Hyatt Bogota and the Hyatt Regency Cartagena; the latter first made its debut in Colombia’s top Caribbean destination in 2016.

— CJ

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