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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton
It’s may not be a surprise when you get to the check-in desk and find an ice-cold margarita waiting for you.
What may be a surprise is just how good a margarita it really is.
Because while you may know the Margaritaville story, or understand the inspiration for this ever-growing hotel brand, what you find is that there’s substance beneath the song.
The Jimmy Buffett lifestyle, the parrothead philosophy, the salt life ethos.
What draws people in is that, at the end of the day, it’s all about good-natured escape, about finding the relaxation we so seldom can anymore, about easy afternoons and the luxury of taking off your shoes.
It may sound trite, it may seem cliche, but you know what? It works. And the Margaritaville brand is not too different from that of the Caribbean itself: a romantic, relaxing, fun destination where everyone on earth really wishes they were.
High above the pool.
And that’s precisely the story at Jimmy Buffett’s Grand Cayman outpost, the Margaritaville Beach Resort on Seven Mile Beach.
It’s a property that is for now the only full-fledged Margaritaville resort in the Caribbean, though there are several more in development, including highly-anticipated properties in both Belize and Nassau.
This 285-room resort is all about the Buffett experience, with bright, well-appointed rooms, copious bars and a beautiful stretch of what is one of the Caribbean’s most spectacular beaches, Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach.
But as you quickly learn, the quality is there: the margaritas are unashamedly excellent; the food is good; the boutique is wonderful. And this is the Cayman Islands, so there’s no shortage of sophistication, either.
There’s high-end coffee shop, lunch spot and wine bar.
The rooms are bright and colorful.
On the other side of the lobby, there’s Eating House 1503, world-renowned chef Roy Yamaguchi’s first Caribbean restaurant that has quickly become not just one of the best places to eat in Grand Cayman, but one of the hottest restaurants in the region.
It all adds up to a varied experience that combines the kind of easy relaxation for which this brand is famous with an underlying quality.
The “License to Chill” Bar.
What it also means is that you find every kind of traveler here: the family, the honeymooning couple, the travelers who could stay at a five-star resort but would much prefer to have dinner in flip flops and spend their days in the sand.
What they all have in common is very simple, and easily recognizable: they’re all happy.
And it’s not just from the margaritas.
For more, visit the Margaritaville Beach Resort.
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
The first-ever AC Hotel in Jamaica has officially opened its doors in the heart of Kingston.
Marriott’s design-focused boutique hotel brand has launched its new outpost in Kingston, a 219-room hotel that becomes the second AC Hotel in the Caribbean, along with the AC Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“The debut of a brand like AC Hotels in Kingston will solidify the city’s status as a strong city tourism destination,” said Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who has been pushing for Kingston to grow as a tourism destination.
In fact, it’s the second new hotel to open in Kingston in a month, along with the newly-launched R Hotel.
The hotel includes a pool, two dining concepts; a daily breakfast buffet; a 24-hour fitness center and more than 18,000 square feet of event space.
The lobby at the new AC.
“We are delighted to welcome our first AC Hotel to Jamaica, offering travelers a modern aesthetic and intuitive service, as well as an opportunity to slow down and uncover the beauty in the essential while visiting the destination,” said Toni Stoeckl, Vice President, Distinctive Select Brands forMarriott International, and Global Brand Leader, AC Hotels by Marriott.
The hotel is the product of a partnership between Marriott International and Sandals Resorts International.
“My family and I are determined to play our part in building the economy in the Caribbean. This is a monumental occasion as we venture beyond the beach to establish our first AC Hotel by Marriott, said Adam Stewart, Deputy Chairman of the Sandals Resorts International and ATL Group of Companies. “We are excited to work with a global company like Marriott International, while retaining the local Jamaican touch for guests visiting the city.”
For more, visit the AC Kingston.
— CJ
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
Montego Bay’s 2019 airlift boom has continued with the launch of a new nonstop Southwest Airlines route.
The low-cost carrier has officially launched a new weekly route from St. Louis, MO to Montego Bay, Jamaica’s tourism hub.
The flights are operating once every week on Saturdays.
The new service departs St. Louis at 9 AM, arriving in Montego Bay at 12:35 PM local time. The return route from Montego Bay departs at 1:30 PM, arriving in St. Louis at 5:10 PM.
Southwest Airlines is operating the service on Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 143 seats.
— CJ
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They’re somewhere between boutique hotel and bed and breakfast, full of character and charm. The inns of the region are a portal to the soul of the Caribbean, small works of art sculpted by innkeepers who put their passion and, often, perseverance, into their properties.
If you’re looking for a different kind of Caribbean getaway, one that prioritizes sense of place, one that puts a premium on personality, then a Caribbean inn may be just the thing.
Here are five wonderful Caribbean inns to check into right now.
Golden Rock Inn, Nevis This is a jewel, hidden away in the hills of Nevis Peak, with 11 rooms and the sort of vibrant design you’d only find in a place owned by artists. The cottages that dot the property are charming and well appointed, the pool is a work of art in itself, and the eclectic modern aesthetics find a home in the old stone walls. It’s breezy up here in the hills, where, for a moment, you convince yourself you can feel the dormant hum of the volcano.
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