By the Caribbean Journal staff

There are few hipper spots in the Caribbean than the Condado district of San Juan, and it’s home to one of the region’s hottest real estate markets.

The latest property to list is this stylish loft in WeCo, or the luxury high rise district on the western edge of Condado: West Condado.

The property, which has listed for $1.1 million, has two bedrooms, three full baths and a total of 2,050 square feet of interior living space.

Set in the Bahia Plaza condominium, the newest development in the luxe Paseo Caribe community, this loft has an open floor plan and overflows with natural light.

Amenities range from a designer kitchen to concierge services to three parking spaces.

It’s the perfect way to live in the heart of an energetic Caribbean neighborhood.

For more, visit Puerto Rico Sotheby’s International Realty.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

After a widespread expansion at the end of last year, the world’s largest airlines is set to again ramp up its Caribbean network this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.

American Airlines will be expanding with new routes and expanded services to the Caribbean in December.

Saint Lucia is getting a new route.

That includes a pair of new Saturday-only flights from both Chicago O’Hare and Dallas Fort Worth on Dec. 21, along with new seasonal service from Chicago to the island of Saint Lucia.

American will also be launching a second daily flight from Dallas to Costa Rica, along with its first-ever flights from New York to Guyana on Dec. 18.

The latter comes a year after American launched its first-ever flights from Miami to Guyana, whose impressive natural beauty is increasingly on the radar of intrepid travelers.

The Four Seasons in Costa Rica.

The carrier will also be launching a new route from Charlotte to the island of Grenada, also in late December.

And in a boost for Bermuda, AA said it would launch a new seasonal route from New York City’s Laguardia Airport.

Guyana is getting another route as the world begins to discover the wonders of its natural environment.

“As we looked at our Latin America and Caribbean network, we saw some unique opportunities to grow, providing more service to the places our customers value most,” said Vasu Raja, Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning for American Airlines, in a statement. “We know that customers who travel for business during the week are seeking Caribbean destinations on the weekends, and we’re looking forward to providing new opportunities for that this winter.”

American is also set to launch a new route later this month, when it begins operating a new flight on Saturdays from Dallas-Fort Worth to St Kitts.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Hotel construction is booming in the Caribbean and Mexico right now, according to new data from analytics firm STR.

The number of hotels in construction in the wider region is up 30.7 percent year over year through April, according to the data.

That includes a total of 131 hotels comprising 29,187 rooms in the Caribbean and Mexico.

That growth has been led by the upper upscale segment, which has 6,566 rooms in construction, along with the luxury segment, which has 6,215 rooms under construction.

While Mexico unsurprisingly leads the pipeline, with 15,731 rooms, the Dominican Republic has 6,216 rooms in construction, while Jamaica has 2,144 hotel rooms in construction.

Cuba also has a total of 1,327 rooms in construction, according to the data.

— CJ

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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton

Stunning.

That’s the thought that stays in your head as you walk around this place.

At every corner, there’s some spectacular detail, an opulent touch, a design note you’ve never seen before.

There’s the Rolls Royce converted into a DJ station in the rooftop bar, or the first outdoor showers I’ve ever seen in an urban hotel.

This is a place that isn’t just design-forward; it’s in love with design.

And that’s the point.

This is the brainchild of the husband-and-wife team of Loisse Herger and Fernando Davila, who first gave us the celebrated O:live Boutique Hotel in San Juan’s endlessly hip Condado district.

Yes, this is the shower.

That hotel brought a new kind of boutique hotel design to the Caribbean, one that married the sorts of aesthetic you’d find in a boutique hotel on the Mediterranean with a Puerto Rican energy.

But their newest hotel, the OLV:55, just a block around the corner perched above the Condado Lagoon, has taken things to a rather different stratum.

The rooftop pool is joined by an upper-level club for guests that includes a rooftop hot tub.

The 26-room hotel is a boutique that has the kind of build quality, beauty and amenities you only get in a large luxury resort, from the breathtaking rooftop pool to what are almost certainly most expensive toilets you’ll find in any hotel room in the Caribbean.

And then there’s the food and beverage offering, with the rooftop lounge and club above (with a terrific breakfast and lunch) and leading local chef Mario Pagan’s newest eatery, Raya, down below, with a creative menu of shareable plates and a buzzy ambience.

This is a voluptuous hotel, a hotel oozing with sensuality, where beauty manifests itself in different ways on every corner, where the views inside are mirrored by jaw-dropping vistas of the very grand Condado Lagoon.

It’s a hotel that constantly changes your perception, that’s always making you stop and think and say, “wow, I’ve never seen that before.”

It’s a work of art, and it’s a hotel that has set a new design standard for Caribbean hospitality.

And right now, it’s the sexiest hotel in the Caribbean. And the competition isn’t really close.

For more, visit the OLV Fifty Five.

See more in the latest CJ Video.

— CJ

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