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A new all-inclusive brand is coming to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao later this month.

Fast-expanding Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary is set to open its new Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa and Casino on Dec. 15, according to the company. 

The new resort is the product of a renovation and rebranding of the former Hilton Curaçao resort. 

The property is completing a $15 million renovation project, AMResorts said. 

The family-friendly resort is set on Piscadera Bay on the southern coast of Curacao, a major addition to what has traditionally been a sparse all-inclusive offering in Curaçao, with the exception of AMResorts’ Sunscape Curaçao, which first debuted on the island back in 2012.

Curaçao’s all-inclusive sector will continue to grow over the next few years, as another major company, Marriott, recently announced plans to open an all-inclusive resort on the island under its Autograph Collection brand.

Dining concepts will include seven eateries and four bars, along with the Dreams brand’s signature “unlimited luxury” all-inclusive concept. 

The resort will also feature a a spa with indoor and outdoor treatment options, according to the property’s Web site. 

The property is part of a wider Dutch Caribbean expansion for the company, which just last month announced plans to open a Secrets-branded resort on the neighboring Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. 

It’s also another new launch for the Dreams brand, which will be debuting a new resort in the Dominican Republic in February and recently opened a new 605-room all-inclusive Dreams resort on the beach in Acapulco, Mexico.

And it’s yet another launch for Apple Leisure Group, which has been on a sizzling expansion push in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region in recent years, one that is set to continue in 2020.

For more, visit Dreams Curacao. 

— CJ

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Another Abaco resort has reopened its doors in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. 

The Abaco Inn, a 16-room villa resort set on Elbow Cay, officially relaunched last month. 

It’s now one of three Abaco resorts that are now open and accepting guests, including the Abaco Club on Winding Bay and the Sandpiper Inn in Schooner Bay. 

Both of those are in Great Abaco; the Abaco Inn is the first hotel to reopen on Elbow Cay. 

Amenities at the Abaco Inn include a restaurant, a bar and lounge, a pool and Wi-Fi, among others. 

The property is set close to two different beaches, one on the Sea of Abaco and another on the Atlantic side. 

The property lost four villas and four rooms as a result of the storm. 

“Our goal is to rise like a phoenix and make the Abaco Inn even better, stronger and more welcoming,” said Tom Hazel, manager of the Abaco Inn, in a letter to guests. “We hope to be a part of bringing Elbow Cay back to life as we all rebuild and reinvigorate our community.”

For more, visit the Abaco Inn. 

— CJ

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“If you want to run away from the world, you just come here,” Loretta tells us.

And as soon as you walk past the koi pond down to the pool and look out, you agree.  

Because while staggering beauty abounds in the Caribbean. there’s a particular surfeit of it in the British Virgin Islands, that sought-after archipelago that draws boats and travelers and dreamers from around the world to gaze at its gorgeous green-hilled vistas. 

And yet, even in a chain of islands this dazzlingly beautiful, there is something extra on the island of Virgin Gorda. 

It’s here where the beauty marries a kind of mystical energy. 

Maybe it’s the boulders; maybe it’s the sand, but there’s something very special in Virgin Gorda, a primordial current that seems to run through the place. 

And there is no more spectacular spot to look out at Virgin Gorda’s wonders than here, up on the Princess Quarters, high above The Baths. 

This is the Red Rock Villa, where Loretta Plummer, along with colleague Kellon Cuffie (above) ensure that those who check in, well, never want to leave. 

Designed by German architect Hubert Horbach, it’s one of the leading villas in the BVI, a complex that include a two-story main house, a three-bedroom suite house and, most notably, a full-fledged, on-site spa. 

It’s the latter that has helped turn the villa into a wellness destination in its own right; but it’s the pool and the views that take a beautiful villa to the next level. 

Red Rocks, which looks out directly at The Baths and its sea of granite boulders

And then there are the amenities: the daily housekeeping, the Nespresso, the Clairins toiletries, the concierge services, all wonderful touches, all of which turn help to turn a villa into a destination. 

But when you get in the cliffside pool and look out, the only things you can think about are the shades of blue, those mysterious rocks, the islands across from you. 

The sort of place to come if you want to run away from the world. And never leave. 

For more, visit the Red Rock Villa. 

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