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The Caribbean's Best Micro-Hotels

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There are small hotels and then there are really small hotels; petit boutiques with five rooms or fewer, where you’re welcomed like family but treated like a visiting dignitary. In the Caribbean (as in […]

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A Tiny Beach Hideaway on Cat Island

The moment owner Richard greets you, you know you’ve found someplace unique. And that’s precisely what the Tail Winds resort is. Set on the far northwestern edge of Cat Island in the Bahamas, this is the classic beach hideaway, perched […]

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15 Small Caribbean Hotels to Visit Right Now

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There’s just something different about a small hotel. Maybe it’s the intimate service you get, or the way the design vision of the owner seems to manifest itself better in the decor. Maybe it’s the little quirks, or the warm, […]

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In These Caribbean Rooms, You Stay Right on the Beach

When selecting a Caribbean hotel room, there’s one immutable fact: “oceanfront” trumps “oceanview,” eight days a week. Sure, it’s nice to see the sea from your four-poster bed, but it’s even better when you can roll right out of that […]


VIDEO: Why You Need to Visit Cat Island

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It’s the great Caribbean beach destination you didn’t even know existed, filled with impossibly long stretches of white (and pink) sand and miles to go before you spot another traveler. This is Cat Island, and it’s the island you’ve been […]


10 Remote Caribbean Hotels That Are Worth the Journey

Some hotels are destinations in themselves — and some places are so beautifully remote that when you get there you simply must be in a hotel. There is a peaceful quiet relaxation from the realization that you’re miles from anywhere and no […]

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9 Caribbean Islands You Should Visit Right Now

Whether you’re searching for a culinary retreat or a luxe getaway, now’s as good a time as any to come to the Caribbean — for whatever kind of trip you’re looking for. Because the Caribbean just keeps getting better, with […]


VIDEO: Fernandez Bay Village: The Classic Boutique Beach Resort

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“This is the way Caribbean hotels used to be,” I think to myself. And when you’ve been to as many Caribbean hotels as I have, it’s not something you often think. There are just 12 units here, seven stone-walled cottages and […]


VIDEO: The Best Beach You've Never Heard of Is on Cat Island

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The nothing keeps going. There’s nothing on this beach, just white sand and pine trees and blue sky above. And the nothing keeps going as far as the eye can see. This perfect beach goes on for more than five […]

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A New Way to Fly to Cat Island

Air carrier Watermakers Air has launched new flights to the Bahamian island of Cat Island. The new route is operating from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to New Bight (Cat Island) four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. […]


The 10 Most Exotic Places to Live in the Caribbean

The Caribbean’s certainly exotic. But what you’re looking for a place that goes off-off the beaten path — the really exotic places, the ones with very few people and a lot of mystery? That’s where these little islands come in, some […]


Bahamas: No Loss of Life from Irene

Above: Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham There was no no loss of life or significant injury to anyone in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Irene, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said in a statement to the nation today. “This is […]