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A West Indian buffet

Low key luxe

Biras Creek Resort, on a stunning peninsula, off Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, provides guests with a rare opportunity to feel in their own skin again. The resort was purchased byVictor International in 2006, and is a distinguished Relais & Chateaux property

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Carambola's bountiful buffets

Carambola Beach Resort and Spa, on St. Croix’s north shore, offers extraordinary buffets. The resort’s year round Friday night Pirate’s Buffethas become almost as legendary as Blackbeard, among locals who can sniff out a great value

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Feature Stories

Global gastronomy at InterContinental in San Juan

Seeing was believing and tasting made devotees of all of us, indulging in an Epicurean extravaganza at The InterContenental San Juan Resort and Casino. This global gastronomy was created from recipes in The InterContinental Kitchen cookbook. Click for more.

Cap Juluca brings golf back to Anguilla

Cap Juluca Resort now manages Anguilla’s Temenos Golf Course, the only golf course on the island. The reopening of the course in December 2009 was made possible by a management agreement between Cap Juluca and Flag Luxury Properties in Anguilla. Click for more.

Verdanza Hotel embraces local flavor

It’s fresh, hip, creative - and independently owned. The Verdanza Hotel, which opened in San Juan in December, provides terrific touches. There are many really nice boutique hotels in the region. But what makes Verdanza so surprisingly special, is its total transformation. For years it was a Holiday Inn! Click for more.

Tobago's Coco Reef spa

The Coco Spa at The Coco Reef Resort in Tobago has had a face-lift with the addition of state of the art Cybex exercise equipment. The new spa menu includes signature treatments such as a Lessons in Love Massage and a Black Mud Body Wrap. Click for more.

St. Lucia's favorite sport

I’m not a spa junkie - not enough time or money. Yet I’ve had my share of treats from simple facials to deep tissue massage. But a visit to leSport in St. Lucia revealed a whole new planet of procedures for pampering. And the setting is out of this world. Click for more.

New Sheraton Puerto Rico enhances San Juan's savvy image

Billed as an "urban resort,” the new Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, adjacent to Puerto Rico’s top flight convention center in San Juan, is a welcome oasis for conference participants and leisure travelers too. Click for more.

Jolly brand turns tranquil in Antigua

Jolly Beach Vacations has launched its rebranding efforts. The resort will now be called Tranquility Bay, Antigua, which symbolizes the tranquil, relaxing atmosphere of the island’s only all-suite vacation escape. Click for more.

The Reefs brings Bermuda awards

Last year was a milestone year for The Reefs in Bermuda. It was named the top Atlantic resort by Condé Nast Traveler readers and opened its new spa and Club residences at The Reefs Club. Now the resort is focused on offering more in 2010. Click for more.

Sands at Grace Bay offers family friendly fun

Families seeking an added-value Caribbean vacation this winter or spring might consider The Sands at Grace Bay in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. This resort on six ocean front acres is now offering a week-long Sand Castle Package designed to give parents quality time with their children and with their spouses too. Click for more.

Laurance Rockefeller's vision of a vacation

Through different presidential administrations, hurricanes, and the tides of economic and social change, it has remained- and island oasis- free from daily distraction. St. John's Caneel Bay Resort, has hosted heads of state, corporate moguls, movie stars, celebrities, and the simply well heeled. Click for more.

Low key luxe

Biras Creek Resort, on a stunning peninsula, off Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, provides guests with a rare opportunity to feel in their own skin again. The resort was purchased by Victor International in 2006, and is a distinguished Relais & Chateaux property. Click for more.

Holiday package at Bolongo in St. Thomas

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands is offering a lot more than just turkey for Thanksgiving. Five night holiday packages include options for sailing, snorkeling and more. Click for more.

New general manager at Frenchman's Cove in St. Thomas

Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) - the vacation ownership division of Marriott International, Inc. - recently appointed Pieter Knot general manager at Marriott's Frenchman's Cove on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Knot is responsible for the Marriott Vacation Club resort located on 13 waterfront acres overlooking scenic Pacquereau Bay in St. Thomas. Click for more.

Westin celebrates a decade in St. John

Nearly five hundred dignitaries, members of the hospitality industry, the community and the media gathered in 1998 to celebrate the opening of what has become a jewel in the Westin crown, and a bedrock of the St. John community. Ten years later the rapport between the Westin and the St. John citizens is still strong. Click for more.

 

 
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