HotelChatter - Tag: Caribbean Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T23:32:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Caribbean%20Resorts 5 All-Inclusive Resorts That Don't Feel Like All-Inclusive Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/3/20281/78897 All-inclusive Resorts used to be a cheap, spring break vacation where you sipped sugary drinks in plastic cups and shuffled through buffet lines filling up on nachos, burgers and something exotic called spaghetti bolognese. Looks like those days are a-changin’.

In a time where people (even the well-heeled) are demanding more bang for their vacation buck, many all-inclusives resorts are making a comeback, and bringing their A game.

Today you’ll see gourmet restos, free golf and even spa treatments added into the mix to lure discerning travelers to their now well-manicured grounds.

Check out these five luxury resorts that are so sleek, you’d barely know that one-price-pays-for-all.

]]> Chanize 2011-08-31T09:35:02-05:00 Providenciales: Ditch The Kids And Head To Grace Bay Club's New Adults-Only Infinity Pool http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/28/74552/718

Let's get this out there right now: Grace Bay Club in Turks & Caicos loves kids. (So pipe down, righteous breeders.) They even have a section of the property called Kids Town, which caters to all sorts of little tyke whims and needs.

But parent or not, when you've hit the Caribbean for some R&R, you're looking to tune out bored teenage attitude and a litany of "but why?"s. So, hallelujah for the new adults-only, glass-edge, infinity pool and bar at Grace Bay.

]]> MsRebecca 2010-10-28T11:59:44-05:00 Providenciales: What Do You Do When It Rains In Paradise? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/14/85630/5953 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/ParrotCayPool.jpg" class="top"><p>Summer in the Caribbean. Every day's foreceast was the same: hot with a chance of thunderstorms. Of the four days we spent at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Parrot+Cay+-+A+COMO+Resort/local/1512"><b>Parrot Cay</b></a> in Turks & Caicos, it rained just a little on three and a lot on the fourth.<p> We were lucky to enjoy gorgeous sunny mornings, and dramatic overcast skies that still let us swim at the beach and in the pool. Storms blew over quickly, and we were able to take cover under our beach umbrellas, at the poolside bar (bonus: rum punch and endless UB40!), or on our own <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/13/73649/4189/hotels/Perch_Here_For_A_Killer_View_Of_The_Beach_at_Parrot_Cay">balcony</a>, where the view never got old.<p> Of course, at a resort as luxurious as this, there is always something to MsRebecca 2010-07-14T10:41:06-05:00 Anse Marcel: Domain de Lonvilliers to Reopen December 1 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/31624/793 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/View_Near_Domaine_de_Lonvilliers.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Domaine+De+Lonvilliers/ian/241394"><b>Domaine de Lonvilliers</b></a> is getting a flash re-opening with a seriously flash restaurant. This 145-room resort is on the French side of St Martin and boasts of having both European stylishness and a laidback Caribbean nature &#150; we're not sure if it's possible, but it sure sounds like a beautiful combination.<p>The new Domaine de Lonvilliers will include a restaurant from chef <b>Christophe Leroy</b>, who has already set up his famed "La Table du Marche" restaurants in other resorts in the Caribbean and beyond. That means the food should be pretty darn good.<p>The reopening is scheduled for December 1 and they've got some special rates from then until March 31, 2010, starting from $250 per night amandak 2009-10-30T09:09:19-05:00 Get Married The Martha Stewart Way at Sandals Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/114027/21 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/SandalsMSOweddings.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><p>If you&#146;re a home décor fanatic, and big fan of Martha Stewart, you&#146;d think you&#146;d want to throw yourself hook, line, and sinker into wedding preparations. But based on this new promotion from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Sandals%20Resorts">Sandals Resorts</a> and Martha Stewart, it looks like there are plenty of nesting types whose passion for napkins and placeholders does not extend to destination weddings. (Hey, we don&#146;t blame them. If we were on a tropical island with a rum punch just a snap of our fingers away, we wouldn&#146;t want to be worrying about coordinating bouquets and boutonnieres either.)</p> <p>The new <a href="http://www.sandals.com/weddingmoons/weddings/collections/marthastewart/index.cfm"><b>Sandals Weddings by Martha Stewart</b></a> &#147;experiences&#148; take the concept of an all-inclusive resort and a wedding reception package, and MsRebecca 2009-10-19T13:18:40-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/