Six Caribbean Hotels Join The Region’s Luxury Travel Scene 

News Americas, New York, NY, March 18, 2025: Six new Caribbean resorts have entered the spotlight, offering travelers a mix of luxury, adventure, and family-friendly fun across Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic, Antigua & Barbuda and Curaçao.

Marriott has debuted Salterra, a 100-room eco-luxury resort on the untouched shores of South Caicos. Featuring six dining concepts, a salt-inspired spa, and a family-friendly Kids Club, Salterra is now the second Marriott-branded resort in Turks and Caicos. The resort’s signature restaurant, Brine, offers an epicurean dining experience with an extensive wine list. Families will appreciate the Salterra Kids Club, which provides engaging activities like pirate coin hunts and coconut leaf origami for children aged 4-12.

Salterra is now the second Marriott-branded resort in Turks and Caicos, alongside the Ritz-Carlton on Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales. With new nonstop American Airlines flights from Miami, South Caicos is fast becoming a must-visit Caribbean destination. Rooms start at $2,831 per night.

Beaches Resorts has expanded its award-winning Turks and Caicos property with the addition of Treasure Beach Village. The $150 million expansion includes 101 new multi-bedroom suites, a 15,000-square-foot pool, and new dining experiences, bringing the resort’s total to 30 specialty restaurants and 16 pools. Now accepting reservations, guests can choose from 101 stunning multi-bedroom concierge and butler suites, including two, three and four-bedroom luxury accommodations. The $150 million dollar expansion will elevate the all-inclusive resort’s overall key count to 858 and marks the sixth village addition to the Beaches Turks and Caicos property.

A 620-room all-inclusive resort has opened in Uvero Alto, Punta Cana, as part of Wyndham and Playa Hotels & Resorts’ growing Caribbean portfolio. Highlights include one of the largest pools in the Dominican Republic, nine restaurants, nine bars, and a soon-to-open water park. It’s one of a number of options in Punta Cana and beyond right now, from the recently-opened Viva Miches by Wyndham (rooms at $304 per night on a spectacular beach in Miches, about an hour and 20 minutes from Punta Cana airport; and one of our Caribbean favorites, the excellent Lopesan Costa Bavaro on the heart of Punta Cana’s best beach. Rooms from $393 per night, all-inclusive.

Slated for a July 1 debut, Art Hotel Curaçao is a 30-room adults-only boutique hotel featuring Piet Boon-designed interiors, an oceanfront pool, and a five-course tasting menu at The Lemon Tree. The 30-rom hotel is now taking bookings for July 1, according to its website. Despite its size, the amenities are robust, from an oceanfront pool to beach access to a Scandinavian fusion restaurant called The Lemon Tree, highlighted by a five-course tasting menu. You can book a “luxury room” with a city view for $220.15 per night right now. For an oceanfront room, the rate goes up to $374.86 per night, not including tax.

With these four new additions, the Caribbean’s luxury hospitality scene continues to expand, catering to families, couples, and adventure-seekers alike.

Perhaps the most anticipated is the upcoming Nobu Beach Inn on Barbuda, slated for an early 2026 debut. Spearheaded by Hollywood legend and hospitality visionary Robert De Niro, alongside partners Daniel Shamoon and James Packer, the ultra-luxury boutique hotel has been nearly a decade in development. Set on the historic site of the former K Club – famously visited by Princess Diana – the property will include 36 bedrooms across 17 beachfront bungalows, plus another 25 private villas. Naturally, it will feature a signature Nobu sushi restaurant, along with immersive culinary and leisure experiences.

The opening of the Nobu Beach Inn is poised to further elevate the tourism profile of Antigua and Barbuda, a destination that has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s top-performing markets for luxury travel. With its low-density, high-impact development model, the property aligns with the island’s ethos of sustainable, exclusive tourism.

Meanwhile, in the Dominican Republic, another brand is making waves. The W Hotels brand is entering the all-inclusive space for the first time with the launch of W Punta Cana in the Uvero Alto area. Opening in just a few weeks, this 349-room resort redefines the all-inclusive experience with edgy, urban-inspired design and 13 different dining concepts, including:

• A speakeasy named 33 1/3
• A vibrant rum club
• A beer hall integrated into the all-inclusive offering
• A noodle and wok bar serving Asian street food
• A “Trade Market” with live-action food stations instead of the standard buffet

The resort also includes signature W experiences like the Wet Deck, the Living Room, and the FIT gym. Room rates range from $1,900 USD per night for a premier king to over $2,000 for private pool suites and penthouse options. It’s a bold move by parent company Marriott into the fast-growing all-inclusive luxury segment and a significant vote of confidence in the Dominican Republic’s tourism infrastructure.