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Suite accommodations at Antigua’s Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort.
Exclusivity. Once-in-a-lifetime experience. Living like the rich and famous. Seclusion. Unplugging.
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These are the elements that make a private island stay so appealing say representatives at the islands themselves. And as the resorts continue to make improvements to enhance the guest experience, look for the hot factor for private island escapes to rise in 2012, making them a Recommend editors’ pick for hot destinations in the upcoming year.
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Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, for one, will officially become part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection in January 2012. This luxury
private island resort was the first resort development to be built in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in more than 15 years when it opened in July 2010. It features 52 guest accommodations as well as a collection of 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom villas. Scrub Island will be the first Autograph Collection hotel in the Caribbean and Marriott International’s first property in the BVI. The Autograph Collection brand was launched last year and Marriott defines the group of more than 20 properties in the U.S. and Europe as, “exceptional
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