Secret Bay Named the Americas’ Best Honeymoon Hideaway 2016
Alongside the foremost award of World’s Best Boutique Hotel 2016, Secret Bay has been awarded the distinction of Best Honeymoon…
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Secret Bay Named World’s Best Boutique Hotel 2016
We are delighted to share that Secret Bay has been awarded the distinction of “World’s Best Boutique Hotel” 2016 by…
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Secret Bay’s Newest Villas Make a Splash with First Guests
Secret Bay recently announced its newest stunning residences, the Ylang Ylang Villas, featuring almost 1,600 square feet of blissful spaces befitting of an…
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Secret Bay Receives Condé Nast Traveler’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Award
Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Secret Bay recognized amongst the best Caribbean…
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Introducing Ylang Ylang, Secret Bay’s New Treehouse Villas
We are delighted to announce the arrival of our Ylang Ylang Villas, two new stunning residences at Secret Bay. The…
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5 Beautiful Fish Species to Discover at Secret Bay
One of the reasons Secret Bay has been assigned the designation of an eco-luxury resort is that we have worked…
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Bravo Features Secret Bay in List of Sexiest Hotel Offerings
It’s no secret that Secret Bay is among the top-rated romantic holidays in the Caribbean. With a bevy of romantic packages, designated…
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Try it at Home – Secret Bay’s Vegetarian Chana Masala
One of the most notable aspects of any guest’s stay at Secret Bay is the amount of personalized attention given…
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3 Must-Experience Water Adventures
The rejuvenating effect of water in nature is undoubtedly one of the staples of any great holiday, no matter if…
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The Best Caribbean Hiking Experiences in Dominica — Easy to Extreme
Hiking Dominica – the Nature Island We love hiking in Dominica because it combines three things—the beauty of the Nature…
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Travel + Leisure Names Secret Bay Among Best Resort Hotels In Caribbean In World’s Best Awards 2016
Travel & Leisure has ranked Secret Bay #11 out of all hotel resorts in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas….
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Secret Bay Featured In Story About Unforgettable Travel Experiences
At Secret Bay, we’re known for the wealth of experiences we provide guests on and off the resort grounds. Among…
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Introducing Secret Bay’s Video Postcard Series
Memories are Meant to Be Shared We all know the splendor of an island vacation—relaxation, pampering, delicious food, one-of-a-kind experiences…
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400 Reasons to Visit Secret Bay
Offering a spectacular environment, inexhaustible experiences, and unrivaled service over five years of operation, Secret Bay has racked up…
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Celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary with 5-Time Guests
For our final blog in our anniversary series, we talked to the couple that has visited us more times than anyone…
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Guests Who Hold Record for Longest Stay Explain why Secret Bay is their Favourite Caribbean Retreat
The first time Cliff and Irene came to stay with us, they came for an entire month. They told us…
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Secrets from the Souce Shack – A Q&A with Chef Eric
When Executive Chef Eric Subin was looking for a culinary career move, he wanted more than a kitchen. He and…
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The Vision Behind our Villas – A Conversation with Lead Architect Fruto Vivas
Since boyhood, Secret Bay owner Gregor Nassief had a lofty dream—to create a home away from home amongst the wild…
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Couple Returns to Secret Bay with Family to Create Memories That “Last a Lifetime”
For many of our guests, Secret Bay is the perfect place for romance. Over the past five years we’ve helped…
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Secret Bay Captured in Bucket List Travel Video Blog
Follow along with video bloggers Garrett, Jessica and their kids—the Bucket List Family— as they capture an intimate guest’s view of…
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Indulging in Refined Simplicity on a Dream Caribbean Honeymoon
The biggest compliment we can receive is for someone to recommend us to their friends. We love it when a…
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Three Generations of Family Find Happy Place at Secret Bay
“Mix one part Swiss Family Robinson, two parts Wallpaper Magazine and a good dose of Brazil ’66 (think Oscar Niemeyer…
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Secret Bay Among Top Candidates for International Hotel and Property Awards 2016
Design Et Al and The Design Society announced that Secret Bay is among the top candidates for the International Hotel…
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First Secret Bay Stay Brings A Family Together
Five years ago this month we were preparing our grounds and facilities, anxiously awaiting the realization of our dream of welcoming guests…
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Secret Bay Named One of Best Caribbean Hotels to Visit Now
When Caribbean Journal set out to find the top 5 Caribbean hotels to visit right now, they were looking for…
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12 Activities to Look For at a Caribbean Luxury Resort
When it comes to the search for resorts, you’re looking for an immaculate experience, right? A place that opens doors…
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Voted One of Top 25 Romantic Hotels in Caribbean by TripAdvisor
For the second year running, we’ve been given a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for being one of the top 25…
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Watch: Embark on our new Boat Trip and Discover the Beauty of the North
We’ve posted a beautiful new video to Youtube that shows what you can expect if you join us on our…
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Dominica Voted one of 10 Most Ethical Destinations in World
Once a year, Ethical Traveler selects the ten countries around the world that it reckons are doing the best work at promoting human rights, protecting…
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#3 in Best Small Hotels in Caribbean on TripAdvisor Awards
We have just been voted the 3rd Best Small Hotel in the Caribbean by the millions of users of TripAdvisor….
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What Makes Dominica’s Sea So Special? Ask Don.
Don takes our guests on a lot of the offshore activities, including the two new activities introduced in this newsletter…
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Featured Staff: Megan
Megan has been with us since we opened, so we reckoned it was high time she had a chance to…
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Featured Guests: Proving You Are Never Too Old for Romance and Adventure
Cliff and Irene came to stay with us for a month earlier this year. Despite being in their seventies and…
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See the Highlights of the Caribbean’s Longest Walking Trail… by boat
The Waitikubuli National Trail is the Caribbean’s first long distance trail, covering 115 miles throughout the island. Designed to be hiked…
READ MORE Spot Whales from the Privacy of Your Own Villa
Dominica is rightly famous the world over for the whales that live in and migrate to our waters throughout the…
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Come Snorkel at Night with us at Secret Bay
Anyone who has ever swum in the sea at night knows that it completely changes the way you see and…
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Secret Bay’s new boat for private tours, snorkelling trips and more
We’ve bought a new boat – the Waitukubuli Wander – specially to take our guests on all the many sea…
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Ten Great Ways for all the Family to Enjoy Dominica in the Summer
There’s so much more to the Nature Island than just beaches. This is an island filled with delights to discover,…
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Romantic Getaway — Wedding and Honeymoons on Secret Beach
Nothing captures the privacy and exclusivity of a wedding at Secret Bay more than the chance to hold your ceremony…
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Discover Dominica’s 7 Best Walks
From leisurely coastal strolls to hardcore hikes towards remote boiling lakes, our selection of the 7 best walks on Dominica…
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Secret Bay One of World’s 50 Best Places for Honeymoon
The summer 2015 issue of wedding planning bible The Knot has chosen our resort as one of its 50 hottest…
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Featured Guests: Mark and Xin’s Island Wedding
A lot of our guests say Secret Bay is like one big, very happy family. A perfect example came a…
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Secret Bay Makes Cover of Maco Caribbean Living
Secret Bay is thrilled to have made the cover of the annual Invest issue of leading Caribbean publication Maco Caribbean…
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Secret Bay Wins Four TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards
We have had unprecedented success in Tripadvisor’s annual Traveller’s Choice Awards for 2015. Secret Bay was recognized as a winner…
READ MORECanyoning Caribbean: Interview With Liz From Extreme Dominica
Although it can be easy to just switch off at Secret Bay and spend your entire holiday never leaving the…
READ MOREOnly Two Caribbean Hotels to Make World’s Most Exclusive Luxury List
The mysterious Andrew Harper has been travelling the world incognito since 1979, staying in some of the world’s finest hotels. From…
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Featured Staff: Kanniama Joseph
Kanniama is our Reservations and Office Coordinator. As she has just completed a year here, we caught up with her…
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Our New Sleep Programme Guarantees Everyone a Good Night’s Rest
For most people who visit us, there’s no lovelier way to fall asleep than with the sound of the waves…
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Featured Associate: Don Mitchell
Don takes Secret Bay Guests on the Lionfish tour. We asked him about his life on and under the waters…
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iPhones and Bose Active Speakers for Villas/Bungalows
These iPhone 5c smartphone have all the numbers guests might need to make their stay as carefree as can be,…
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Launch of the Milestones Reward Program
When it comes to those landmark moments in life – our weddings, honeymoons, fortieth birthdays, golden wedding anniversaries – one…
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Featured Guests: “Returning to Secret Bay Felt Like Coming Home”
…is how Caitlin and Mark described their second visit to Secret Bay. They had first stayed at Secret Bay in…
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Featured Guests: “Finally, Our Search Was Over…”
Featured Guests: Ken & Marcy. Like so many couples preparing for the wedding, Ken and Marcy had ‘endlessly researched’ their…
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Have You Ever Gone Diving in Champagne?
Featured Site: Champagne. Can you imagine diving surrounded by thousands of tiny bubbles? Well at Champagne, a dive site which…
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How do our Villas Stay Looking so Good?
Featured Staff member Vincent Laurent. Thank Vincent. Vincent has been here from the beginning, part of the original construction crew…
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The Deepest Massage You Can Imagine
Featured Associate Terri Henry. For our lead masseuse Terri, giving a massage isn’t just about getting deep into your muscles…
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The Travel Press Keeps Falling in Love with Secret Bay
We’ve finished this year on a real high with the press too, named the #1 Luxury Resort in the Caribbean…
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Guess Who Voted Us the Sexiest Bedroom in the Americas?
Not to be upstaged, the original Zabuco Honeymoon Villa won Secret Bay the prize for having the third sexiest bedroom…
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Our Two New Flagship Villas, Zabuco II & III, Open to Rave Reviews
‘Nowhere that I have stayed before made me say “Wow” upon walking in the door,’ wrote Tony after he and…
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Stunning Aerial Video Shows Secret Bay as You’ve Never Seen it Before
We hope you enjoy our stunning new video, shot from a remote controlled helicopter that soared over our cliffs and…
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Dominica’s Number One Bird Guide Shares His Secrets….
Dr Birdy (full name Bertrand Jno Baptiste) is the best loved bird guide in Dominica. Of the 188 bird species which…
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Lionfish Hunting: A Sustainable Supper Adventure at Secret Bay
At Secret Bay we believe that having amazing wild experiences and caring for the environment go hand in hand. Our…
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Featured Staff: Deslyne Shares What She Loves About Working at Secret Bay
To celebrate Deslyn being with us for a year, we asked her a few questions about what it means to…
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Celebrating Three Years of Sharing Secret Bay with Our Friend
On May 30th 2011, three years ago today, the first guests woke up at Secret Bay. We waited nervously, hoping…
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Secret Bay is on the Cover of Leading Global Travel Magazine and Voted Sexiest Bedroom in the Americas
Friday 15 November 2013 FIRST TIME DOMINICA IS ON COVER OF TRAVEL + LEISURE Secret Bay has brought the island…
READ MORE Dominica’s Secret Bay Named Caribbean’s Top Luxury Resort by Islands Magazine
Tuesday 22 October 2013 SECRET BAY’S “EMBRACE SIMPLICITY” CONCEPT OF LUXURY CHARMS Secret Bay, Dominica — October 22 2103 —…
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Counting the Days…and the Votes!
SHARE IN OUR EXCITEMENT Thursday 19 September 2013 In just three days, Secret Bay unveils Zabuco II and Zabuco III,…
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Two Years Young
As we said at the beginning of the newsletter, it’s not just our guests who have been celebrating recently. Our…
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Featured Attraction: Syndicate Rainforest
One special place Dr Birdy takes our guests is the Syndicate Rainforest, easily accessible to hikers, and one of the…
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Featured Associate: Dr. Birdy
We pride ourselves on working with the best people. So when it comes to taking tours to see Dominica’s spectacular…
READ MORE Iron, Lion…Zion? Our Featured Staff: Jemer
Not the Bob Marley song. But our own star of culinary roots – Jemer. July saw Dominica’s Iron Chef competition,…
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“On Our Own Deserted Island”: Featured Guest: Monique and Samuel
When guests say they have “scoped this resort out for months”, we know they’ll have done their research. They’ll have…
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“A Special and Beautiful Place”
We’ve just had our 150th positive review on TripAdvisor (150 out of 150, with 146 giving us full marks). It’s…
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Our First “I Do”
What better place to start than with a real first for us – our first Private Wedding. J&C had been…
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Building on Our Success
With advice like that, there’s really only one thing to do. Next month, we open our two new villas –…
READ MORE Secret Bay Unveils Two Additional Zabuco Villas
Thursday 18 July 2013 CELEBRATES WITH SPECIAL BOOKING OFFER INCLUDING FREE NIGHTS FOR FALL/WINTER STAYS As the romantic allure of…
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Secret Bay Named Top Resort
Monday 7 January 2013 SECRET BAY RANKED #2 OF JUST 10 RESORTS IN THE WORLD IN HARPER’S BAZAAR TRAVEL HOT…
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Featured Staff: Richmond “Richie” Peters
Itching to know the name of that vibrant bloom that keeps catching your eye? Ask our man Richie. He learned…
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Featured Associate: Trudy Scott – Prevost
As you explore Secret Bay chances are you may bump into someone standing in tree pose; it may be Trudy…
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Featured Guests: Cutter & Margarita
Love fuels the persistence needed when pursuing your dreams. And Cutter and Magarita were adamant they were going to have…
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Food That Will Surprise & Delight You
Now we know some of our guests love nothing better than to inhale the scent of ginger and all things…
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Magical Moments on Our New Sunset Yoga Deck
Feel the last rays of the sun warming your skin as you toast your new life together or as you…
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We Are the #1 Small Hotel in the Caribbean
< Your patronage and our efforts to serve you with flair and discretion means that Secret Bay won the #1…
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Secret Bay Top Ranked in TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice 2013 Awards
Monday 4 February 2013 Secret Bay has come out on top in the just released Traveler’s Choice 2013 ranking of…
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Secret Bay Gets Design & Elegance Recommended Award
After less than 18 months since our opening, we are really honored to receive yet another award! Secret Bay was…
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Residence Programme Picks Up Speed
There’s no greater feeling than when our guests love what we do and understand why we do it. So when…
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See if You Can Spot Us in This Video
Discover Dominica Authority made this gorgeous film to showcase what an ideal place our island is for those seeking health…
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Featured Staff: “All of Us”!
Far be it from us to blow our own trumpets (well not too loudly), but we just had so much…
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1000…is the Magic Number
Last month we celebrated our 1000th booking enquiry online. Of course the best celebrations don’t happen on the internet, but…
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Featured Guests: Jake and Darcy
Not many people head on their honeymoon hoping for stormy weather. But when Jake and Darcy came to Secret Bay…
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We’re One of 50 Best Places For Honeymoons Around the World
The media’s love-in with Secret Bay continued last month with us featured among America’s leading wedding brand’s 50 best places…
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Secret Bay Featured on CNN as One of Best New Hotels in the World
A report on CNN Travel Insider into the top new luxury hotels around the world featured Secret Bay first, calling…
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Secret Bay is a Top Honeymoon Destination Space
SECRET BAY DOMINICA SELECTED AS TOP HONEYMOON DESTINATION Dominica, September 27th 2012. Secret Bay has been featured by America’s…
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Secret Bay Celebrates One Year Anniversary, Launches Residences Program
THE ULTIMATE ECO-LUXURY HIDEAWAY LAUNCHES RESIDENCES PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO GUEST DEMAND Secret Bay, Dominica – June 19, 2012 –…
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In Dominica, life meanders by at a gentle pace, and who better to remind you of this than Gilbert Panthier,…
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Featured Guest: Robert Johnson – “Secret Bay: What Dreams Are Made On!”
Robert Johnson stayed with his wife and their daughter in Zing Zing Villa in April. They loved their villa “the…
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What’s New at Secret Bay?
Soul and Senses Couples’ Package Especially designed for couples and available in both the villas and bungalows, the Soul and…
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One Year Anniversary Celebrate With New Accolades
First up, Secret Bay became the first hotel in Dominica and one of only three hotels in the Caribbean to…
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Secret Bay Included in Travel + Leisure ‘It List’ 2012
Friday 4 May 2012 Secret Bay Dominica — May 3rd 2012 — Secret Bay is the first hotel ever in…
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