Secret Bay - Dominica, West Indies

Business View Caribbean 5 panded to six, and will have eight by the end of 2016.” Because of its unique combination of secluded loca- tion and upscale amenities, within a few short years, Secret Bay became known as one of the best boutique hotels in the Caribbean. It has been selected by Travel & Leisure as one of the best new hotels in the world; by Harper’s Bazaar as a top resort; and by CNN as a Secret Island Getaway. TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards also ranks Secret Bay as a top resort in the fol- lowing categories: Luxury, Small Hotels, Romance, and Service. In November 2015, Secret Bay was named the Small Caribbean Hotel of the Year by Caribbean Journal. Nassief describes Secret Bay as an “eco-luxury” resort and is passionate about maintaining the property in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner. “I think my connection to Dominica and its pristine landscape shaped that passion over many years, and of course shaped the vision for Secret Bay,” he says. “We wanted to build something that afterwards would look like nothing had happened - that would fit into the landscape and would not in any way impact the environment. One of our goals was that as you passed by the property from the sea, you could not tell that it was there. Remember, this was to be our home – the house of our dreams. So with Fruto (award-winning Latin American architect Fruto Vivas), we designed something really beautiful and elegant. That did not change as we scaled it down; we simply created many such homes, just smaller. They were never intended to be hotel rooms, but beautiful homes. So that is where the luxury element emerged. And our vision for pre- serving the land gave it the ‘eco.’ Eco-luxury was really the natural end result.” Thus, the resort’s four villas and two bungalows have been positioned across the site to ensure privacy and seclusion. All the properties