GoldenEye

Hotel · Saint Mary

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"GoldenEye's origin story is almost as good as the resort itself: Once the home of the man who wrote the Bond novels, the property was purchased in the '70s by record mogul Chris Blackwell (the founder of Island Records) and has played host to not just Blackwell but also his legendary circle of friends. Blackwell began adding cottages on the property, and slowly—almost by force of nature—his personal retreat became a hotel. That a trip to GoldenEye today retains the same carefree Caribbean ease of Fleming's day, or from before when Blackwell opened it up to strangers, borders on the absurd. How, one wonders, can this all still be so good—how, as the world changes around us, is GoldenEye so unbothered by time? Don't worry about it. These are questions for after you leave." —M.B.

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