The Caribbean's Only Six-Star Resort Is Building Its Final Six Villas — 15 Years In
Secret Bay in Dominica is adding six Cliffside Villas, two spas, and a family pool pavilion as it completes its buildout.
Fifteen years after it opened in the rainforest above the Caribbean Sea, Secret Bay is building its last six villas. The all-villa Relais & Chateaux resort in northwestern Dominica has unveiled plans for six new Cliffside Villas, two additional spas, and a family pool pavilion near Coconut Beach, the final enclave in a project its owner has deliberately kept small.
The new residences will bring Secret Bay to 42 villas spread across 40 acres, ending a buildout that added land and lowered density over time rather than packing in more rooms. The enclave introduces a new three-bedroom design called the Kampesh, a 3,618-square-foot, treehouse-style villa for up to 10 guests, alongside an expanded two-bedroom Ti-Fey layout. Both use Guyanese Greenheart hardwood and locally crafted Dominican Red Cedar, with private plunge pools and terraces looking across the sea toward Guadeloupe and Les Saintes.
Two new spas are also coming: one expanding the treetop character of the existing Gommier Spa, the other built around a slower, low-tech "analog" wellness concept. A solar-powered family pool pavilion near Coconut Beach will add separate children's and adult areas, a bar, and a restaurant, a nod to the multigenerational travelers the larger Kampesh villas are designed to attract.
Sales of the Cliffside Villas begin this fall through Sotheby's International Realty, with whole ownership starting at $2.95 million; buyers may also qualify for Dominica's Citizenship by Investment program. Nightly rooms currently start around $1,020. The additions broaden Secret Bay's appeal to families, but the core of the stay holds: private villas, individual hosts, and dense rainforest between the accommodations and the sea.