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Monday, 17 September 20073 min read
Carlos Salzar appointed MD of Jumby Bay
Antigua, West Indies (August) –Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Carlos Salazar as the new Managing Director of Jumby Bay, an exclusive private island retreat recently named the #1 resort in the Caribbean by the readership of Travel + Leisure in August.
A seasoned hotelier who worked at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Salazar is responsible for all of Jumby Bay’s operations, and will oversee the resort’s management team.

“Rosewood Hotels has a strong and fruitful tradition of promoting talent from the inside, and Salazar has proven himself at The Carlyle,” said James McBride, Vice President of Operations at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. Salazar was Executive Assistant Manager at The Carlyle, a position he held for the past year.

Prior to joining Rosewood in New York, Salazar held a series of Senior Food & Beverage management positions at resort and boutique hotel properties in California and the Pacific Islands. He was Director of Food & Beverage at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental-Hawaii, during which the resort earned a 5 Diamond rating from AAA, and held similar positions at Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.

Prior to that, Salazar was Owner and General Manager of his own restaurant, the Gypsy Grill, a 115-seat French California Grill in Encino, California. He got his start in hospitality in 1987, with early assignments including Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort is an inclusive luxury retreat set on its own 300-acre private island two miles off the coast of Antigua in the West Indies. Accessible only by boat, the resort offers travelers a relaxed and authentic Caribbean escape with superb white-sand beaches and lush tropical environs. Spread across one-third of the island are Jumby Bay’s 40 suites and 12 villas, each newly refurbished with casually elegant décor and private pools. Seven lavish and fully staffed private estate homes are also available, with private pools and tennis courts, and full access to the many amenities of Jumby Bay.

For active travelers, the resort offers watersports, tennis, hiking and biking trails, a fitness center and 25-meter freshwater lap pool. Simplicity, distinctiveness and the delectable freshness of local ingredients are at the heart of dining at Jumby Bay’s two restaurants and in-room dining experience.

In 2007, Jumby Bay earned distinction as the “World’s Best Caribbean Resort” from Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Readers’ Survey. It was also ranked #6 in T+L’s “World’s Best Service Awards” for the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas, and was included in T+L’s “Top 500 World’s Best Hotels” as well as on Conde Nast Traveler’s “World’s Best Places to Stay Gold List.” For further information visit www.jumbybayresort.com or www.rosewoodhotels.com.