Cap Juluca Returns to Maundays Bay With Guerlain Longevity and a New Caribbean Season

Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel, Anguilla reopens on 10 October with a new season that leans into the qualities that made Maundays Bay a long-standing Caribbean address: direct access to pale sand, relaxed open-air dining and a strong connection to island culture. The 2026 programme adds a more ambitious wellness layer while refreshing several social spaces around the beach.

Guerlain brings a longevity focus to the spa

Cap Juluca Spa by Guerlain is introducing Longeviskin, which Belmond describes as the first appearance of the treatment in the Caribbean and Latin America. The positioning moves the spa beyond a conventional resort menu and toward the growing luxury-wellness interest in skin health, longevity and highly personalised care.

For yacht owners and charter guests already moving between St Martin, St Barths and Anguilla, that matters because a hotel spa can become part of a wider itinerary rather than a standalone holiday. A focused treatment programme gives guests a reason to come ashore for several hours without abandoning the relaxed rhythm of island cruising.

The Cap Shack is being refreshed rather than reinvented

The beachfront Cap Shack returns with a new Caribbean look and an updated menu rooted in local ingredients and regional flavours. Belmond is keeping the informality that made the venue useful while giving the setting enough design attention to sit comfortably within a high-end hotel experience.

That balance is important on an island where the most memorable luxury is often deliberately casual. Guests can move from a tender or beach walk straight into lunch without changing the mood, while the refreshed design keeps the experience coherent with the wider property.

Food becomes part of the seasonal programme

Chef Gregory Gourdet is scheduled to join the tenth edition of Culinary Shores for a multi-day residency in December, adding a specific culinary reason to visit during the winter season. The series gives the resort a changing rhythm rather than relying only on its beach and architecture.

For regular Caribbean visitors, this kind of limited residency can make a familiar destination feel new. The strongest resort programming often works in exactly this way: the place remains stable, while chefs, wellness specialists and cultural events provide fresh reasons to return.

Maundays Bay remains the real luxury

None of the additions replaces the fundamental appeal of Cap Juluca, which is its position along Maundays Bay and the ability to live much of the day outdoors. The new season is strongest when the hotel uses wellness, food and design to deepen that sense of place instead of competing with it.

For the superyacht audience, Anguilla also works naturally as part of a Leeward Islands route. A polished hotel with beach access, distinctive dining and serious spa facilities can become a useful shore base while the yacht remains the private home and transport between islands.

Official sources: mediahub.belmond.com.