Coulibri Ridge Press Releases

​

April 4, 2023: AFAR, The 2023 Stay List
Nov. 9, 2022: CR Joins Beyond Green
Oct. 4, 2022: Grand Opening
Sept. 27, 2022: World Tourism Day

December 17, 2024: Dominica is the Caribbean’s best-kept secret for sustainable luxury. Coulibri Ridge, an off-grid luxury resort, offers panoramic views and a focus on sustainability. Guests can enjoy wellness experiences and immersive nature hikes.

June 28, 2024: Coulibri Ridge: Built on a former aloe vera plantation, this luxurious eco-retreat is powered by more than 300 solar panels and constructed from recycled and sustainable materials. All the stonework you see around the property came from the land itself.

Spring 2024: On the south coast of Dominica, Coulibri Ridge masterfully blends luxury and off-grid sustainability. This combination is reflected not just in its design, its lush 360-degree mountain and ocean views, but in its food offerings as well. (pdf)

October 11, 2023: Coulibri Ridge, a luxury paradise for the eco-obsessed that opened in 2022: Its 14 rooms are fully off-the-grid with solar being the primary energy source, and wind turbines serving as backup. High in the mountains overlooking the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, purified rainwater fills two infinity pools.

April 27, 2023: Announcing the Hot List Winners of 2023: Combining eco-sensitive best practices with true luxury, Coulibri Ridge is a model for Dominica and the wider Caribbean, demonstrating that you needn't sacrifice creature comforts to have a sustainable vacation. Coulibri Ridge's all-Dominican team of roughly 40 people is friendly and welcoming. Without exception, they’re genuine and eager to share information about their island with guests.

March 22, 2023: Coulibri Ridge, in southern Dominica, is not only deeply environmentally friendly but positively impacts islanders, too. It was designed not only as a luxury resort, but also as a long-term research project that showcases the possibilities for self-sustaining communities in Dominica and around the world.

January 10, 2023: 25 Best Ecolodges Around the World (Worth Traveling For!): Coulibri Ridge on the Caribbean island of Dominica is a newcomer making waves for both its eco-friendly operation and design, and its unmatched guest experience. It doesn’t get much more sustainable than Coulibri Ridge.

December 19, 2022: Après une vingtaine d’années de recherche, un ouragan majeur et une pandémie, le rêve hôtelier de l’entrepreneur et philanthrope québécois Daniel Langlois prend officiellement son envol. En exploitant dans les Caraïbes un hôtel de luxe autosuffisant, respectueux de l’environnement et de la communauté, l’homme d’affaires souhaite poser les bases d’un modèle d’avenir pour le tourisme.

November 27, 2022: Sitting atop a lush green mountain ridge with views of the Caribbean Sea, Coulibri Ridge has all the trappings of a carefree resort while being fully off the grid. The 285-acre retreat uses solar energy as its primary power source (there are wind turbines, too) and funnels purified rainwater to its infinity pools and 14 spacious studios and duplex suites.

October 14, 2022: Located on top of a mountain near the village of Soufrière, the 14-suite off-the-grid property is the result from over 20 years of research on creating a genuinely sustainable property without losing its luxury ambiance for guests.

October 5, 2022: Coulibri Ridge brings a new level of sustainable luxury to the Caribbean and invites travelers to go off the grid and dive into luxury.

January 10, 2025: Coulibri Ridge in Petit Coulibri, Dominica, has enticing excursions such as hiking volcanoes, snorkeling, kayaking, paddleboarding, diving, and visiting hot springs. The resort operates using solar energy and uses off-grid, alternative power technologies.

November 12, 2024: Coulibri Ridgde is one of the 29 best places to travel according to The Points Guy Travel Team. The resort, which opened in 2023 on the island's southern tip, is powered by wind turbines and solar panels and uses purified rainwater to fill its pools.

May 24, 2024: Coulibri Ridge is a 14-suite luxury resort based on principles and practices that other hotels can use as a blueprint to become more sustainable. For this reason, this property was chosen as one of Afar’s 15 Best New Hotels in the World in 2023.

March 20, 2024: With a growing collection of sustainability-minded properties everywhere, Beyond Green counts resorts like Dominica’s Coulibri Ridge, which not only has replaced in-room trash bins with compost boxes, but also uses copper-ionization for its swimming pools. (pdf)

October 2023: This might be the world’s greenest resort: On the southern coast of Dominica, Coulibri Ridge is a hilltop oasis 15 years in the making. Built to be energy-efficient — it’s powered completely by trade winds and the Caribbean sun — the resort is also proof that sustainability and luxury don’t need to be mutually exclusive. (pdf)

April 27, 2023: One of the planet’s most outstanding examples of a modern, off-the-grid eco-luxury resort is Coulibri Ridge. It is in Dominica amid 285 acres. The 14-suite property is powered by sun and wind and is the result of more than 20 years of research, environmental testing, infrastructure building, and community engagement.

March 16, 2023: The World’s Greatest Places of 2023: Eco-conscious travelers will want to experience Dominica’s newest resort, Coulibri Ridge. High in the mountains with breathtaking views of the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, it prides itself on being fully off-grid, powered by solar and wind turbines.

January 3, 2023: Quand luxe rime avec durabilité : Une prouesse architecturale faite de pierres volcaniques et d'un design raffiné dans les moindres détails. Un concentré de technologies vertes nichées au cœur de la forêt tropicale qui leur sert d'écrin. Un lieu où se lover au cœur de la Dominique.

December 2, 2022: Coulibri Ridge, una nueva escapada sustentable en el Caribe. Coulibri Ridge, el resort de lujo sustentable más nuevo del Caribe, invita a los viajeros conscientes a experimentar la auténtica sostenibilidad y el «lujo verde» en este hermoso resort recién inaugurado.

October 28, 2022: The new Caribbean hotels worth planning a trip to this winter: Located on a mountain ridge in southern Dominica near the village of Soufriere, Coulibri Ridge is fully off-grid and uses solar energy as its main power source.

October 12, 2022: After years of passionate research and creative design, the project instigators succeeded in shaping a sustainable luxury that sets new standards of uniqueness, efficiency and quality.

December 16, 2021: The Caribbean’s coolest new eco-resort is in Dominica. The resort is a dramatic design, set on a hillside with spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the neighboring island of Martinique.

December 20, 2024: Coulibri Ridge is named one of Condé Nast Traveler's Best Hotels in the Caribbean for 2025. What was once a colonial-era citrus plantation has been transformed into an eco-sensitive hillside retreat, which aims to be self-sufficient.

November 12, 2024: Even a single hotel or resort directing its energy and resources to lessen its impact on the planet can have a profound effect, exemplified by waste-lessening initiatives at Bali, Indonesia's Potato Head and sustainable power generation at Dominica's Coulibri Ridge.

May 4, 2024: A masterclass in maximizing surroundings to minimize the impact on the environment — without sacrificing luxury — seemingly every inch of the 285-acre Coulibri Ridge has a sustainable origin or purpose.

February 27, 2024: Coulibri Ridge, an exquisite year-old, 14-suite property on 285 verdant acres, provides all the accoutrements needed to live large on your honeymoon. And it does so while proving that luxury and sustainability can coexist with solar panels, filtered rainwater, an on-site farm, wind turbines and environmentally friendly materials and design.

September 6, 2023: Discover off-the-grid luxury in Dominica, an island defined by natural extremes. If you think sustainability means sacrificing creature comforts, the 285-acre Coulibri Ridge will prove you wrong. Suites here are elegant and comfortable. The décor is West Indies meets Scandinavia, with bold colours and sleek furniture made from recycled teak.

April 4, 2023: Our picks for the 15 best new hotels in the world. Coulibri Ridge sets a new sustainability standard for the less-visited Caribbean isle of Dominica. The 14-suite off-the-grid hotel, situated on the southern tip of the island, uses solar panels and wind turbines for electricity, and pure rainwater is harvested and filtered on site.

March 9, 2023: Certaines destinations semblent presque trop belles pour être vraies. Le projet de rêve de l’entrepreneur québécois Daniel Langlois, en Dominique, fait partie de ce lot : un hôtel quasi autosuffisant, en harmonie avec la nature et la culture locale, récompensé pour son design.

December 26, 2022: Coulibri Ridge's 14 luxury studios and duplexes are on 200 acres of lush hillside in Dominica, overlooking the island of Martinique. Both constructed and operated sustainably, there's no greenwashing here and the 20-year long development project provides a model for others to emulate.

November 29, 2022: Preferred Travel Group's Beyond Green portfolio of sustainably conscious hotels and resorts has added Coulibri Ridge in Dominica, a luxurious new eco-lodge that was built following 20 years of research, environmental testing, infrastructure building, and community engagement.

October 16, 2022: Ecofriendly resort Coulibri Ridge opens its doors in Dominica. Sustainability will be the word at the 14-suite, 285-acre luxury resort. It claims self-sufficiency by using solar energy, filtering rainwater and growing much of its own produce. The resort's exterior is made from hand-chiseled stone sourced from the property, and common areas and suites incorporate recycled teakwood.

October 6, 2022: Off grid sustainable resort to open in the Caribbean: Coulibri Ridge is using solar energy and wind turbines to power the buildings and the operations, designed to have limited impact on the local environment.

April 2020: Realising a vision of sustainability: Coulibri Ridge goes way beyond the ubiquitous ‘eco’ marketing speak; It is the real deal and it should be celebrated and embraced. (pdf)