Robert De Niro Is Opening a Nobu-Branded Inn in the Caribbean
Robert De Niro’s hospitality empire is welcoming its newest member.
Besides the recent debut of his second Locanda Verde restaurant in N.Y.C., the actor is opening a luxury inn in the Caribbean later this year, The New York Times reported. Called Nobu Beach Inn, the property will be welcoming guests to Barbuda, an island around 38 miles north of Antigua.
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Being built on the former K Club resort site (a vacation spot of Princess Diana), the new hotel will be home to 17 bungalows for a total of 36 bedrooms, priced from $2,500 per night for a one-bed option. The property’s 25 privately owned beachfront villas, meanwhile, can be rented out as the owners see fit. These accommodations will cost buyers $12 million or more each, offering up anywhere from 4,500 to 6,000 square feet as well as 24 feet of landscaping on each side for privacy. Each room will have private swimming pools, too, and a personal staff member to cater to its guests’ whims.
Of course, there’s also a Nobu restaurant on the property. Open since 2020, it was the first part of De Niro’s foray into Barbuda, according to the Times. Previously, Nobu Barbuda’s clientele mostly included day-trippers from other isles, though the locale can expect a wave of new customers once the hotel opens its doors.
De Niro has been in the hospitality game for quite some time. The Goodfellas star founded Nobu Hospitality in 1994 alongside Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa—named one of Robb Report‘s most powerful people in American fine dining—and film producer Meir Teper. Today, the brand has over 42 hotels (including those in the pipeline), 12 residential developments, and 56 restaurants in its domain worldwide.
Nobu Beach Inn is the only hotel De Niro has a direct ownership stake in via his Paradise Found Barbuda LLC, the Times reported. The actor’s latest entity was formed in collaboration with Australian billionaire James Parker and international hotelier Daniel Shamoon. The trio acquired the Nobu Beach Inn grounds, which span 392 acres, for a cool $5.2 million a decade ago. They hold a 99-year lease on the property.
“I always thought it was something special,” De Niro told The New York Times. “And I said, ‘This is the spot if we can get it.’”
And soon enough, guests will be able to see just how special Nobu Beach Inn is for themselves.
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