From Antigua to Grenada, many of the region’s most inviting recent openings are in less expected areas.

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The National Park Service said seven hotels would temporarily close starting on Saturday after “significant breaks” in a crucial 12.5-mile water line.The South Rim of the Grand Canyon, which draws 90 percent of visitors to the national park, avoided damage from the wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge on the North Rim last summer.

Risonare Shimonoseki, a new place to stay on the Kanmon Strait, has living rooms filled with sand and a restaurant that serves blowfish carpaccio.

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