Thirty-five years ago, Robert De Niro was sailing through the Caribbean when he came across the island of Barbuda, a barely touched, little-developed island in the Lesser Antilles.

The fine white sands of Princess Diana Beach, named in honor of the royal who once frequented them, stayed with him even decades later. So present was his vision for what could be on the untouched stretch of shore that when a waterfront parcel of land came up for sale years later, he took notice.

Now, De Niro and his business partners are part of transforming the rarely visited little sister of Antigua into a destination all its own.

This decades-in-the-making vision for one of the Caribbean’s most pristine beaches started taking shape in late 2020 with the debut of Nobu Barbuda.

The first restaurant of its kind on the island, it pairs the iconic Nobu dining experience with an exclusive beach club and lounge on an island that still receives only a fraction of the visitors of Antigua.

Though instantly a hit, Nobu Barbuda has been just a taste of what’s to come on the island: an exclusive resort and residential community set to make the island much more than just the day trip destination it has been. It’s now taking shape with The Beach Club, Barbuda, a low-density, sustainable-minded development that stretches across nearly 400 untouched acres and along more than two miles of beachfront.

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