[Image: Nobu Barbuda / Facebook]Robert De Niro is not just an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actor, but also a successful hotelier and restaurateur, the co-founder of Nobu Hospitality and co-owner of New York’s The Greenwich Hotel. He first saw the site over 30 years ago when it was The K Club, a luxury resort that closed in 2004. Set along three kilometres of beautiful, largely untouched seafront, The Beach Club Barbuda will include Nobu Beach Inn, a hotel with accommodation set in villas of up to 550 square metres, due for completion in early 2026. Already, a beachfront restaurant is open, Nobu Barbuda, serving an exclusive clientele who arrive by private jet, helicopter or yacht. Character and authenticity are what I think those who come here will want.”De Niro, Shamoon and Packer are each also building their own new homes on site.