PROPERTY TYPE -
LUXURY RESORT
*DESCRIPTION-
CANEEL BAY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ST JOHN,
IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. SET ON ITS OWN PENINSULA
AND BORDERED ON ALL SIDES BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND
CARIBBEAN SEA, CANEEL BAY IS MADE UP OF SEVEN DIFFERENT
BEACHES AND LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL PARK. WE HAVE 166 ROOMS ON 171 ACRES. WE OFFER
THREE OCEANVIEW RESTAURANTS AND 11 ALL WEATHER TENNIS
COURTS.
*FACILITIES-
- 166 GUEST ROOMS - NO SUITES
- 1 HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE RM - NO NON SMOKING ROOMS
- ROOMS W/CONNECTING DOORS - PARKING AVAILABLE
MEETINGS/BANQUETS
PROPERTY HAS NO MEETING FACILITIES
SHOPS
- GIFT SHOP
- LOGO/SIGNATURE
- PRO SHOP
- MASSAGE CENTER
*SERVICES-
- ROOM SERVICE
- BABYSITTER
- LAUNDRY SERVICES
- DRY CLEANING
- 24 HOUR CONCIERGE
- SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
- FAX/PC RENTAL
- BUSINESS CENTER
- RUM SERVICE UPON ARRIVAL
*DINING-
*TURTLE BAY ESTATE HOUSE*
OPEN DAILY FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER. FEATURING
CONTINENTAL CUISINE IN A ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE REMINISCENT
OF THE SUGAR PLANTATION ERA. AN OPEN-AIR, TWO-TIERED
DINING ROOM OVERLOOKING THE CHANNEL.
*THE EQUATOR*
OPEN FOR DINNER TUESDAY-SATURDAY.
FEATURING FLAVORFUL INTERNATIONAL CUISINE IN AN OLD
SUGAR MILL OVERLOOKING ALL OF CANEEL BAY WITH THE
DRAMATIC LIGHTS OF ST. THOMAS IN THE DISTANCE.
*RECREATION-
- OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
- MASSAGE THERAPIST
- FITNESS CENTER
- 11 OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS
- AEROBICS
- WATERSPORTS
- BEACH/SWIMMING
- SAILING
- WINDSURFING
- SNORKELING
- HIKING
- CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
NEARBY PROPERTY
- GOLF
- WATER SKIING
- FISHING
- SCUBA DIVING
- BIKING
*RATING-
AWARDS
- AAA FOUR DIAMOND AWARD FOR 1994.
- CONDE NAST TRAVELER TOP CARIBBEAN RESORT FOR 1994 AND
IN THE TOP 50 TROPICAL RESORTS FOR 1996.
- LODGING*S NUMBER 2 CHOICE OF TOP 100 RESORTS OF 1992.
*MISCELLANEOUS-
HOTEL HISTORY
IN 1952, LAURENCE S. ROCKEFELLER DISCOVERED CANEEL BAY
ON A CARIBBEAN SAILING TRIP. 85 PERCENT OF THE ISLAND
WAS JUNGLE WITH A POPULATION OF 400. SEEKING TO TURN
THE UNTOUCHED LAND INTO THE TYPE OF RESORT HE WOULD
CHOOSE FOR THE PERFECT VACATION, HE PURCHASED THE OLD
CANEEL BAY PLANTATION. IN 1955, MR ROCKEFELLER BEGAN TO
DEVELOP THE ISLAND BY BUILDING ROADS, ESTABLISHING POWER
PLANTS AND FRESH WATER CAPABILITIES. THE KACKSON HOLE
PRESERVE, A NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORIENTED FOUNDATION
SUPPORTED BY THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY LATER PURCHASED
5,000 ACRES SURROUNDING CANEEL BAY AND DONATED THE LAND
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAVING THE WAY FOR CREATION
OF THE NATIONAL PARK.
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