Synopsis: Formerly the Grand Bay Palace and formerly the Renaissance Grand Beach Resort. A beautifully landscaped and maintained property, it has several different room styles and is a 5-star hotel. Every unit has a mini fridge and rooms on the hillside have great views. Hillside rooms involve walking some stairs to get to the beach or restaurants. Poolside rooms do not involve any stairs. They have 3 restaurants, 2 pools and provide every guest with complimentary snorkeling equipment to keep for the duration of their stay. Also offers a kid's program. Property has tennis courts, fitness center, a spa, hair salon, etc. See website for more info.
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Website: Palace Resorts
Synopsis: This property has three different room styles and is a 3-star hotel. Every unit has a kitchen and most rooms have great views. Every unit they have will involve some stairs to get to the beach. They have 2 restaurants (Agave Terrace is one of the best on the island), 3 pools and provide every guest with complimentary snorkeling equipment to keep for the duration of their stay. This is an ideal property if you don't need top of the line and you want to save some money. These are privately owned condos rather than a traditional full-service hotel. Property has fitness center on site. See website for more info.
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Website: Point Pleasant Resort
Each offers full day and half-day boating excursions to St. John and Tortola, British Virgin Islands to snorkel, scuba dive, see the sights etc. They both have free access to non-motorized water sports equipment on the beach--kayaks, windsurfers, etc.
Be sure to check out Fungi's, at Point Pleasant--it sits right on the water and offers delicious local food, while playing Reggae all the time. A casual, laid back place. Very convenient to the Grand Beach Palace as well. The Palace has two restaurants: an upscale place called Smuggler's and a more casual one called Baywinds on the Beach.
