Antilles Sapphire Beach
Hotel Information: This 30-acre Virgin Island beach resort attracts families with amenities such as complimentary water sports. Other guests include couples seeking sunny tranquility and relaxation, as well as yachting guests who moor their boats at the resort's 67-slip marina. The hotel features expansive Caribbean views from open-air vantage points.
Amenity highlights: Located at the base of a rocky point offering views of St. John and the British Virgin Islands beyond, the Sapphire Beach Resort's large, two-level swimming pool is surrounded by a flagstone sundeck and rock walls. The three-foot-deep upper level functions as a children's pool. The Sapphire's beach extends 200 yards along the half-mile-long shore fronting the resort.
Insider tip: Adjacent to the pool complex, a 75-yard-long grass path leads out onto a rock-lined promontory. At the end is a prime spot for spotting nearby islands and observing yacht traffic in and out of the resort's marina.
This St Thomas resort offers 171 spacious guest suites and villas in six four-story colonial-style buildings with red-steel roofs, dormer windows, and weathered-wood balconies and staircases. Three buildings are reserved for families. Buildings don't include elevators, but guests walk up three floors at most, because two-floor villas are located on the buildings' top stories. Suites and villas with white tile floors feature full kitchens. Private, furnished patios or balconies offer ocean and harbor views. Decor includes rattan furniture, mahogany closet doors, louvered front doors, and ceiling fans. Satellite TVs and direct-dial phones are provided in all accommodations. |
