St. Lucia
New Hotels Open

They'll add more than 800 rooms
to the island.

New Hotels on St. Lucia

Sandals Resorts International has announced plans to expand the company's family-themed Beaches Resorts brand to St. Lucia. This $80 million resort will be the first Beaches in the Eastern Caribbean and the fourth Sandals-owned resort on St. Lucia. Located on picturesque Pigeon Island next to the causeway, the new resort will feature 300 rooms and suites with ultra all-inclusive amenities that have made the brand's locations in Jamaica and Turks & Caicos "Tops for Tiny Travelers'" according to the Family Travel Forum. For more information about Beaches Resorts, visit www.beaches.com .

Coconut Bay Resort & Spa is located on the southern shore of the island on the old Club Med site. The all-inclusive resort features 254 guestrooms, all with ocean views, separate sitting area and private balcony. The resort also offers 3 swimming pools and a water park, which features a free-form pool, waterfalls and waterslides. A large deck surrounds a centrally-located pool with a swim-up bar. A second pool just beyond the open-air lobby overlooks the ocean. The full-service spa has multiple ocean view treatment rooms, relaxation lounge, private showers, sauna, steam and Jacuzzi. For more information, log on to www.coconutbayresortandspa.com

Coco Palm, part of the Coco Resort complex in Rodney Bay Village, is St. Lucia's first boutique style hotel. It features 83 guestrooms --including 12 suites. -- and to open on the island. Rates start at US$125 a night. The hotel includes meeting facilities; Wi-Fi throughout; two restaurants, Ti Bananne Caribbean Bistro and Bar and Kafe Kaiso (open 24/7 with live entertainment); a large free form swimming pool and a poolside bar. www.coco-resorts.com

Discovery at Marigot Bay Spa Resort and Marina, a five-star property in Marigot Bay, is a new Sonesta managed resort that will be open in February, 2006. The new resort will have 124 luxury rooms and suites. It is redeveloping the Marigot Bay Marina and 40 new berths have been constructed. For more information, www.sonesta.com/stlucia

The Plantation at Cotton Bay , the first five-star luxury villa resort in St. Lucia, combines barefoot elegance with designer styling, gourmet food and first-class golf just steps away. The 74 accommodations range from one-bedroom suites to four-bedroom villas with guest cottage. One of the developers of Plantation at Cotton Bay is Dr. Michael Pilgrim, a former Prime Minister of the island. SunSwept Resorts, owners and managers of The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT and Rendezvous on St. Lucia, manages the property. www.sunsweptresorts.com

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