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Hotel Information: With guests discouraged from bringing children under age 8 and no televisions in guestrooms and suites, the resort attracts adults seeking rest, relaxation, and privacy. In addition to its five beaches, the hilly island offers myriad points for viewing the sea and neighboring islands along a narrow road suitable for bicycling, walking, and touring by complimentary shuttle. Resort wear dress (long pants, collared shirt, and closed-toe shoes for men) is expected in the lobby area. The room price is Full American Plan (FAP), with all meals (but not beverages) included.
Amenity highlights: Five beaches grace the resort. Crescent-shaped Deadman's Bay Beach extends about 1 mile and provides swimming, snorkeling, and water sports opportunities. Although all Virgin Island beaches are public, the resort steers day-visitors to Little Deadman's Bay Beach so resort guests have the larger beach to themselves. Tiny Honeymoon Beach offers intimacy and a single thatched-roof shade. Big Reef Bay Beach's 0.75-mile length is for beachcombing. Furnished with lounges and umbrellas, White Bay Beach is noted for snorkeling, turtle-watching, and privacy. For freshwater swimming, a freeform pool surrounded by cushioned lounge chairs lies between the lobby and the Caribbean.
Insider tip: A few chairs provide a spot to view sunsets 400 feet above sea level near the island's southernmost point. Complimentary shuttle service transports guests here, where they enjoy panoramic views not only of the setting sun but of the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Island of St. John, and Norman Island, where Robert Louis Stevenson located the action in Treasure Island.
Rooms
The resort offers 52 air-conditioned guestrooms and suites in 13 two-story buildings constructed of concrete and fieldstone, trimmed in green-painted wood and mahogany, and nearly concealed by tropical gardens. All rooms and suites provide at least partial views of the Caribbean Sea from second-floor balconies or ground-floor patios. Palm tree fronds partially screen sea views from balconies. Gardens partially screen sea views from patios. Each balcony or patio is furnished with a teak two-chair dining set and a cushioned teak lounge chair.
Decor features mahogany trim, rattan and wicker furniture, tile floors, area rugs, and West Indian prints on walls. Radio/CD players provide entertainment. Rooms and suites do not include televisions, but television/VCR combinations are available on request. Television reception, however, is not available in rooms and suites (only in the resort's library). Video movies may be borrowed at no charge. Guests are given Peter Island-logo flip-flop slippers and an island-music CD to use and take home. Wood chests outside each building contain ice.
Ocean-view rooms are located near the lobby building, which contains Tradewinds Restaurant and Drake's Lounge and is fronted by a freshwater swimming pool and the library/television building.
Beachfront junior suites are located on the western wing of crescent-shaped Deadman's Bay Beach, 3-minute walks from the lobby building in one direction and Deadman's Beach Bar & Grill in the other, with ground-floor suites providing direct beach access from their patios.
Room Amenities
- Meal plan
- Climate control
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Telephone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
The resort's water sports center lends snorkeling gear, small sailboats, windsurfers, and kayaks at no charge. Play on the resort's four artificial-grass tennis courts (two lighted) is complimentary. During winter high season, a tennis pro offers lessons for a fee. Mountain bikes for exploring the island's 5 miles of hilly trails and for getting around the resort are complimentary. The resort also includes a basketball court and a fitness trail with exercise stations.
From the resort's yacht harbor, boats take guests on snorkeling and diving excursions, including dives on the RMS Rhone, a famous diving wreck dating from 1867 that lies 20 minutes away near Salt Island. For a fee, beginners' and certification scuba-diving classes are available. On Thursdays, the resort's boat transports guests to Virgin Gorda, where they can rent a jeep or car to explore the island or snorkel the famous Baths of Virgin Gorda. Picnic lunches are included in the meal plan, but a fee is charged for transportation.
The resort operates its own 36-foot Hatteras yacht, which can be chartered for half- and full-day trips. A private operator at the island's yacht harbor offers half- and full-day trips aboard a 41-foot sailboat. Deep-sea and inshore fishing charters are also available from the yacht harbor.
The recreational activities listed below are available at the resort. Fees might be charged.
- Snorkeling
- Boating
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Windsurfing
- Dock
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Running track/path
- Basketball
- Bicycle rentals
- Hiking/biking trails
- Fishing
Property Amenities
Twice daily, the resort provides complimentary tours of Peter Island in a small truck fitted with open-air seats. The driver/guide provides commentary on the island's history, features, flora, and fauna. Complimentary roundtrip taxi and boat service to and from Terrence B. Lettsome Airport (servicing Beef Island/Tortola Island) also is provided.
For full relaxation and contemplation of the island's green hills and the turquoise-and-blue Caribbean Sea, the resort provides hammocks here and there and teak rocking chairs on a walkway along a rocky point facing Sir Francis Drake Channel between Peter Island and Tortola. Adjacent to the swimming pool outside the lobby building, a separate building houses a library furnished with upholstered seating and one of the island's two television sets with outside reception.
A health spa offers massage, facials, and body treatments such as Dead Sea Mud Body Wrap and Tropical Fruit Enzyme Scrub. Nail care and waxing is also available. Adjacent to the spa on Deadman's Beach, a fitness center contains a universal gym, free weights, cardio machines, and one of the resort's two televisions with outside reception.
Complimentary shuttle service for getting around the resort is available by telephone call. Bicycles are complimentary. A resort boat transports guests between Peter Island and Road Town, Tortola on a regular schedule daily. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, a boat travels to St. Thomas and on Thursdays to Virgin Gorda. Fees are charged for these trips.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Spa services on site
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Number of rooms: 52
- Multilingual staff
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Babysitting or child care
- Dry cleaning service
- Garden
- Library
- Video library
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Caters to couples
- Suitable for children
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
Policies
Guests are discouraged from bringing children under age 8.
Room rates are Full American Plan (FAP) based on double occupancy, with all meals (but not beverages) included. Additional guests in rooms are charged a daily meal-plan rate.
Refunds are granted only if reservations are cancelled at least 30 days prior to scheduled arrival.
A minimum of 10 nights is required for reservations between December 21 and January 2. No refunds or credits will be issued if a cancellation is received after October 15.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Tradewinds Restaurant - Breakfast buffet and à la carte choices. Linen-service fine-dining dinners with Caribbean views from air-conditioned dining room in lobby building. Entertainment some nights. Dinner choices such as grilled quail with prosciutto and figs, island cioppino, grilled swordfish. Dress-up buffet Saturday nights. Deadman's Beach Bar & Grill - Casual, open-air spot featuring tile floors, wood-beam ceilings, sponged-orange walls, fieldstone columns, on Deadman's Beach. Caribbean and Tortola views. Lunch selection including pizza and light meals. Dinner choices such as chilled coconut/passionfruit soup, lemongrass-sugarcane skewered shrimp, nori-wrapped tuna, Black Angus steak, conch cakes, vegetarian pasta. Live music Friday dinner, Sunday lunch. Monday night Caribbean buffet following complimentary manager's cocktail party, with entertainment by steel band and West Indian stilt dancers. |
Drake's Lounge - Adjacent to pool in lobby-building breezeway. Lunch of salads, burgers, sandwiches. All-day and evening coffee drinks, tropical drinks, smoothies, cocktails, cognacs, single-malt Scotches, aged rums.
Afternoon tea is served daily in the lobby-building's breezeway. On Monday nights the resort's manager hosts a
complimentary cocktail party.
Under the resort's Full American Plan (all meals included, but not drinks), guests may take meals in their room/suite without additional charge. In-room breakfast is limited to Continental selections. Picnic lunches for excursions and trips to remote snorkeling/swimming White Bay Beach (complimentary shuttle service) are also available at no additional charge.
Address
Road Town Tortola
Great Harbour, Peter Island 00801 2409
Virgin Islands, British
Nearest major airport:
Beef Island, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (EIS-Beef Island Airport)
