HotelChatter - Stories about Caneel Bay

St John, Virgin Islands: Caneel Bay Offers to Pick Up the Tab (Kind of)

jennm — 2008-06-04T14:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/caneelbaysml.jpg" class="imgborder">We love hearing the words, "Oh, no. I've got this one," so naturally our interest was peaked by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Caneel+Bay/local/1107">Caneel Bay</a>'s "We've Got It Covered" offer, the first all-inclusive package of its kind for the St. John resort. For the month of September, $595 per night will get you a room, daily buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at the resort's restaurants; round trip airport transfers; poured beverages, which yes, includes alcohol; and gratuities, taxes and service charges, all included. Plus, you'll still get all of Caneel Bay's existing complimentary services, like a welcome bottle of island rum and use of sailboats, kayaks, windsurfing and snorkeling gear, as well as access to the fitness center and pool.

St. John: The 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Has a Cover Resort

markj — 2008-02-12T09:35:29-05:00

Turns out Caneel Resort shared the spotlight with Marisa Miller on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2008 Swimsuit Issue, released today. Fashion photographer Raphael Mazzucco shot the cover back in October of 2007 when he and a bevvy of swimsuit models shacked up in Cottage #7 -- the original quarters of founder Laurence Rockefeller and still the resort's most requested accommodation -- for a twelve day shoot.

The St. John, U.S.V.I., which already boasts seven white-sand beaches, and Rockefeller roots, can now claim to be a SI cover resort.

Over on Jaunted, they have details on all the 2008 SI swimsuit shoot locations, mapped of course.

Virgin Gorda: Rockefeller Would Be Proud

LesleyinMiami — 2006-09-12T16:05:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dix_bay.jpg">Mogul Laurance S. Rockefeller didn't mind that Columbus named a small piece of Caribbean paradise after a "Fat Virgin." Rockefeller's Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda is the epitome of a sleek supermodel who's anything but a virgin.As hot as it is, however, Rosewood Resorts' <a href="http://www.littledixbay.com">Little Dix Bay</a> is undergoing a bit of a nip/tuck that will soon reveal brand new guest rooms, junior suites and villas. According to a Rosewood rep, "It's a complete transformation in keeping with Laurance Rockefeller's vision of earth in balance when he founded the resort in the 1960s." Although Rockefeller died in 2004, his vision also lives on in his former cottage at the Rosewood Resort's swank St. John stay, <a