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This paradise is Southeast of the Bahamas, East of Cuba and North of the Dominican
Republic.
Beaches Turks & Caicos
(All Inclusive)
This family resort on the island of Providenciales includes a 3-mile beach, numerous
pools, and myriad recreational facilities. Beach
A French Village lodging section features an enormous, 4,000-square-foot pool
in a formal garden. The children/teens entertainment center, Pirates Island, includes
a pool with water slides and a non-alcoholic swim-up bar as well as a large spa.
Two other pools, one with adjacent spa, and a children's pool are located in a
beachside lodging section. Located adjacent to the beach in the resort's center,
an adults-only spa provides an ocean view for 20 people. The beach is furnished
with thatched shelters and lounge chairs with folding shades.
Riviera Pool
A health-and-beauty spa includes men's and women's saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy
rooms, and relaxation lounges; hot and cold plunge pools; a fitness center with
cardio machines, a universal gym, and free weights; and a workout room offering
aerobics, yoga, kickboxing, and other classes. Massage options include aromatherapy
and a sampler of three techniques. Body treatments include salt scrub, seaweed
peel, hydrating oil wrap, and mud mask. Facials include seaweed, oxygenating,
and after-sun. Beauty services consist of hair and nail care, waxing, and paraffin
treatments.
Situated between the resort's beachside section and French Village, Pirate's
Island is the resort's entertainment center for children and teens. It features
a pool with waterslides, a spa large enough for 14 to 20 little soakers, and a
large wooden pirate ship. Facilities include a spacious kid's club and a nursery
for infants and toddlers providing supervised activities, pool games, arts and
crafts, and outdoor playground equipment. Other facilities include an open-air
game center with Ping-Pong and pool tables; a video and virtual-reality game room;
and Bobby D's Restaurant & Disco.
Organized family activities at pools and on the beach are available all day.
Nightly entertainment is presented on an open-air French Village stage, including
live music and such activities as bingo, dance parties, reggae and limbo lessons,
kids' fashion and talent shows, and an island folkloric show. Adults-only live-music
entertainment occurs nightly either in Turtles Bar or the French-style Bar de
Musique in French Village.
A 24-hour Internet Café provides e-mail connections for fees. A departure lounge
permits guests awaiting late flights to continue enjoying the resort's facilities.
It contains lockers, showers, luggage storage, and a large room with televisions.
Rooms
Various rooms and suites, including those in a French-style village, accommodate
everyone from honeymooners to large families.
Insider tip: JoJo, a friendly Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, frequents Grace Bay, which laps
the resort's beach, offering swimmers and snorkelers close-up encounters. (No
touching allowed.)
Schooners Restaurant
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