Take wind sailing lessons at a resort in the Virgin Islands.
The Virgin Islands, with their miles of beaches, crystal-blue water and tropical climate, offer a variety of accommodations with activities and amenities for the entire family. From introductory snorkeling lessons, glass bottom boat tours and kayak rentals to sandcastle building contests, storytelling and scavenger hunts, resorts provide adults and children alike with fun-filled and memorable vacations.
Buccaneer
The Buccaneer Resort on St. Croix is located on 340 private acres of beachfront property with water sports, family activities and services aplenty. The resort offers guest suite accommodations as well as private family cottage suites with two bedrooms, private patio and marble floors throughout. Cots, cribs, highchairs, beach toys and life jackets are available for complimentary use and the hotel offers a year-round kids' camp for children between four and 12 years of age. The camp offers daily activities that include treasure hunts, poll games, sandcastle building, nature walks, crafts and more. Guests can enjoy the 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, and swimming pools throughout their stay. The fitness center is equipped with modern equipment and offers private Yoga and Pilates classes next to the hotel spa with whirlpool tubs and a variety of massage and treatment options. The on-site restaurant serves local and Mediterranean dishes and children menus are available.
The Buccaneer
St. Croix,
US Virgin Islands
800-255-3881
thebuccaneer.com
Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
The Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort on St. Thomas offers smoke-free accommodations. Rooms range in size from 400-square feet to 710-square feet and come with Jacuzzis or whirlpool baths and king-size beds. Guests are welcome to enjoy the indoor games room with table tennis and the health club that offers body wraps, facial treatments, fitness counseling, massages, steam room and more. The resort offers kayaking, sailing, snorkeling and jet-skiing as well as the morning star swimming pool for the more relaxation-included guests. Children will enjoy the Coral Reef Kids Club that offers Pirate Lore storytelling, arts and crafts such as face and fabric painting and board games. Fine dining is available at the open-air Havana Blue and Sunset Bar & Grill restaurants and the indoor Windows on the Harbour restaurant that serves a breakfast buffet each morning.
Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott® Beach Resort
5 Estate Bakkeroe
St. Thomas, 00801
US Virgin Islands
340-776-8500
marriott.com
Rosewood Little Dix Bay
The Rosewood Little Dix Bay in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, is a boutique resort located along a half-mile beach that offers guest suites with soaker tubs and family beach houses with outdoor showers and private pools. The resort offers complimentary use of snorkeling gear and kayaks as well as snorkeling lessons and tours. The fitness center offers regularly scheduled yoga classes and tennis instructors are available to provide lessons on the courts. The Children's Grove recreation center is equipped with a dress-up parlor, crafts center and shipwreck play structure and offers daily activities for children over three years of age. Activities include nature walks, shell collecting, treasure hunts and stone painting. A pirate party takes place every Monday over a buffet dinner. The teen center has a lending library and board games as well as foosball, ping pong and billiards tables.
Rosewood Little Dix Bay
P.0. Box 70
Virgin Gorda, 1150
British Virgin Islands
284-495-5555
littledixbay.com
