JOST VAN DYKE, British Virgin Islands -- The six-room Sandcastle
Hotel, home of the legendary Soggy Dollar Bar and birthplace of the
lethal rum-based concoction known as the Painkiller, is up for sale
with a starting bid of $3 million.
Prospective buyers "will be carefully evaluated" and must agree
to preserve and protect the hotel's natural setting and
"personality" on White Bay, according to a Tortola accountant who
is assisting with the sale.
The husband-wife team of Bruce Donath and Debby Pearse have
owned and run Sandcastle for nine years, but the beachfront
property has been a cherished spot since the 1970s for travelers in
search of a true Caribbean retreat.
The four-square-mile island, with 211 residents, got electricity
and phone service only within the last 10 years. Guests arrive at
Sandcastle by boat; drop anchor in White Bay and wade ashore as
there is no dock. How do you think the Soggy Dollar Bar got its
name?
For details, visit www.sandcastle-bvi.com.
To contact reporter Gay Nagle Myers, send e-mail to [email protected].