Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa
officially unveiled its 180-suite, $70 million Mediterranean
Village during a three-day grand opening celebration being held
Oct. 4 to 7.
Attendees included
celebrities, entertainers, government officials and industry
partners; the event was hosted by Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Sandals
Resorts' chairman.
Grammy winners
Shaggy and Sean Paul, soca superstar Alison Hinds, Jamaican group
Rootz Underground and Hollywood spindoctor DJ Splyce provided live
entertainment on Dickinson Bay Beach and poolside under the
stars.
The new village
expansion, designed to complement the existing 193-room Caribbean
Village, includes a sixth freshwater pool, complete with a
signature Sandals pool tower, swimup bar and whirlpool (both the
pool and whirlpool reportedly are the largest in the eastern
Caribbean); and poolside cabanas that offer Wi-Fi
access.
The oceanview
suites, available in six categories with the top two offering
Sandals Butler Service, feature marble bathrooms with his and her
vanities, mosaic tiling, Jacuzzi tubs for two, and overhead rain
showers; oversize beds; 42-inch plasma-screen TVs; Internet access
(for a fee), and additional seating areas.
Sandals Grande
Antigua now offers a total of nine restaurants, including the
Cricketer's Arms Pub; six pools; an expanded Red Lane Spa; more
than 10,000 square feet of meetings space; and a private wedding
gazebo. The property also features a 3,200-square-foot retail
shopping village with an art gallery featuring the works of local
and international artists.
For rates and
details, visit www.sandals.com.
To
contact reporter Gay Nagle Myers, send e-mail to [email protected].