BVI’s Biras Creek Resort Reopens Following Enhancements

By: - November 19th, 2013

Above: the Biras Creek Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Biras Creek Resort in the British Virgin Islands has officially reopened after the conclusion of a renovation project.

The $500,000 project involved “significant upgrades” to each of the property’s 31 guest suites, along with enhancements to its Hilltop Restaurant and dock area, among other changes.

The resort also added new features to its 21 Ocean Suites and seven Garden Suites, with new hardware and vanity doors in the bathrooms and Spanish Cedar baseboards in the bedrooms.

The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar, helmed by Executive Chef Jermaine “Monk” George, received some new furniture and other small upgrades.

“We are constantly looking to improve the guest experience here at Biras Creek and are excited to have our guests enjoy and experience all of the new enhancements this season,” says Craig Stolzenfels, General Manager of Biras Creek Resort, in a release. “Our team is ready to serve our guests and provide them with a memorable travel experience.”

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands' Seismic Monitoring System Gets a Boost

Above: the BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ seismic monitoring system has gotten a new boost. The territory recently saw the installation of a tide gauge that is part of a regional tsunami warning system currently being developed in the Caribbean. The gauge was installed by a pair of “scientific instrumentation […]

British Virgin Islands

Aruba's Holiday Inn Resort Nears Completion of $20M Renovation

Above: the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is entering the final phase of its $20 million refurbishment programme. The project, which included a new pool and jacuzzi, a new lobby and full-scale remodeling of guestrooms, is slated for completion in the middle of next month. “[InterContinental […]

British Virgin Islands

IAAF Names Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Athletes of the Year

Above: Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (centre) with their awards By teh Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s sprinters remain on top of the world. Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce swept the IAAF’s Athlete of the Year awards, with both receiving their awards Saturday night in Monaco. It was the first time Jamaican athletes had won both […]

IMF: Baha Mar to Help Lead Economic Pickup in the Bahamas

 Above: the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas should see a boost in economic growth beginning in 2014, according to the International Monetary Fund. The fund said that a reduction in tourist arrivals and in the completion of major public infrastructure projects was being offset by an increase in foreign investment in large […]

The Caribbean's Fastest and Slowest-Growing Populations

 By the Caribbean Journal staff We continue our series on the World Bank’s Caribbean data by looking at another statistic: population growth. We’ve already looked at the Caribbean’s richest countries by GDP per capita, by population density, by life expectancy and by age of population. So what are the Caribbean’s fastest-growing populations? According to the […]

Colombia's GHL to Manage Curacao's Kura Hulanda Resorts

 Above: the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas should see a boost in economic growth beginning in 2014, according to the International Monetary Fund. The fund said that a reduction in tourist arrivals and in the completion of major public infrastructure projects was being offset by an increase in foreign investment in large […]

Haiti: UN Expresses "Concern" Over Violence in Cite Soleil

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, issued a statement this week expressing concern over recent incidents of violence in the areas of Cite Soleil and Cap Haitien. The UN “urged everyone in the country to […]

SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You