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forest. Each unit has a full kitchen, separate bedroom and large porch. The grounds have
walking trails, three pools and a beach. The property's two good restaurants - high-end
Agavé Terrace and casual Fungi's - are an added attraction.
Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort
HOTEL $$$
( 340-777-7100, 877-999-3223;
www.wyndhamsugarbayresort.com
; 6500 Estate
SmithBay;dfrom$380; )
The Wyndham is the island's only truly all-inclus-
ive resort. This highrise hotel rises dramatically on a point of rock above a small sheltered
beach, with 300 rooms, three interconnecting pools, a fitness center, tennis courts, water
sports and a Kids Club program. The rooms are a bit cookie-cutter, but all have first-class
amenities. The all-inclusive rate gets you three meals a day, booze, kayaks, Sunfish sail-
boats and much more. Wi-fi is free in the lobby. It you're willing to wing it, last-minute
deals sometimes surface online. The property also offers a 'value package' that provides
room and breakfast only, and you pay à la carte for everything else.
Ritz-Carlton
HOTEL $$$
( 340-775-3333;
www.ritzcarlton.com
; 6900 Estate Great Bay; r from $600;
)
The 15-acre property with 180 guest quarters exudes a Mediterranean ambience
with frescoed walls, imported pink marble and the continental accents of its concierge and
front-desk staff. Accommodations are in multi-unit villas peppered around the property and
surrounded by extensive tropical gardens. Rooms have private balconies and marble bath-
rooms; there's in-room internet access for a fee. The pools and sundecks are expansive, and
the beach is broad and uncrowded. Children's programs are available for an extra fee.
Eating
Red Hook has the biggest concentration of eating and drinking places. The commercial
center is all of about two blocks long, so it's easy to wander around and take your pick.
During the 1990s, this area developed the highest concentration of restaurants on St Tho-
mas. Almost all are geared to continentals - those roosting in East End resorts, and those
who have come to work on the island. Few West Indians frequent these establishments.
Other eateries are scattered among the resorts.
Toad & Tart
BRITISH $$
