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for one easy price. “We believe that parents deserve a holiday
from high vacation costs,” said Bob Marshall, general manager.
“Our all-inclusive offerings allow the entire family to enjoy a
full breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, including spectacular
theme dinners and all day snacks.” The all-inclusive package
also includes drinks, an ice cream bar, day and night tennis, all
non-motorized watersports, use of snorkel equipment, fitness
center and hot tub, daily activity programs, nightly entertain-
ment, and beach volleyball.

Perched high atop a seaside hill, the resort offers spectacular
views of St. John and the British Virgin Islands. Much of the ac-
tivity centers around the spectacular pool area. Three intercon-
necting pools are alive with the sounds of laughter as well as
the roar of a man-made waterfall. Visitors reach the pool area
across a suspended bridge (look in the hibiscus for a resident
iguana on the way down!) and a casual dining area lies just
steps away. Beyond the pool area, the beach offers plenty of
watersports, and there's some good snorkeling just yards from
the shore, a site where we spotted about 40 small squid one af-
ternoon.

Special Features/Activities: beachfront, all-inclusive, pool com-
plex, restaurants, watersports.

The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas
6900 Great Bay
Reservations: 800-330-8272

340-775-3333; fax [phone]
www.ritzcarlton.com
$$$$
Formerly the Grand Palazzo, this is one of the most elegant ho-
tels in the Caribbean, an ultra-luxurious resort designed to
make its visitors feel like royalty. From the moment you enter
the marble entry of this resort styled to replicate a Venetian
palace, you'll know that this is a step above even the luxurious
resorts for which the island is known.

T The Ritz-Carlton maintains a one-to-one guest-to-
staff ratio, perfect for those vacationers ready for pri-
vacy and pampering.