RockResorts Adds St. Lucia Property to Portfolio
RockResorts International will expand its international luxury portfolio with the addition of The Landings St. Lucia, a RockResort, slated to open in four phases beginning in December. The resort will be located on Rodney Bay on St. Lucia’s west coast.
In addition to managing the resort’s 231 luxury suites, spa facilities and restaurants, RockResorts will manage the private yacht harbor and beach club. RockResorts, a resort hotel company based in Broomfield, Colo, is a subsidiary of Vail Resorts.
“The Landings St. Lucia will be an impressive addition to the RockResorts portfolio,” said Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts. “We continue to seek select opportunities to own and manage properties of distinction not only in the U.S. but also internationally.”
Accommodations at the 19-acre beachfront resort will feature waterfront suites ranging in size from 900 to 2,300 square feet. Each unit will have two terraces, a fully-equipped kitchen, air conditioning, satellite or cable TV and Internet access. Many suites also will have private plunge pools.
Resorts amenities include a private harbor with 80 yacht moorings, a 7,000-square-foot RockResorts Spa, fitness center and salon, a five-story entrance pavilion, a beach club with water sports, a fine dining restaurant, specialty food shop and the Beach Club bar and restaurant on the pier, seven heated swimming pools, two tennis courts, and 24-hour concierge services. Golf will be available at the nearby St. Lucian Golf & Country Club.
Phase one of The Landings opens in December with 62 suites, an entrance pavilion, a spa, salon and fitness center, a pool, water sports concessions, and the Beach Club restaurant and bar. Phases two, three and four will incorporate additional suites, pools and restaurants and will be completed during 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
RockResorts was created in 1956 by Laurance Rockefeller whose gift of land on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands established the Virgin Islands National Park as well as Caneel Bay Resort (no longer part of the portfolio).
