St. Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Offers Discount

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, located in St. Thomas, is offering a 20 percent discount off nightly rates for the resort’s European Plan for all basketball fans coming to the destination Nov. 21 to 29 when St. Thomas hosts the 9th Annual U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam men’s and women’s tournaments, which are taking place Nov. 21 to 24 and Nov. 27 to 29 at the University of the Virgin Islands.

Guests staying at Bolongo during the U.S.VI Paradise Jam will have accommodations in an ocean view room; a “discover scuba diving” in-pool lesson; and complimentary use of non-motorized water sports (snorkel gear, paddle boats, sunfish sailboats, windsurfing equipment, kayaks and much more).

Nightly EP rates (reflecting the 20 percent discount) start at $192 per room, based on double occupancy, plus 15 percent tax and service charges and $5 per day energy surcharge.

Eight Division I men’s basketball teams will participate in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament including Connecticut, Iona, La Salle, Miami, San Diego, Southern Miss, Valparaiso and Wisconsin.

Competition begins on Nov. 21 with consecutive-day action culminating in the championship round on Nov. 24. The eight Division I women’s basketball teams competing in this year’s Paradise Jam tournament include Baylor, California, Central Florida, Iowa, South Florida, Texas Tech, Villanova and Wisconsin.