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Bathroom Enhancement Project

We are pleased to announce the launch of our anticipated 2012 bathroom enhancement project that will begin on April 22, 2012. To continuously maximize our guest experiences and improve our luxurious resort accommodations, all 114 studios and suites will receive the following bathroom additions and enhancements by the estimated completion date of December 2012:

  • Travertine stone shower and bathtub
  • Travertine flooring and baseboards
  • Kohler fixtures
  • Curved shower curtain rod
  • Cast iron slip resistant bathtubs
  • Fresh coat of paint on the walls and doors.

To ensure that guests do not experience any inconveniences while this project is underway, each of our six buildings will be renovated separately.

About the Sands at Grace Bay

The Sands at Grace Bay is situated on the world-renowned 12-mile crescent of powdery white sand known as Grace Bay Beach – voted the #1 Beach Destination In The World by Trip Advisor’s 2011 ‘Traveler’s Choice’ Awards. This gracious, family-friendly 114-room resort located on six oceanfront acres offers accommodations in studios and 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom suites ranging from 1,000 to 1,600 square feet, all of which combine comfort-focused amenities and spectacular natural surroundings. Suites also come with fully equipped kitchens appointed with stainless appliances, granite countertops, coffee makers and more. The Sands at Grace Bay is the home of Hemingway’s Restaurant and Bar – a legendary beach-side venue and local favorite – where guests can enjoy gourmet selections and island specialties seven days a week. Spa treatments by Spa Tropique are also available by appointment.

For reservations, call toll-free from the U.S. (877) 777-2637; from Canada (800) 567-5327; online at www.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com or contact your travel agent.

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Turks Caicos Information

Providenciales: #1 beach destination in the world!

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caribbean resortFor the second year in a row, an online community of millions of travelers has made Providenciales the number one beach destination in the Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Top 25 Beach Destinations. The majestic powdery white sandy beaches, such as our own Grace Bay, that surround the island were one of the top reasons for Provo’s first-place ranking in 2012.

Provo’s little-visited barrier reefs are also magnets for vacationers who want to experience in diving and snorkeling. Newlyweds also found Provo and Grace Bay to be romantic destination-wedding location, and a perfect honeymoon spot.

Apart from the beaches, the island’s charm lies in its rugged hills and ridges, which are carpeted with prickly pear cactus and scrub. The trump card, however, remains the world class diving: miles and miles of coral reefs are close to shore and the island is close to a common migration route for the Humpback whale. Providenciales is surrounded by uninhabited cays that are easily reached by chartered boat or excursion.

Award winners were determined based on the most highly rated beach destinations by travelers in TripAdvisor reviews. Unlike any other awards or rankings, TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice winners are based on millions of reviews from travelers around the world, and TripAdvisor manages a variety of websites that make up the largest travel community in the world, with, according to the company, more than 50 million unique monthly visitors, and over 60 million reviews.

So you can’t argue with that! We’re number 1!!!

Here’s a full list of the Travellers’ Choice award-winning world beach destinations – including all the destinations Providenciales beat out!

1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

2. Palm/Eagle Beach, Aruba

3. Tulum, Mexico

4. Negril, Jamaica

5. Saint Pete Beach, Florida

6. Boracay, Philippines

7. Cancun, Mexico

8. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

9. Miami/Miami Beach, Florida

10. Varadero, Cuba

The Sands at Grace Bay is a Caribbean resort located in the heart of a beach destination that is recognized as the best in the world.

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Turks Caicos Information

Turks & Caicos Hotel Unveils a Mother’s Day Travel Package Deal in May: “Mom’s a VIP in Paradise”

The Sands at Grace Bay is offering the perfect excuse to treat mom like a VIP this Mother’s Day by surprising her with a ticket  to paradise for LESS. We have created a  special “Mom’s a VIP in Paradise” travel package deal that includes the following freebies for pampering moms  who travel to our Turks & Caicos Hotel in May:

  • 4th Night FREE – valid on all room categories
  • $25 Gift Certificate to Hemingway’s Restaurant & Bar – so the kids can surprise mom with  breakfast in bed OR mom can have Caribbean cocktails delivered beachside
  • $25 Gift Certificate to Spa Tropique – For an indulgent Spa Treatment or massage
  • VIP Gift Basket that includes: 1 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, 2 keep-sake custom engraved wine glasses (engraved with Mom’s name), Rum cake, and a comfy robe and slippers for mom’s use during her stay.

 

Mom will be certain to feel like a VIP after receiving an indulgent spa treatment at our resort’s Spa Tropique, having her kids deliver a delicious breakfast in bed from our award-winning Hemingway’s Restaurant and Bar, spending a day soaking up the sun on Grace Bay Beach or by one of our three free-form swimming pools, sipping wine from of her custom engraved wine glasses, and relaxing in a comfy bathrobe and slippers watching the sunset from her room’s private outdoor terrace.

Our limited-time “Mom’s a VIP in Paradise” travel package deal is valid for new bookings made for travel between May 1st through May 31st, 2012. To book this package, travelers must call (877) 777-2637 and request the “VIP MOM” package. This special offer is available for bookings of four nights or more and is available for all room categories available at the time of booking. The offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other resort offer or promotion. For more information on our current resort specials, visit www.thesandstc.flywheelstaging.com.

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Things To Do In The Caribbean

Caribbean Spring Break vacation ideas for your family

Wondering where to go for a Caribbean Spring Break vacation with your family? Look no further than the Sands at Grace Bay, a family-friendly resort offering a 5-star experience.

At The Sands at Grace Bay Resort, we make it easy for parents to spend quality time with the kids, while providing the opportunity for alone time with their spouses.

Families are welcomed to the property by a new open-air lobby with a signature fruit punch created especially for kids, while there’s a delicious rum punch that welcomes the parents to the Caribbean and the start of a relaxing vacation. With options available for every shape and size of family, guests have their choice of accommodations ranging in size from studios to one, two and three-bedroom suites. Each room comes complete with a big-screen plasma TV and overstuffed couches for comfortable cartoon-watching, kitchens for home-cooked meals and plush bedding for extra bounce. Choose between courtyard, garden or ocean views.

We also make it easy to get out on the water, and have on hand everything from kayaks and windsurfing equipment to snorkel gear and Hobie Cats. The hotel also has three free-form pools for your kids to plan their own underwater adventures. Jump on one of our complimentary bicycles and explore the Grace Bay area. The pristine white beach just off the resort – voted among the world’s best by CondeNast – provides the perfect setting for building sand castles and burying parents and siblings in the sand. Families can gather under the cool shade of beach-side palapas, now an island rarity, and enjoy food by a local favorite, Hemingway’s Restaurant and Bar.

Parents will have a chance at their own private vacation with couple’s spa treatments by Spa Tropique in private treatment rooms, tours for two of Provo’s shopping and nightlife, traditional island cuisine with romantic beach-side seating at Hemingway’ and much more. Dining, spa treatments and other services can be provided in-room to accommodate parents and their children. Babysitting services are also available if you want to spend the night on the town, or spend an evening walking along white sand under a full tropical moon.

Contact the Sands at Grace Bay for more Caribbean Spring Break vacation ideas for your family.

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Awards

Providenciales voted #1 Beach Destination in the World

Travellers Choice 2012 – Tripadvisor

What makes this little Caribbean island the travellers’ Choice top beach destination for the second year in a row? Families love it for its uncrowded beaches at Taylor Bay and Grace Bay. Divers and snorkelers flock there to explore the bountiful barrier reef, including Smith’s Reef and its ocean floor walk. And newlyweds find it a perfectly romantic place for a honeymoon.

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Awards

Star Awards (2012)

Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association

Each year the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association hosts the annual Star Awards ceremony where they recognize the “shining stars” in the TCI hospitality industry – those employees and industry partners who have gone above and beyond the call of duty each year.

We are delighted to announce that staff at The Sands at Grace Bay recently won two Star Awards from the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association for their outstanding performance in 2011! Our Human Resources Manager, Tiersa Smith, was awarded “Employee of the Year” and our
Maintenance Supervisor, Johnny Steplin, took home the “Heart of Hospitality” award. Over the past year Tiersa and Johnny have demonstrated exemplary performance and they have greatly enhanced the overall resort experience for both our resort team members and our valued guests!

We are so proud of Tiersa and Johnny, as well as the incredible dedication and commitment that our entire Resort Team upholds, ensuring that all guests enjoy outstanding service delivered with hospitable warmth and care to create cherished memories of their stay at our resort. For more info

Congratulations for this well-deserved recognition, Tiersa and Johnny!

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Turks Caicos Information

The Sands at Grace Bay Recognizes two “Shining Star” Employees!

Tiersa Smith won "Employee of the Year"

Each year the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association hosts the annual Star Awards ceremony where they recognize the “shining stars” in the TCI hospitality industry – those employees and industry partners who have gone above and beyond the call of duty each year.

We are delighted to announce that staff at The Sands at Grace Bay recently won two Star Awards from the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association for their outstanding performance in 2011! Our Human Resources Manager, Tiersa Smith, was awarded “Employee of the Year” and our
Maintenance Supervisor, Johnny Steplin, took home the “Heart of Hospitality” award. Over the past year Tiersa and Johnny have demonstrated exemplary performance and they have greatly enhanced the overall resort experience for both our resort team members and our valued guests!

We are so proud of Tiersa and Johnny, as well as the incredible dedication and commitment that our entire Resort Team upholds, ensuring that all guests enjoy outstanding service delivered with hospitable warmth and care to create cherished memories of their stay at our resort. For more info

Congratulations for this well-deserved recognition, Tiersa and Johnny!

 

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Turks Caicos Information

5 Caribbean spring break vacation ideas on Provo

It’s that time of year: those of us destined to live on the North American continent have, for the most part, endured months and months of slate-grey skies, frigid temperatures, sleet, rain (or worse), and a landscape devoid of all color, save for dull, monochromatic variations on the basic hue of slush.

So, as winter prepares one last assault, why not make plans for a quick escape to Provo on the Turks and Caicos? The kids are out of school, to it’s a perfect time to enjoy clear blue skies, crystal-clear water and an island lifestyle that can’t be beat.

Here are 5 Caribbean spring break vacation ideas on Provo:

1. Visit a conch farm
Explore the only conch farm in the world, where Caribbean Queen conchs are raised. Here you can watch how the process is done, enjoy a show with the two trained and very friendly conchs, see conch pearls and even purchase fresh conch for a fabulous conch salad. offshore pasture, filled with circular pens to rear the conch until they are harvested, serves as the backdrop to the entire tour. The tour ends up with Sally and Jerry, the resident wild conch, who are brought out to give guests a good photo opportunity to take home to friends and family. Learn more here.

2. Visit the National Environmental Centre and Children’s Park
The National Environmental Centre (NEC), located on Lower Bight Road in Providenciales, opened its doors on April 21st,2007. The exhibits and displays within the Centre focus on the natural habitats and ecosystems of the Turks and Caicos Islands. There are also rotating exhibits, highlighting ongoing research activities in the Islands.

A Children’s Park is located nearby. Learn more here.

3. Visit Chalk Sound
The western half of Provo is mostly barren wilderness, home to the island’s best natural attraction, Chalk Sound National Park. The park is a three-mile-long (5km) bay a few miles southwest of downtown Providenciales. The color of the water is a uniform turquoise and studded with countless mushroom-like tiny islets. Also on the western part of the island is Northwest Point Marine National Park, which extends to nearby reefs and several saline lakes that attract breeding and migrant waterfowl. You’ll have to hike to get there.  Learn more here.

4. Go horseback riding
Enjoy horseback riding on the beach and into the shallow waters with a backdrop of white sand and turquoise water. Ride along quiet dirt roads, canals and secluded beaches of Long Bay Hills, Providenciales in the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands. Reserve well ahead during peak season (Dec-May) to ensure you don’t miss an unforgetable riding experience!  Learn more here.

5. Relax on Grace Bay Beach
Recognized as one of the top 1o beaches in the entire world,  Grace Bay Beach combines heavenly turquoise waters with powdery, soft sand, perfect for a romantic getaway, or a special retreat for your entire family.

For more Caribbean spring break vacation ideas on Provo, please contact our hotel!

 

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Go on a snorkeling adventure right from our Turks & Caicos hotel

Reef Peepers Offers A Snorkeling Adventure Tour

A popular Turks & Caicos hotel day trip that our guests really seem to enjoy is the half-day “Snorkeling Adventure Excursion” offered by Reef Peepers – that can be easily booked directly from our hotel.

On this tour you will embark on a power catamaran boat ride through the uninhabited cays and secluded beaches of Providenciales, with the opportunity to snorkel the barrier reef and experience firsthand the beauty of Provo’s underwater world. Our resort guests are first picked up by boat beachside, before embarking on this three and a half hour tour that includes use of top-quality snorkeling equipment and expert snorkel instruction, signature rum punch, bottled water and snacks as well as the opportunity to dive for conch and watch the crew prepare a fresh conch salad that will be enjoyed by all! Tour participants will also take a trip to Iguana Island for an up-close encounter with the island’s native rock iguanas.

Reef Peepers Offers A Snorkeling Adventure Tour

Situated alongside the world-famous Grace Bay Beach, our pristine Turks & Caicos hotel location offers guests the opportunity to experience a snorkeler’s paradise that is just a few fin-strokes away.  The beautiful coral reefs located just offshore are brimming with a multitude of vibrant coral, turtles, exotic sting rays and hundreds of dazzling fish including Peacock Flounders, Parrot Fish and Porcupine Fish to name a few. Grace Bay Beach is one of the few remaining unspoiled coral reef ecosystems in the world and the surrounding popular snorkel sites include the barrier reefs as well as two magnificent underwater snorkeling trails located at Smith Reef and Coral Gardens Reef.

This snorkeling adventure is guaranteed fun for the whole family! Even if you’d rather not get wet, there’s more than enough fun aboard the 40-foot catamaran that provides a protective canopy shade for getting out of the sun, plays Caribbean music to get you in the vacation spirit and provides a very comfortable ride so you can sit back and enjoy the stunning scenery and views of Providenciales from the ocean. The price of the tour is $90 for adults and $60 for children (ages 3-12). An additional fee of $5 per person is required to access Iguana Island – to help protect this endangered species site. Here’s a full list of snorkel, dive and outdoor adventure excursions offered by The Sands at Grace Bay.

The Sands at Grace Bay is a Turks & Caicos hotel.

 

 

 

 

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Beach Weddings Turks Caicos

Planning a beach wedding, Turks & Caicos

When planning a beach wedding on Turks & Caicos, it’s important to remember that anyone can get married on this British Protectorate, but is some red tape that must be negotiated; it’s probably better to leave it up to a your hotel to help you manage everything.

First, you will need to stay on this islands for at least 72 hours before getting married. You’ll also be required to purchase a wedding license, and you’ll have to find a certified officiant to marry you. Combined with the planning required to create a truly memorable destination wedding, it’s probably best to let the hotel do everything for you.

A Turks and Caicos resort is well equipped to help out in any situation. For example, divorce papers or death certificates, if originally in a different language, must be translated into English, as should passports.
There are other things you can leave for the hotel to take care of:- Choosing the best venue, as well as decorations
– Choosing the menu
– Selecting entertainment
– Providing activities for guests to do
– Makeup and dress fitting
– Coordinating pickup of guests from the airport (and getting them back there again as well)
– planning the ceremony itself, and conducting a dress rehearsal
– finding and arranging for an officiant who will conduct the wedding.

The hotel will do most of the work for you, and will do it in style. This means you have more time to think about what to do during your honeymoon!

And there’s lots to do here.

Provo, the hub of the Turks and Caicos, a British Protectorate floating in the Caribbean Sea, has grown over the past 15 years, but in a good way. Thanks to an international airport that offers quick and easy access to the American mainland, there are enough tourists to support a rich and vibrant hotel cluster with enough choices for every taste. While there are many reasons to visit the islands, Turks and Caicos weddings are gaining a reputation as the world’s best.

Most people head to Grace Bay, but others opt for a sunset cruise on Chalk Sound or Sapodilla Bay, or Turtle Tail and Long Bay.
Whatever you choose to do here, planning a beach wedding, Turks & Caicos means you will end up having a very romantic time!