Built to the highest specification and offering state-of-the-art facilities it will be the first luxurious 5 Star family-oriented resort on St Vincent. The target audience is wealthy tourists who may currently stay at 4 & 5 Star hotels on other Caribbean islands.
Buccament Bay Beach Resort will be managed and maintained to the highest standard by world-class hotel company OASIS HOTELS & RESORTS. They are confident in providing the highest standards of quality, style and comfort for guests. The resort will also benefit from the efficiency of their global booking system and established online presence which will ensure maximum occupancy throughout the year.
Recognised around the world as the expert in water gardens, award-winning designer Peter May is designing, constructing and planting the ponds which are a key feature of the gardens at the Buccament Bay Beach Resort. One of the world's leading architects and designers of hotels, Lorenzo Bellini from Rome, Italy, is blending Italian style with contemporary Caribbean influences to create a stunning 5 Star resort that is modern yet reflects the warmth and charm of this wonderful Caribbean island.
The building of the resort is well underway, employing 460 local people, and is due for completion in 2011.
Ground, first, second, third and fourth floor two bedroom apartments are available. Two bedroom wrap apartments with extended wrap balconies are also avaialable on all floors.
St Vincent is one of the 32 St Vincent & The Grenadines islands, known as Jewels of the Caribbean. Regarded as a sailors’ paradise, the turquoise waters that surround these volcanic isles are considered some of the best cruising grounds in the world and are home to a wonderful array of marine life making it perfect for snorkelling and diving.
Still largely untouched by tourism and with its secluded coves and spectacular backdrops of high mountains cloaked in lush tropical forest and cascading waterfalls, St Vincent is an authentic and unspoilt tropical haven,
Things to do
Visit the Botanic Garden founded in 1765, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The garden contains one of the original breadfruit trees brought from Tahiti in 1793 by Captain Bligh after the famous Bounty mutiny. Climb to the top of La Soufriere, an active volcano that last erupted in 1979. Explore the Vermont Nature Trails which wind through lush rain forest and look
for the rare and colourful St Vincent parrot. Visit Wallilabou Bay, situated just a few minutes away from Buccament Bay, which was used as the fictional location for Port Royal in the blockbuster Disney film "The Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl" and its sequel "Dead Man's Chest".
See the canons at Fort Charlotte which sits at 183m (600ft) above St Vincent's
capital, Kingstown
Swim at Owia Salt Pond, a bathing pool enclosed by lava peaks and ridges.
Sail down to Tobago Cays, a group of five small uninhabited islands surrounded
by a spectacular Horseshoe Reef that is a playground for turtles and is designated
a National Marine Park.
Take a trip to the Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary on Bequia to view the endangered Hawksbill turtle hatchlings.
Fully furnished freehold properties
100% finance* is available. All you pay is £1,000 reservation fee – the developer pays the monthly repayment on the loan for the 30% deposit up to completion
A 70% developer loan will be available on completion**
30 days free use per year (excludes SIPP investors)
Two year 10% rental guarantee followed by 50% net room rate share
Properties are suitable for SIPP investment
*Subject to status. Terms & conditions apply. **Subject to finance.
Population 110,000.
Capital Kingstown.
Area 344 sq km/133 sq miles; 29 km/18 miles long 18 km/11 miles wide.
Geography St Vincent is a volcanic island. The northern third of the island is
mountainous (parts of this area are accessible only by boat because roads cannot
be built on the terrain). The highest point is La Soufriere volcano - 1,234 metres.
Most of the island's population lives near the southern coast. The island has a
total of 84 km of coastline.
The island has 5 administrative parishes – Charlotte, St Andrew, St David, St George,
St Patrick
Time difference GMT -4.
Language Official language is English.
Monetary unit Eastern Caribbean dollar - EC$ (fixed to the US dollar); US dollars
are widely accepted.
Airport Local airport, E T Joshua Airport, in Kingstown in the south of the island;
an international airport is planned for 2011 +.
Flight times 5 major gateways – Barbados (30 mins) Grenada (30 mins)
Martinique (45 mins). St Lucia (20 mins) Puerto Rico (2.25 hrs); 5 x flights daily
from Barbados (LIAT).
Climate Tropical climate with little seasonal temperature variation averaging
27°c; average daily sunshine is 8 – 9 hours; seasonal rainfall between May
and November.
Location St Vincent is the largest and most populated island of the 32 St Vincent
& the Grenadines islands and cays. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the
Southern Caribbean region and lies 100 miles west of Barbados.
Government St Vincent is an ex-British colony and has been an independent state
in the Commonwealth since October 1979; Governor General - Sir Frederick
Ballantyne; Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves.
Economy St Vincent is emerging as a well-governed and regulated financial
jurisdiction, the main activities being banking, trusts, insurance and mutual funds.
The registration of International Business Companies has also become a strong
growth area.
Tourism St Vincent is a new, unspoilt tourist destination. It is currently visited by
ocean cruisers from the UK & US for day trips. High season is January to May.
There are approx 400 rooms on the island, and no hotel is above a 3 Star.
