Beaches Resort Major Expansion
Beaches Resort Turks & Caicos just opened 101 new rooms in the Treasure Beach Village, featuring an infinity lagoon pool, swim-up bar, and "Starfish Cinema." The expansion includes larger suites designed for families and a swim-up snow cone bar. It's positioned as one of the Caribbean's best all-inclusive properties with seamless, pampered amenities.
This latest $150 million expansion, named Treasure Beach Village, is the sixth village at the Beaches Turks & Caicos property. It follows previous major expansions, including the addition of the Key West Luxury Village in 2013, which was formerly the adjacent Veranda resort. This growth reflects a strategy of meeting increasing demand on the popular Grace Bay Beach. The new village introduces several firsts for the family-oriented Beaches brand, which was founded in 1997 as an offshoot of the couples-focused Sandals Resorts. It will feature the first-ever "Pinta Food Hall" and will also debut "Butch's Island Chop House," a steakhouse concept popular at Sandals properties named in tribute to the company's late founder, Gordon “Butch” Stewart. The parent company, Sandals Resorts International, was started by Stewart in 1981 when he purchased a rundown hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and transformed it. His son, Adam Stewart, is now the Executive Chairman and continues to oversee the expansion of both the Sandals and Beaches brands across the Caribbean. The Beaches resort is a significant driver of the Turks and Caicos economy, a fact acknowledged by the islands' Premier, Charles Washington Misick. Tourism is the primary engine of the nation's GDP, and the resort is one of its largest private employers. In response to the environmental impact of large-scale development, Beaches Turks & Caicos has pursued sustainability initiatives. The resort has worked toward Green Globe certification, a program that promotes improvement in energy and water efficiency and waste reduction. Through its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, the resort engages in local community and environmental projects. These initiatives include installing water filtration systems, organizing coastal cleanups, and partnering with local schools like Enid Capron Primary to support agricultural science education.
