Bolongo Bay St. Thomas Offers Painting Packages
Published on:
April 17, 2007
Sister properties Bolongo Bay Beach Resort and The Inn at Villa
Olga, both located in St. Thomas, are offering specially-priced
three-night packages starting at $802 per person, which include
admission for the three-day Painting Gypsies workshop. Artists and
painting enthusiasts can enhance their skills as part of The
Painting Gypsies "Adventures in Plein-Air Painting" workshops which
are being held this May in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The
"Adventures in Plein-Air Painting" workshops provide individualized
instruction from plein-air instructor and painter César Jerez as
well as group critiques. Plein Air painting focuses on the process
of painting as well as the influences of the great outdoors on
artwork. Participants will also receive gourmet lunch and a wine and
cheese gathering on the final day.
The Painting Gypsies will offer two workshops in St. Thomas. The
first is May 4-6 at Magen's Bay, St. Thomas', and the second is May
9-11 at Villa Botanica, a privately-owned plantation. The
three-night package features lodging, participation in the workshop,
transfers between the hotel and painting site provided by Tropic
Tours, and all taxes and surcharges. Guests who book Villa Olga for
either workshop pay $802 per room based on single occupancy, and
$1,172 per room based on double occupancy. Additional nights are
available at Villa Olga for $125 per night plus 15 percent taxes.
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort is offering the painting package for the
May 9-11 workshop only. Rates for the three-night package at Bolongo
are $980 per room based on single occupancy and $1,350 per room
based on double occupancy. Extra nights are available for $175 per
night plus 15 percent tax and $2 per day energy surcharge.
Vacationers seeking to participate in the May 4-6 workshop are
encouraged to stay at Villa Olga. Call 800-524-4746 or visit
www.paintinggypsies.com.
For more information, visit
www.bolongobay.com.
Product of the Week: Bolongo Bay Beach Club
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
There are a lot of advantages to all-inclusive resorts, but the food
is usually not one of them. Unless, of course, you're talking about
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St. Thomas, which features a la carte
cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
"Our all-inclusive guests have the option of enjoying incredible a la
carte dinners every night without a surcharge," says Richard Doumeng,
owner and managing director. "Bolongo never limits its guests to
buffet-style dining. Our a la carte dining options are available even
during our two buffet theme nights. I don't know of another
all-inclusive that can say, 'you never have to go through a buffet.'"
Bolongo's restaurants, The Beach House and Iggie's Beach Bar & Grill,
are known on the island for their relaxed atmospheres with spectacular
views from their open-air settings at poolside or right on the beach.
Plus, Doumeng says, the cuisine passes the most important test: local
approval.
"Our restaurants are open to and popular with locals and other
visitors," he explains. "We have to compete with every restaurant, so
our all-inclusive guests benefit. It's the same with drinks. Everything
is top-shelf, premium brands. Our local beer is offered, and you have a
wide variety to choose from."
Food choices at The Beach House include Caribbean Lobster Monte
Cristo, local yellow snapper roasted in banana leaves, and
plantain-crusted rack of lamb. At Iggie's, clients can enjoy
all-you-can-eat crab legs and a raw bar menu, as well as nightly food
and drink specials.
Bolongo also has plenty to offer to clients who aren't interested in
all-inclusive vacationing. Its VI Keys package is a 5-night romp
through the Virgin Islands' popular attractions like Coral World Ocean
Park, Trunk Bay (St. John's most popular beach) and the St. Thomas
Skyride. Clients will also enjoy an island tour of St. John and shuttles
to Magen's Bay and Charlotte Amalie, plus a 1-day Avis
car rental, a scuba diving in-pool lesson and use of kayaks, aqua
tricycles, sunfish sailboats, windsurfing equipment, paddle boats and
snorkel equipment.
The VI Keys package starts at $1,147 per couple through Dec.
15 and $1,717 from Dec. 23-April 16, 2006. For more information, call
(800) 524-4746 or visit
www.bolongobay.com.
USVI's Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Announces Menu of Packages
October 2005 -- Whether
the two of you are looking for a honeymoon hideaway or an island base
from which to explore, check out the new five packages offered by
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort. This St. Thomas resort is family-owned and
operated and a longtime favorite with Caribbean travelers in the know,
boasting a very high repeat guest rate.
Why It's Dreamy: The 65 beach front rooms are wrapped around
the crescent-shaped, palm-lined Bolongo Bay. Each room has a private
balcony as well as many of the comforts of home including a
mini-refrigerator, coffeemaker, ceiling fan, air-conditioning, color
cable television, hair dryers, radio alarm clocks, iron and ironing
board, safe and telephone.
About The Packages: Each package includes accommodations in
an ocean view room, use of kayaks, aqua tricycles, sunfish sailboats,
windsurfing equipment, paddle boats and snorkel equipment, a discover
scuba diving in-pool lesson; room tax and resort fee. Note: All
packages must be booked by contacting the resort's reservations
department at 1-800-524-4746 or via e-mail:
info@bolongobay.com. The name of the promotion must be mentioned at
the time of booking and can't be combined with other promotions. All
packages are available now through 2006.
The Packages:
Deluxe Paradise Honeymoon provides all of the necessary
ingredients so couples can begin their marriage in tropical style. The
package features the following value-added elements: welcome bottle of
champagne with two keepsake champagne glasses; all meals (seven days a
week of a la carte dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner at two of
the most popular restaurants on St. Thomas); unlimited beverages
including all premium brands; an all-day sail and beach outing to
Honeymoon Beach on St. John aboard the resort's 53-foot catamaran --
"Heavenly Days" -- with lunch and open bar; a romantic sunset cocktail
cruise around Charlotte Amalie Harbor; his & hers half-hour massages
(one per person); $50 credit at Bolongo's gift shop; and gratuities.
An eight-day/seven night
stay on the Deluxe Paradise Honeymoon Package is priced at:
Girls Just
Want To Have Fun at Bolongo: a package perfect for a
bachelorette party. Amenities include one half-hour massage per
person; roundtrip shuttle to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas‚ capital,
for duty-free shopping; an island tour of St. Thomas; either the West
Indian Carnival Night buffet on Wednesday OR Beach Barbecue on Sunday
(drinks and gratuities not included); and an all-day sail and beach
outing to St. John aboard "Heavenly Days," the resort's 53-foot
catamaran, with lunch and open bar
Rates for the
five-night Girls Just Want To Have Fun package are:
Rates quoted are per
room, based on double occupancy. Extra people sharing the same room
(maximum four people in a room) are charged $265 per person. Rates for
seven-night stays are also available.
VI Keys provides guests
with the "keys" to some of the destination's greatest attractions and
includes: entrance to Coral World Ocean Park, a unique land and sea
adventure; tickets to ride the St. Thomas Skyride to Paradise Point;
one-day Avis car rental (available on property) OR a St. Thomas island
excursion with Tropic Tours; a roundtrip shuttle to Magen's Bay and
admission fee; roundtrip shopping shuttle to Charlotte Amalie, St.
Thomas‚ duty-free capital; and an island tour of St. John with Tropic
Tours that features roundtrip transportation to the ferry dock,
tickets to ride the ferry, lunch with a soft drink, admission to Trunk
Bay, St. John's most popular beach, and snorkeling gear for exploring
Trunk Bay's underwater snorkeling trail.
Rates for the five-night VI Keys package are:
$1,147 per couple, now
through Dec. 15, 2005
$1,717 per couple, Dec.
23, 2005 - Apr. 16, 2006
$1,395 per couple, Apr.
16 - Aug. 31, 2006
$1,285 per couple,
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2006
$1,395 per couple Nov.
1 - Dec. 22, 2006
Additional adults
staying in the same room are charged $240 per person. Prices for
seven-night stays are also available.
Cruzan
Cultural allows Bolongo guests the opportunity to expand
their experience in "America's Caribbean" by offering a daytrip to St.
Croix. Features of the Cruzan Cultural option include: roundtrip
transfers from Bolongo to Seaborne Airlines on St. Thomas; roundtrip
tickets between St. Thomas and St. Croix aboard Seaborne Airlines; an
island tour of St. Croix provided by Safari Tours, which includes
stops in Christiansted and admission to historic Estate Whim
Plantation, the Cruzan Rum Factory, and St. George Village Botanical
Gardens; and lunch in Frederiksted followed by a drive through the
rainforest, past Carambola golf course and Columbus landing.
Romantic travelers who
prefer to sightsee on their own can substitute the island tour and
lunch option with a one-day Avis car rental, which can be picked up
where the Seaplane docks. The staff will provide maps and information
about the Heritage Trail so guests can venture out on their own.
Prices for this option of the Cruzan Cultural package are $170 for the
first person and $130 for each extra person (max. 4 people in a car).
The Cruzan Cultural
add-on package costs $190 per person and is available to all guests
staying at Bolongo now through the end of 2006.
Water
Adventure: This package allows sports enthusiasts to
challenge the surf as well as explore the tropics from above and below
sea level. Package highlights are: two tickets for an Atlantis
Submarine dive around Buck Island providing spectacular views of the
USVI's underwater world; two-tank dive to the wreck of the Cartanser
Sr. off of Buck Island; parasailing in tandem with St. Thomas
Watersports from Bolongo's dock; half-hour Hobie Cat sailing tour; and
half-hour guided waverunner tour (two people per waverunner).
Rates for the five-night Water Adventure Package are:
Rates quoted are per
room, based on double occupancy. Additional people sharing the same
room (maximum four people in a room) are charged $290 per person.
Offering a true Caribbean experience on St.
Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, is Bolongo Bay Beach Resort with
beachfront hotel and resort accommodations and condominium rentals, all with a
view of the Caribbean Sea,. Offering special honeymoon packages, wedding
packages, a one of a kind all inclusive package and add-on packages for all your
interests. Watersports, daytrips to St. Croix, island tours of St. John and St.
Thomas and sailing excursions on our 53' catamaran Heavenly Days. Whatever
your interest you will probably find it here at Bolongo Bay
Deluxe Paradise Honeymoon provides all of the necessary
ingredients so couples can begin their marriage in tropical style. The
package features the following value-added elements: welcome bottle of
champagne with two keepsake champagne glasses; all meals (seven days a
week of a la carte dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner at two of
the most popular restaurants on St. Thomas); unlimited beverages
including all premium brands; an all-day sail and beach outing to
Honeymoon Beach on St. John aboard the resort's 53-foot catamaran --
"Heavenly Days" -- with lunch and open bar; a romantic sunset cocktail
cruise around Charlotte Amalie Harbor; his & hers half-hour massages
(one per person); $50 credit at Bolongo's gift shop; and gratuities. .GIF){kind=small}
