Little Dix Bay Resort (Virgin Gorda)
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Location
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
5 minutes from Virgin Gorda Airport
20-minute rideon the resort’s private catamaran from Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Tortola
One-half mile from the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and Spanish Town
90 miles east of Puerto Rico, 26 miles northeast of St. Thomas
Just off the Sir Francis Drake Channel
Virgin Gorda can be reached via San Juan, St. Thomas or Tortola.
A valid passport or original birth certificate and driver’s license are required to visit the British Virgin Islands. After December 2006, a passport will be required to re-enter the United States.
Little Dix Bay’s sister resort, Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort on St. John, USVI, offers a ferry service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for those guests staying at both resorts. The scenic, 90-minute trip westward through the Sir Francis Drake channel features breathtaking views of emerald islands and turquoise waters. Among the highlights are vistas of Tortola, Norman and Peter Islands, Cooper and Ginger Islands, Beef Island and Scrub Island.
Resort Concept/Philosophy
Little Dix Bay is a garden paradise with a focus on ultimate privacy for its loyal clientele. Nestled on a crescent-shaped bay and protected by a coral reef, Little Dix Bay is an idyllic setting for an active or relaxing vacation. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, which manages Little Dix Bay, reopened the resort in 1993 after a multi-million dollar renovation. Additional refurbishment and enhancements were completed in 1996 and 2005. Rosewood is dedicated to continuing the grand tradition of this resplendent property, a Caribbean legend since 1964.
History
Virgin Gorda was named in 1493 by Columbus, who saw in the islands that frame Little Dix Bay the silhouette of a portly woman lying on her back (Virgin Gorda translates to "Fat Virgin"). The island was a fairly desolate agricultural community when Laurance S. Rockefeller establi
Contact Information for Little Dix Bay Resort
P.O. Box 70, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
U.S. Mailing Address:
c/o P.O. Box 720, Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S.V.I. 00831-0720
- 284-495-5555
- 284-495-5661