{"id":2987,"date":"2012-12-05T09:12:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2020-06-22T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:36:55","slug":"travel-agent-review-turks-caicos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/travel-agent-review-turks-caicos\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Agent Review: Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort, Providenciales Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our vacation expert, Dianna Reis<\/a>, recently returned from her Turks & Caicos vacation. She, along with her husband and son, loved every minute of it and can’t wait to go back! She visited the island of Providenciales’ Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort<\/a>, The Veranda Resort (which was just acquired by Sandals) and its Grace Bay Club. Here’s what she had to say:<\/p>\n

The Island –\u00a0Providenciales<\/strong><\/p>\n

I LOVE this island! It’s up in the north west part of Turks & Caicos, and the people are so friendly. It has a quiet Canadian influence, in fact — the banks are Canadian,\u00a0much of the\u00a0construction has been built by Canadians, and the schools follow the British curriculum.<\/p>\n

Grace Bay is the longest beach (8km) on the island of Providenciales, and is only\u00a015 minutes from the airport. It’s where you’ll find the majority of resorts. There are three all-inclusive resorts: Beaches, Club Med and Veranda. The rest of the accommodations range from resorts that offer fully equipped kitchens, one- to four-bedrooms suites, and beach home rentals.<\/p>\n

There was more to do on the island than I realized. The new downtown is very pretty with lots of shops, ice cream parlors, restaurants and bars. It’s such an awesome atmosphere, and very safe, too.<\/p>\n

Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Italian<\/a><\/p>\n

This is truly the best family resort I’ve been to — from the grounds to the rooms and everything in between.\u00a0I stayed in the Italian Village, which has won 6 star awards — it’s the best on the property, boasting the largest pool with a wading pool for the little ones, a fantastic (and super clean) swim up bar, and tons of lounges everywhere.\u00a0Beach towels are located nearby rather than in the rooms, which is nice, too.<\/p>\n

All rooms in the Italian village have at least\u00a0two bedrooms, which is perfect for families. The lead in here is a two bedroom concierge\u00a0– “Venetian Family Suite w\u00a0Separate Kids Room.” The\u00a0kids room has\u00a0a gorgeous bunk and trundle (sleeps three kids) with Xbox and a large TV, plus plenty of storage for all\u00a0their clothes, diapers etc. A pocket\u00a0door\u00a0leads to a\u00a0King bedroom with a small pull-out sofa o accommodate another child if necessary.<\/p>\n

The Caribbean Village is adjacent to the Italian Village. The rooms were quite nice! They have been re-done, featuring large flat-screen TV, Xbox, microwaves and mini-fridges, which are restocked daily. There is no alcohol in the mini fridge unless you are booked in Concierge. But having a microwave sure is handy, especially when travelling with babies.<\/p>\n

Toward the back of the property, the French Village is very charming. Many of the rooms have a French balcony, which gives you a breeze but nothing you can sit out on. Rooms are beautiful, though, and this section has the most connecting rooms\u00a0on the property, which is great for larger groups.<\/p>\n

Even though it is a large property and this section is located further back, it was still just a 5-7 minute walk to the beach. For those with mobility issues, golf cart drivers are there to assist. This area also has an adult only restaurant called “Le Petite Chateau.” It is right beside it is the Cafe de Paris, which serves Cappuccinos, espressos and nice little pastries.<\/p>\n

\"Splash<\/a><\/p>\n

The water park<\/strong> is right between the French\u00a0Village and the Italian Village and it’s\u00a0so much fun — for all ages! My\u00a0husband and I took turns going down the water slide while the other played with our son. There is also a beautiful\u00a0meandering lazy river, a surf simulator,\u00a0mini water slides and splash pads for the little ones, and medium sized slides\u00a0as well.\u00a0The game garage and the\u00a0nightclub is also nearby.<\/p>\n

\"Turks<\/a><\/p>\n

The beach<\/strong> was\u00a0spectacular!\u00a0It has soft white fluffy sand and light blue water.\u00a0The ocean is generally very\u00a0calm, but it was\u00a0a bit wavy for us after Tropical Storm Sandy passed. The water was warm and calm enough, though, to enjoy with baby.<\/p>\n

\"Turks<\/p>\n

Kids Clubs:<\/strong> The Camp Sesame was fantastic! Workers were very\u00a0organized and\u00a0were 100% by the rules. Baby\u00a0Club are for 1 – 2.5\u00a0year olds. The\u00a0activities are lots of fun, and they have a packed itinerary.\u00a0Toys and play area’s were cleaned\u00a0several times per day.\u00a0On\u00a0our\u00a0last day we put our son in the club for a few hours\u00a0and he had a great time.<\/p>\n

Character breakfast<\/strong> –\u00a0I recommend booking this in advance as it sells out fast.\u00a0In busy season, if you don’t book in advance it may\u00a0sell out by the time you arrive. It was only $12.00 per adult, $16.00 per child age 2 and up. it was totally worth it for the look on my babe’s face when each character came out to personally greet him and pose for photos.<\/p>\n

All in all, an amazing resort, fabulous location and great service. The food is typical of Sandals and Beaches resorts. Weddings are really popular here, too — and for good reason. Everyone seemed to having a blast! Even though it’s a family resort, I’d still recommend it to some couples who like to have lots of fun.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for my review of The Veranda and its Grace Bay Club! In the meantime, if you have any questions about Beaches Turks & Caicos on\u00a0Providenciales, feel free to call me at 1-800-665-4981 ext. 7246.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our vacation expert, Dianna Reis, recently returned from her Turks & Caicos vacation. She, along with her husband and son, loved every minute of it and can’t wait to go back! She visited the island of Providenciales’ Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort, The Veranda Resort (which was just acquired by Sandals) and its Grace Bay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3549],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Iris Sinilong","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2987"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2987"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22262,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2987\/revisions\/22262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}