Beaches Resorts has announced the development of a new Italian Village to compliment its exquisite French Village, further enhancing the resort’s aura of old-world charm.  The resort also has plans to unveil the Caribbean’s largest waterpark, adding fantastic slides and oversized wave pools to the hotels already expansive Pirate’s Island area. 

The Italian Village and Waterpark is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2008 and is estimated to cost $100 million. The Village will have its own lobby, check-in area, lavish family suites, new gourmet dining options and retail space.  The expansion project will also reveal a brand new waterpark, ten times the size of the original Pirates Island area and soon-to-be the largest in the Caribbean.  Not for the faint of heart, kids of all ages will splash about in the lazy river, get wild in the surf, or take the plunge down numerous twisting and turning waterslides.

FAMILY SUITES:
Built for the 22nd Century, the Italian Village will feature 180 luxurious “family” suites, including 18 “parlor” rooms, which can be purchased additionally to add a living and dining room area onto a family suite, including a day bed and pullout sofa to sleep up to four additional persons.  These parlor suites will also come with Beaches’ exclusive Butler Service. 

All family suites will feature a separate kids room with bunk beds, an Xbox game console and plasma TV.  The décor for the kids’ rooms will feature a sand dollar print on the pillows and white duvets. The suites will also feature a separate bedroom for adults, complete with a sitting area featuring a day bed or pullout sofa, an additional plasma TV, a mahogany four-poster bed dressed with luxurious linens in a coral theme, and an elegant bathroom that showcases white carrara marble wall tile, vanities with his and her sinks decorated with green marble trim and glass mosaic accents, plus a Jacuzzi tub.  The décor for all suites will be earth tones, with palm tree side draperies, seashell throw pillows, and 24 x 24 beige tile flooring.

Teens will also enjoy a host of activities and amenities designed just for them.  During the day, the Italian Village’s new nightclub, an aqua-themed space built above the waterpark that features a sunken dance floor with views of the lazy river, will transform into a teen lounge.  This new space, sure to be the hit of the resort, will be complete with jammin’ music and internet access and will be just steps away from a new and improved game room where teens and tweens can try their luck at pool, foosball and basketball, all in a retro black light environment. Teens will also have their very own Red Lane Youth Spa, with treatments and services geared just for teens and tweens, including makeovers and hair braiding.

SHOPPING VILLAGE:
The new Village will also be home to a 7,000-sq.-ft. retail area, offering values and valuables for everyone.  Adults can enjoy a duty-free store showcasing high-end jewelry; a fashion boutique; and an art gallery, featuring local and Caribbean art, as well as special events including wine tastings by Beringer.  Kids can treat themselves to something delicious in the Candy shop, pose for the perfect picture and keepsake in front of a variety of backdrops with an all-new Green Screen – a Beaches Resorts first – at the new photo shop, or enjoy the Red Lane Youth Spa.  Other offerings include a resort shop for Beaches logo wear. 

GOURMET DINING:
When it comes to fabulous dining, you won’t have to travel very far, as a variety of new dining options abound in the Italian Village. A new 250-seat Italian restaurant will take guests to the heart of northern Italy, as a Tuscan-inspired open kitchen welcomes guests to choose from delicious offerings served buffet-style. Brick walls, decorative ironwork and vaulted ceilings bring a taste of Tuscany to the Caribbean.  The restaurant will also feature a special Medieval-themed children’s section– a Beaches Resorts’ first – where kids can dine amongst their favorite pals from Sesame Street, while surrounded by turrets, towers and torch lights, even crossing over a moat to enter through their own designated entrance!  There will also be a casual Barefoot-by-the-Sea style restaurant serving up local seafood right on the beach, as well as a British pub with traditional bangers and mash and local ales. 

Additionally, the Village will have a piazza area featuring The Leaning Tower of Pizza, a traditional wood-fired pizza oven themed to look like the famous landmark in Pisa, Italy.  The pizzeria will serve up over 20 different varieties of hand-tossed pizza. Next to the pizzeria, kids will have their very own Kids Grille, where they can help themselves to burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, ice cream and “mock”tails throughout the day, at a counter made just for their size.

Parents can relish in being waited on head-to-toe with the resort’s exclusive Butler Service (for top category suites) and the exclusive Red Lane® Spa, where traditional services and treatments are met with authentic Caribbean ingredients and pampering (spa services additional).  Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa currently features 11 specialty restaurants – including Sapodilla’s for adults only and Le Petit Château serving up authentic French Cuisine – and with the addition of the Italian Village, the total number of dining options at Beaches Turks & Caicos will increase to 16; nine bars currently serve up unlimited premium brand drinks and a selection of five varietals of Beringer wine bottled exclusively for Beaches Resorts, and the five more bars being added will bring the total to 14; six freshwater swimming pools now delight guests, while the Italian village will add an additional main pool with separate kids area, plus the expansive waterpark and lazy river; and adults can relax in three Jacuzzis, with a fourth one coming soon with the expansion at the Italian Village.  Additional amenities at Beaches Turks & Caicos include a 900-square foot fitness center including Cybex equipment; world-class diving and a full array of watersports, including equipment; and land sports, including tennis, volleyball, and basketball.