Times of the Islands Summer 2024
Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities. Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.
ladies’ movie night and special holiday dinners. In addition, corporate getaways are taking advantage of the combination of an all-business conference room with do-your-own-thing social activities. Unlike some resorts that try to keep visitors within their compounds, Ocean Breeze encourages island exploration, which on North and Middle is rich in experiences. “They [guests] don’t need to have every meal here, when there are other places to explore,” Kadra says. She even invites “competition,” hoping to see a revival of nearby St. Charles (which closed after hurricane damage) and renewed interest in Sandy Point in a more modest iteration than the erstwhile Royal Reef. The lowdown Single hotel rooms at Ocean Breeze (low to high season) cost $235 to $375 per night (two person occupancy), with double rooms $250 to $385. A one-bedroom suite runs $320 to $470 and a two-bedroom suite (with 1.5 bath) $470 to $630. There are also “Festive Season” rates (over Christmas and New Year) that are higher. All rates do not include a 12 percent government tax, 10 percent service charge, and 5 percent resort fee, which will be added. a For more information and reservations, visit oceanbreezeresorttci. com or call (649) 946-7716. From top: Cilantros, the restaurant at Ocean Breeze Resort, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with fine dining options that feature local foods. Additional outside seating is adjacent to the pool courtyard. A dedicated conference room offers video facilities and a whiteboard for brainstorming. 66 www.timespub.tc
Grown on North Caicos Ocean Breeze Resort speaks of all things local, right down to its logo, which came from some home-grown talent. Co-owner Kadra Been-Handfield says that when it came to designing the logo that would be used as a lighted sign for the resort’s main building, she and her husband, Darville Handfield, kept to their pledge to keep things as local as possible. Instead of looking at design studios elsewhere, she went to the art class at Raymond Gardiner High School in Bottle Creek. “We asked the students for their designs and the teacher sent over the top four,” she says. The Handfields then chose a winning design: that of student Divine Dorestin. “It was really no contest. We all picked the same one,” Kadra notes. Divine’s design now sits proudly on the building and in all marketing materials for the North Caicos resort. Photo artwork in the rooms was provided by Dedrick Handfield, brother of co-owner Darville Handfield. Dedrick operates the One-Stop Sports Shop on North Caicos providing fishing and snorkeling tours. He shot the photos on North Caicos waters and Kadra Been-Handfield had the photos printed on canvas. ~ Jody Rathgeb Times of the Islands Summer 2024 67
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ladies’ movie night and special holiday<br />
dinners. In addition, corporate<br />
getaways are taking advantage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
combination <strong>of</strong> an all-business conference<br />
room with do-your-own-thing<br />
social activities.<br />
Unlike some resorts that try<br />
to keep visitors within <strong>the</strong>ir compounds,<br />
Ocean Breeze encourages<br />
island exploration, which on North<br />
and Middle is rich in experiences.<br />
“They [guests] don’t need to have<br />
every meal here, when <strong>the</strong>re are o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
places to explore,” Kadra says. She<br />
even invites “competition,” hoping<br />
to see a revival <strong>of</strong> nearby St. Charles<br />
(which closed after hurricane damage)<br />
and renewed interest in Sandy<br />
Point in a more modest iteration than<br />
<strong>the</strong> erstwhile Royal Reef.<br />
The lowdown<br />
Single hotel rooms at Ocean Breeze<br />
(low to high season) cost $235 to<br />
$375 per night (two person occupancy),<br />
with double rooms $250 to<br />
$385. A one-bedroom suite runs<br />
$320 to $470 and a two-bedroom<br />
suite (with 1.5 bath) $470 to $630.<br />
There are also “Festive Season” rates<br />
(over Christmas and New Year) that<br />
are higher. All rates do not include a<br />
12 percent government tax, 10 percent<br />
service charge, and 5 percent<br />
resort fee, which will be added. a<br />
For more information and reservations,<br />
visit oceanbreezeresorttci.<br />
com or call (649) 946-7716.<br />
From top: Cilantros, <strong>the</strong> restaurant at Ocean<br />
Breeze Resort, <strong>of</strong>fers breakfast, lunch, and<br />
dinner, with fine dining options that feature<br />
local foods. Additional outside seating is<br />
adjacent to <strong>the</strong> pool courtyard.<br />
A dedicated conference room <strong>of</strong>fers video<br />
facilities and a whiteboard for brainstorming.<br />
66 www.timespub.tc
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