Gay Nagle Myers is reporting on Travel Weekly that the Jalousie resort on St. Lucia will be undergoing a makeover:
The Jalousie Plantation on St. Lucia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will be rebranded, repositioned and reopened in 2010 as the Tides Sugar Beach, the Kor Hotel Group's first Caribbean offering under the Tides brand.
The resort, which is set on 325 acres between the towering Pitons on St. Lucia's southwestern coast, will close early next summer for a $100 million upgrade and renovation, according to Roger Myers, the property's owner.
When the Jalousie reopens as the all-inclusive Tides Sugar Beach, it will include 150 villas and guestrooms with private pools; water and land activities; a beach lounge; a fitness center; four restaurants; and a number of personal assistants, much like the private butlers found at several Caribbean resorts.
