The Gansevoort Hotels in New York City’s Meatpacking District and Miami’s South Beach are unique types of places that combine hot and cool at the same time. For sure, they attract the beautiful people in both locations, whether it’s for restful accommodation in the sleek modernistic rooms, or to see and be seen at their trendy lobbies, bars and restaurants.
Now, visitors to Turks & Caicos can partake in the cool/hot ambience, as the Gansevoort by Wymara opened its doors this week. To clarify on the name issue, Wymara is the name of the development that occupies the far western end of glorious Grace Bay Beach, and the real estate available as part of that is branded as such. But late last year Gansevoort came on board as the management company for the hotel, adding to the boutique line of hotels in other cities (which will soon include Chicago and Toronto). So you can expect all the neat Gansevoort touches in terms of the service and amenities, in addition to an eye catching architectural style that the Wymara developers pulled together. It’s also part of the Preferred Hotel Group, which puts it in elite company.
Gansevoort offers stunning ocean view rooms of various size (up to 3 bedroom penthouses), with top of the line finishings and well appointed kitchens and spacious living areas. The 91-room property sits on a very nice stretch of Grace Bay, within walking distance to Coral Garden reef (best snorkeling on the island) as well as close to Turtle Cove Marina and The Player’s Club casino. There’s even a brand new kid’s park next door. There’s a small beach bar and the property also features as signature 7,000 square foot pool with ‘lounging islands’ that are very, well, cool.
Last week we had a chance to preview the Bagatelle Restaurant which offers indoor and outdoor dining by the pool and hip sunken bar. Bagatelle (which also has a restaurant next door to the NYC Gansevoort) is run by the well known One Restaurant Group, operators of several restaurant and clubs in New York. The food, service and ambience were all fantastic and it’s a great addition to the TCI dining scene even if you aren’t staying there
As an added attraction, the folks from Exhale Spa are operating the spa, bringing their unique style of fitness and relaxation techniques to the Gansevoort in Turks & Caicos. They have special retreat packages available with well-known trainers and instructors visiting from their more than a dozen other locations in the US.
Check out some of the introductory rates available for the Gansevoort and prepare to be impressed.
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