Revamped Rosewood Little Dix Bay

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One of the Caribbean’s most legendary resorts is making its long-awaited comeback in the first quarter of 2020. The historic Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands is set to relaunch in January, according to a spokesperson for the company.
Rosewood Little Dix Bay, set a spectacular crescent of sand in the southwestern corner of Virgin Gorda, will have a mix of cottages, suites and large villas. Food and beverage concepts will be comprised of the Sugar Mill eatery, the “wholesome slow food”-focused Pavilion; the Rum Room, an open-air rum bar; and The Reef House, offering a farm-to-table culinary experience. And yes, the resort’s renowned Sense, a Rosewood Spa, will return, along with a fitness center with state-of-the-art training equipment. The resort will feature two pools: the Pavilion Pool, set at the edge of the beach, and the spa infinity pool, a tiered ocean-view pool.
It will be a triumphant return for a hotel that has been closed since 2016, when it began a large-scale, multimillion-dollar renovation project lead by OBMI Architects & Meyer Davis. That project came to a halt in 2017, when Hurricane Irma came through the BVI.
Now, the renovation and transformation of the resort, the largest of the property since Rockefeller founded the property more than a half century ago.
Its reopening will reestablish Little Dix Bay as arguably the premier resort in the BVI, joining a luxury portfolio in the archipelago that includes standouts like Guana Island and Scrub Island, among others.

The property has a newfound focus on sustainability: they forgo all single-use plastics, for example, and will do their own composting. And tucked away on the 500 acres is a sustainable farm, where they grow spinach, mango, papaya, watermelon and bananas, and gather organic eggs from their chicken coop. It’ll all be served at one of the resort’s four restaurants, along with seafood caught from the island’s fishermen.

 

 

Rosewood selected New York-based Meyer Davis Studio Inc. to lead the renovation and oversee the overall design concept for the resort’s refresh. OBMI, a Miami-based architectural firm, was selected as lead architect to manage the new structure of the Beach Grill and the remodel of the resort’s guest rooms and suites. Landscape Contractors and Design (LCD) carried out the design and overall enhancement of the resort’s landscaping, lighting and signage. Learn more about OBMI’s vision for Rosewood Little Dix Bay: here.