In January, the former Frenchman’s Reef resort on St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., celebrated its official reopening six years after hurricanes Irma and Maria caused extensive damage to the property.
After a $425 million rebuilding and rebranding project, the property is now two interconnected resorts: the Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman’s Reef and Morningstar Buoy Haus Beach. Both properties held soft openings in 2023.
While the 94-room beachfront Morningstar has a 2,210-square-foot ballroom, it’s the clifftop Westin that is sized for groups. The Westin has 392 guest rooms, including 28 suites, and extensive meeting space, including a 9,930-square-foot ballroom that’s divisible by four plus
two 1,700-square-foot rooms, each divisible by four. Outdoors, there are at least eight spaces for special events, the largest of which are the 14,500-square-foot area around the main pool and the 8,800-square-foot Seaview Terrace
Amenities at the Westin include five restaurants, three ocean-view pools, a spa with 13 treatment rooms, and a fitness studio. The properties share a stretch of Morningstar Beach along with a fleet of vessels for customized day and night excursions.
Aimbridge Hospitality oversaw the property renovation and operates both resorts, which are a five-minute drive to downtown Charlotte Amalie and a 20-minute drive to Cyril King International Airport.
