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Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands Page D-1

HOTEL SITE CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI

The Site

The Real Estate Owner has identified a 3.87 acre site in Charlotte Amalie, SaintThomas, United States Virgin Islands for the development of a Harbor Vista Hotel, a part ofthe Curio Collection by Hilton. The location is positioned on the western face of the hillsideabove the Saint Thomas Cruise Ship Terminal. The site elevation begins at 220 feet andrises to 430 feet above sea level. The world famous Sky Ride to Paradise Point transversesthe southern edge of the property. Future plans call for a stop of the cable cars at the groundsof the proposed hotel.

As reported many times, a picture is worth a thousand words.


Hotel Site


The 3.87 acre site which features a 30± degree slope, will have an amount of land

used in the “Switch Back” roadway and extra landscaping. Thus, possibly, only 3.5± acres

may be useable for features of a luxury resort hotel.

The excellent stable Saint Thomas Hotel Market can support the development of a

200-room luxury resort hotel in Charlotte Amalie.

Additional Land and Financing/Operations

The existing site is 3.87 acres; which is forecasted to be of sufficient size to establish

the Harbor Vista Hotel as proposed in Section F of this Study. Also, innovative site usage

may allow for additional hotel accommodations. The Field Research gleamed the possibility

of 20 additional acres, further up the hillside, which may also be available for further

development.

This hotel project may be funded by Regular Hotel Financing, Condominium or

Fractional Ownership. The Proforma calls for Regular Hotel Operations. However, an

article on All-Inclusive Resort Operations is presented in Section H.

Maps and Site Pictures

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Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

Hotel Site

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Hotel Signage

As the subject site is located inside the city limits of Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas,

various sign ordinances must be reviewed concurrently with the development of a signage

program. It is recommended that the development obtain the following signs:

1. A monument sign on waterfront street at intersection of the roadway to the

hotel;

2. A large logo sign mounted on the front of the hotel, visible to the tens of

thousands of daily cruise ship and airline passengers;

Utilities

With the site being inside the city of Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, public utilities

of water, sewer, electricity, telephone and internet are available to the subject hotel. The site

may require an on-site sanitary waste processing facility. The hotel will provide satellite

television and propane gas emergency electrical power generators for the entire hotel. Note,

there is a 100 year-old sistern in the roadway (photograph on page D 12). Use by the hotel is

uncertain; therefore, a storm water retention sistern will be provided by the hotel.

Neighborhood Charlotte Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas, is the only town on the island. Its

seaside promenade is called Waterfront Highway, or simply, the Waterfront. From here, you

can take any of the streets or alleyways into town to Main Street (also called Dronningens

Gade). Principal links between Main Street and the Waterfront include Raadets Gade, Tolbod

Gade, Store Tvaer Gade, and Strand Gade.

Main Street is home to all of the major shops. The western end (near the intersection

with Strand Gade) is known as Market Square. Once the site of the biggest slave market

auctions in the Caribbean Basin, today it’s an open-air cluster of stalls where local farmers

and gardeners—many from the Estate Bordeaux farms on the island’s West End—gather to

sell their produce; Saturday is their big day. Go early in the morning to see the market at its

best.

Running parallel to and north of Main Street is Back Street (also known as

Vimmelskaft Gade), which is also lined with stores, including some of the less expensive

choices.


In the eastern part of town, between Tolbod Gade and Fort Pladsen (northwest of Fort

Christian), lies Emancipation Park, commemorating the liberation of the slaves in 1848.

Most of the major historic buildings, including the Legislature, Fort Christian, and

Government House, lie within a short walk of this park.

Southeast of the park looms Fort Christian. Crowned by a clock tower and painted

rusty red, it was constructed by the Danes in 1671. The Legislative Building, seat of the

elected government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, lies on the harbor side of the fort.

Kongens Gade (or King’s Street) leads to Government Hill, which overlooks the town

and St. Thomas Harbor. Government House, a white brick building dating from 1867, stands

atop the hill.

Between Hotel 1829 (a mansion built that year by a French sea captain) and

Government House is a stone staircase known as the Street of 99 Steps. Actually, someone

miscounted: It should be called the Street of 103 Steps. Regardless, the steps lead to the

summit of Government Hill.

West of Charlotte Amalie

The most important of the outlying neighborhoods to the west of Charlotte Amalie is

Frenchtown. Some of the older islanders still speak a distinctive Norman-French dialect

here. Because the heart of Charlotte Amalie can be less safe at night, Frenchtown, with its

restaurants and interesting bars, has become the place to go after dark. To reach Frenchtown,

take Veterans Drive west of town along the Waterfront, turning left (shortly after passing the

Windward Passage Hotel on your right) at the sign pointing to the Villa Olga.

East of Charlotte Amalie

Traveling east from Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Harbor on your right, a tranquil

setting just a short car or taxi ride from the bustle of Charlotte Amalie. The major

disadvantage is that you must reach the sands by some form of transportation; if you want to

run out of your hotel-room door onto the beach, look elsewhere.

The East End

The East End is reached by traversing a long, twisting, traffic-clogged road east of

Charlotte Amalie. Once you’re here, you can enjoy sea, sand, and sun with little to disturb

you (the East End offers even more isolation than the South Coast). This is the site of such

lovely beaches as Sapphire Beach and Lindquist Beach. This section of bays and golden

sands is where you’ll find the the luxe Ritz-Carlton resort as well as a smattering of smaller,

less-expensive resorts and condos. The settlement at Red Hook is a bustling community with

raffish charm and lots of seaside bars, bustling night life and affordable eateries. It is also the

departure point for ferries to the island of St. John, USVI.


The South Coast

This fabled strip has put St. Thomas on the tourist maps of the Caribbean. Many visitors

prefer the full-service resorts on the South Coast and East End to the hustle and bustle of

Charlotte Amalie, especially during the day, when it’s hosting cruise-ship passengers. But if

you feel the need for a shopping binge, cars, hotel shuttles, and taxis can quickly deliver you

to Charlotte Amalie.

The North Coast

The world-renowned beach at Magens Bay lies on the lush North Coast. The North

Coast has few buildings and not much traffic, but what it does have are scenic vistas, among

the most panoramic on the island. Note that traveling the roads can be like a ride on a

rollercoaster—the roads have no shoulders and can be especially scary for those not familiar

with driving on the left. A lot of the northwest coast, especially at Botany Bay, Bordeaux

Bay, and Santa Maria Bay, isn’t linked to any roads. Estate Bordeaux has some beautiful,

rural stretches of lush mountain farmland, where farmers raise produce and livestock in the

loamy green hills.

It is forecasted that the subject hotel will provide daily transportation to the Beach at

Magens Bay, hourly from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with returns to the hotel on 30 minute

intervals and evening beach strolls from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with returns on the half hour.

Hotel service will also be provided to Mahogany Run Golf Course.

Hotel Site


Summary

As reported many times, a picture is worth a thousand words.

The real estate owner has identified a 3.87 acre site in Charlotte Amalie, Saint

Thomas, United States Virgin Islands for the development of a Harbor Vista Hotel, a part of

the Curio Collection by Hilton. The location is positioned on the western face of the hillside

above the Saint Thomas Cruise Ship Terminal. The site elevation begins at 220 feet and

rises to 430 feet above sea level. The world famous Sky Ride to Paradise Point transverses

the southern edge of the property. Future plans call for a stop of the cable cars at the

proposed hotel.

The 3.87 acre site which features a 30± degree slope, will have an amount of land

used in the “Switch Back” roadway and extra landscaping. Thus, possibly, only 3.5± acres

may be useable for features of a luxury resort hotel. The scope of this Study did not call for

Interim Hospitality Consultants to develop a building Site Plan. Architects and engineers

will unitize the Findings of the Market Research of this Study to produce the Site Plan.

The excellent stable Saint Thomas Hotel Market can support the development of a

200-room luxury resort hotel in Charlotte Amalie.


The world-renowned beach at Magens Bay lies on the lush North Coast. The North

Coast has few buildings and not much traffic, but what it does have are scenic vistas, among

the most panoramic on the island. Note that traveling the roads can be like a ride on a

rollercoaster—the roads have no shoulders and can be especially scary for those not familiar

with driving on the left.

It is forecasted that the subject hotel will provide daily transportation to the Beach at

Magens Bay, hourly from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with returns to the hotel on the half hour.

Evening beach strolls from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with returns on the half hour will be

available.

Hotel services will also be provided to Mahogany Run Golf Course.

Additional Land and Financing/Operations

The existing site is 3.87 acres; which is forecasted to be of sufficient size to establish

the Harbor Vista Hotel as proposed in Section F of this Study. Also, innovative site usage

may allow for additional hotel accommodations. The Field Research gleamed the possibility

of 20 additional acres, further up the hillside, which may also be available for further

development.

This hotel project may be funded by Regular Hotel Financing, Condominium or

Fractional Ownership. The Proforma calls for Regular Hotel Operations. However, an

article on All-Inclusive Resort Operations is presented in Section H.

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