The Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort and Spa on St. Thomas will open in the later part of 2020, but the hiring process will begin this week, according to managing director Kurt Wiksten.
The resort will include cutting-edge design by architects Kollin Altomare and Whitespace Interiors, featuring infinity edge pools, enhanced wind resiliency measures, and restaurant concepts by celebrity chef Richard Sandoval.
Almost 400 parents and grandparents gathered on the lower level of the Marriot Frenchman’s Reef Hotel Sunday to learn how to help their youngsters to succeed in the new school year.
After a lifetime of hopping around the planet, the last 30 years of which has been spent working for Marriott, Jean-Paul Nel has settled in St. Thomas as general manager of Marriott's Frenchman's Reef and Morningstar Beach Resort Hotel.
Dore Griffin, a graduate of Eudora Kean High School, received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Texas. She has been a member of the Marriott’s Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort family since May 23, 1995.
The governor's State of the Territory address spoke of hard times and tipping points, but for the Marriott Frenchman's Reef, the next couple of months is a time to reinvest and "reposition" the hotel as one of the premier destinations in the Caribbean.
Officials from CREF3 USVI Hotel Owner, Inc., a company owned and managed by Fortress Investment Group, on Tuesday presented plans for the Frenchman's Reef Marriott Resort, which the company has scheduled to reopen in November 2022.
The U.S. Virgin Islands' largest hotel, Marriott Frenchman's Reef on St. Thomas, has been sold to an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm Fortress Investment Group.