US Virgin Islands luxury eco-tents and studios, Estate Concordia
| country: | US Virgin Islands | ||||
| location: | St.Johns | ||||
| price: | From US $105 (summer) - US $155 (winter) per eco-tent per night based on two sharing. Premium tent US $185 per night. Additional guest US $15 per night. Children under 16yrs free. We can book flights from the UK
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| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
The eco-tents and studios are on adjacent properties on St. John. Located on the dramatic southeastern side of St. John, these high-tech structures provide our guests with comforts for the body and soul. These are some of the most spectacular surroundings for which the USVIs and St. John are well known. They provide more creature comforts and conveniences with private toilets, showers, solar energy and elaborate kitchen facilities in each unit.After 30 years of pioneering research and experimentation, we continue to provide a positive, educational ecotourism experience for our guests on St. John while furthering the principles of profitable, environmentally sensitive tourism. Your search for the perfect Caribbean vacation holiday rental or honeymoon spot could be over if you are environmentally concerned. The studios are comprised of nine spacious dwellings on St. John's more secluded southeastern shore. These studios together with eco-tents create an eco-resort unique in its comfortable accommodations.
special things to do and see here
Water Sports: This side of St. John has some of the most beautiful scuba diving and snorkeling in the Caribbean which can be arranged through the Maho Bay's Water Sports Center. Many other water sports and leisure activities are also available at Maho, including kayaking, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling and scuba diving. The Maho beach shop offers a wide variety of snorkel, sailboat, and windsurfing rentals, as well as a comprehensive scuba diving program.Therapies and retreats: Our new Meeting Pavilion enables guests to participate in yoga classes, enjoy special evening entertainment options, and provides massage and Yoga workshop space for groups. a yearly destination. At the top
of a hill, with breathtaking views of the Caribbean, a 325 square foot open-air pavilion is used for yoga practice. For the group-less person, Suki and Susan, Maho's own yoga instructors give morning classes five days a week every week.Arts and crafts centre: Glassblowing demonstrations are a popular activity with mesmerized guests watching beautiful glasswork being made from crushed bottles in our Trash to Treasure Art Center. We also offer an array of classes for both adults and children that include a number of craft areas such as fabric batik, ceramics, glass blowing, watercolor painting, and paper making - and each class demonstrates an aspect of creating art out of recycled materials.
Walking and Hiking: The immediate area around the camp has beautiful hiking trails including walks to historic plantation ruins. The town of Cruz Bay offers active night life within half an hour via local taxi service.Weddings and Honeymoons: Celebrate your marriage in our beautiful, hillside open-air pavilion at Estate Concordia Preserve or Maho Bay Camps overlooking the incomparable Caribbean Sea. You and your guests are welcome to plan any part of your special day with us, whether you're looking for simple elegance or an affordable getaway to the most remote coast of St. John. You'll find the aqua blue expanse of ocean visible from our pavilion to be one of the most beautiful
and romantic places you can find.Dining: Our new Cafe Concordia serving dinner nightly offers spectacular ocean views and an informal dining atmosphere. Specialties include Mahi Mahi, Salmon, NY Steak, chicken and vegetarian entrees. An exceptional salad bar, island-style deserts, and a selection of rum drinks, wine and beer are available. The store is well-stocked with food and beverages for guests provisioning for meals or snacks.
rooms, food and facilities
Eco-tents Our eco-tents provide all your creature comforts and conveniences with private toilets, showers, solar energy and full kitchen facilities in each unit. Five or six adults can sleep on twin beds and a queen-size daybed. The dining area and large screened windows allow nature lovers to be as close to St. John's flora and fauna as possible - without actually sleeping outside!
Studios
Our studios are comprised of nine spacious dwellings on St. John's more secluded southeastern shore.
These studios together with the eco-tents create an eco-resort unique in its comfortable accommodations.Especially nice for vacationing families or honeymooners, the studios feature a freshwater, hillside swimming pool, large open-air rooms, fully equipped kitchens, and personal attention from knowledgeable managers. Each unit looks out over Salt Pond Bay and the incomparable view of Ram Head. This side of the island, adjacent to the US Virgin Islands National Park, has some of the world's best snorkeling, scuba diving and hiking to enhance any Caribbean vacation.
Full or Partial Ocean View Studio: A variety of styles ranging from cozy rooms with
queen size futons and efficiency kitchens to large rooms with vaulted ceilings, wrap-around deck, queen size bed and full kitchen. These units can accommodate two guests (three in larger units, with rollaway bed).Full Ocean View Loft Duplex: These two-story units feature loft bedrooms, wrap-around decks, two bathrooms, full kitchens, two twin beds, and one full-size futon. They can comfortably accommodate six guests with two rollaway beds.
Winter is 15 Dec - 30 Apr, Summer is 1 May - 14 Dec.
how to find us
St. John has hundreds of boat moorings but not one airport. For most travelers, getting to and from St. John ends and begins at the St. Thomas airport (STT). From the airport take a taxi to either Downtown Charlotte Amalie, (15 minute cab ride) or Red Hook, (45 minute cab ride), and then take one of the passenger ferries to St. John. Either option will cost $20 or more per person, depending on luggage. From Downtown - 15 minute cab ride then 45 minutes by water, departing every two hours from 9am and at 5:30pm. From Red Hook - 45 minute cab ride, then 20 minutes by water, departing hourly from 6am to midnight
The Red Hook ferry to St. John runs the most frequently-every hour on the hour until midnight-so that is what most travelers use. If you miss the ferry at Red Hook (they generally are punctual), just walk around the corner to your left - lots of places to get snacks, meals, or shop for food in time for the next ferry.
For Concordia, you should rent a car as it is very difficult to function at Concordia without one. You will want a car to get to stores, restaurants and even the beach. The St. John car rental agencies are privately owned and, based on recent guest experience, are recommended. For the most part, the agencies are within a short walking distance from the ferry, but if you provide the agencies with your arrival information, many rental agencies will pick you up at the ferry dock. If you don't have a rental car, for $1, the public bus VITRAN leaves from the St. John ferry dock and makes periodic stops throughout the day making the 10-mile winding trek from Cruz Bay to Salt Pond Bay (near Concordia).
flight arrangements
We are able to help you with any flight arrangements from the UK. Please indicate if you wish us to quote also for flights when you make your enquiry and we will strive to get you the best flights and rates possible. how this holiday makes a difference
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We are deeply committed to:
Since the mid 1970’s Concordia estate and its sister resort has sought to balance the comfort and enjoyment of our guests with the preservation of St. John’s beautiful and fragile eco-system. We are committed to the belief that environmental sensitivity and human comfort are not only compatible, but actually enhance the vacation experience by combining pleasure with environmental Stewardship. In the last 30 years, we has been at the forefront of experiments with many new practices have succeeded, some have failed, but all have been important learning experiences. We continue to be the pioneer of environmentally responsible resort management. Waste management is a major concern in our world today. An effective waste management program can make a difference in our relationship to the natural world. This not only includes management of garbage, but also reduction of wasted energy and water resources. There are four alternatives, which can help to cut back on waste. We operate bulk purchasing for kitchens, the store and housekeeping departments (i.e. condiments, cleaning and paper products). Large freezers and coolers allow plenty of room for bulk buying of perishables for the kitchen. Cigarettes are not sold in the store, and many “No Smoking” areas have been established. We insist on limited use of Styrofoam food and beverage containers-there is no “take-out” here. Carrying water from centrally located spigots to the Tent-Cottages also makes guests aware of their water consumption. At the bars, Happy Hour prices are only on “environmentally friendly” drinks (i.e. draft beer and jug wine), not on beverages that come in individual cans or glass bottles. We also have a “Four Hour Worker Program” which offers people the opportunity to work and gain training in “responsible tourism”. Tours of Estate Concordia are available for guests, so that they can learn more about its construction, self-sufficiency and conservation practices. We offer a self-guided Eco-Tour as well. We have developed a local plant guide on plants found within our campground. Paper towels, toilet paper and paper napkins provided in the Restaurant are made from recycled paper. Recycled notepaper and paper towels are for sale in the Store. The kitchen has drastically reduced the number of disposable bottles and cans by installing a draft beer and soda system at the Restaurant, and the restaurant and Store consider packaging when ordering specific items-some products have been dropped due to excessive packaging. Propane tanks supplying the stoves in our tent-cottages are refillable, and guests are provided with 2 ½ gallon refillable drinking water dispensers. The Restaurant and Store also have consolidated ordering of supplies to reduce traffic and fuel consumption by delivery trucks. Unlike most resorts, there is minimal use of motorized vehicles by Housekeeping to cover distances between the tent-cottages, Laundry and storage areas, or by Maintenance between the garbage cans and the garbage truck. Low water use toilets are utilized, we have installed water-less urinals in our bathhouses and spring-loaded faucets are installed in sinks and showers. Running water is purposefully not supplied to most tent-cottages. There are also limited shower hours in the bathhouses, showers are cold water and pull chain for guests to only use water that is needed. All of these efforts have resulted in extremely low water usage: 25-30 gallons per person, about a third of the average per person water usage in the U.S. The temperature of coolers and freezers in the Store is constantly monitored. Tent Cottage design and fabric capitalize on cooling trade winds and natural light. The design also provides easy cleaning-surfaces, which are swept or wiped down. Construction amidst trees provides natural shade: electric fans are used for cooling instead of air-conditioning. As new tent-cottages are built, design improvements continue to be made for better ventilation, leading to lower energy consumption from electric fans. Thermal coolers are provided instead of electrically powered refrigerators. Water in bathhouses and the Laundry is not heated. We have replaced light bulbs with compact fluorescents and put timers on electric switches in the bathhouses. Cisterns collect rainwater that is filtered and used. All glasses, cups, plates, utensils, etc., supplied in our Tent-Cottages or Restaurant, are reusable--there are no disposable items provided. In the Store, cardboard boxes and egg crates from vendor deliveries are used as an alternative to disposable shopping bags. We also, reuse the egg crates for shipping packages and our office waste paper is used to make our hand made paper. Reusable nylon bags are used for the laundry and linen delivery instead of disposable plastic bags. Old newspaper is the only protective wrapping used at the store. Effluent water from the Waste Water Treatment Plant is used to irrigate our Orchard. The “Help Yourself Center” allows a guest to leave items they no longer need or want for other guests. We have reused our tiles made from recycled light bulbs in our ‘solar fountain display’ on the main boardwalk and in the mosaic on the ‘busing area’ in the kitchen area We reused over 500 whole beer bottles in the construction of the fountain by Registration, as well as using our crushed glass in the concrete mix. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |
