Ghosts of the past at The Buccaneer

Established in 1653 as a French manor house, The Buccaneer is now one of the many legends on the island of St Croix, the largest of three US Virgin Islands. You can still see the old sugar mill, the cotton house, and the Hamilton Wing in the resort’s main building, is named after Alexander Hamilton, who lived here. These days, The Buccaneer is an award-winning, world-class beach and golf resort, with 138 spacious, elegant guest rooms, sprinkled around the property from the hilltop Great House down to the ocean’s edge with its white sand beaches. There is also the six-bedroom Buccaneer Beach House for groups or large families. Fill your days with fun and games with the 18-hole golf course, eight tennis courts, three beaches and swimming pool, with scuba lessons, crab races, history and nature walks and a whole lot more mixed in with a bit of shopping at the hotel or in town – just five minutes away. The Buccaneer is a member of Historic Hotels of America. thebuccaneer.com