Beaches · Christiansted
Grotto Beach (Buccaneer Resort)
Grotto Beach is the quietest of The Buccaneer resort's three named beaches, positioned as the relaxing counterpart to the more active Mermaid Beach next door. Where Mermaid centers on a water-sports shack with complimentary snorkel gear, paddleboards, and kayaks, Grotto is built around stillness — an adjoining freshwater pool with shaded lounge chairs sits right on the sand, and the resort's own description of the beach frames it as the spot for reading a book to the sound of the waves rather than for activity. The setting has real history behind it: The Buccaneer has operated on this 340-acre St. Croix property since 1947, run by three generations of the same family, on land whose oldest structure dates to a 1653 manor house. Three holes of the resort's 18-hole golf course run along Grotto's shoreline, and the beach shares a small strip of oceanfront rooms with Mermaid Beach next door, both reachable from the Great House by a short walk or a ride in the resort's courtesy vans. Like the Buccaneer's other beaches, calm water and soft sand make it easy swimming rather than a snorkeling destination.
The Buccaneer Resort – Grotto Beach, Christiansted, St. Croix
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Grotto Beach is the quietest of The Buccaneer resort's three named beaches, positioned as the relaxing counterpart to the more active Mermaid Beach next door. Where Mermaid centers on a water-sports shack with complimentary snorkel gear, paddleboards, and kayaks, Grotto is built around stillness — an adjoining freshwater pool with shaded lounge chairs sits right on the sand, and the resort's own description of the beach frames it as the spot for reading a book to the sound of the waves rather than for activity. The setting has real history behind it: The Buccaneer has operated on this 340-acre St. Croix property since 1947, run by three generations of the same family, on land whose oldest structure dates to a 1653 manor house. Three holes of the resort's 18-hole golf course run along Grotto's shoreline, and the beach shares a small strip of oceanfront rooms with Mermaid Beach next door, both reachable from the Great House by a short walk or a ride in the resort's courtesy vans. Like the Buccaneer's other beaches, calm water and soft sand make it easy swimming rather than a snorkeling destination.
What Island Hype can confirm
- Access
- road
- Access effort
- easy
- Snorkeling
- good
- Family friendly
- Yes
- Facilities
- Resort chairs, water sports, bar/restaurant access
- What to know
- Calm cove; excellent for snorkeling
Good fit if you want
- a road-access beach with an easy approach
- snorkeling as part of your beach day
- a beach marked family-friendly
- facilities for the day
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