Beaches · Christiansted
The Mermaid Beach (Buccaneer)
Mermaid Beach is the liveliest of The Buccaneer resort's three named St. Croix beaches, and it's built to be that way: a beach shack here hands out complimentary snorkel gear, paddleboards, and kayaks to guests, and The Mermaid Restaurant sits right on the sand serving casual lunches of salads, wraps, and stone-oven pizza. That's a deliberate contrast with the resort's quieter Grotto Beach next door and its remote, structure-free Whistle Beach further along the property — together the three beaches are set up to offer distinctly different days rather than three versions of the same stretch of sand. Some of the resort's most requested Oceanfront Rooms sit above the water between Mermaid and Grotto Beaches, with 16-foot wood ceilings and stone patios facing the sea. Non-hotel guests can access Mermaid Beach and rent a beach chair for the day, making it one of the more straightforward ways to experience The Buccaneer's 340-acre property, whose history as a family-run resort stretches back to 1947 on land whose oldest structure dates to 1653, without booking a room.
The Buccaneer Resort - Mermaid Beach, Christiansted, St. Croix
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Mermaid Beach is the liveliest of The Buccaneer resort's three named St. Croix beaches, and it's built to be that way: a beach shack here hands out complimentary snorkel gear, paddleboards, and kayaks to guests, and The Mermaid Restaurant sits right on the sand serving casual lunches of salads, wraps, and stone-oven pizza. That's a deliberate contrast with the resort's quieter Grotto Beach next door and its remote, structure-free Whistle Beach further along the property — together the three beaches are set up to offer distinctly different days rather than three versions of the same stretch of sand. Some of the resort's most requested Oceanfront Rooms sit above the water between Mermaid and Grotto Beaches, with 16-foot wood ceilings and stone patios facing the sea. Non-hotel guests can access Mermaid Beach and rent a beach chair for the day, making it one of the more straightforward ways to experience The Buccaneer's 340-acre property, whose history as a family-run resort stretches back to 1947 on land whose oldest structure dates to 1653, without booking a room.
What Island Hype can confirm
- Access
- road
- Access effort
- easy
- Snorkeling
- good
- Family friendly
- Yes
- Facilities
- Resort restaurant, bar, chairs
- What to know
- Resort beach
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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