PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN Carlson Vacation Ownership and American Resorts International (ARI) have agreed to flag the Oyster Bay Beach Resort on St. Maarten as a Radisson Vacation Villas property.
The development is Carlson Vacation Ownership s first vacation ownership property in the Caribbean and will be named the Radisson Vacation Villas St. Maarten at Oyster Bay, effective January 2001. The property is now halfway through a major enhancement project due to be completed in August 2001, including a total refurbishment of the resort s interior public spaces.
The project includes the development of 84 new suites configured as studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units; remodeling of 32 existing rooms and junior suites; a new pool overlooking the ocean and an expanded bar terrace and dining terrace. A second sports bar-themed restaurant and retail shops are also being added. (12/6/00)