Business View Caribbean | December 2020

38 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN DECEMBER 2020 year, but our pan-Asian restaurant, Bartley’s, is named after her. Just to show how big of a family environment we have, she had already retired from the resort and she still wanted to be part of it, so she used to come to work three or four days a week. She became an ambassador of Blue Waters and worked here into her seventies. And then we have Carolyn’s Bar & Restaurant – she has been here over 20 years.” There has been significant capital investing done at Blue Waters in recent years, and they are continuously looking for ways to improve. “Investment is always needed in a resort of this size that is really quite spread out,” says Phillips. “And all the back of house things that you don’t really think of. We have spent some good money front-facing, but we would obviously look at our back of house to see how best it can help with streamlining some of the processes to help us provide a more efficient, effective service to our guests.” Speaking to the best reasons for escaping to this Antigua paradise, Phillips notes, PREFERRED VENDOR n Grant Thornton grantthornton.ag | gtinfo@ag.gt.com Grant Thornton is the leading professional services firm in Antigua. The Firm was established more than 30 years ago in Antigua and subsequently opened offices in both St Kitts and Barbados. Our services include: Audit, Accounting & Payroll, Tax, Advisory, Corporate Services and Citizenship by Investment. We are proud to have provided professional services to Blue Waters Hotel for more than 30 years and we look forward to many more. “When you come to Blue Waters, you come to a place in the Caribbean that’s very laid-back. It’s barefoot elegance, and the staff here will be your friends.”