February 2017 |Business View Caribbean

60 61 Valentines Residences Resort & Marina • Marine & Land-Based Expertise • 200 To 50,000+ GPD Systems • Operator-Friendly & Service-Focused Designs • Containerized Systems for “Drop-In” Installation Watermakers , Inc . 30+ Years Of Excellence Relied on & Trusted Since 1984 SIMPLY PUT, OURS WORK BETTER, LONGER ... and we regularly replace our competitors’ systems with our own. 954.467.8920 (888) 34.FRESH info@watermakers.com Ft. Lauderdale, FL FreshWater, Any Time, Any Ocean www.watermakers.com MARINE DESALINATORS DE N COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • LAND-BASED many yacht owners make the resort their home port of choice. The marina, which is full service with fuel, electric, water, and Wi-Fi, won the 2015 World Travel Award for the Bahamas’ Leading Marina. In addition, the resort is the ideal location for boat charters and rentals, kayaking, sailing, water skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, parasailing, and wake boarding; not to mention snorkeling and scuba diving. The Valentines Dive Center is PADI certified and well-equipped to plan a dive out- ing for new and experienced divers, alike.With coral reefs, grottos, underwater blow holes, high speed drift dives, and walls and wrecks, the local waters offer some of the best diving in the world. The resort maintains custom-made dive boats, and has full scuba equipment and Sea MX10 cameras available for rent. Valentines is comprised of 41 condo units. It also has 51 boat slips and two restaurants – the Rooster Tail Bar & Grill and the Boat House Restaurant. All of its luxury suites are equipped with Wi-Fi and cable television, modern kitch- en appliances, and balconies overlooking the pool, gardens, or marina. Lodging options in- clude junior luxury suites with room for up to four guests, one-bedroom luxury suites with room for up to four guests, two-bedroom lux- ury suites with room for up to six guests, and a three-bedroom penthouse suite with room for up to eight guests. “Residences are wholly-owned by individuals,” explains Spychalla, “there is no shared owner- ship. Owners can use their residence personally up to three months a year, and the rest of the time the hotel ensures that the unit is in the rental pool and part of the hotel. So, owners are not allowed to personalize their units – the hotel décor is the same, throughout. Rental rev- enue is split 50/50.”According to Spychalla, the