February 2017 |Business View Caribbean

68 69 extension, or “Government Wing,” as it became known, included the Time Share rooms. Other areas of the property were also completed, including the main kitch- en, the Casino (now the Ciboney Lounge); the Deli (known as Frosties); the Arawak Terrace Restaurant; the Chips Night Club; and the Shopping Arcade. In 1989, the hotel again became a pri- vate concern when it was bought by Cove Hotels (Antigua) Limited, and managed by Marketing Reservations Internation- al, Ltd. (MRI). The resort’s latest phase of development saw the construction of an additional 77 rooms on the southern side of the property, bringing the total number of rooms to 202–104 Garden rooms, 48 Poolside rooms, 10 Beach front rooms, and 16 Family rooms. In 1993, MRI es- tablished the Rex Resorts chain of hotels, now operating on four Caribbean Islands. All through the years, the resort main- tained its standards and competiveness as one of the best hotels on Antigua. Cur- rently, Halcyon Cove employs 145 perma- Halcyon Cove by Rex Resorts AT A GLANCE Halcyon Cove by Rex Resorts WHAT: Luxury resort in Antigua WHERE: Dickenson Bay, in St. John’s Parish, Antigua WEBSITE: www.rexresorts.com