Business View Caribbean | October 2019

30 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 2019 marina is located within a few minutes’ walking distance of downtown shops. Harbour Island still has its cachet, that’s what’s unique. There are other upscale resorts on the island, but people can come to stay with us and enjoy dining in six or eight different restaurants, nearby. Not very often do you find a small hotel in the Caribbean where one can do that. I think that’s a real draw.” BVC: Valentines has shown great revenue growth, is that being invested back into the resort? Spychalla: “We are doing well. Our revenue since I started here in 2012 has increased from $3.5 million to about $8.5 million in 2018. And that’s not bad for a 41-unit hotel, with 51 boat slips, and two restaurants – the Rooster Tail and the Boathouse. This year, during the off-season, we’ll be upgrading the Boathouse to a fine-dining facility. Right now, it’s an indoor, air-conditioned restaurant and the menu is the same as the bar and patio lounge, but as of next year, there will be a separate menu and new décor, wine coolers; it’ll be kind of fun. Not sure what we’re going to call