COOPER ISLAND

Cooper Island Beach Club is a small resort on Manchioneel Bay on the north west corner of Cooper Island. Cooper Island is approximately one and a half miles long by a half mile wide, and lies about five miles south of Tortola. Apart from the Beach Club and its staff, there is one local family, five holiday houses and lots of goats on the island. Manchioneel Bay is a good overnight anchorage, and the Beach Club is well known by many of the visiting yacht charterers who are attracted each year to the natural beauty and friendliness of these Caribbean islands.
The staff are extremely friendly and with a very casual laid back atmosphere, the hotel has a high list of repeat clientele.
Friendly, casual, quiet, relaxing, beautiful, visit Cooper Island and see why so many other people find it hard to leave.

Cooper Island is reached by boat from Tortola.

GETTING TO COOPER ISLAND:

The supply boat and ferry normally leaves from the marina at Prospect Reef Resort on the west side of Road Town on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the late morning or early afternoon.

For your departure, the supply boat and ferry normally leaves from Cooper Island on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30 a.m. arriving in Road Town soon after 8 a.m. The above trips are at NO CHARGE to guests.

Additional trips are often scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays or which there is a small charge per person. If you need transport at other times, special charters can be arranged.

COMMUNICATIONS:

The hotel is equipped with telephones, fax and email, but there are no telephones in the rooms. A payphone is available to guests, and a small charge on out-going faxes. There is no charge for short email messages.

WHAT TO BRING:

Shorts and t-shirts are fine at any time on Cooper Island. Winter evenings can get cool, so you might prefer trousers. Please bring your own BEACH TOWELS.

There is one 110 volt outlet in each room which is charged in the evening. Remember to bring BATTERIES for cameras, camcorders, radios etc. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR HAIRDRYER AT HOME.

Don’t forget your personal toiletries, lotions and medications. There are no doctors on the island, so emergencies will be taken to hospital in Tortola.

Hotel Accommodation
ACCOMMODATION:

The hotel has just 12 rooms each one has its own kitchen, balcony, bathroom and a shower that is almost outdoors. There is one queen bed or two twin beds, and the kitchen has a small refrigerator, a four burner stove, a sink, and is fully equipped with utensils.
You can stock up on provisions in Tortola or the hotel can stock your room prior to your arrival.

Hotel Restaurants and Bars
The two Restaurants are right on the beach. The main Patio Restaurant is open for Lunch and Dinner, the bar serves all day. The kitchen is open plan, so you can see your meal being prepared, or watch your dinner cooking on our grill. Dress is informal all the time; swimsuits are all you need during the day.
The PAVILION, serves Continental breakfast for the guests in the winter season, and on certain evenings, a fixed menu, family style dinners.

Hotel Activities and Entertainment
Beachfront Restaurant
Dive Centre
Snorkelling equipment
Boutique
Day sails

Diving Information
DIVING:

For scuba divers, some of the best diving in the world to be found in the BVI. Cooper island has a fully equipped dive shop on the property and can arrange dives for the novice right through to the more experienced, there are also day sails to other islands, and brilliant snorkelling right off the beach.