Acclaims & Reviews

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, September, 2009

Recipient of Reader’s Choice Special Award as one of the “Top 20 Beach Resorts” in the world - the only resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands to be so honored.

Frommer’s Portable Turks and Caicos, 2nd Edition, 2009:

Don't expect luxury of the marble-floors or gilded-chandeliers variety -- this is what is lovingly referred to as "barefoot elegance"…… the high life of an entirely different sort, the kind where you and a lucky few others are securely ensconced on a private island paradise……. The island has no cars: To get around, you either hoof it or, if you're in a hurry, tool around in an electric golf cart. The beach in front of the resort is simply extraordinary, and sand dollars float up without fail on the tawny sands of Sand Dollar Point, mere yards away. The snorkeling in the coral gardens offshore is satisfyingly good. The meals -- included in the rates -- are hearty, nutritious, plentiful, and insanely tasty ….. It's all wonderful, and the rooms have even been refreshed, each with a spacious bathroom, screened-in porch, and patio with a decadent outdoor shower….

Times of the Islands, Spring, 2009 :
 
You don’t have to travel far (from Providenciales) to find adventure...., we decided to make reservations for lunch at The Meridian Club on Pine Cay. Hotel staff picked us up at Walkin Marina in a comfortable new boat and we traveled across the Caicos Banks to the dock on Pine Cay. One of the first things we noticed is that, in a country graced with stunning beaches, Pine Cay boasts has one of nicest and least trafficked. The Meridian Club is a quiet, secluded hideaway. The only vehicles allowed on this private island are electric golf carts. The resort has just 13 beachfront hotel rooms, a large club house with a restaurant and a pool - relaxing has never been so good! And the food - superb - was surpassed only by the setting. From an article by Ramona Settle entitled "Day Trippin' "

Islands Magazine April/May 2009:

Best Private Islands: Turks & Caicos' Pine Cay

Islands Magazine, in an issue rating private island resorts, lists The Meridian Club on Pine Cay as one of the 12 best such resorts in the world. Editor Chris Tauber interviewed us to find out exactly what makes The Meridian Club on Pine Cay so delightful.

"Other places say they're "Old Caribbean"; the Meridian Club on Pine Cay means it. Of course, there's a lot that's new about the resort: new room upgrades, a new fleet of boats, new chefs and new environmentally conscious initiatives. The vibe, though, hasn't changed since the resort's inception some 35 years ago. That means a longtime staff, an unspoiled natural environment and a classic island lifestyle (no crowds, no TV and please, no cell phones). Enjoy any of the 13 suites right on the beach of this 1¼-square-mile island, or truly make yourself at home in a secluded rental.

Travel back to a simpler era with a trip to this unique resort Other places say they're "Old Caribbean"; the Meridian Club on Pine Cay means it. Of course, there's a lot that's new about the resort: new room upgrades, a new fleet of boats, new chefs and new environmentally conscious initiatives. The vibe, though, hasn't changed since the resort's inception some 35 years ago.'

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, June 2007:

Listed as one of eight “Hot” resorts based upon readers’ reports.
Comments include:
“An unpretentious, non-glitzy Caribbean Oasis”
“warm staff … fine new managers”
“the most fabulous deserted beach”

National Geographic Adventure Magazine, February, 2007 :

"The state of mind here? In a word, unplugged ….. set in one of the most pristine curves of white-sand beach you’ll ever leave prints on. "

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, October, 2006,

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, September, 2006 :

Rated 5th best International Hideaway with 50 or fewer rooms.
Rated 17th best International Resort

Elements Magazine, Spring, 2006 :

“…. A rarified, oh-so-private realm reserved for the select few who want to vanish within its inviting natural setting….And if the Meridian’s guests list boasts the quietly rich who eschew publicity, it’s only natural that they want to keep this very special place a secret as long as they can.” Marion Laffey Fox

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, September, 2005 :

Rated 13th best International Hideaway with 50 or fewer rooms.

Town and Country Travel, Winter 2005 :

"Meridian Club, Pine Cay, Turks and Caicos A New England couple developed 800-acre Pine Cay in the 1970s as an enclave for families who yearn for the days when summer houses had no telephones or TV. The club offers cottages set back from the beach, a pool and tennis; a family can also rent one of nine houses (twenty-seven others are privately owned), each of which comes with a golf cart and bicycles - the only way to get around on the island and the ideal speed for the lifestyle here."

Saltwater Fly Fishing, April/May 2005 :

The best characterization of what Pine Cay offers fly fishing enthusiasts. Meridian Club's bonefishing guide, J.R. Delancy, takes you to the shallow bonefish flats on the south side of Pine Cay. Read Article

Caribbean Travel & Life January/February 2005 :

Pine Cay is one of the featured locations in Caribbean Travel & Life's January/February 2005 Ultimate Beaches issue, which highlights 50 of the very best beaches in the Caribbean. Pine Cay made the cover and the lead article on “Eight Beaches that will Leave You Speechless”:

"Sand Dollar Point, Pine Cay: It's a two-mile hike from one end of Pine Cay's beach to the other, along a great crescent of white set between low-lying dunes and the clearest, most inviting water you've ever waded into. The most intriguingly beautiful spot is Sand Dollar Point, where the shoreline threads its way into the turquoise shallows and you can walk, Being There-like, on water. And you have it practically to yourself because the beach is the preserve of the Meridian Club, an exclusive but low-key resort on its own 800-acre islet in the Turks and Caicos, with a sprinkling of 30 cottages, a modest 12-room hotel snuggled into the dunes and 13 tiki huts on the beach. No TV, no radio, no bright lights other than the stars, no cars, no pollution, no noise: At Pine Cay you have all the time and space in the world to contemplate pure, natural beauty. In fact, there's not much else to do except bonefish, ride bikes, watch birds and snorkel - there are corals and sponges galore in water six to 15 feet deep. It's so serene as to be not of this world. " Ian Keown.

Caribbean Travel & Life, September/October 2004 :

The Meridian Club is included in the “Live the Island Dream” article featured in this September/October 2004 issue.

Hideaway Report, December 2003 :

The Meridian Club is included in a global roundup of 15 hotels with five-star views:  "Island romantics take note: the view at this easygoing Caribbean gem is a spectacular, virtually deserted, seemingly endless white-sand beach lapped by translucent azure waters." 

Hideaway Report, December 2002 :

The Meridian Club was one of two in the category for "Most wondrously unspoiled and deserted Caribbean resort beaches." 

Celebrated Living, Winter 2002 :

"The Meridian Club is a genteel mixture of island homeowners and those who holiday in the handful of beachfront cottages along one of the most striking expanses of unbroken white-sand beach, framed by crystalline turquoise water."  

Hideaway Report , September 2002 :