Marriott Vacation Club Announces First Resort on St. Kitts

"St. Kitts is a tremendous addition to our growing Caribbean portfolio of resorts. Our owners have made it clear that they enjoy vacationing in this destination, so we are pleased to deliver yet another oceanfront island experience to our nearly 312,000 owners," said Stephen P. Weisz, president of Marriott Vacation Club International.

In eight, three-story Garden Houses, the spacious villas will range in size from 1,400-2,089 square feet and feature a fully-equipped kitchen with GE stainless steel appliances, tile floors and granite counters; generous living and dining areas; washer/dryer; multiple Sony flat-panel televisions; Sony DVD players; and Wi-Fi internet accessibility.

Numerous amenities and concierge services will be offered through the St. Kitts Marriott Resort such as access to the resort's fitness center and use of the sauna, steam room and whirlpools at the Emerald Mist Spa.

Shared resort features include:

• Three pools including the main oceanfront pool
• Emerald Mist Spa
• A variety of restaurants and retail shops
• Royal St. Kitts Golf Club (preferred tee times and discounted rates)

Since 1984, Marriott Vacation Club International has been the recognized worldwide leader in vacation ownership with a program highly regarded for its quality and unique flexibility. MVCI currently has over 8,000 timeshare villas worldwide and nearly 312,000 owners own their vacations "the Marriott way," offering options to exchange weeks within the MVCI portfolio, trade week(s) for Marriott Rewards points, exchange within Interval International's global system of 2,000 resorts in 75 countries or rent their week(s). For more information, please visit / or call (866) 300- 3032.

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