Windsong Resort on Providenciales has just given travellers two fresh reasons to book into Turks and Caicos. On July 17, the Grace Bay property launched Pelago, a new rooftop restaurant, and unveiled its rebranded Rooftop Villa Collection, a range of residential-style accommodations that now stretches from one bedroom to a whopping 11.
Pelago — named after the Greek word for open sea — serves Mediterranean food with Asian accents, running from breakfast through lunch and into dinner, when per-course wine pairings come into play. The real draw is the setting: panoramic views over Grace Bay from above the resort, something the property never had before in a beach strip where the restaurant scene keeps growing.
The villas are the bigger story for groups. These aren't oversized hotel rooms — the collection is built around expansive living areas and private rooftop terraces with hot tubs, outdoor grills and alfresco dining, reached by spiral staircase or, in some units, a private glass elevator. At the top end, they can host very large families and multigenerational trips that might otherwise have to hunt for a standalone villa, while still keeping full access to resort services. General manager Anette Mullings says the demand is clearly there for generous space combined with resort amenities.
None of this would matter much without Windsong's original trump card: location. The resort sits directly on Grace Bay Beach with a well-known coral reef in Princess Alexandra National Park immediately offshore. Snorkelling here isn't a half-day boat excursion — you can walk off the beach and be on the reef within minutes, whenever the mood strikes.
The timing is no accident. Providenciales has become one of the Caribbean's priciest and most competitive luxury markets, with high occupancy and rates pushing hotels to offer more than just a good beach. Windsong's move into rooftop dining and villa-style luxury is its answer.
Getting there is refreshingly easy, too. Nonstop flights from Miami take under two hours, service from other US gateways keeps expanding (Delta has been growing capacity), and the resort is a short drive from the airport.
On price: Turks and Caicos is rarely cheap, but a recent rate check found standard rooms from the low $400s per night before taxes for select September dates, breakfast included — a decent entry point outside peak winter. Couples can happily stick to a room or smaller suite and still get the beach-and-reef location plus Pelago upstairs. The Rooftop Villa Collection makes sense when the accommodation itself is the holiday — big families or friend groups who want space to spread out, grill outdoors and linger on a private rooftop. The largest villas are the splurge pick, but for 11-bedroom group trips on a signature beach, few competitors come close.
In short: the reef and the beach haven't changed, but everything around them has, and Windsong is suddenly a much more complete Grace Bay proposition.