Parrot Cay

COMO Parrot Cay
General information
Location	Turks and Caicos islands
Opening	1998
Management	COMO Hotels and Resorts
Other information
Number of rooms	74
Number of restaurants	2
Website
www.comohotels.com

Parrot Cay (styled as COMO Parrot Cay) is a private island resort, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Parrot Cay is part of the COMO Hotels and Resorts group. The island contains about 1,000 acres (405 ha) of land, a mile-long beach and features a high-end beach resort with 61 rooms. It is located about 575 miles south east of Miami, and can be reached by a 35-minute boat ride from Providenciales, the main island in Turks and Caicos.

Parrot Cay was originally created by a Kuwaiti family in 1988, who built the large structure that now functions as the resort's main building. The Gulf War affected the finances of this family, and it remained empty until it was bought over and remade into a resort in 1998 by Singaporean hotelier Christina Ong for her COMO Hotels and Resorts group. It is said that her daughter Melissa Ong discovered the island during a diving trip.

The island was originally named Pirate Cay because of a local legend that famous female pirate Anne Bonny camped here in the 1720s. It was renamed Parrot Cay as to not frighten visitors.

Parrot Cay's main resort contains 61 rooms, including beach houses and villas. Two restaurants are located on the island: the south-east Asian inspired Lotus and the Italian-Mediterranean Terrace.

Activities include diving, snorkeling, and wellness programs like yoga and Pilates at the COMO Shambhala retreat.

In addition to the resort's rooms, there is a collection of private villas and beach houses located a short distance from the resort in a location called Rocky Point. The villas can be purchased from a starting price of US$10 million, while the beach houses start from US$5 million. Owners of private homes in Parrot Cay include Keith Richards,Donna Karan, and Bruce Willis.

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