Need to know
Rooms
46 villas.
Check–Out
11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.
More details
Rates at South Bank include buffet breakfast and hot dishes cooked à la carte — taken either at Lua Beach House or ordered to your villa. For some villas and selected dates, a minimum three-night stay may apply (seven nights over Christmas).
Also
Unfortunately, the current scope of South Bank is unsuitable if you have limited mobility. A new wing in the works, called Arc, will have an accessible design.
At the hotel
Pickleball court, tennis/basketball court, marina, private lagoon beach; kayaks, paddleboards and bikes to borrow; kids’ club, paid laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, ceiling fan, HD TV, coffee- and tea-making kit, free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and L’Occitane bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Light-filled, contemporary interiors unite all three of South Bank’s neighborhoods. Boat Houses are the most decorative and have private docks, with a shared pool at the heart of the village for swimming. If you're after Atlantic views of the reef-sheltered shallows, drop anchor at an Ocean Estates Villa. But it’s the Lagoon Villas that have our heart — minimalist in style, and with direct access to their saltwater namesake and beach.
Poolside
In the Boat House neighborhood, a family-friendly heated pool sits at the heart of the promontory; open from 8am until 6pm. The sandy-beach-fringed saltwater lagoon, studded with palm-shaded islands, is your other cooling-off spot — the cocktail-shaking Island Bar, its additional draw. From the resort, you can also stroll to Providenciales’ heavenly Long Bay Beach.
Spa
As tension ebbs away while you lie prone on a treatment bed — a skilled therapist at work on your back, the waft of essential oils calming the senses — consider that the aim of any massage or facial at South Bank’s spa is to conjure the ocean’s soothing embrace. The polished spa has a strong choice of rituals bringing together complementary relaxing elements; we’re also here for the couple’s therapies, and range of options you can book for pampering in your villa (including mani- or pedicures). Sign us up for a wave-soundtracked frangipani salt scrub on the terrace, and a romantic Under the Stars massage for two. A Fitness Center, kitted out with strength and cardio equipment, paired with mesmerising lagoon views, is available to keep workout regimes on track.
Packing tips
This is not a resort where you could ever bring too much swimwear. And your body will thank you later for bringing along salt-countering hair and skincare.
Also
Free, instructor-led yoga sessions run three times a week, set outdoors on Lagoon Island; private sessions (for an extra charge) are also available.
Pet‐friendly
No pets are allowed at South Bank resort. See more pet-friendly hotels in Turks & Caicos.
Children
Very welcome. Villas are arranged with up to seven bedrooms, so all clans can be catered for.
Best for
All ages are welcome at South Bank, but adults in charge may find it more relaxing to take little Smiths with some swimming ability.
Recommended rooms
Beach-bordered Lagoon Villas are ideal if your little Smiths are on the younger side; with direct access to the dock or a ladder into the ocean respectively, Boat Houses and Ocean Estates Villas will suit older children.
Crèche
The Kids' Club at South Bank welcomes juniors aged four to 12 for supervized creative play and games: on the schedule is everything from pizza making and cupcake decorating to nature walks, scavenger hunts, board games and painting. Open daily between 10am and 6pm, but the Club closes for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.
Activities
Water babies will enjoy lagoon dips, beach play and snorkeling. Scheduled activities at the Kids' Club extend to visits to the next-door Coral Reef Research Center. And juniors aged seven to 15 are welcome to a tailored choice of child-friendly treatments (in-villa or at the spa).
Swimming pool
There's no lifeguard, but supervized children are welcome at the Boat House neighborhood pool — if you can tear them away from the beachy lagoon, that is.
Meals
Between Lua’s wide-ranging menu, the Beach Bar’s pizzas and the Island Bar’s tapas, dining at South Bank is intrinsically family-friendly. There are children's menus and highchairs at Lua. Staff are happy to adjust portion sizes or adapt dishes on request where possible; this extends to heating baby food, too.
Babysitting
Resort staff are happy to arrange babysitting with an external provider; you’ll just need to give 24 hours' notice and rates start at US$90 for three hours.
No need to pack
As well as baby cots and highchairs, the hotel is also able to supply baby baths and playpens, subject to availability.
Sustainability efforts
South Bank is working towards Green Key certification. Already plastic-free, it uses full-size refillable bath products. Energy consumption is reduced with light timers, LED bulbs and, in some villas, solar panels. Rainwater, together with grey water, is used for irrigation around the grounds. A neighboring Coral Reef Research Center is open for guests to visit and also features on the Kids' Club activity schedule. South Bank engages in spotlighting its best practice to local schoolchildren, bringing them on-site for behind-the-scenes tours. There’s also a Grace Bay Resorts Community Foundation: a small donation is charged with every stay and the funds support various island charities and not-for-profit initiatives.
