Fort Young Hotel
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Fort Young Hotel is a hotel on the quayside of Roseau
, Dominica
, located in the southern part of the capital next to Garraway Hotel
and Dominica Museum and Roseau Public Library, just south of the Governor's Residence and Roseau Cathedral
. Located within in the ramparts of the old colonial military Fort Young of 1770s vintage and built in the backdrop of a quay overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the 71-room hotel was established in 1964 and hosts a diving centre.
destroyed a significant part of the remains of the fort.The court yard of the hotel retains the original flagstone walkways. Ruins of the old fort, however, still remain and elegant cannons are located in the foyer and the courtyard at the entrance.
The hotel is often used as a venue for important regional and international conferences, such as the 41st meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in June 2005. It has also hosted the Real Mas
beauty contest, amongst many other events.In 2005 the hotel staff were crowned winners of the annual Kubuli Carib Canoe Race. In November 2007, the hotel passed management to Fazl Khan, a Sri Lanka
n national and is currently listed as a 3.5 diamond hotel.
Typical rooms, as of 2011, feature square tile floors, pin-striped bed spreads and wooden closets and almost a Tibetan Buddhist
-look saffron/mustard yellow and deep red/maroon design behind the beds, featuring mirrors. Some rooms differ in layout and design, but as of 2011 the colours of saffron and maroon are common throughout many of the rooms and throughout the hotel. The bathrooms contain over sized sunken baths. The swimming pool is sunk in the former parade grounds, overlooking the sea. Numerous cannons remain from the old fort, including two flanking the entrance, one in the lobby, and another in the courtyard. Indeed the logo of the hotel features a cannon.
The hotel contains the Waterfront Restaurant, the Balas Bar & Courtyard, noted for its cocktails and the Boardwalk Cafe Bar, noted for its Friday night live music, including by the Fanatik band. As of 2011, the main restaurant is decorated with a peachy pink ceiling, pink table cloths, wooden floors and colonial style chairs, whilst the Boardwalk Cafe Bar is decorated in brown, tan, and olive drab colours with a white ceiling and the Balas bar has wooden ceilings and floors, maroon table cloths and pin-striped chairs. The high beamed main dining room was originally a dormitory. The hotel hosts a diving centre on the quay, a private jetty and duty-free shopping.
The hotel has been substantially refurbished recently at a cost of EC 1.5 million.
Roseau
-Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city...
, Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
, located in the southern part of the capital next to Garraway Hotel
Garraway Hotel
Garraway Hotel is a hotel located on the quayside of Roseau, Dominica. It lies between the Fort Young Hotel and right next to The Dominica Museum . In the colonial period this area was part of the Fort Young from 1770. This hotel is one of the newest in the city, built in 1994...
and Dominica Museum and Roseau Public Library, just south of the Governor's Residence and Roseau Cathedral
Roseau Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven of Roseau, originally known in French as ',Sometimes called the "Catholic Cathedral of our Lady of Assumption" is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica in the Caribbean...
. Located within in the ramparts of the old colonial military Fort Young of 1770s vintage and built in the backdrop of a quay overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the 71-room hotel was established in 1964 and hosts a diving centre.
History
The hotel location was once the Fort Young, the major military installation of Dominica, built in 1770 and named after the first British Governor, William Young, who ordered its construction during the American Independence War Years. In the late 19th century it was used as the headquarters of the Dominican police force. The fort became a hotel in 1964. In 1979, the devastating Hurricane DavidHurricane David
Hurricane David was the fourth named tropical cyclone, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. A Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, David was among the deadliest hurricanes in the latter half of the 20th century, killing...
destroyed a significant part of the remains of the fort.The court yard of the hotel retains the original flagstone walkways. Ruins of the old fort, however, still remain and elegant cannons are located in the foyer and the courtyard at the entrance.
The hotel is often used as a venue for important regional and international conferences, such as the 41st meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in June 2005. It has also hosted the Real Mas
Real Mas
The Real Mas, or the Dominica Carnival is a carnival held annually in Dominica. National festivities take place during which course a calypso competition, the Miss Dominica beauty contest and Miss Teen Dominica take place, amongst other events....
beauty contest, amongst many other events.In 2005 the hotel staff were crowned winners of the annual Kubuli Carib Canoe Race. In November 2007, the hotel passed management to Fazl Khan, a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n national and is currently listed as a 3.5 diamond hotel.
Architecture and facilities
As of 2011, the hotel has 71 rooms and suites, is the largest facility in Dominica Island. It is said to be built above the “mosquito line” in an otherwise mosquito infested area, with 18 ocean front rooms. The hotel exterior is painted in peach and cream.Typical rooms, as of 2011, feature square tile floors, pin-striped bed spreads and wooden closets and almost a Tibetan Buddhist
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
-look saffron/mustard yellow and deep red/maroon design behind the beds, featuring mirrors. Some rooms differ in layout and design, but as of 2011 the colours of saffron and maroon are common throughout many of the rooms and throughout the hotel. The bathrooms contain over sized sunken baths. The swimming pool is sunk in the former parade grounds, overlooking the sea. Numerous cannons remain from the old fort, including two flanking the entrance, one in the lobby, and another in the courtyard. Indeed the logo of the hotel features a cannon.
The hotel contains the Waterfront Restaurant, the Balas Bar & Courtyard, noted for its cocktails and the Boardwalk Cafe Bar, noted for its Friday night live music, including by the Fanatik band. As of 2011, the main restaurant is decorated with a peachy pink ceiling, pink table cloths, wooden floors and colonial style chairs, whilst the Boardwalk Cafe Bar is decorated in brown, tan, and olive drab colours with a white ceiling and the Balas bar has wooden ceilings and floors, maroon table cloths and pin-striped chairs. The high beamed main dining room was originally a dormitory. The hotel hosts a diving centre on the quay, a private jetty and duty-free shopping.
The hotel has been substantially refurbished recently at a cost of EC 1.5 million.