Eat· Peter Island· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)

Peter Island Resort

18° 21.5′ N · 64° 34.5′ W · approximate

The 1,800-acre private island's luxury resort, reborn in 2024, with the casual beachfront Drunken Pelican and the Drake Steakhouse open to marina and mooring guests.

Practical

Approximate position: the resort's Sea Chest shop node in OpenStreetMap, at the marina. Drunken Pelican (2026): lunch 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, afternoon pizza 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, dinner 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm, bar 10 am to 10 pm; weekly entertainment; smart-casual at night (no swimwear or tank tops). The Drake Steakhouse: breakfast, lunch and dinner on the terrace, bar 10 am to 10:30 pm; evening dress code is resort-elegant (dress shirts encouraged). The 'Yacht Club Experience' add-on with a mooring (or included with overnight docking) gives access to the pool, sport courts, beach shuttles and Drunken Pelican. No ATM (front desk cash advance up to US$100 for a 5% fee); US dollars; 110V power; desalinated drinking water. Front desk 284-393-9250. 2026 status: open. The resort reopened in late 2024 (Noonsite: November 15, 2024; Yacht Warriors: December 2024) after rebuilding since Hurricane Irma, and marinas.com guest reviews describe stays through July 2026. Yacht guests report being kept off the main resort beach and shuttled to Little Deadman's instead (July 2026 reviews). 2026 hurricane-season closure dates were not published (Yacht Warriors, 2026).

Best for

A splurge dinner ashore after a day in the southern chain