Parrot Cay is an island in the
Turks and Caicos Islands. The island contains about of land, a mile-long beach and features a high-end beach resort with 61 rooms. Parrot Cay became a
private island resort in 1998. It is located about south east of
Miami
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, and can be reached by a 35-minute boat ride from
Providenciales, the main island in
Turks and Caicos.
History
Parrot Cay was originally created by a
Kuwait
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i family in 1988, who built the large structure that now functions as the resort's main building.
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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.
In more recent times, Parrot Cay has become a luxury travel destination, featuring on the
AWE network's
Private Islands. 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''. In addition to the resort's rooms, there is a collection of private
villa
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s and
beach houses located a short distance from the resort in a location called Rocky Point. Prices for villas start at US$10 million, while the beach houses start at US$5 million. Owners of private homes in Parrot Cay include
Keith Richards,
Donna Karan and
Bruce Willis. Bruce Willis sold his home in 2019.
Richards has been quoted as saying he'd relocate his family to his Parrot Cay retreat if he knew his death was coming, and just "hang out".
Popular culture
Because of its secluded location and the privacy it provides, Parrot Cay has become very popular with many
celebrities. Guests have included
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...
,
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and dancer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Prince of Pop", ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' honored him as the b ...
,
Barbra Streisand
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,
Penélope Cruz,
Julia Roberts and
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...
,
and it has also hosted the weddings of
Ben Affleck and
Jennifer Garner in 2005.
Celebrity death hoaxes
Parrot Cay is frequently featured as the location of an ongoing celebrity
death hoax on fake news site ''Global Associated News''. The fake news report would claim that a celebrity had died after sustaining injuries in a jet-ski accident in Parrot Cay. Celebrities that have supposedly died in Parrot Cay according to this hoax include
Ted Nugent
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,
Ja Rule,
Chad Kroeger and
Vince Vaughn.
References
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External links
Official site
Caicos Islands
Populated places in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Private islands of the Caribbean