I get asked this question quite often so when we decided to change the layout of the website, I felt that I should include this story and do away with the cookie cutter introduction. I hope I can tell it without boring everyone.

It all started in 1991 when the land came up for sale by a friends father, Vincent Devaux, and he offered it to me for much more than I was even worth let alone had in cash but at a good price. I knew the where the property was since I would frequent the bay on friends boats and I seeing as I was also a diver, I saw value in the property being in front of the bay where the wreck was and reefs, later to become a marine park. So I did what any person would have done, I borrowed the money and slowly paid it back over 4 years. Once done, I just sat on it and had no idea what to do. In those days there was no road, electricity or water available and most people told me that my grandchildren would thank me. I disagreed. However, my goal when I purchased it was to resell it to someone else who would do something with it. Over the years I did get tempting offers, but luckily I knew that selling would mean me spending the money on frivolity, so I never accepted any of the offers.

After many years I decided to take a shot at doing a resort development myself and sat one night in my home office (in my garage, as all stories like this start) and listed all the barriers preventing me and set about researching them and one by one crossing them off the list.

The last thing on the list was “what to build?” and for that I didn’t require much research, I just followed my desires and my heart, I conceptualized Ti Kaye the way it is now because it’s the sort of place I would go on vacation. I felt that there must be 33 couples a day on the planet who would also like to go the same sort of place I would.

Once the concept gelled in my mind, I then sought out the assistance of my then father-in-law, the late Wayne Brown, to help me refine the concept and who also gave me advice on building, seeing as I had no experience. Wayne and I remained friends always and now that he is gone I miss him more than I can put into words.

I owe a lot to quite a few people, too numerous to name here but if I had to name 2 more it would be my father, Barry Pinnock, he too I miss and Dr. Kenny Anthony, the former Prime Minister of St.Lucia.

The risks were big but I felt that I would rather try and fail and go down in the blaze of glory than spend the rest of my life wondering “what if?”. Fortunately, and despite the shoe string budget I started with, the resort has become quite reputable. This is not entirely due to location or design but also in a large part to service. I truly think I am blessed with some of the best staff in any resort on the island and the Caribbean. They really do understand what it’s all about and try their best to make your stay with us the best you will ever have. Most of the staff come from the surrounding areas. There is something real and charming about people that grew up and live in the countryside of St.Lucia. Take that outlook to life plus some resort training and you have something very special.

That really is the nutshell version, so thanks for visiting our site and I hope that you choose to stay with us. And if you do, thank you again, I know there are a lot of other choices out there, but I will say that you will not regret it.

Nick Pinnock
Owner