"The Buccaneer has a long history. The colonial great house was built by Maltese knight Charles Martel in 1653. Locatedon aprotected bluff, the house later became the home of Danish governor von Prock after Denmark’s 1733 purchase of the Virgin Islands. Fast-forward to1947, when the Armstrong familytransformedwhat was by then acattle estate intothe Buccaneer, St. Croix’s first family-run hotel. The resort, completely modern and still quite popular, operatesthe Buccaneer Golf Club, celebrated for its par 70 course that offers Caribbean views from 13 of its 18 holes."