In those days Pineapple Beach was a small hotel with Gunnite Concrete buildings - owned by the Pepperdine Family - it was razed and rebuilt in the 80's as the Virgin Grand by the Allen Williams Corp.
Went through a few management changes and is currently in disrepair and not operating. There are some condos back from the beach called Pineapple Village - mostly residential I think, although I do see some for rent.
The airport is newer and called Cyril E King airport - somewhat generic design and not the old Quonset Hut style.
The Hilton is gone and replaced with apartments.

Thanks. It is a shame pineapple beach was beautiful.

Pineapple Beach (as it's known locally) is still there and is used by the condo owners/renters/vacationers at Pineapple Village. The main beach, Grand Bay, isn't used very much since the hotel has been sitting empty for so long. The Wyndham Group currently owns the property (the hotel, not Pineapple Village) and apparently plans to rebuild it as a timeshare property.

Thanks. Will have to stay at Pineapple Village so I can go to that beach again.

You don't need to stay there to use the beach.

You can stay at the Point Pleasant Resort...next to Pineapple Beach...PM me for more info.

Fuure Islander

Our first ever trip to STT about 7 years ago was at Point Pleasant and we used Pineapple Beach. We still visit each time we go, having lunch at Fungi (now called Jacks Bight). Its a easy walk down a stair step pathway from the lower parking area at Point Pleasant. The beach is not cleaned and has quite a lot of litter and debris but it is still a nice place to visit.

The restaurant at Point Pleasant is now called Panga.

Blaze, when are you coming back?

Future Islander, we are maybe coming back to STT later this year. Our only son's wedding in June is a spring $$ priority. Please clarify the restaurant at Point Pleasant. Is Panga the rebirth of the Agave Terrace at Point Pleasant, or a new spin on Fungi and Jack's Bight? When we tried Jack's Bight last May, and it didn't hold a candle to Fungi. But we noticed Agave Terrace was closed at the time too. Have you tried Panga?

Jim & Mary:

I own a unit at Point Pleasant.

Jack's Bight closed on January 2nd and Panga opened on January 3rd.....(the old Fungi's location).

Yes, I've eaten there and it's pretty good. More renovations and expansions are coming.....live entertainment, too.

The Agave is expected to re-open later this year.....I don't know what the name will be.

F.I.

So great to find notes about the Pineapple Beach Club. In 1969 we spent our honeymoon there. We were 22 and 24 and couldn't even rent a car and a nice couple had rented a VW and took us with them sight seeing.
How we would like to return there and so sorry to hear that the resort no longer remains.

We honeymooned at Pineapple Beach in 1971.  The condos were so neat and the beaches were wonderful.  One spectacular beach nearby was Coco Beach.  The owner charged a quarter to use it for a day.  There were no car rentals but you could get an island driver's license for $1.00.  We rented a Honda motorcycle for a week and traveled everywhere.  The resort was owned by the Pepperdines from the Philadelphia area.  I heard they met misfortune a few years later when the islands were in disarray.  One restaurant we liked was the Brittany Inn which was in town.  I'm not sure there are cottages with the same comfortable features any more.