Saint Kitts and Nevis Travel Guide
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This 'The Good Wife" Star Lost A Golden Globe But Gained Nirvana In Nevis
While CBS' "The Good Wife" got no love on the Golden Globes, we still heart the show. We also learned Josh Charles (who plays Will Gardner) spent an award-worthy vacation this past Christmas at Nevis' tony Nisbet Plantation Beach Club.
He made the trek with girlfriend and performance artist/novelist Sophie Flack, who tweeted a photo of something that looks like... art? Hey, whatever, we love art.
According to staff, the couple joined in the round-the-island bike ride (19 miles), went on a romantic sunset cruise and danced under the stars during the resort's famous weekly beach BBQ.
Check out the cute couple photo!
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Name This Caption!
It's Monday and just the right hour for some work procrastination. Take a minute and play Witty Wordsmith with us, whydontcha? That's right, it's time to Name.This.Caption!
We snapped this pic during a trip to the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. This "colorful" gentleman took our breath away he was so Rainbow Brite! We learned he gives island tours, and serves a mean rum punch from the back of his truck. Even more interesting? He spray paints his beard different colors every week!
Now, we gave our guy the name "Tangerine Man", to match his bus, but we think you can do better!
Help us out! Have a humorous hunch about what's happening with these hand gestures? Let us know in comments below!
[Photo: HotelChatter]
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Four Seasons Nevis Blows in Even More Celebrities
Last year we gave extensive coverage on the re-opening of the Four Seasons Nevis, a resort that has had its fair share of hard knocks after 2008’s Hurricane Omar put the hotel out of commission for nearly three long years.
The closure did a number not only on the resort, but on Nevis as a whole, which depended on the property's big business to trickle down to the islands' other hotels and restaurants. The whole country went into a depression and since we're champions of the underdog, we're happy to see it back on its feet. And so were a good many celebrities like the infamous “Cherry Cola” aka Mary Louise Parker, who has become a regular visitor.
Now, with a bit more moolah in the bank and confidence flowing through the resort's veins, they’ve renovated some luxury suites which has attracted more bold names to its doors. We've got the low-down on who’s visited lately.
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Park Hyatt is Planning a Caribbean Escape in St. Kitts
In the past few months, Park Hyatt Hotels have unveiled plans for new hotels in Bangkok and South Korea but now the luxe Hyatt brand is coming a little closer to us--St. Kitts.
The relatively small island hotel will have just 200 guestrooms and 50 residential condos along with three restaurants and bars, a fitness center, a 12-treatment room spa, an 18-hole championship golf course, a beach club, and a 300-acre super yacht marina and marina village.
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Hike Up The Side of a Volcano in St Kitts
If you're sick of the gym and are looking to try something new while you're away, here's a nifty outdoor experience we recently heard about being offered in St Kitts. Alongside the St Kitts Marriott Resort sits Mount Liamuiga, a 3,790 foot tall volcano, which is of course dormant, and, even better, teeming with indigenous rainforest flora and fauna.
All of which should keep you suitably enthralled during the three-hour hike uphill through the rainforest. By the time you reach the crater's rim, we think you'll be plenty warmed up—even without lava spewing down all around you.
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What Celeb Went by Codename 'Cherry Cola' at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis?
Where: Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Today we finish our coverage (see the other stories here) of the Four Seasons Nevis’ re-opening. Finally we'll reveal the first celebrity to test the place out:
Funny-man Jon Stewart may have been a recent guest at the Four Seasons’ residence villas, but instead we got distracted by news that a Tinseltown lass was visiting the hotel itself and was going by the codename of "Cherry Cola." Most intriguing. So...who's that girl? None other than Mary-Louise Parker of Showtime “Weeds” fame (and two of our favorite chick flicks, Fried Green Tomatoes and Boys on the Side).
Many on Twitter guessed that "Cherry Cola" was Rihanna, but although RiRi is from Barbados and therefore would have good reason to be relaxing in the Caribbean, it was actually a huge surprise to find fair-skinned Parker hitting the beach instead.
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Beaucoup Beach Amenities at the Newly Reopened Four Seasons Resort Nevis
Where: Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Today we continue our coverage (see yesterday's story here) of the Four Seasons Nevis’ re-opening. Tune-in tomorrow for detes on the resort's recent celebrity guest—a Showtime-series star whose new hotel code name is Cherry Cola.
Poor Four Seasons Nevis. The resort has had beacoup bad luck. Hurricane Lenny slapped the hotel silly in 1999 and in 2008, the hotel shuttered for two years after Hurricane Omar "mash it up" as locals called it. When the announcement came that the FS was definitely reopening in December 2010, at the tail end of a recession, we wondered if all would be the same. But, rather than cheap-out on amenities, treats, and services like other depressed hotels, the luxe keeps going, with a few new perks tossed in. We love a happy ending to a sad story.
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Cabana Time: Peaking Inside the Renovated Four Seasons Resort Nevis
For the next few days, we'll give you the skinny on the re-opening of the Four Seasons Nevis in the Caribbean, and our favorite—and not so favorite—things. Be sure to tune-in Friday for the lowdown on the resort's recent A-list guest—a very cool lady who goes by codename at the resort.
At one point—oh, say the fourth time there was a reopening date on the Four Seasons Nevis’ website—we swore it was never gonna happen. Hurricane Omar put the hotel out of commission in 2008, and after several notices of rebound netted zero, we sorta lost interest. In fact, on a flight home from the island in 2009, several FS employees, including chefs and engineers, were boarding our plane en route to an extra-long vacation. They didn’t know if the hotel would ever come back. That is not a good sign.
It would be a pity too, since Nevis is one of those islands few know much about. It's a paradise unspoiled by crowds, but without the Four Seasons’ island revenue, it seemed like the island had lost its mojo, partially also because other local hoteliers depend heavily on FS traffic to their restaurants and business.
So, when the news broke last fall that the FS would definitely (though softly) swing open its doors in December, we did a little jig. The island would be saved! And we're happy to report that the hotel has reopened after an extensive renovation, and we've got some of the very first pics:
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The Four Seasons Nevis Will Indeed Reopen on December 15 But at 'Limited Availability'
It's been a tough couple of years for the Four Seasons Resort Nevis in the West Indies which closed back in October 2008 after Hurricane Omar ripped through the resort.
Initially the hotel tried to reopen in February of 2009 but that got pushed back until November. Then November came and went and still no hotel reopening. Finally, we got word in July of this year that the hotel would reopen on December 15 and we're happy to report that date is still very much on.
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Four Seasons Nevis Will Reopen on December 15
The Four Seasons Nevis closed back in October 2008 after Hurricane Omar tore through St. Kitts and Nevis islands. The hotel had hoped to reopen in February 2009 then again in November 2009 but the tough economy forced the property to stay closed until things got better.
Well, things must be better now as the resort is planning to open on December 15. Even better the hotel's website is already accepting and confirming reservations for that date. We found rooms for $345 USD for a deluxe mountain side room which offer partial views of Nevis peak and the nearby old sugar mill. Rooms also promise loveseats, a balcony or patio, deep soaking tubs and marble dining tables for two.
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Four Seasons Nevis Opening Gets Delayed
We've warned before about springing for trip cancellation insurance if you vacation at the Four Seasons Nevis and our tip turned out to be right on the money: the resort has been closed since October 2008 after Hurricane Omar stormed through.
Damage assessments and inspections have had quite a few delays and now, for the third time, the Four Seasons Nevis has pushed back its re-opening date. Now they're talking November 1, 2009, more than a year after they shut up shop. This date seems more confident than the previous predictions though and bookings are open from that date on.
Apparently this single resort usually accounts for 70% of tourism spending on Nevis so the local economy is suffering badly; until now, they haven't laid off workers but say they might have to do so temporarily over the summer. If you want to take an economy-boosting vacation there next winter, rates are currently being quoted at $525 a night; we guess there'll be some please-come-back packages released closer to the time.
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Will Private Beach Cabanas Get Us Excited About Four Seasons Nevis?
The Four Seasons Nevis has never really wowed us when we're considering Caribbean destinations, and guest reviews are really split too, between super luxury resort and expensive, poor service. So we're still not sure what to think, but something new might tip us into positive territory.
Four Seasons Nevis now has "ultra-exclusive" beach cabanas to rent during the day. There are four of them, each 200 square foot in area, and they're located on the beach next to the Garden Pool (pictured). They're suitable for couples or a family of up to five people, and you can rent them from sunrise to sunset if you're planning a hang-out day near the water.
Check their package deals to find one to suit--they look like they're always better value, as standard rates start at US$490 per night and packages with all kinds of extra start from $540. Let us know if you try out the cabanas and we'll know whether to get excited or not.
[Photo: MnJ_102007]
