Multi-million dollar hotel and villa renovations, new sea-trekking adventure attractions, value offers and more highlight the latest happenings in Anguilla.
Hotel Renovations
Anguilla’s popular Malliouhana Hotel & Spa is expected to reopen sometime late in 2013, after a two year closure. The iconic resort will be rebranded and managed by Auberge Resorts, leading developers and operators of award-winning small luxury resorts and private clubs. Auberge will lend its significant experience in luxury resort management and marketing to the 55-room resort, which is under new ownership. Auberge Resorts’ plans call for a top-to-bottom design update and enhancement to ensure that all aspects of the property and the service experience exceed Anguilla’s upscale guests’ expectations. Malliouhana Hotel & Spa overlooks the seas and white-sand beaches of Meads Bay and Turtle Cove and will feature luxurious accommodations, fine dining and spa offerings. Visit www.malliouhana.com or www.aubergeresorts.com.
CéBlue Villas, Anguilla’s newest and first shared ownership and rental villa property mixes intimacy of a private villa with the luxuries of a resort. Property amenities include a 24-hour lifestyle assistant/ concierge services, spa, fitness center and more. The newly constructed villa group features eight five-bedroom villas; each villa offers 8,000 square feet of modern Caribbean architecture, lush landscapes, private swimming pools and more. Centrally located on the island, CéBlue Villas is perched on a hilltop overlooking Anguilla’s Crocus Bay, and is a short golf cart ride down to the beach or CéBlue’s partnering restaurant da’Vida Restaurant & Spa. Visit www.ceblueanguilla.com.
Cap Juluca, Anguilla’s premier luxury resort, has undergone extensive room upgrades and property enhancements. The resort’s 67 guestrooms located in 15 exclusive villas have been redone and outfitted with new room amenities including new linens with vibrant hints of color, furniture as well as abstract art and other decorative accents. Cap Juluca has recently added Spice Lounge, an exotic Arabesque –style waterfront bar with a global tapas menu and features live music and dancing. Maundays Bar, the resort’s signature cocktail lounge, and Blue, the resort’s open-air casual beachfront bistro, have both undergone a redesign to provide open ocean views in elegant tranquil settings. In addition to extensive décor additions, Cap Juluca has also added a new roster of water sports and recreational activities available to guests. Visit www.capjuluca.com.
The charming Shoal Bay Villas has recently undergone an extensive property expansion and upgrade. The boutique beachfront hotel has nearly doubled its size by adding 10 new deluxe rooms as well as a fitness center and a spa treatment room. The family owned and operated hotel now offers upgraded free Wi-Fi throughout the property and flat screen televisions in every room. The hotel’s new spa facility has a Balinese therapist on-staff to provide unique and relaxing treatments. Visit www.SBVillas.ai.
Properties in Paradise, a full service villa management, consulting, and real estate company, has added Anguilla’s luxurious Cerulean Villa to their impressive client list. Bruce Hearn, a veteran of luxury villa management, will lead the team in launching the stunning nine-bedroom beachfront estate after a two-year, major renovation that is scheduled to be complete in November. As the Caribbean Representative for Starkey International, the premier training institute for private service and household management, Hearn will bring in a team of Starkey International instructors to train Cerulean Villa staff to provide impressive villa service. The villa will retain its gracious style and open-air living areas, but will also feature climate-controlled bedrooms and living spaces. A showcase gourmet kitchen, large media room, private spa treatment room and an expansive new heated pool will offer the ultimate in entertainment and relaxation. Visit www.propertiesinparadiseaxa.com.
New Attractions
Tradition Sailing Charters now offers daily sailing excursions aboard Tradition, a 50-foot traditional gaff rigged vessel built in the West Indies in 1978. One of few hand-built wooden boats still sailing in the Caribbean, the ship offers guests an exclusive feel with a 12 passenger maximum and managed by a crew of three offering on-board beverage service. Tradition offers its scheduled Tropical Cay Lunch Cruise four times a week, its Little Bay Half Day Sail, scheduled two days a week, its evening Champagne Cocktail Sunset Sail scheduled four days a week and private Romance Escape sails. Agents should e-mail [email protected].
Luxury Lifestyle Professionals, one of Anguilla’s leading destination management and concierge services, is now offering new snorkeling and sunset cruise tours. Snorkel tour guests cruise to Sandy Island and Prickly Pear Island, two of Anguilla’s most picturesque off-shore cays; with complimentary snorkel gear and open bar included, snorkel tours run Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Friday evening sunset cruise guests receive memorable views of Anguilla’s breathtaking sunset with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in hand. Both snorkel tours and sunset cruises can be enjoyed on a shared excursion or private charter for small groups and events. Visit www.luxurylifestyleprofessionals.com.
New Technology
Anguilla-Beaches.com, the high-traffic website dedicated to highlighting the best of the island, has launched Anguilla Calm, a new video-based website that brings the sights and sounds of Anguilla’s beaches to the world. Created to highlight the soothing effect of Anguilla, Anguilla Calm provides endless loops of videos of Anguilla’s beaches. With an accompanying app on the way as well, Anguilla Calm captures Anguilla’s signature tagline “tranquility wrapped in blue,” and places it in the pockets of smartphone users. Visit www.calm.ai or www.AnguillaBeaches.com.
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