Some of you have inquired about what the schedule will look like for the wedding weekend. My general recommendation is to try to arrive Thursday and leave Monday. Obviously, this depends on your ability to get out of work or child-rearing responsibilities. But here are some very vague thoughts about what will be on the slate:
Thursday night: Outing to Sandy Ground, where there are various bars and general merriment
Friday: Some kind of Anguilla/beach/boat related event during the day; welcome cocktail reception in the evening
Saturday: Probably not much if anything planned during the day; wedding ceremony and reception will begin in the early evening
Sunday: Dunno exactly, but I imagine anyone still around will get together in some way
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy New Year...Make Your Reservations ASAP
Hello everyone, welcome to 2010. Korinne and I have been corresponding with many of you regarding hotel accomodations, and as such, rooms are filling up. Carimar and Cap Juluca are apparently both sold out, so your options are now Viceroy and Paradise Cove. As described before, both are good options depending on what you are looking to do.
My recommendation is to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. We have rooms blocked at both of the remaining available places, but if things start to fill up there...well, I don't know what happens then. Just make your plans. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
My recommendation is to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. We have rooms blocked at both of the remaining available places, but if things start to fill up there...well, I don't know what happens then. Just make your plans. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Viceroy Photos
As previously mentioned, Korinne and I toured Viceroy. We have a number of rooms blocked off here, and I would highly recommend it as an option - could be an alternative to Cap Juluca or if you had planned one of the larger rooms or rooms with views at Frangipani (booo). The pricing here will never again be like the offer that we have here, because the hotel just opened today and they are trying to fill up a new hotel in a bad hotel market. They don't yet have the return guests that keep coming back (yet).
It's a more modern place with a South Beach or LA feel, as opposed to a "right on the beach" place like Cap Juluca. There are more pools, they are all very cool looking, and there is a bit more focus on the pools here than at CJ - I've actually never seen anyone at the pool at CJ. There's no need because of the beach there. But, the beach at Viceroy is still great, and they were finishing their beach club which is actually at the end of Meads Bay, all the way at the opposite end as Carimar. The hotel spans from the end of Meads Bay, much of it sits on a cliff, over to Barnes Bay. The big villas are on the ledge above the beach at Barnes Bay.
We are thinking about having our welcome cocktail event at Viceroy (the other option is CJ), because the space is unbelievable, and the bar area would be great for hanging out post-event (and pre- whatever other nonsense goes on later that night). Here are some photos for your perusal:
Below is a view from one of the suites. This is the Meads Bay side, and the beach club is right on the other side of the buildings in the middle of the photo. The building on the right has the oceanview rooms that are available at the price on the list, and there are less expensive ones right behind that. Obviously you're steps from the beach, plus this pool has cabanas and full service. The spa is apparently down there too, though it wasn't finished when we were there.
This is a view of Barnes Bay from the area outside the main house, just down from the bar and restaurant area. The buildings you see on the bluff are the crazy 4- and 6-bedroom villas, which apparently have almost all been sold. You can rent these if you want, but it will cost you! The beach is open to anyone, as they all are. We've never been down on Barnes Bay beach, so can't tell you how it is. I imagine it's as good as all the others there.
Turn to your left from the above point, and you'll see the bar area just past the infinity pool. The entrance to the main house is on the left.
Here's the bar area from closer to the main house, facing the area where the above pictures were taken.
It's a more modern place with a South Beach or LA feel, as opposed to a "right on the beach" place like Cap Juluca. There are more pools, they are all very cool looking, and there is a bit more focus on the pools here than at CJ - I've actually never seen anyone at the pool at CJ. There's no need because of the beach there. But, the beach at Viceroy is still great, and they were finishing their beach club which is actually at the end of Meads Bay, all the way at the opposite end as Carimar. The hotel spans from the end of Meads Bay, much of it sits on a cliff, over to Barnes Bay. The big villas are on the ledge above the beach at Barnes Bay.
We are thinking about having our welcome cocktail event at Viceroy (the other option is CJ), because the space is unbelievable, and the bar area would be great for hanging out post-event (and pre- whatever other nonsense goes on later that night). Here are some photos for your perusal:
Below is a view from one of the suites. This is the Meads Bay side, and the beach club is right on the other side of the buildings in the middle of the photo. The building on the right has the oceanview rooms that are available at the price on the list, and there are less expensive ones right behind that. Obviously you're steps from the beach, plus this pool has cabanas and full service. The spa is apparently down there too, though it wasn't finished when we were there.
Hotel Notes
Korinne and I returned, sadly, from Anguilla last Sunday, but I'm just getting around to posting a few items. I just downloaded all the photos onto my computer, so I'll be putting up some good ones. Most importantly, we toured the Viceroy, which as I noted in my email, is a great hotel. Different feel than Cap Juluca (and Malliouhana and CuisinArt), but very nice and the pricing we got seems very attractive - moreso now that I've seen it.
A couple notes as you make your reservations:
If you want the room/hotel of your choice, you should probably think about booking soon. I know that Cap Juluca is filling up and only has a few rooms left. Viceroy still has a bunch of rooms blocked off for us, and they are one of the only hotels that has rooms w/ two queen beds (in case you're rooming w/ someone). I think Paradise Cove has plenty left, and Carimar (as previously noted) is just about filled up.
A couple notes as you make your reservations:
If you want the room/hotel of your choice, you should probably think about booking soon. I know that Cap Juluca is filling up and only has a few rooms left. Viceroy still has a bunch of rooms blocked off for us, and they are one of the only hotels that has rooms w/ two queen beds (in case you're rooming w/ someone). I think Paradise Cove has plenty left, and Carimar (as previously noted) is just about filled up.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Off to Anguilla...
Korinne and I are off to Anguilla bright and early tomorrow (Thanksgiving) morning. Can't wait to get down there and relax and have fun. I've been busy at work, but nothing like she was through election day. I imagine she's got a lot more steam to blow off than I do. Either way, we'll be on the ground in St. Maarten in 16 hours, in Anguilla 30 minutes later, and on the beach by 3pm Atlantic Standard Time. You may notice the posts in this blog appear to be posted an hour later than they actually were, but before we switched back to standard time, they were correct. I have the blog set to Atlantic Standard Time - Anguilla time. I've already been on that time for a while.
Have a great Thanksgiving, keep reading the blog, and look for more posts in the near future. Hopefully I'll have a FINAL reservation form to send to you soon, and please feel free to start making your plans. If we don't see you before, we'll see you in Anguilla in late April...
Have a great Thanksgiving, keep reading the blog, and look for more posts in the near future. Hopefully I'll have a FINAL reservation form to send to you soon, and please feel free to start making your plans. If we don't see you before, we'll see you in Anguilla in late April...
Photos!
It's the day before Thanksgiving, and about 12 hours before Korinne and I head to the airport to fly to Anguilla for 10 days (via St. Maarten, of course). I finally got around to downloading the photos from our wedding location scouting trip to Anguilla in April. Actually, Korinne finished with the campaign and finally got around to bringing the camera/computer connector cord home from her office.
Anyway, here are some photos that may be of interest to you and your hotel selections.
Cap Juluca at sunset:
View from the restaurant at Cap Juluca:
Anyway, here are some photos that may be of interest to you and your hotel selections.
Cap Juluca at sunset:
View from the restaurant at Cap Juluca:
View from the balcony of an oceanview suite at Carimar:
View from a poolview suite at Paradise Cove:
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