ANGUILLA HOTELS AND VILLAS – WHAT'S NEW

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Visitors planning an Anguilla vacation will find hotels, villa resorts, apartments, condo hotels, guest houses, self-contained holiday suites and more than 300 villas for rent. Anguilla accommodations range from upscale to affordable (a group of small hotels, inns and villas called The Charming Escapes Collection).

Located in the Eastern Caribbean, Anguilla measures only 26 kilometers long and five kilometers wide. The population of Anguilla is 14,000.

Several new developments appeal to visitors looking for sophisticated, but unpretentious, places to stay in Anguilla.

Cap Juluca

Cap Juluca Properties has bought Cap Juluca. The new owners are investing more than $13 million to renovate the interiors of 98 luxurious suites and bedrooms in 18 guest villas, build a new spa, pool and shops, and develop a second beach at Cove Bay. (Cap Juluca is located along 3.2 kilometers of pristine white beach.)

French chef, Réne Bajeux, will become executive chef and oversee three restaurants, including Pimms' fine dining, as well as in-room dining and catering. George's restaurant will be renovated with new furniture and décor. Kemia will become a Pan-Asian restaurant.

Viceroy Anguilla

In spring 2009, 172 villas and single-storey resort residences open at Barnes Bay and Meads Bay, on 35 acres of beachfront land.

Viceroy Anguilla restaurants include Cobá (meaning cliff-top temple sitting atop highest point above ruffled waters in the Arawak language). The 144-seat restaurant offers ocean views, with indoor and outdoor dining on seafood and local foods, prepared Asian-style.

Reeds is a casual 100-seat restaurant, where diners can enjoy grilled foods and steak on the beach, terrace or in the shade. During the evening, Viceroy Anguilla hosts crayfish and lobster beach barbecues with steel drum music at Reeds.

Cassia is a 200-seat restaurant on a terrace above the sunrise pool at Viceroy Anguilla. Cassia is surrounded by big pots of cassia trees, which bear both fruit and flowers. Its Caribbean cuisine menu includes organic breakfasts, fresh salads, curries and West Indian rotis for lunch and a la carte dinners.

Alcyon Villa

In 2008, Alcyon Villa, an 8,000 square foot Mediterranean-style villa, opened on the waterfront in Seafeathers (eastern Anguilla).

Alcyon Villa has a two-storey living room, two master bedrooms, two guest bedrooms, six terraces, an infinity pool, whirlpools and modern appliances. Guests receive daily continental breakfast and car rental.

Shoal Bay Resort

The first five-star resort on Shoal Bay East will open in late 2010. Shoal Bay Resort & Spa will be the first resort on Anguilla with a green design. Two- to five-bedroom villas have cathedral ceilings, eco-friendly roofs and numerous windows for panoramic views. Condo studios, penthouses and duplexes are located at the highest elevations to offer views of Anguilla and the Caribbean Sea.

Highlights of Shoal Bay Resort include two lagoon-style pools, a spa pool, an ocean-side pool, a 7,000 square foot holistic spa and fitness center, a tennis court and pro shop, a signature restaurant, clubhouse and business center.

Fairmont Anguilla

Scheduled to open in 2010, Fairmont Anguilla will have 140 rooms and suites on 400 acres of south coast beachfront, near the Valley, the capital of Anguilla. The four-star resort will include 15,000 square feet of meeting space, a 15,000 square-foot Willow Stream spa, restaurants, a beach club, pools and a collection of condos, villas and estate homes, called the Fairmont Residences.

An 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course will be part of the new Fairmont Anguilla. A maximum of 35 owners of golf villas, beside the course, will become members of the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, with access to the clubhouse.

How to get to Anguilla

The fastest and easiest way to reach Anguilla is by flying to St. Martin and taking a seven-minute flight to Anguilla. Visitors can also ride the Anguilla ferry from Marigot, St. Martin, to Blowing Point, Anguilla. The ferry leaves every half hour between 7:30 am and 6:15 pm. The 15-kilometer (nine-mile) ferry crossing takes 20 minutes.

Canadians wanting an Anguilla vacation can book flights to St. Martin/St. Maarten from Toronto with Air Transat, Air Canada and Signature Vacations.

Total Vacations, Air Canada Vacations, Transat Holidays, Alio and Fun Sun Vacations offer Anguilla packages.

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Anguilla Tourist Board: www.anguilla-vacation.com

More information on Anguilla:

Anguilla Spa Treatments and Wellness Centres

Sandy Island, Anguilla

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