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Relaxing At The Oualie Beach Resort Hotel

Oualie Bay, Nevis
Oualie Beach Resort Hotel
May 16, 2012

Supporting its positioning as an affordable boutique property, Oualie Beach Resort on Nevis won “Best Budget Hotel” for the second year in a row in the 2nd Annual Caribbean Travel & Leisure’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2011.  It was also named one of “20 Awesome Beachfront Hotels Under $200” in the February 2012 issue of Caribbean Travel + Life magazine, effectively making it a twofold winner.

“We’re thrilled to receive both of these distinctions from recognized Caribbean outlets,” said John Yearwood, Managing Director of Oualie Beach Resort.  “They reaffirm that Oualie delivers quality and value at an affordable price level while simultaneously raising awareness for Nevis as an accessible Caribbean vacation option for a wider range of travel budgets.”

For years, Oualie Beach Resort has been promoting itself as Nevis’ premiere affordable accommodations choice.  A full-service boutique property that is family-owned and operated, it offers many amenities typical of larger hotels while maintaining friendly, individualized service and a sense of community that’s within the means of more vacationers.

Situated on a, sandy beach on the picturesque island of Nevis, Oualie Beach Resort is a uniquely charming,family-owned boutique hotel designed to appeal to travelers seeking a laid-back, personalized experience. The property’s management is passionately eco-friendly and employs sustainable tourism practices including solar water heaters, low energy lighting, water saving techniques and community development initiatives.

Oualie’s 32 spacious, guest rooms and suites are nestled within authentic 1 or 2 story Caribbean cottages, each with outstanding views of the property, beach and Caribbean Sea. Accommodations are well appointed and feature covered front porches complete with authentic planter’s chairs, white ceramic tiled floors, four poster mahogany beds and invitingly cushioned furniture.  Wireless internet access is complimentary in-room, on the beach and throughout the property.

When not exploring the island, guests can enjoy numerous activities on property, including snorkeling,sailing, kayaking, spa treatments, mountain biking, scuba diving, or simply relaxing in a hammock or lounge chair on the beach. Guests may dine in a casual open air ambience at the Oualie Restaurant on tempting Caribbean fusion cuisine prepared by Culinary Institute of America Chef MichaelHenville,the reigning “Top Chef” in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Federation’s only 5-Star PADI dive operator, Scuba Safaris, is also based at Oualie Beach Resort. Oualie Beach Resort rates for 2012 start at $225 per room based on double occupancy and packages are available to suit a variety of special interests ranging from family to scuba to weddings & honeymoons.  For more information or reservations, call 1-869-469-9735, e-mail reservations@oualiebeach.com, visit www.oualiebeach.com.

Caribbean Travel & Leisure, launched in December, 2009 is a free online Caribbean travel guide featuring select Caribbean destinations, traveler reviews, special interest vacation themes and Caribbean travel deals as well as a hotel-booking and travel product engine powered by the Priceline.com® network.  The winners of the annual “Best of the Caribbean Reader’s Choice Awards” are determined through open voting via a poll on the website, http://www.caribbeantl.com/.

The February 2012 issue of Caribbean Travel + Life lists Oualie Beach Resort among the authors’ 20 favorite beachfront hotels on the Caribbean.  Published eight times a year by Bonnier Corp., the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group, Caribbean Travel + Life also produces a Caribbean travel website, http://www.caribbeantravelmag.com/, and a television series, Caribbean Travel + Life’s Best of the Caribbean, that airs on the Discovery Channel, Velocity Channel, Sun Sports and CaribVision. Potential travelers who are highly pre-disposed to visit the Caribbean comprise the publication’s print, digital, mobile and broadcast audience.

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Nevis Premier – Joseph Parry

Charlestown Nevis
April 16, 2012

Premier and Minister of Tourism the Hon. Joseph Parry has announced that the government has finalized an agreement with developers of the Pinney’s Estate that will see the establishment of two new hotels.

“We are dealing directly now with the developers, and I must say that we have an agreement that they will be moving very quickly towards the development of the property,” said Premier Parry on Tuesday, April 10.

Speaking on his weekly “In Touch With the Premier” radio programme on Choice 105.3 FM hosted by Press Secretary Deli Caines, Premier Parry said that the developers who did the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) a few years back will be meeting with the Administration early in May to present plans that they have already discussed with the Administration.

According to the Premier, negotiations have gone beyond the planning stage, and despite their having been earlier advised not to pay fees to government, the Nevis government negotiated an arrangement, and they have begun to pay those fees to government.

“I can see that Pinney’s will have a great impact on the development of Four Seasons over the next ten, perhaps fifteen years,” observed Parry. “So we look forward to the development of that area and I think the people of Nevis can be proud that in spite of obstacles being put in the way, the government was able to negotiate so that the land could be free and unencumbered with any party.”

Asked by programme host, Deli Caines, as to what type of development Nevisians could expect, Premier Parry said: “They have presented a general plan to us where they have indicated a number of brand names, which I am not free to call, but the plan is to have a hotel on the beach, and to have a green- type hotel on the hills.”

He added that the developers have other interests as well, and Nevisians may see them doing some work on the island before the end of the year, before they get into their big plans for the hotel and the beach, and one up in the hills.

“I am looking forward to the next three years or so to see the whole thing taking form and taking shape, and developing into a lovely, lovely resort with two hotels in the area, alongside the Four Seasons and Deon Daniel,” observed Premier Parry. “Daniel has 24 acres of land which he tells me he intends to start developing in January of next year.”

Development of the land, which had been laid with controversies that had been triggered off by the irregular allocation of part of the land to a Nevisian restaurateur by the previous administration, will be done for the benefit of the developers, and will provide employment and help the development of tourism, and to help to have some more money in the coffers of the Treasury.

While a settlement had been reached to have the said restaurateur vacate the land, Parry said it was a painful experience to be spending money on a matter that was keeping back the progress and development of the island, as the matter dragged on in the court.

“That didn’t help anybody,” said the Premier. “It didn’t help us, and we found ourselves in government with a problem we did not create, and a problem that did not make too much sense. If anybody acquires a property or purchases a property he intends to sell, how can you put somebody on the property, and you do not intend for them to move? I never could understand that.”

Due to the high quality tourism development in the area situated between the Pinney’s Beach Hotel going right to Cliff Dwellers and further across to the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, the Minister of Tourism said that the area is going to be called ‘the Gold Coast’, as that is the area with most of the employment in tourism on the island of Nevis.

“I think it is great news….”, said the Premier. “If you look at Mount Nevis, Nisbet’s Plantation Beach Club, the Four Seasons Resort, and now you see how we are moving ahead with this new development.”

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The Beach Bar at Nisbet Plantation
Photo Courtesy of Nevis1.com

March 26, 2012
Nevis, West Indies

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club on Nevis has received three honors from leading travel authorities, TripAdvisor and AAA.

In the 2012 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards, Nisbet Plantation was ranked #6 among the Top 25 Hotels in the Caribbean. They were the only hotel from St. Kitts or Nevis on this list.

Additionally, Nisbet Plantation was ranked #8 among the Top 25 Hotels for Service in the Caribbean. The awards are based on the millions of reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide on TripAdvisor.com. This is the fourth year that Nisbet Plantation has been honored in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards.

Nisbet Plantation also recently received AAA Four Diamond ratings for the resort and dining in the Great House for the sixth consecutive year. The AAA Diamond Ratings are North America’s premier hotel rating program. The Four Diamond rating signifies that Nisbet Plantation is upscale in all areas with extensive amenities, and a high degree of hospitality, service, and attention to detail.

“All of the Ladies and Gentlemen of Nisbet Plantation love welcoming guests to our island and ensuring they have the most memorable vacation,” says Jamie Holmes, General Manager of Nisbet Plantation Beach Club. “While we all enjoy the guest smiles and positive comments, it is also rewarding to be once again recognized by these two travel industry leaders.”

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