Caribbean expressions current brochure 2016

CARIBBEAN

T HE ART O F I NT ELLI GENT T R AVEL O R GAN I SI N G

Sugar Beach, St Lucia

CARIBBEAN EXPRESSIONS AND

THE ART OF INTELLIGENT

T R AV E L ORGANISING

WELCOME to the charm and allure of the Caribbean.The Caribbean is a familiar friend of a holiday destination that is most definitely a tropical paradise of translucent, turquoise waters, seemingly endless soft white-sand beaches and swaying groves of lush coconut palms. But it is also vibrant and fun, a zesty, spirited place where you are seduced by a warmth and a charm of its peoples. The fragrance and colours create a magical kaleidoscope that welcomes and relaxes.

SINCE 1989 we have been taking excellent care of discerning clients and have not only grown our business as the needs of our clients have developed, but we have maintained the essence and style of how we look after those clients. We are proud to be a specialist organiser of bespoke holidays and travel experiences, offering a quality of service that is second to none. If you have not travelled with us before and you are seeing this brochure for the first time, trust us with your next holiday.

OUR CARIBBEAN presents you with an all-encompassing selection of the very best the Caribbean has to offer. The range includes world-famous gems such as Carlisle Bay, the Cotton House and Little Dix Bay, but also smaller, boutique-style resorts or plantation-house hotels on smaller islands. We also offer a range of special interest holiday ideas, from golf to diving, from sailing to spas to suit your individual desires.

We know the Caribbean, we look forward to sharing our knowledge with you and we look forward to looking after you.

View from terrace room

Marcelle Hoff and Martin Garland Owners and Joint Managing Directors

Date of publication: October 2015

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WELCOME

GRENADA

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MAP AND OUR SERVICE

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OUR CARIBBEAN

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OUR HOLIDAYS

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OUR PRICES

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SPECIAL INTEREST

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CALABASH LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT

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LALUNA

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MOUNT CINNAMON

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ST LUCIA BARBADOS

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ANSE CHASTANET

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SANDY LANE

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JADE MOUNTAIN CLUB 60

CORAL REEF CLUB

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WINDJAMMER

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CAP MAISON

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FAIRMONT ROYAL PAVILION

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SUGAR BEACH,

THE SANDPIPER

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A VICEROY RESORT

COLONY CLUB

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THE BODYHOLIDAY

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COBBLERS COVE

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EAST WINDS INN

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TREASURE BEACH

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THE HOUSE

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LITTLE ARCHES BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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TAMARIND COVE

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CRYSTAL COVE

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TURTLE BEACH

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ANTIGUA

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ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

CURTAIN BLUFF

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CARLISLE BAY

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GALLEY BAY

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HERMITAGE BAY

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BLUE WATERS

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JUMBY BAY

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INN AT ENGLISH HARBOUR

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ST JAMES'S CLUB

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NONSUCH BAY

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THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

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LITTLE DIX BAY

THE COTTON HOUSE

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PALM ISLAND CANOUAN RESORT

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PETIT ST VINCENT RESORT

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TOBAGO

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ANGUILLA

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CUISINART

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CAP JULUCA VICEROY ANGUILLA

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NEVIS

JAMAICA

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NISBET PLANTATION

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MONTPELIER PLANTATION & BEACH 100 FOUR SEASONS RESORT NEVIS

ROUND HILL

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HALF MOON JAMAICA INN

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BAHAMAS

FRENCH ISLANDS

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KAMALAME CAY

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PINK SANDS

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ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB

CHEVAL BLANC ST BARTH ISLE DE FRANCE 118

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LA SAMANNA

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LE CAP EST

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LA COCOTERAIE

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CAYMAN ISLANDS

INFORMATION

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GRAND CAYMAN BEACH SUITES

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AIRLINES

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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BOOKING CONDITIONS 130

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OUR SERVICE

Expressions Holidays is an independent, truly specialist tour operator that has been in operation since 1989. Our approach is very personal and our own opinions are conveyed in this holiday guide, which we have written ourselves to share our ideas of the Caribbean, its islands and our choice of hotels with you.

OUR EXPERIENCE IN EUROPE

We have two very well established sister programmes, selling hotel holidays of quality to France and Italy.

With French Expressions and Italian Expressions we are used to working with a vast range of holiday options, from different room types, varying durations, club class up-grades and complex itineraries. Along similar lines in 2014 we launched a programme of tailor-made holidays to Spain.

OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD

We also have a programme to the Indian Ocean which features the very best hotels in Mauritius, the Seychelles, the Maldives and a specialist country programme to Sri Lanka. We also feature holidays of quality to New Zealand and luxury hotels around the world, including other European destinations.

PERSONAL SERVICE - PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS

With Expressions Holidays, you receive a personal service that is second to none as well as direct access to our experience, knowledge and opinions. We also aim to offer the right solution for your needs. This might mean juggling dates, securing the last available room for you or tailoring a complex itinerary involving numerous hotel stays, flights and transfers.

We work hard to give you the holiday you want and this personal and professional service has greatly contributed to our success in selling holidays over the years - and it is always very much appreciated by our clients.

FULL FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Full financial protection is offered when you book a holiday with us. The air holidays in this brochure are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Our ATOL number is 3076. We are also members of ABTA (W1080) and AITO (the Association of Independent Tour Operators), an organisation of some of Britain’s best specialist tour operators.

Please phone us on

01392 441210 01684 562406

ABOUT OUR CARIBBEAN

HINTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

SPORT AND PASTIMES

The Caribbean is a dream destination that also possesses a charming reality that we believe deserves to be conveyed.We want to show you that dream destination and to introduce you to more of local life besides, to make your holiday truly memorable. Our Caribbean is about relaxation, comfort and good service combined with idyllic surroundings and the opportunity to glimpse the flavour and colour of local life.

The West Indians’ love of cricket is renowned. It is fascinating to see the national cricket pitch of tiny Nevis (population 9,000) and to hear that this proud island produces cricketers in the West Indian side or to see the local pitches, shared with sheep on Antigua. Basket ball is growing in popularity thanks to an increasing American influence. A frequent sight is a huddle of men, perhaps with a beer in hand, engrossed in a game of dominoes. On Sunday mornings all those churches you’ve seen take meaning as numerous West Indians, dressed in obvious Sunday Best head towards them. Every island has festivals and Carnival throughout the Caribbean is a great occasion.

CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPE

The islands of the Caribbean vary dramatically one from the other but to give a few contrasting examples of what you might expect: acres of banana plantations that gradually give way to the tropical forests of the Pitons on St Lucia, dramatic high ridged mountains, swathed in vegetation including coffee trees, avocado and mango on Jamaica, grassy rolling hills and calm blue inlets of Antigua, sugar cane and forests of palm on Barbados, flat scrub, long white beaches and turquoise seas of Barbuda and Anguilla.

GETTING AROUND

The tropical beach of your dreams does exist. In fact, the reality is much better than you imagine. Most beaches on the islands we feature are formed from coral and are therefore a white soft sand with tinge of pink or yellow. Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman is one of the best beaches in the world. Antigua boasts almost a beach for every day of the year. Some islands will have black sand, usually if the island is volcanic in origin. Hence, most of the beaches of St Vincent (but not Young Island) and St Kitts are of black sand.

The roads on most of the islands we feature are actually quite good, give or take a few potholes. (Signposts are another matter so we recommend an ordnance survey map if possible, although you have to be prepared to get lost every so often. When you do you just stop and ask someone for help). Car-hire is reasonably priced and a good, independent way of getting around. Certainly on the larger islands such as Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, Antigua, St Lucia and Guadeloupe we would recommend the use of a car for at least part of your holiday to see the islands. Jeeps are also available for rougher road surfaces (some of the hills are quite steep).Taxis also represent good value and you always learn a lot of local information from the driver. Inter-island flights are usually on about 17 or 30 seater LIAT (often Twin Otter or Dash 8) aircraft or 6 or 8 seater private or shared charter services for flying to the smaller islands such as the Virgin Islands and the Grenadines.

FRANGIPANI AND HIBISCUS

CARIBBEAN CUISINE

The wealth of colour contained in the abundant shrubs, trees and flowers found all over the Caribbean is glorious. Most striking are the deep pinks, reds and oranges of the bougainvillaea, hibiscus and flamboyant trees. Almost no matter the status of Caribbean house you will find a well-tended garden sprouting a depth of colour only ever matched by the paintwork of the house itself! There are a number of tropical botanical gardens you can visit including the St Vincent Botanical Gardens, Andromeda Gardens on Barbados and the Bay Gardens in Grenada.

The Caribbean today offers extremely high standards of cuisine. Of great interest to the visitor are the numerous tropical fruits and vegetables.

Limes, banana, plantain, coconut, passion fruit, christophene, dasheen, mango and guava. Local fish and seafood feature very prominently so many menus contain dolphin-fish, flying fish, snapper and grouper, lobster and conch. Other specialities might include curried goat, chicken roti, rice ‘n’ peas and pepperpot. The best Caribbean cuisine today makes imaginative use of these wonderfully-flavoured local ingredients, serving them in a way that satisfies the most sophisticated palate. Eating out and about at local beach bars and cafés is very satisfying with good sized, well presented portions that offer excellent value for money. Barbados, Grand Cayman and of course the French Islands have a wide choice of gourmet restaurants.

SAND AND BEACHES

BIRDS, INSECTS AND WILDLIFE

The range of birds and their array of colours, song and size often astound the newcomer. There are hummingbirds, mockingbirds, egrets, parrots and pelicans. After nightfall the air seems to be vibrant with the sound of birds and insects. Small lizards are commonplace everywhere, as are beetles and cockroaches (certainly not due to a lack of hygiene but just the climate). The iguana is a shy, harmless and fascinating resident of many of the Virgin Islands. Goat and sheep are almost indistinguishable, apart from the angle of the tail, roam freely. Some islands have their own monkeys for example, St Kitts' Monkey.

COLONIAL OR RUSTIC

The architecture of the Caribbean is fascinating when at its most authentic. From stone or wood plantation Great Houses, to boldly coloured houses adorned with gingerbread carvings, the real Caribbean house is very appealing. For us the colours of sun-bleached blues, greens, yellows and pinks shout Caribbean. Some hotels happily reflect this regional style. Others, whilst built of local stone, have a slightly more rustic ‘South Seas’ feel. Some of the old plantation houses and reconstructed historic buildings are open to the public, for example, Rose Hall on Jamaica.

LOCAL DRINK

Rum of course is universally popular, with the local brands of each island competing with one another. Each island also seems to have its own brew of beer: Banks on Barbados, Piton on St Lucia, Red Stripe on Jamaica, Wadadli on Antigua, Carib in Grenada, Hairoun on St Vincent and Stingray on Cayman. Some of the most wonderful tropical flavours appear in the soft drinks; fruit punches, coconut punch and lime squash.

For something cool and non-alcoholic, our recommendation would be a genuine lime squash or a good old fashioned lemonade.

We recommend that you also read the Important Information at the back of this brochure.

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ABOUT OUR HOLIDAYS

The basis of our truly bespoke holidays lies in the wide range and diversity of islands and hotel accommodation that we have selected to offer you. Reflecting the charm and character of the Caribbean islands, our hotels provide the very best quality of accommodation, service and facilities in the Caribbean. Plus there is a choice to suit a range of budgets as well as special interests, from honeymooners to families, from sailing enthusiasts to spa treatment devotees.

OUR ISLANDS

PRIVATE CHARTERS

From the better-known and much-loved islands such as Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua and St Lucia to the less well-known such as Nevis, Anguilla, Grenada and the Virgin Islands plus the French-speaking islands of Guadeloupe, St Martin and St Barts, Caribbean Expressions offers you a choice of islands of amazingly varied scenery and charm.

For many people, a private charter is the best way to island hop in the Caribbean. In a region of small islands, private aircraft are plentiful and have become the way to travel around. For certain destinations, we include private charters automatically in the holiday price, but on a shared basis, meaning that you may travel on the aircraft with the maximum number the plane holds, usually up to 5 or 8 passengers. However, if you want the privacy of your own plane, then Caribbean Expressions will arrange this for you in advance. The most frequently used routes for private charters are between Barbados and Mustique or between Antigua and Anguilla, Nevis and St Barts. Private charters are possible between most Caribbean islands - just ask us for a price.

MULTI-ISLAND COMBINATIONS

This is what we really enjoy and where our knowledge of the Caribbean and our skill as a tour operator come to the fore. Remember that we know the islands and have done a variety of island-hopping combinations ourselves. Popular combinations might be Tobago, Barbados and St Lucia or Barbados, the Grenadines and Grenada or Antigua Anguilla and Nevis.

Just give us your plans and we will execute them for you.

OUR HOTELS

Our hotels are the very best on each island in the Caribbean. They have been chosen by us because they have something of intrinsic value for our clients. Our hotels include sophisticated Carlisle Bay on Antigua, genteel Coral Reef Club on Barbados, charming Cotton House on Mustique, fragrant Round Hill on Jamaica and the impeccable Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands. Each description in this holiday guide is a personal description which conveys the character of each one whilst providing indispensable facts.

TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS

Caribbean Expressions has arranged for you to have private taxi transfers arranged by us or by the hotel. (If the hotel makes the arrangements it is possible that you will share the taxi, which on many islands is a minibus or space wagon type vehicle seating up to 7 passengers, with other hotel guests arriving on the same flight). Sometimes these vehicles are air-conditioned.

CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN TRANSFERS IN THE UK

Caribbean Expressions can offer you the services of a chauffeur-driven transfer from your home to the airport. The cost varies according to the distance to the airport. Contact us for details.

FROM ROOM ONLY TO ALL-INCLUSIVE

We offer you a range of meal choices from room only, where you pay extra either to us in advance or direct to the hotel for the meals you eat, to all-inclusive, where all meals and drinks by the glass are included.

Some hotels opt for one or other arrangement, others offer you a choice.

On Barbados many of the hotels offer a dine around option if you book half-board for your entire stay, which allows you to exchange your dinner at the hotel for a dinner at a local restaurant. Families often find the full board or all-inclusive arrangement excellent value for money, whilst people who want to dine out and about more might find a room only or a bed and breakfast arrangement more to their liking.

SECURE SUPPORT HERE AND ABROAD

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

AUTOMATIC CONCIERGE SERVICE

We have worked with British Airways for many years and include their scheduled flights in our basic holiday prices.Virgin Atlantic is also offered on applicable routes.

Caribbean Expressions extends its bespoke service to helping ensure that the detail is right when you get to your destination. We are happy to make advance reservations for you, perhaps for a table at the Cliff on Barbados or a deep-sea fishing trip. Just let us know and we will do our best to help. This is and always has been an integral part of the allencompassing service we offer, long before the term 'concierge service' started to be used to describe just what we have always done, naturally and free of charge.

PREMIUM CABINS

We offer you advantageous prices for flying in the premium cabins with all our airlines. With British Airways there is a choice of Club on all routes, FIRST on Barbados and World Traveller Plus is available on Barbados, St Lucia,Grenada, Tobago, Grand Cayman and Nassau. Virgin Atlantic offer Upper Class and Premium Economy on all their routes to the Caribbean. The best possible supplement for these services can be provided by calling us or by looking at our website.

We offer you comfort and security by making all your holiday arrangements for you without compromising your individuality. You are provided with an emergency contact number here in the UK and usually also a local contact number of an agent on a particular island but we do not always employ ‘meet and greet’ representatives on purpose in order to maintain a feeling of independence. Our clients want discreet help and to this end we have arranged for someone to be available to will visit you at your hotel during your stay on the following islands: St Lucia, Antigua, Nevis, Barbados, Grenada.

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ABOUT OUR PRICES

We believe that not only are we offering you the right places to visit with the right levels of personal service both here and abroad, but that our holidays should offer great value for money.

Given that we are operating in a multi-national industry where conditions can change dramatically throughout the year, it is important that our clients understand how we are able to pass on to them the best possible price for their holiday.

OUR PRICING POLICY

SPECIAL OFFERS

For each hotel in this brochure, we give you 'from' prices that represent the lowest prices for the high and low season date ranges as indicated for each hotel. These ‘from’ prices are accurate for that hotel for that date range at the time of going to press, but it is important to note that they may change in the course of the year, going up or down. Seasonal supplements and reductions may be applicable to those prices, flights may incur a supplement based on availability at the time of booking and these ‘from’ prices do not take into account any special offers (e.g. free nights or discounts) that may also be applicable and in fact reduce that price. In the meantime, the prices you see here are intended as a guide only and a point of comparison by which to measure the price range of each hotel.

At the time you choose to book, we can offer you our best possible price by passing on to you any changes in cost brought about by exchange rate fluctuations, rate reductions supplied by hotels and special offers from airlines or any other suppliers. Our sales consultants have availabe full prices for all dates and durations, so it is best to speak to them so that they can work out the best possible price for your chosen holiday.

We have negotiated for many of the hotels to provide special offers for our clients. These may range from free nights to room upgrades, special deals for honeymooners or families and are sometimes linked to booking before a certain date or to travelling at a certain time of year. If you can arrange your holiday to take advantage of these offers, considerable savings can be made. If you want to discuss what type of offer might be best for you, please do not hesitate to contact us. Details of the special offers can be found on the relevant hotel pages or on our website. It often happens that our suppliers introduce special offers in the course of the year, after the brochure is printed. These offers are posted to our website as and when we receive them. So please do check the website www.expressionsholidays.co.uk for up-to-date information.

HOW OUR PRICES ARE COMPOSED

As a tour operator, we have negotiated rates with all our suppliers (airlines, hotels, ground handlers) that we can use to construct a holiday price. These rates are discounted rates to which we add our own margins for our time, risk, operating costs and profit as a business. Part of our operating costs as a tour operator cover financial protection for our clients, purchasing foreign currencies in advance (and enabling us to avoid having to surcharge), training our staff so that they are knowledgeable about the product, and so on. In this way, when you buy a holiday from a tour operator you are buying expertise and security.

HOLIDAYS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES

HOW WE CONVEY PRICE CHANGES TO YOU

Sometimes our suppliers create tactical offers that are intended to boost sales for periods when they are less busy.These offers are passed on to you as soon as we know about them but they cannot be applied retrospectively.

All our sales staff are equipped with the offers available so that at the point of booking you are told about them. They are also featured on our website www.expressionsholidays.co.uk and we communicate them to you on a regular basis through the post and by email.

ACCOMMODATION ONLY

The prices in this holiday guide include a scheduled flight and transfers as well as the accommodation at the hotel. The prices in this brochure cannot be used in any form if you do not want to book the flight and transfers with us. We are more than happy to calculate a price for a stay only if you are thinking of booking your own flights. However, the price that includes flights and transfers offers much better overall value than the price we will offer for accommodation only.

We believe we are offering you the most competitive prices in the market place when comparing exactly like with like. If at all in doubt, phone us for a quotation. In fact, if you find the same holiday at a lower price elsewhere we would definitely like to know about it!

BOOK EARLY FOR SPECIAL REWARDS

There is a continuing trend towards waiting until the last possible moment for the best possible deals! However, there are also rewards for booking early - some hotels and certain room types do get booked up early in the year by those in the know, some flight capacity disappears very early on for certain key periods of the year (Christmas and New Year, Easter and the school summer holidays, half term and so on) and there are also numerous Early Booking deals around, to help incentivise you to book as early as possible. If you do leave it late, though, you can be sure that we will do our best to secure the holiday of your choice at the best possible price.

Breakfast service at Hotel St Barth Isle de France, St Barts

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SPECIAL INTEREST HOLIDAYS

MULTI-CENTRE HOLIDAYS

BOUTIQUE HOTELS

Visiting more than one hotel or island in one trip is an increasingly popular holiday choice in the Caribbean. Combine a large, lively island such as Barbados with one of the smaller ‘hideaway’ islands to see another side of the Caribbean. The hotels we offer cover a spectrum of different styles and ambiences, though each is outstanding in its own way. We know each hotel and island personally and will gladly recommend those we think complement each other well.

We have made sure to also select a range of boutique hotels throughout the Caribbean. They are smaller and more intimate, while still offering excellent standards of accommodation and service, which makes them ideal as part of a multi-centre holiday. St Kitts has several of these smaller properties but also Grenada and Tobago as well as Jamaica (we are featuring three boutique hotels belonging to Island Outposts in this brochure in the Jamaica section). We will be happy to recommend those which would fit well into your holiday.

Pool with sea views at the Coral Reef Club, Barbados

The Cotton House, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Nisbet Plantation, Nevis

Cap Maison, St Lucia

VILLAS

FAMILIES

In addition to a variety of bedroom categories, from doubles to deluxe suites, many of our hotels also have a number of villas that are ideal for families or groups, or even those who just want more space. Villas range in size from two to seven bedrooms, many with their own swimming pools and gardens. Some have fully-equipped kitchens for those who wish to self cater, and others feature the dedicated services of personal chefs and butlers for the ultimate in pampered relaxation. We can also book stand alone villas for you on some islands, notably Barbados and Antigua.

The Caribbean is a great destination for families with children of all ages. Hotel bedrooms are generally very spacious and many hotels offer children’s menus, arrange babysitting or organise special activities in dedicated children’s clubs. Beaches are sandy and the waters warm and calm, creating perfect conditions for youngsters to try their hand at the many water sports available. We would particularly recommend certain hotels for families and we are pleased to be able to offer special rates and offers for children in many of these. You may also be interested in our dedicated families programme at www.familyexpressions.co.uk

Half Moon, Jamaica

Aerial view of Blue Waters, Antigua

Children enjoy the sandy beach at Carlisle Bay, Antigua

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SPAS

HONEYMOONS AND WEDDINGS

Spa facilities and treatments are becoming more and more integral to any luxury holiday. Our Caribbean hotels are constantly developing their existing spa facilities or creating new ones from scratch. A wide range of approaches is offered. Some spas have a real Caribbean flavour, using natural local ingredients, and others take a more high-tech angle, using well-known products. Increasing numbers choose to combine the two to create a novel fusion of traditional and modern treatments.

The shade of coconut palms falling on secluded beaches, the warm, clear waters and the profusion of flowers make the Caribbean a romantic destination par excellence. The relaxed atmosphere and a courteous, friendly service ensure you always feel pampered and very special. We have great experience in arranging honeymoons and weddings in the Caribbean to the exact wishes of our clients, and many of our hotels offer packages and special offers for the occasion.

Stone therapy at Round Hill Spa

A wedding service at Round Hill, Jamaica

Relaxing treatments at Carlisle Bay, Antigua

A couple on the beach at La Samanna, St Martin

DIVING

SAILING AND CRUISING

The abundance of coral reef in the warm waters surrounding the islands and the marine life that occupies them make the Caribbean an ideal destination for experienced scuba divers and beginners alike. Hotels on most of the islands we feature can arrange programmes and lessons for you, though there are certain dive sites which have become particularly well established, including the Cayman Islands, St Lucia, Tobago, the Bahamas, Grenada and the Grenadines. PADI certification is widely available, as are a great number of other water sports.

The waters of the Caribbean, particularly those around the Grenadines and the Virgin Islands, are perfect for a yachting holiday. We offer an outstanding selection of yacht charters that are suitable for those with or without experience. Accommodating from two to eight people, the yachts provide a totally personal experience. Many are in fact captained by their owners, who will plan itineraries according to what you want to do and see. Another memorable way to visit the Caribbean is by cruising its waters on a traditional clipper. Sailing from Barbados, Royal Clipper boasts all modern-day amenities and services and operates seven-night cruises around the Windward islands or the Grenadines.

Snorkelling at Biras Creek, The Virgin Islands

Watersports at Curtain Bluff, Antigua

Sailing around the Caribbean Islands

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ARBADOS

is located to the east of the Windward Islands and is an immensely satisfying holiday destination. Even without the mountainous tropical rainforests of the Windward Islands, Barbados has natural attractions of its own: acres of rolling green sugar cane fields, a breathtaking coastline of soft sandy beaches lapped by calm turquoise waters on the west coast, expanses of wild surf crashing onto the wide sandy beaches of the Atlantic east coast, as well as exotic trees and shrubs such as banyan, mahogany, flamboyant and poinsettia.

As you drive across the island, glimpse fine, colonial-style plantation houses and villages of brightly painted houses in classic Caribbean colours surrounded by gardens of frangipani and hibiscus. Barbados is highly recommended for high standards of accommodation, a firsttime visit to the Caribbean or if you want a tropical beach holiday with plenty of sight seeing activities.

COBBLERS COVE ROYAL PAVILION COLONY CLUB CORAL REEF CLUB

BATHSHEBA

SANDPIPER INN SANDY LANE TAMARIND COVE THE HOUSE CRYSTAL COVE TREASURE BEACH

BRIDGETOWN

GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

TURTLE BEACH LITTLE ARCHES

“BARBADOS DESERVES ITS EXCELLENT REPUTATION AS A CHERISHED HOLIDAY DESTINATION. AND IT IS ALMOST UNBEATABLE FOR ITS EXPANSES OF CONSISTENTLY GOLDEN SAND BEACHES, HIGH-QUALITY ACCOMMODATION AND NUMEROUS PLACES OF INTEREST”

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TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Grenada, Antigua, Grenadines, Tobago.

winter. Fruit stalls for pineapples, coconuts and bananas by the road side. Local cricket matches on pitches surrounded by palm tree-clad hills.

Deep sided lanes between the sugar cane fields with glimpses of gracious plantation houses here and there. Wooden houses of shocking pinks, mauves, blues and yellows. ‘British’ post boxes, road signs and bus stops. Plenty of sports available to play and watch; golf, horseracing, cricket, riding, polo, walking, tennis. Early in the morning it’s as if the whole nation is out jogging. Cropover festival in August.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Fish dishes including flying fish, dolphin fish and kingfish. Banks beer and Mountgay rum. Eating out - Barbados has numerous restaurants of a very high quality, many of them along the west coast, including the Cliff and Carambola. Mullins beach bar south of Speightstown. Bathsheba and the east coast with its miles of sandy beaches and ocean surf. Barclays Park beach and beach bar on the east coast north of Bathsheba. The brilliance of the orange-red flamboyant trees in summer and the dark red of the poinsettias in

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT For short distances or dining out, use a taxi.

It’s well worth hiring a car for most or at least part of your stay to have the flexibility and independence. The quality of the roads is fine, bar a few potholes in the country and confusing road signs (be prepared to get lost, keep your petrol tank topped up and just keep asking the way). Barbados is very well developed for places of interest and houses, plantations, mills, gardens and parks. For architectural interest visit St Nicholas Abbey, Drax Hall and Francia. For

TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Barbados is about 8 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Barbados daily, offering World Traveller, World Traveller Plus, Club World and First. Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Barbados daily, offering Economy, Premium Economy and Upper Class.

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exotic gardens visit Andromeda and the Flower Forest. If you want to get away slightly from the main tourist areas, travel into Scotland north of Speightstown. A drive across the interior provides beautiful scenery, with valleys and gulleys and ridges, acres of sugar cane fields and the grey-green leaves of palm trees rustling in the breeze.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Bridgetown. Airport: Grantley Adams International. Size of the island: 21 miles by 14 miles. Population: About 265,000. Average temperature: 31 degrees Centrigrade.

BARBADOS

SANDY LANE ST JAMES

“A TRULY LEADING HOTEL OF WORLDWIDE RENOWN”

The elegant upper terrace of Sandy Lane overlooking the beach

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ANDY LANE continues to enjoy its formidable reputation as one of the leading hotels in the Caribbean. Occupying a glorious location amid tropical grounds on an outstanding stretch of soft, white-sand beach on the west coast of Barbados, Sandy Lane provides outstanding luxury and service to satisfy the most demanding of clients in the 21st century. This exacting level of detail can be found in both the public areas and in the guestrooms. There are 112 oversized rooms and suites, including two penthouses and a villa, with the smallest rooms - the Ocean Rooms - still boasting 707 square feet or 66 square metres. The majority of suites have ocean views, although some have views of the tropical gardens, and all rooms and suites have large verandas with ceiling fans. There is complimentary internet and an in-room entertainment system in all the rooms, as well as a separate bathtub and shower cabin.

The prestigious Villa is nestled in its own private garden and boasts five en-suite bedrooms, a private pool and its own staff. The general facilities of the hotel have been planned to offer an outstanding range of leisure, sports and pampering facilities to cater for couples, families, those who want high quality sports activities and those who want to indulge in utter relaxation. The sports facilities include nine floodlit, championship tennis

courts with coaching, a world-class spa, a John Frieda hair salon, a gym and a 7,500 square ft. swimming pool. A wide range of water sports is available on the wonderful stretch of beach. The non-motorised water sports of windsurfing, hobie cat sailing, kayaking and snorkelling are complimentary, as is the unlimited use of the tennis courts. Dining has been designed to reflect a variety of moods and occasions, with casual all-day dining offered in Bajan Blue and more elegant haute cuisine found in l’Acajou. Golf has always been a feature at Sandy Lane and now there is also a total of 45 holes of championship-level golf courses to enjoy. The Treehouse Club provides supervised entertainment for children aged 3 to 12, there is an area for teenagers and a room where infants can be accommodated along with a nanny or babysitter. The Sandy Lane experience starts when you arrive at the airport, where the hotel's airport concierge will accompany you to the car. With its world-class facilities and impeccable service, Sandy Lane remains one of our favourite hotels.

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BARBADOS

View over pool to the spa

On the beach at Sandy Lane

Fretwork balconies at Sandy Lane

Luxury Ocean Room

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

About

40 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 112 Rooms

and Suites, 4 Restaurants and 7 bars, Water sports including Windsurfing, Kayaks, Waterskiing, Banana rides and Lessons where applicable, Tennis centre with instruction, 45 holes of championship Golf, Spa, Treehouse Club for children 3 to12 years.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome by Concierge at airport, Welcome fruit cocktail and personalised in-room registration, Fruit on arrival, Unlimited use of floodlit tennis courts and non-motorised water sports, Fitness room, Complimentary Internet and in-room entertainment system, Nonalcoholic drinks in the honour bar.

CHILDREN Children under 2 years stay free of charge when sharing. One child under 12 can share an Orchid Room, Ocean Room, Luxury Ocean Room and Dolphin Suite with 2 adults. Two adults and 2 children under 12 can share a Luxury Orchid Suite, Luxury Dolphin Suite and Penthouse. The Treehouse Club is free of charge for children aged 3 to 12.

SANDY LANE CE75 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return transfers by executive car from the airport to the hotel and bed and full English breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,990 low season £3,890 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have marble bathroom with double vanity, separate tub and shower, television, private bar, safe, internet access, telephone.

TYPE A Orchid Room with garden view.

TYPE B Ocean Room with sea view.

TYPE C Luxury Ocean Room.

TYPE D Luxury Orchid Suite with garden view, two bedrooms (one a smaller room preferably used for

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children), patio, living room, dining area and balcony.

TYPE E ETC. Dolphin Suite (one bedroomed), Luxury Dolphin Suite (two bedroomed), Penthouse Suite (two bedroomed) and Villa at Sandy Lane.

Details on request.

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CORAL REEF CLUB ST JAMES

“ELEGANT AND REFINED WITH AN OLD-WORLD COLONIAL FEEL”

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ORAL REEF CLUB is one of the most outstanding hotels on Barbados, offering tremendous rest and relaxation in a luxurious ambience. The colonial-style cottages and houses nestle in 12 acres of leafy tropical gardens that stretch to a magnificent beach front. Bursting with bougainvillaea, hibiscus and palms, the grounds are a sheer delight and are also the setting for the lovely spa offering a choice of treatments. With their white wooden verandas, sloping grey roofs and beamed ceilings, the buildings are quaintly colonial in style.This feeling is enhanced in the main house, with its open-sided terrace restaurant overlooking the beach and sea, and the charming bar is the perfect place to gather for refreshing afternoon tea or pre-dinner drinks with friends. The 88 bedrooms and suites are very spacious with good-sized bathrooms; each blends white walls, beamed ceilings, stone, wicker and wood enlivened with gaily coloured cushions and paintings. The special ambience and colonial style of Coral Reef is epitomised in the five highly desirable Luxury Plantation Suites, each with its own terrace, plunge pool and superb interior design.Various room types connect to make excellent family accommodation.There is also the Ixora Villa, sleeping up to eight occupants, and the Tamarind Villa sleeping up to six. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Coral Reef Club is an elegant, sophisticated hotel of very high standards, a traditional feel and a highly desirable ambience. We recommend it very highly.

Luxury Cottage Suite exterior

Coral Reef Club beach

Coral Reef Club pool

Special Offers

Guestroom

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 between 16 July-26 August 2016.

Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 between 10-18 December 2016. Not valid in Luxury Cottages or Suites or Luxury Plantation Suites. Free nights on bed and breakfast. Not combinable with half price or children stay free offers.

HALF PRICE OFFER Book two rooms for at least 7 nights and receive 50% off the bed and breakfast rates for the second room. Valid for stays between 16 July-26 August 2016. If the two rooms are in different categories, the discount will be offered on the lower priced room. Not applicable in Luxury Cottage or Suites or Luxury Plantation Suites. Not combinable with children stay free or free night offers.

ADDED VALUE Year-round stays benefit from complimentary non-motorised water sports such as snorkelling, kayaking, Hobie cat sailing and paddle boarding.

Complimentary tennis coaching with resident professional available 4-6pm daily (except Sundays).

HONEYMOONER BONUS Honeymooners staying at least 7 nights receive complimentary flowers and fruit in their room on arrival.

CHILDREN STAY FREE Children under 12 years sharing a room with their parents from 16 July-26 August 2016 stay free on bed and breakfast. Not combinable with free nights or half price offers.

FAMILY SPECIAL Children aged 2-12 years old staying at the hotel between 16 July-26 August 2016 receive 3 half-hour sailing lessons per week and 3 half-hour swimming lessons per week. Children aged 2-8 years old receive two hours supervised child care each weekday.

FREE NIGHTS

45

minutes by car.

21 May to 16 July and 27 August to 28 September.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 88 Rooms, Cottages and Suites, Two Open-air freshwater swimming pools, Water sports including waterskiing, Cruises and Trips by glass-bottom boat, Fishing can be arranged, Tennis courts (daytime and night-time play), Gym, Spa, Hairdressing, Gift shop, Weddings.

COMPLIMENTARY Snorkelling, Kayaking, Sunfish sailing, Hobie cat sailing, paddle boaring.Tennis coaching from 4-6pm daily, except Sundays.

CHARGEABLE Motorised water sports are charged at Bds$25 per 15-minute session, directly to the guest account.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Shops and restaurants are within very easy reach.

CHILDREN Children under 12 are not permitted from 15 January-28 February.

Children under 5 years are not allowed in the restaurant or lounge after 7pm. Children under 16 years cannot occupy a room alone unless it is a communicating room.

DRESS CODE Black tie or jacket and tie are requested for Christmas night and New Year's Eve. CLOSING PERIOD

CORAL REEF CLUB CE07 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,750 low season £2,850 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with bath and shower, patio or balcony, air conditioning, ceiling fan, safe, fridge, hairdryer, telephone, clock radio, CD player.

TYPE A Garden Room or Cottage with garden view.

TYPE B Superior Junior Suite in the gardens with sitting area.

TYPE C Luxury Junior Suite in front half of the gardens nearer the sea with sitting area.

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Luxury Cottage or Suite in front half of the gardens nearer the sea with living room, sofa bed and private plunge pool.

TYPE E Luxury Plantation Suite.

TYPE F Two-Bedroom Suite comprising of two garden rooms or cottages, one superior junior suite and one garden room, two luxury junior suites or two luxury cottages. Ideal for families.

TYPE G Tamarind Villa for up to 6 people.

TYPE H Ixora Villa for up to 8 people.

TYPE D

BARBADOS

THE FAIRMONT ROYAL PAVILION ST JAMES

“SOPHISTICATED AND LUXURIOUS, THE FAIRMONT ROYAL PAVILION PAMPERS AND PLEASES”

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PPROACHED VIA a driveway shaded by tall palm trees, the Fairmont Royal Pavilion offers seclusion from the outside world amid acres of fragrant landscaped gardens, bursting with tropical plants and vibrant flowers. More like a plantation house than a hotel, the property’s hallmark is its feeling of space. With its pale pink façade, turrets and columns, it has an oriental flavour enhanced by its lily ponds and courtyard fountains. The Fairmont Royal Pavilion has a luxurious ambience and is a hotel where the emphasis is on pampering and pleasing. Gourmet dining is offered in the elegant Palm Restaurant, with its oceanfront setting, exotic plants and soft breezes. Taboras Restaurant offers more casual fare. In the daytime you can relax on the half-mile of soft, golden sand alongside the hotel, enjoy an energetic game of tennis, refresh yourself with snorkelling, or sailing or just soak up the sun at the side of the beachfront swimming pool.The 72 bedrooms all have ocean views and are comfortably appointed with high standards of amenities and services; there is also a villa with garden views that can accommodate up to six persons. The rooms have an elegant feel, which has been influenced by Caribbean flavours infused with refined and contemporary touches. Early booking is recommended as the Fairmont Royal Pavilion is an extremely popular hotel with very many repeat guests.

Beachfront Junior Suite at The Fairmont Royal Pavilion

Relax next to the pool at The Fairmont Royal Pavilion

Exterior view of The Fairmont Royal Pavilion

The beach at The Fairmont Royal Pavilion

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

45 minutes by car.

Book before 28 February 2016 to stay 7 nights for the price of 6 or 14 nights for the price of 11 between 1 May-31 October 2016.

SECOND ROOM REDUCTIONS Book two rooms and receive 50% off the net rates for the second room. Valid for stays between 15 March-31 October 2016.

EARLY BOOKING FREE NIGHTS

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 72 Rooms,

Beach, Outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi, Fitness room, Tennis courts, Table tennis, Massage and Spa services, Watersports, Boutiques, Hair salon, Laundry service, Afternoon tea, Wi-Fi access in public areas and guest rooms, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Afternoon tea served daily, Non-motorised water sports.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Some shops within walking distance. Holetown is 10 minutes' drive away.

CHILDREN Children of all ages are welcome from 15 March-31October and 17 December-6 January. Under 10s are not permitted from 10 January-14 March, 1 November-16 December and 7 January-30 April.Complimentary daily activities offered during these dates.

Children under 18 may stay at no extra charge in their parents' room.

THE FAIRMONT ROYAL PAVILION CE06 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,150 low season £3,850 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have an ocean view, private bathroom with bath and shower, air conditioning, private balcony or terrace, telephone, bathrobes, safe, refreshment centre with coffee and tea maker, flat screen TV with satellite, DVD or CD player.

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Oceanfront Deluxe Room.

Beachfront Junior Suite. Guests in Beachfront Junior Suites also receive fast track airport arrival, the services of a Butler and complimentary evening canapes.

TYPE C 2 and 3 Bedroom Garden Suite.

TYPE A TYPE B

ISLAND NAME

RESORT NAME ADDRESS LINE

“CHARACTERFUL AMBIENCE AND SINCERE CHARM ARE THE HALLMARKS OF THIS COSILY AUTHENTIC HOTEL”

Special Offers

HONEYMOONER OFFER. Honeymooners will receive a complimentary room upgrade subject to availability on arrival, a complimentary bottle of champagne morning after arrival.

EARLY BIRD OFFER. Book a holiday for May, June, September or October by 14th March 1997 and receive an upgrade from a Garden room to an Ocean room.

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HE HERMITAGE

Plantation nestles in lush grounds and gardens of mango trees, breadfruit, palms and flowering shrubs on a hillside which affords splendid views of the sea in the distance.

The Hermitage’s Great House is an outstanding feature of the hotel and sets the tone; dating from 1740, it is one of the oldest wooden houses in the Caribbean and under the careful supervision of the Lupinacci family who own the hotel and who raised their own children here, it has been preserved with antique furniture yet has all the atmosphere of a charming private house. There is a well-stocked library and sitting room for your use.

Your accommodation is in pretty, restored gingerbread houses of varying sizes scattered throughout the grounds with names such as Blue House, Treetops and Carriage House. Furnished with antique and locally-made wooden furniture, such as canopy beds, your ‘cottage’ feels authentic, quaint and charming. Meals are served in the Great House, often on the verandah overlooking the gardens.

The emphasis is on tradition and speciality dishes include Callaloo Soup and Johnny Cakes, Mahi Mahi Steamed in Banana Leaf and Baked Red Snapper stuffed with Lobster.There is a swimming pool and tennis court at the hotel and beaches are just a couple of miles away with a shuttle service provided by the hotel.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT: About 30 minutes by taxi CLOSING PERIOD: None SPORTS FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL: Open air freshwater swimming pool, tennis court, horse riding (US$45 for an hour and a half) COMPLIMENTARY: Afternoon tea OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY: The hotel is in countryside with houses nearby.

There are lanes near the hotel you can walk along. Beaches can be reached by car in about 15 minutes. Car and jeep rentals can be arranged through the hotel.

CHILDREN: Families with children are welcome. Excellent prices for children.

BOARD ARRANGEMENTS: Caribbean Expressions includes Dinner, bed and breakfast. Breakfast is full American, dinner is a 5 course Table d’Hote with a choice of main course.

TWO CENTRE RECOMMENDATION: The Inn at English Harbour, Antigua and Cinammon Reef, Anguilla

View from terrace room

ROOM TYPES TYPE A: Hillside Cottages with ceiling fan, shower and wc, canopy bed, private porch, refrigerator, tea kettle, hair-dryer, telephone, safety deposit box.

TYPE B: Deluxe Cottages overlooking the swimming pool, with ceiling fan, shower and wc, canopy bed, private porch, refrigerator, tea kettle, dressing room, hair-dryer, telephone, safety deposit box.

TYPE C: Luxury Cottages with private bedrooms with bath and wc, separate sitting room and kitchen, ceiling fan, canopy bed, refrigerator, tea kettle, hair-dryer, telephone, safety deposit box, hammocks.

THE HERMITAGE CE05 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room and include scheduled flight with British Airways London to Barbados, world-traveller class, shared charter flight between Antiqua and Nevis, return taxi transfer between airport and hotel and board basis as detailed below.

Room No. of Type nights A 7 A 14 A Extra night B 7 B 14 B Extra night C 7 C 14 C Extra night D 7 D 14 D Extra night * = Half Board

Board basis RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB* RO or HB*

Oct 96 1 Jan14 Dec 96 8 Feb 1,105* 1,225* 2,450* 2,500* 95* 105* 1,205* 1,325* 2,650* 2,700* 120* 105* 1,405* 1,525* 2,850* 2,900* 150* 165* 1,705* 1,825* 3,100* 3,250* 160* 175*

RO = Room Only

9 Feb24 Feb 1,345* 2,675* 105* 1,445* 2,875* 135* 1,645* 2,875* 160* 1,945* 3,478* 145*

25 Feb8 Mar 1,100* 2,700* 95* 1,500* 2,900* 155* 1,700* 3,105* 155* 2,099* 3,600* 165*

9 Mar29 Mar 1,050* 2,650* 100 1,250* 2,850* 105* 1,450* 3,200* 125* 1,750* 3,450* 135*

BB = Bed and Breakfast

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30 Mar19 Jul 1,250 2,750 95 1,450 2,950 110 1,650 3,129 120 1,750 3,329 130

20 Jul 15 Aug 1,375 2,329 85 1,575 2,529 105 1,775 2,729 105 1,775 2,729 105

16 Aug 8 Sep 1,080 2,459 125 1,380 2,659 125 1,580 2,959 125 1,580 2,959 125

9 Sep 14 Dec 1,185 2,675 1,185 1,185 2,875 125 1,485 2,875 125 1,485 2,875 125

14 Dec 1 Jan 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185 1,185

SUPPLEMENTS /REDUCTIONS Half board supplement per person per night 13 Apr - 20 Dec - £50 Hotel price variations per person per night 96 97 1 Nov 1 Apr - 1 Jun - 1 Sep 30 Nov 8 Apr 30 Jun 30 Sep A £10 £20 -£5 -£5 B £15 £30 -£7 -£7 C £20 £40 -£10 -£10 D £25 £50 -£13 -£13 Flight price variations per person 20 Mar 5 Apr 25 Mar 10 Apr £150 -£50 Weekend flight supplements: £30 per person if travelling on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays BWIA - reductions available, please see page X British Airways club class, please see page X Two centre prices and recommendations, Entrance of The please see page X Fairmont Royal Pavilion

A view through the gardens at the Sandpiper

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THE SANDPIPER ST JAMES

“COMFORTABLE AND RELAXING WITH BAJAN CHARM”

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HE SANDPIPER ENJOYS a pretty location in luxuriant gardens of coconut

palms, hibiscus and bougainvillaea on the edge of a typical Barbadian stretch of sandy beach caressed by the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean. Built in coral-tinged stone with white louvred shutters, The Sandpiper has a distinctly West Indian charm. Reached by pathways through the lush gardens, the interiors of the bedrooms are decorated in cool, calm and restful pastel colours. The 52 rooms are very spacious and furnished to a very high standard with excellent attention to detail providing a special charm. The two Tree Top Suites are the hotel’s premier accommodation, featuring private pools and breathtaking views. The one- and two-bedroom suites and the threebedroomed Beach House are ideal for families. There is a raised central pool area in the gardens adjacent to the bar and restaurant, that oozes charm and ambience. The style of the cuisine here at The Sandpiper is eclectic, with international influences and an emphasis on Caribbean ingredients. If you stay on half board you can dine out at other west coast luxury hotels on some evenings; this is an excellent scheme operated by these hotels. The Sandpiper has the relaxed, solid feel of a good quality hotel but it is cheerful too. It is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. In our opinion it appeals to a wide variety of guests, whether you want a relaxing but quality environment, easy access to the beach and water sports, a good restaurant or perhaps accommodation suitable for families.

Garden Room at The Sandpiper

The swimming pool at The Sandpiper

The beach at The Sandpiper DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

About

45 minutes by car.

Special Offers

CLOSING PERIOD

10 August to 12

October.

FREE NIGHTS Stay 14 nights for the price of 12 or 7 nights for the price of 6 from 1-30 June 2016. Free nights include bed and breakfast. Not applicable for Two Bedroom Suites, Tree Top Suites of The Beach House.

WINTER FREE NIGHTS Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 from 10-18 December 2016. Free nights include bed and breakfast. Not applicable for Two Bedroom Suites, Tree Top Suites of The Beach House.

CHILDREN STAY FREE Children under 12 years stay free of charge when sharing a One Bedroom Suite with their parents from 1 July-9 August 2016.

FAMILY SPECIAL Children aged 2-12 staying from 1 July-9 August 2016 receive the following complimentary activities per week: three half-hour sailing lessons and three half-hour swimming lessons. Two hours per day of supervised care for children aged 2-8 is also free of charge Monday-Friday during this period.

HONEYMOON Honeymooners staying at least 7 nights receive flowers and fruit in-room upon arrival.

ADDED VALUE Year-round stays benefit from complimentary non-motorised water sports such as snorkelling, kayaking, Hobie cat sailing and paddle boarding.

Complimentary tennis coaching with resident professional available 4-6pm Monday-Saturday.

Open-Air freshwater swimming pool, Water sports including Waterskiing, Cruises, Trips by glass-bottom boat, Fishing can be arranged, Tennis, Fitness centre, Room service, Weddings.

COMPLIMENTARY Snorkelling, Sunfish sailing, Kayaking, Hobie cat sailing, Paddleboarding, Tennis coaching with resident pro from 4pm-6pm daily except Sundays.

CHARGEABLE Motorised water sports are charged at Bds$25 per 15-minute session, directly to the guest account.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Numerous shops and restaurants within walking distance.

CHILDREN Children under 12 are not accepted from 15 January-28 February.

Children under 5 are not allowed in the restaurant or lounge after 7pm. Children under 16 cannot occupy a room alone unless it is a communicating room.

DRESS CODE Black tie or jacket and tie are requested for New Year's Eve. FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

THE SANDPIPER CE09 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller, or Virgin Atlantic in economy,, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,750 low season £2,850 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

52 rooms and suites with private bathroom with bath or shower, balcony or patio, air conditioning, telephone, radio, TV on request, hairdryer, fridge, safe, clock radio, CD player.

TYPE A Garden Room with pool or garden view.

TYPE B One-Bedroom Suite with ocean

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or garden view, living room and kitchen.

Two-Bedroom Suite with ocean or garden view, two bathrooms, living room and kitchen.

TYPE D Tree Top Suite with four-poster or canopied bed, living room, dressing area, bar, terrace and pool.

TYPE E The Beach House with three bedrooms and a spacious living room.

TYPE C

BARBADOS

COLONY CLUB ST JAMES

“AN ELEGANTLY INFORMAL COLONIAL-STYLE HOTEL THAT OFFERS CONTEMPORARY COMFORT”

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OLONY CLUB sits within spacious tropical gardens of lawns and coconut palms that border a marvellous beach of soft golden-white sand lapped by the azure waters of the Caribbean Sea.The style of Colony Club is elegant yet informal. Colonial-style architecture and traditional touches lend an air of bygone charm, yet the swim-up bar, extensive swimming lagoons and streams meandering through the property offer contemporary holiday attractions. In the daytime you can soak up the sun by the swimming pool, relax on the sandy beach, try your hand at numerous water sports such as waterskiing, banana boats or paddle boarding, or enjoy a game of tennis. Come nightfall, enjoy an aperitif in the comfortable Planters Cocktail Bar before dining at Sunset Deck located by the beach, where you are served Bajan and international cuisine in a cheerful, relaxed atmosphere. Colony Club has recently undergone extensive refurbishment to enhance the quality of 46 of the 96 guestrooms, which now carry an elegant colonial style.They also boast the most up to date modern amenities, including flatscreen TVs and iPod docking stations. Also new to Colony Club is a delightful organic garden, from which the newly decorated Laguna Restaurant draws fresh ingredients daily. Guests can also make the most of a complimentary water taxi to other west coast Elegant hotels, allowing them to explore the area.

Main restaurant at Colony Club

View from a balcony at Colony Club

Ocean view room at Colony Club

The beach at Colony Club

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

45 minutes by car.

EARLY BOOKING REDUCTION Book by 1 December 2015 to receive reductions worth up to 35% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 5 nights between 7 January-18 December 2016 CHILDREN STAY FREE One child stays free of charge when sharing a room with an adult all year round, or all children stay free when sharing a room with an adult between 1 June-22 October 2016.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 96

Rooms, Four freeform freshwater swimming pools and jacuzzi, Two Restaurants, Beach ambassadors provide complimentary towels and fresh fruit, Water sports, Scuba diving, riding, fishing.

Golf can be arranged, Two floodlit tennis courts, Laundry, Beauty salon, Gift shop, Room service.

COMPLIMENTARY Cocktail on arrival, full breakfast daily, use of fitness centre, motorised water sports (excluding jet ski), Wi-Fi in guestrooms and public areas, water taxi transport between certain west coast properties, kids’ club.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Bars and restaurants can be reached on foot and by car. Golf is available at nearby Royal Westmoreland and Sandy Lane.

CHILDREN Children under 12 are not admitted between 1-29 February. One child aged up to 12 stays free of charge during the rest of the year when sharing with two adults.

COLONY CLUB CE04 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,780 low season £2,980 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, balcony or patio, air conditioning, safe, fridge, hairdryer, telephone, cable television, tea and coffee making facilities.

TYPE A Pool or Garden View Rom. TYPE B Ocean View Room.

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Luxury Poolside Room with direct access to the Lagoon pool.

TYPE D Luxury Ocean View Room.

TYPE E Junior Suite with pool or garden view.

TYPE F One-Bedroom Suite with ocean view and lounge.

TYPE C

The lush gardens at Colony Club

BARBADOS

COBBLERS COVE S T PE T E R

“ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE HOTELS FOR LOCATION, ACCOMMODATION, SERVICE AND AMBIENCE�

Exterior of the main house at Cobblers Cove

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OBBLERS COVE IS ONE OF THOSE wonderful hotels that has an atmosphere of sophistication without being ostentatious.

Combining cosiness and style, the atmosphere is of an English country house in an exotic climate. On a classically Caribbean palmfringed beach of golden-white sand in a quiet spot to the north of the famous west coast, this Relais & Chateaux hotel consists of a charming pink-washed historic main house surrounded by the two-storey houses of suite accommodation. The main house is the focal point of the hotel with its breezy lounge of comfortable sofas and armchairs and an open-air bar that leads on to the terrace restaurant at the side of the beach. In the pretty gardens all around are tall coconut palms, flamboyant trees and flowering shrubs of frangipani and hibiscus, all of which attract the hummingbirds and banana quits. From the gardens there is direct access to the sandy beach, or you can relax by the swimming pool. The 40 suites, either ground-floor or first-floor, are spacious, charming and comfortable. Designed to blend into the beautiful gardens outside, the suites have a living room which opens onto the balcony or terrace, where comfortable loungers wait invitingly.

A mini bar with fridge and kettle, dressing room, towelling robes and airconditioned bedrooms add to your sense of wellbeing and comfort. The Colleton and the Camelot are two very luxurious suites with their own rooftop plunge pools located in the main building. The Terrace Restaurant with its tiled floor, wooden beams, palms and open walls is an elegant but relaxing venue for dinner. The cuisine enjoys an excellent reputation and offers interesting flavours based on an enticing combination of local fish, vegetables and fruits.

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The Camelot Suite

The beach at Cobblers Cove

Pool, terrace and main house behind

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 40 suites,

Up to two children under 12 years stay free of charge on bed and breakfast basis when sharing a suite with parents. This is valid for stays between 18 April-31 July 2016.

EXCHANGE DINING Guests staying on half board may dine at The Sandpiper and Coral Reef as well, subject to availability. Transfers not included.

WEDDING BENEFITS A couple getting married at Cobblers Cove stay free of charge on their wedding night and receive a complimentary bottle of champagne plus a champagne breakfast.

HONEYMOONS, ANNIVERSARIES AND BIRTHDAYS Guests celebrating their birthday or a honeymoon or wedding anniversary receive fruit, flowers and champagne in room on arrival.

FAMILY OFFER

About

45 minutes by car.

Special Offers

Open-air freshwater swimming pool, Floodlit tennis court, Water sports, Scuba diving and parasailing can be arranged, Cycle hire, Laundry, Airconditioned gym, Children’s club at Christmas and Easter, Weddings can be arranged, Gift shop, Babysitting, Room service, Beauty treatments.

COMPLIMENTARY Waterskiing (15 minutes per day), one complimentary windsurfing or sailing lesson, sunfish snorkelling, kayaking, tennis, use of gym, afternoon tea, TV room, internet access.

COBBLERS COVE CE05 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,960 low season £2,850 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

ROOM TYPES

Speightstown is less than a mile away and can be reached on foot.

CHILDREN Children under 12 are not permitted between 8 January-4 March. Supervised activities for 2-12 year olds between 8 July-4 September.

Complimentary meals for those under 2 years.

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, fridge or minibar, kettle, dressing room, telephone, hairdryer, safe, terrace or balcony.

TYPE A Ocean View Suite TYPE B Ocean Front Suite, facing the sea

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TYPE C Two-Bedroom Suite.

TYPE E Camelot at the Great

House with sitting room, jacuzzi in bathroom, roof terrace and private plunge pool.

TYPE F Colleton at the Great House with sitting room, jacuzzi in bathroom, roof terrace and private plunge pool.

BARBADOS

TREASURE BEACH ST JAMES

“COSY AND INTIMATE AMID PRETTY GARDENS ON A WEST COAST BEACH�

General view of the pool and accommodation at Treasure Beach

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REASURE BEACH is a small, intimate hotel which enjoys a superb location on a typical white-sand beach at Paynes Bay, at the heart of the sophisticated West Coast. Situated amid luxuriant, tropical gardens bursting with palms of varying sizes, bougainvillaea and hibiscus, Treasure Beach has just 35 suites, which form a horseshoe shape around the freshwater swimming pool. About half the rooms face the gardens, with the remainder facing either the pool or the ocean. Dining here is a rewarding experience in the split-level dining room with retractable roof, from where you can enjoy the serenity of views across the swimming pool to the sea beyond. The restaurant serves international cuisine, using fresh ingredients from the Caribbean to create a wonderful fusion of flavours. Room service is also available for more intimate dining.

The hotel offers a range of water sports from the beach at the hotel (paid locally) but can also arrange golf, riding, tennis and a variety of other activities nearby. A major appeal of the hotel is its intimate, cosy atmosphere and its ease of access to all the attractions that the island of Barbados has to offer. Treasure Beach underwent a major renovation several years ago, when two new Luxury Suites with private plunge pools were added on the edge of the beach. Treasure Beach is now one of the most luxurious and desirable boutique hotels on Barbados.

Fine dining at Treasure Beach

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Hibiscus Luxury Suite at Treasure Beach

Balcony with beach view

The beach at Treasure Beach

Dining near the pool at Treasure Beach

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

About 40 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD 29 August to 1 November.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 35 suites, Laundry, Room service, Water sports, Golf, Riding, Tennis, Diving, Fitness centre, Freshwater swimming pool, Spa offering wellness treatments.

COMPLIMENTARY Use of gym, Manager’s cocktail party, Afternoon tea served by the pool, Cold facial towels and morning fruit kebabs, Wi-Fi connection in every room. For stays in Hemingway, Hibiscus and Hummingbird Suites, receive return airport transfers and a fully stocked bar.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY West Coast shops and restaurants are within walking distance or a short ride by car.

CHILDREN Children aged 12 and under welcome 20 December-10 January. Under 12s are not accommodated from 11 January-15 March. Children under 6 years of age will be accommodated in ground floor suites only.

TREASURE BEACH CE88 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,650 low season £2,450 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have bath, shower, balcony or terrace, hairdryer, iPod docking station, toaster, kettle, fridge, telephone, air conditioning in bedroom, ceiling fan, living room, voicemail, complimentary Wi-Fi, wall safe and cable TV.

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TYPE A Garden View Suite.

TYPE B Pool View Suite.

TYPE C Ocean View Suite.

TYPE D Luxury Suites, Hemingway,

Hibiscus or Hummingbird, with whirlpool bath and plunge pool including return luxury transfer from airport and a fully stocked mini bar.

BARBADOS

THE HOUSE PAY N E S B AY

“DISCREET AND STYLISH WITH OUTSTANDING PERSONAL SERVICE”

Special Offers ONE BEDROOM SUITE OFFER

Guests staying in One Bedroom Suites receive a complimentary airport meet and greet service and one way transfer to the hotel, a one hour massage per person per stay, upgraded bath amenities and a Nespresso machine in the room. Valid for stays all year round.

FREE WEDDING Stay at least 8 nights between 7-31 January 2016 and 1 March-17 April 2016, or stay at least 7 nights between 18 April-18 December 2016 and receive a complimentary "Elegant Wedding Package". Valid for stays in Ocean View Junior Suite and higher room categories.

Combinable with other offers.

HONEYMOON OFFER

Honeymooners staying at least 7 nights receive complimentary flowers and fruit in their room on arrival.

The House at night

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HE HOUSE IS A STYLISH yet discreet small luxury hotel set on a wonderful stretch of golden west coast sand. With just 34 suites, the essence of the House is an exceptional level of personalised service for guests who desire privacy and relaxation in an informal yet sophisticated environment. These hallmarks greet the visitor on arrival as you enter along a private driveway surrounded by lily ponds to reach a profusion of natural wood, white oversized sofas and the natural simplicity of the sand and sea in the distance. All the guest suites have been recently refurbished with custommade furniture and marble bathrooms with state-of-the-art shower jets and rainshowers. A special feature is a personal ambassador who attends discreetly to any request around the clock. In addition, there is complimentary daily champagne breakfast, afternoon tea and evening canapes. Daphne’s restaurant combines the fine cuisine and eclectic Italian menu of its famous London counterpart with a truly idyllic beachside setting. It is advisable to book in advance for Daphne’s. A range of complimentary water sports is available for guests. The policy of no children under eighteen helps maintain a discreet, dignified environment aimed at luxurious pampering in an elegant setting.

Suite with ocean view at The House DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

35

minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

Spa treatments at the House

year.

34 suites, Swimming pool, Beach service, Restaurant, Bar, Room service, Ambassador service, Water sports including waterskiing. All the facilities of Tamarind are also available to guests staying here.

COMPLIMENTARY Daily champagne breakfast, Afternoon tea and evening canapes, One complimentary half hour massage per person for up to 2 guests, Turndown service, Wi-Fi, Motorised water sports (excluding jet ski), Use of fitness centre, Water taxi transportation to selected Elegant Hotels nearby. One Bedroom Suites also include a one-way airport transfer and 60 minutes jetlag massage.

Holetown is about 5 minutes away by car. Golf is available at Royal Westmoreland and Apes Hill.

CHILDREN Children under 18 are not admitted.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

THE HOUSE CE165 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and champagne breakfast.

7 nights from ROOM TYPES

All rooms have queen-size beds, private bathroom with bath and shower, air conditioning, safe, stocked fridge, hairdryer, telephone, tea and coffee maker, cable TV, alarm clock.

TYPE A Garden View Junior Suite.

TYPE B Ocean View Junior Suite TYPE C Garden View One-Bedroom Suite.

TYPE D Ocean View One-Bedroom Suite.

£2,550 low season £3,170 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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LITTLE ARCHES BOUTIQUE HOTEL

BARBADOS

CHRIST CHURCH

“A SMALL AND ORIGINAL HOTEL WITH A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND HIGH STANDARDS OF COMFORT”

Guest lounge area by the pool

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HIS DELIGHTFUL HOTEL is located next to the beautiful bay of Enterprise Beach and is about a five-minute walk from the pretty fishing town of Oistins.

The hotel exudes a cosy and romantic ambience with just 10 rooms and suites decorated in classic Mediterranean and Caribbean architecture and furnished with fine cotton fabrics and Caribbean art. Rooms are unique in layout but all have modern conveniences such as air conditioning and cable television. Days can be spent relaxing on the secluded beach or by the rooftop swimming pool, which boasts glorious ocean views. There are also water sports, a championship golf course and tennis courts nearby.

Café Luna serves a delicious array of international dishes and guests can dine al fresco on a terrace with spectacular rooftop views. In-room dining is available if you want the privacy of dining on your own. Guests staying ten nights or more can enjoy a complimentary day-cruise aboard the catamaran Silver Moon around the stunning island of Barbados. Little Arches is a small and intimate hotel with stylish charm and cosiness, perfect for couples, with children under 16 years of age not being admitted.

Little Arches exterior

Special Offers

Stay at least 10 nights and receive complimentary breakfast, a fully catered cruise aboard a luxury catamaran, a complimentary champagne breakfast for 2 and in-room massage, plus a complimentary round of golf at the Barbados Golf Club.

LONG STAY OFFER

COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST

Stay at least 7 nights and receive complimentary daily breakfast as well as a 'Sundowners' wine and cheese platter on arrival.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

15 minutes by car.

All rooms have air conditioning, ceiling fan, safe, telephone, hairdryer, cable television, coffee maker.

TYPE A Garden Standard Room.

TYPE B Poolside Deluxe Room with partial oceanview.

TYPE C Ocean Deluxe Room.

TYPE D Garden Junior Suite with whirlpool.

TYPE E Luxury Ocean Suite with pool.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

year.

10 rooms and suites, Swimming pool, Mini-spa, In-room massage treatments, Laundry service, Weddings can be arranged.

Water sports, championship golf course and tennis courts are located nearby.

COMPLIMENTARY Tandem bikes, Loungers on Enterprise Beach, Portable beach chairs for excursions, Manager's weekly cocktail reception, Breakfast and wine and cheese arrival amenity for stays of 7 nights or more.

LITTLE ARCHES BOUTIQUE HOTEL CE43 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,295 low season £1,650 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

Windsurfing on Silver Sands Beach, scuba diving sites, the fishing town of Oistins, restaurants and nightlife at Lawrence Gap. CHILDREN Children under 16 are not admitted.

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BARBADOS

TAMARIND ST JAMES

“TROPICAL FEEL AND MEDITERRANEAN STYLE COMBINED ALONGSIDE A SUPERB SANDY WEST COAST BEACH”

Special Offers EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT

Receive reductions worth 15-30% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 5 nights between 7 January-18 December 2016.

Receive reductions worth 10% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 7 nights between 19 December-6 January 2017. Valid when booked before 1 December 2015.

FAMILY OFFER One child stays free of charge all year round when sharing a room with an adult. All children stay free of charge when sharing a room with an adult between 1 June-22 October 2016.

FREE WEDDING Book an Ocean Front Room or higher category for at least 10 nights, or book a Garden View Junior Suite or higher category for at least 7 nights and receive a complimentary "Elegant Wedding Package". Valid for stays between 7-31 January and 1 March-18 December 2016. Combinable with other offers.

HONEYMOON OFFER

Honeymooners staying at least 5 nights between 7 January-18 December 2016 receive a complimentary bottle of sparking wine and flower petals in their room on arrival. Combinable with other offers.

Rilaks Deck at Tamarind

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AMARIND occupies a prime location on the elegant West Coast of Barbados, opening onto 750 feet of sandy beach. The hotel, a sister hotel to Colony Club, has 104 rooms and suites, and offers a very wide range of excellent leisure facilities.

The hotel has intimate areas with pools, courtyards and fountains. The building has a Mediterranean influence with its red-tiled roof, but its gardens of hibiscus and bougainvillaea, which open onto the beach, are unmistakeably Caribbean. A great advantage of Tamarind is the 750-foot stretch of beach, which enhances the feeling of space. A wide range of wining and dining is available with restaurants and two bars; 246 Restaurant and Bar offers open-air beachside dining with nightly entertainment. Newly renovated and spacious, guestrooms and suites provide vibrant, modern decor and oversized balconies. An integral part of a Caribbean holiday must be the fun of the sea, and with the three swimming pools, fitness centre, a full service spa, kids' club, family lounge and outstanding choice of complimentary water sports offered at Tamarind, there are numerous opportunities for adults and children alike. Nearby is the charming village of Holetown with a range of superb restaurants.

Interior of an Ocean view junior suite at Tamarind Cove DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

About

25 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 110

rooms and suites, Two restaurants, Three freshwater swimming pools, Water sports, Room service, Laundry, Safety deposit boxes in rooms and at reception, Beauty salon, Gift shop, Babysitting, Wheelchair access to ground floor rooms.

COMPLIMENTARY Caribbean cocktail on arrival, daily full breakfast, use of fitness centre, motorised water sports (excluding jet ski), Wi-Fi, water taxi service between certain west coast hotels, kids’ club.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Holetown is about 5 minutes away by car. Golf is available at nearby Royal Westmoreland and Sandy Lane.

CHILDREN Very welcome with a kids' club arranging supervised activities over Easter and Christmas. The first child aged up to 12 is free of charge year round when sharing with two adults.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, safe, fridge, hairdryer, telephone, cable TV. TYPE A Pool or Garden View Room with balcony.

TYPE B Ocean Front Room TYPE C Pool or Garden View Junior Suite with living area and sofa bed, balcony or patio.

TYPE D Ocean View Junior Suite with living area and sofa bed, balcony or patio.

TYPE E Pool or Garden View OneBedroom Suite.

TYPE F Ocean Front One-Bedroom Suite.

TAMARIND CE152 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,650 low season £1,980 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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BARBADOS

CRYSTAL COVE ST JAMES

"A ROMANTIC ALL-INCLUSIVE WEST COAST RESORT"

Special Offers EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT

Book by 1 December 2015 to receive reductions worth up to 25% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 5 nights between 7 January 2016-6 January 2017.

Pool and rooms behind at Crystal Cove

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RYSTAL COVE is a vibrant yet romantic, cheerful and lively all-inclusive

resort, sitting in lush gardens along a beachfront cliff on the renowned west coast of Barbados. The hotel stretches lengthwise along the coast, offering as many rooms as possible to be reasonably close to the sea, yet set back in the gardens that burst with frangipani and bougainvillaea. Rooms have been renovated recently and the 88 rooms and suites - including a one-bedroom suite - are bright and breezy. The resort has two restaurants and three bars; the main restaurant is Reflections, which enjoys a poolside location with ocean views. You can take breakfast, lunch and dinner here. Closer to the beach is Drifters Beach Bar, an informal open-air restaurant and beachside bar specialising in Bajan-style barbeques. A feature of the hotel is the Cave Bar, famous for its spectacular waterfall, where guests can swim through the waterfall to reach the bar (or enter from the hotel). Crystal Cove is a fabulous, all-inclusive resort, ideal for couples but also welcoming to families with children thanks to its kids' club and one-bedroom suites that take up to two adults, two children and one infant. The Elegant Hotels water taxi operates to take guests to their other hotels on the west coast, with whom there is also a dine-around programme.

Lovely views at Crystal Cove DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

30 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 88 rooms

Junior Suite

and suites, Three swimming pools, Swimup bar, Water sports, Two floodlit tennis courts, Kids' club, Gift shop, Wi-Fi at a nominal fee, Weekly manager's cocktail party, Dine-around programme, Room service during restaurant hours.

COMPLIMENTARY Caribbean cocktail on arrival, breakfast, lunch and dinner, use of fitness centre and tennis courts, motorised water sports (excluding jet ski), Wi-Fi, water taxi service between certain west coast hotels, kids’ club.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Holetown and other shops and restaurants of the West Coast are nearby. Golf at Sandy Lane and Royal Westmoreland nearby too.

CHILDREN Children are accepted all year. There is a Kids Club for children aged 3 to 11 years.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private patio or balcony, private bathroom, air-conditioning, hair dryer, MP3 docking station, flat screen TV, mini-fridge and in-room safe..

TYPE A Pool or Garden View Room.

TYPE B Ocean View Room.

TYPE C Pool or Garden View Junior Suite.

TYPE D Ocean View Junior Suite.

TYPE E One Bedroom Pool or Garden View Suite.

TYPE F One Bedroom Ocean View Suite.

CRYSTAL COVE EXH764 Prices are per person based on two, four or six adults sharing and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return car transfer between airport and hotel and all inclusive.

7 nights from about

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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£1,825 low season £2,340 high season

BARBADOS

TURTLE BEACH D OV E R , C H R I S T C H U R C H

"AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT ON THE SOUTH COAST, IDEAL FOR FAMILIES OFFERING A RANGE OF LEISURE FACILITIES"

Colonial interior at Turtle Beach

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OASTING 1,500 FEET of soft white sand on Dover Beach on the lively south coast of Barbados, Turtle Beach is a premium all-inclusive resort offering an impressive range of leisure facilities. The approach is along a lively stretch of road featuring bars and restaurants, and the hotel itself occupies the secluded end, amid six acres of lush tropical gardens. The most striking impression is a feeling of airiness and space - there are waterfalls, pillars and even tall palm trees throughout the interior. The 161 newly renovated suites and junior suites are situated in two main buildings, many boasting ocean views or located directly on the oceanfront. Each has a private patio or balcony and is decorated with modern, brightly coloured furnishings. Guests can choose to relax by one of the three natural form pools or to take part in a wide range of complimentary activities, including tennis, sailing, snorkelling and other water sports.There is also a large gym, where aerobics and other classes can be arranged.

Food is available all day in the hotel; all meals and drinks are included in the cost of the holiday and guests have an excellent selection of restaurants to choose from. The main restaurant, Chelonia, offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner, whilst the informal Waterfront Restaurant serves a buffet lunch and grill, as well as a Saturday barbeque.The family-pleasing Asiagos is an Italian restaurant for adults and children aged over 12 only. Turtle Beach is ideal for families, as children are particularly well catered for with the Flying Fish Kids’ Club, open daily from 9am to 9pm and offering a wide range of activities and outings. Babysitters are available and connecting suites can be arranged on request. A great family hotel.

The beach at Turtle Beach

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Ocean View Junior Suite at Turtle Beach

Relaxed seating

Swimming pool at Turtle Beach

Kids' Club at Turtle Beach

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING BONUS Receive reductions worth 25-35% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 5 nights between 7 January-18 December 2016. Receive reductions worth 10% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 7 nights between 19 December-6 January 2017. Valid when booked before 1 December 2015.

CHILDREN STAY FREE One child stays free of charge between 18 April-30 September 2016 when sharing a room with an adult based on double occupancy.

FREE WEDDING Stay at least 10 nights in an Ocean View Junior Suite or higher room category between 7-31 January, 1 March-30 April, 1 September-31 October and 1-18 December 2016 and receive a complimentary "Elegant Wedding Package". Alternatively, stay at least 10 nights in an Ocean View One Bedroom Suite or higher room category between 1-29 February, 1 May-31 August and 1-30 November 2016 to receive the same complimentary wedding package. Combinable with other offers.

HONEYMOON OFFER Honeymooners staying at least 5 nights between 7 January-18 December 2016 receive a complimentary bottle of sparking wine and flower petals in their room on arrival. Combinable with other offers.

About 20 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 161 suites, Three swimming pools, Three restaurants, Water sports, Fitness centre, Golf, Fishing, Horse riding and scuba diving can be arranged, Spa, Beauty salon, Boutique and Gift shop, Children’s club with programme of activities, Room service. Weddings can be arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Caribbean cocktail on arrival, breakfast, lunch and dinner (excluding champagne and fine wines), Wi-Fi, use of fitness centre and tennis courts, non-motorised water sports, kids’ club.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY South coast of Barbados and Bridgetown.

CHILDREN Flying Fish kids' club is complimentary for children aged 4 to 12 and offers a range of activities daily.

Children under 12 are not permitted in Asiagos restaurant. One child aged 2-2 years stays charge sharing with two adults.

TURTLE BEACH CE120 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and all inclusive.

7 nights from

£1,980 low season £2,640 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, fridge, safe, hairdryer, telephone, cable TV, balcony or patio.

TYPE A

Pool or Garden View Junior

Suite.

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TYPE B Ocean View Junior Suite.

TYPE C Deluxe Ocean View Junior Suite TYPE D Ocean Front Junior Suite.

TYPE E Pool or Garden View One-

Bedroom Suite.

TYPE F Ocean View One-Bedroom Suite.

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T VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

One of the most striking impressions of St Vincent and the Grenadines is gained from the air when flying between St Vincent and the other islands.

You behold a breathtaking panorama of the sea in a multitude of shades of green, turquoise and blue dotted here and there, with islands of varying sizes frequently enveloped by white sandy beaches. Although much in demand by yachtsmen and favoured by the aristocracy, St Vincent and the Grenadines in particular are quite off the beaten track and uncommercial. St Vincent is a lush, tropical, mountainous island of fishing villages, bananas and coconuts, where most of the beaches comprise of black volcanic sand.The Grenadines islands each have their own character too. Bequia in particular is charming, relaxed and very pretty; with gingerbread houses, flamboyant trees and bougainvillaea, it caters well for the visitor. Canouan is still quite natural and is only just starting to be developed. Petit St Vincent and Palm Island to a great extent are both occupied exclusively by the hotels we feature.The Grenadines provide an away-from-it-all holiday destination with glorious natural scenery and great sailing and snorkelling opportunities.

ST VINCENT E.T. JOSHUA AIRPORT

BEQUIA

COTTON HOUSE

MUSTIQUE

CANOUAN CANOUAN RESORT

“ISLAND RETREATS AND BREATHTAKING SEASCAPES, THE PACE IS SLOW AND RELAXED”

UNION ISLAND

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PALM ISLAND

PETIT ST VINCENT

TRAVEL POINTERS Access to St Vincent and the Grenadines is via Barbados. Flying time from London to Barbados is about 8 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Barbados offering World Traveller, World Traveller Plus, Club World and First. Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Barbados offering Economy, Premium Economy and Upper Class. Then there is an onward flight of about 50 minutes to St Vincent by LIAT and to the individual Grenadine islands by Grenadine Air Alliance shared charters.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Grenada, Barbados.

On Bequia cricket is played with four stumps.

Captain Bligh is the local rum and fried jackfish and breadfruit the national dish. Silk screened fabrics and garments at the Crab Hole on Bequia. Sailing into Saltwhistle Bay, Mayreau for a beer or lunch. Spice cake at the Frangipani on Bequia.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT On St Vincent taxis will take you on island tours and for shorter distances too. In the Grenadines travel from island to island is usually by boat or local aircraft. The islands are very small and on Palm Island and PSV there are no cars. On Bequia taxis are available if you want to see the other side of the island. Be prepared for lots of trips by small boats and planes.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Botanical gardens in Kingstown. Vincy Mas carnival at the end of June. Port Elizabeth on Bequia with its coconut palmed fringed waterfront and gingerbread houses. Tobago Cays for sailing, snorkelling and diving.Yachts in Port Elizabeth harbour. Hairoun is the local beer.

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FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Kingstown. Airport: Arnos Vale, St Vincent. Size of the island: 18 miles by 11 miles St Vincent with the other islands totalling just 17 square miles. Population: 110,000. Average temperature: About 26 degrees Centigrade.

Duplex Suite at The Cotton House

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The Cotton House garden with views of the sea

THE COTTON HOUSE

ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

M U S T I QU E

“SERENE AND GRACEFUL, NONCHALANTLY CHARMING AND IMMENSELY SATISFYING”

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HIS WONDERFUL HOTEL was originally an 18th century coral warehouse and sugar mill that has over the years managed to retain many of the original features and furnishings to combine historic character with the amenities demanded by a highly discerning contemporary traveller. At the heart of the Cotton House is the Great Room, which is reminiscent of a bygone era, surrounded by a dining veranda with full ocean view,s to create a charmingly romantic vibe in the evenings with candlelight and music. The hotel prides itself on attention to detail and in pampering the world’s most sophisticated travellers; this is highlighted by the hotel’s unusual pillow menu and its unpacking and pressing service for you on arrival. There are just 17 guestrooms and suites, which are beautifully furnished with a patio, terrace or wraparound veranda.

Most of the rooms, including the ground floor Deluxe Rooms and Suites, have their own private plunge pool. There is also the Cotton Hill Residence, a two-bedroom suite with a large private pool, full butler service and a daily 'mule' provided. The Cotton House grounds extend to the beach, where there guests can participate in water sports and there is a dive shop. In the daytime you can enjoy panoramic views of the island from the pool and in the evening you can enjoy marvellous sunsets. Fine dining is ensured by the chef, who combines the abundance of fresh ingredients found in the Caribbean with imported delicacies from all over the world. There is also a Beach Café, which is open every day for lunch and snacks in the afternoon. Days at the Cotton House can of course be spent on the beach or by the pool but many guests here take a picnic and find an almost private beach on the island, hire a mule (jeep) or take a boat tour to the other islands nearby. There is also a spa located on the beach facing the sea, where a whole range of holistic treatments are offered, including a detoxifying algae wrap and hot stone therapy. A luxurious and memorable hotel.

Elegant dining at The Cotton House restaurant

Sea views from a suite balcony

Deluxe Room

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT A

few

minutes by car.

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 between 4 January-30 April 2016. Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 4 nights for the price of 3 between 15 July-21 August 2016. Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 5 nights for the price of 4 between 1 May-14 July and 22 August-20 December 2016 FREE FLIGHT Stay at least 7 nights on a bed and breakfast or half board basis between 4 January-20 December 2016 and receive 2 complimentary return seats per room or unit on scheduled inter island flights from St Lucia or Barbados.

FREE NIGHTS

CLOSING PERIOD 29 August

to 31

October.

17 rooms, Infinity pool, Tennis, Laundry, Partial room service, Wedding service, Scuba diving, Dive shop, Riding, Boat tours to nearby islands, Mule (jeep) hire, Hiking trails, Spa, Fitness room, Boutique, Nanny service.

Wi-Fi internet connection, CD & DVD library.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome drink, Weekly cocktail party, Tennis, Mountain bikes, Non-motorised watersports, Snorkelling equipment, Unpacking and pressing service on arrival, Pillow menu.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The natural scenery and beaches of the island of Mustique and Basil’s Bar. CHILDREN Children aged 3 and under stay free of charge. Children aged 4 to 17 free of charge on bed and breakfast when sharing. Children cannot be accommodated as extra beds in Cottages.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private terrace, wraparound veranda or patio, air conditioning, private bathroom, ceiling fan, minibar, TV, DVD or CD player, bathrobes, hairdryer, telephone, safe.

TYPE A Cottage.

TYPE B Superior Rooms and Suites, upper floor level TYPE C Deluxe Rooms and Suites, ground floor level, with plunge pool TYPE D Duplex Suite with plunge pool located in the Battowia House.

TYPE E Two-Bedroom Cotton Hill Residence with private pool.

THE COTTON HOUSE CE39 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward shared charter flights between Barbados and Mustique, return transfer between airport and hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,080 low season £2,940 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

PALM ISLAND PA L M I S L A N D

“STYLISHLY FURNISHED, A GREAT FEEL”

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ALM ISLAND occupies a private tropical island of soft white sandy beaches surrounded by turquoise sea about a mile from Union Island in the Grenadines.

The hotel was extensively refurbished several years ago to create a private island resort of the highest quality. Palm Island is run along the lines of Galley Bay, its sister property in Antigua, with emphasis on high standards of service and surroundings. Its island location provides as much rest and relaxation as you want, with sporting activities from snorkelling to fishing, sailing to swimming being available. Excursions can be arranged to the nearby Tobago Cays and other islands. The accommodation consists of 43 rooms and villas located in the grounds amongst palm trees and dotted alongside the sandy beach, with air conditioning, rattan and bamboo furniture and richly coloured fabrics. Some of the rooms have a patio to the front, which is especially rewarding in the beachfront cottages, where the sand is on your doorstep and the sea just a few yards away. There are also two villas, one with two bedrooms and one with three bedrooms.

Other facilities include two restaurants, two bars, a freeform freshwater swimming pool, tennis, massage treatments, a gym, nature trails and a yacht harbour. Palm Island offers a real island hideaway feel yet with the high standards of comfort, service and facilities the discerning guest demands today. Highly recommended.

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING Receive reductions worth up to 25% off the nightly rate for stays between 3 January 2016-30 April 2017. Valid when booked before 20 December 2015.

FREE FLIGHT Stay at least 7 nights and receive complimentary tickets for scheduled flights from Barbados between 3 January 2016-30 April 2017. Valid when booked before 30 April 2016.

The idyllic beach at Palm Island

Interior of a Beachfront Room

Aerial view of Palm Island

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT 10 minutes by boat from Union Island.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 43 rooms and villas, Swimming pool, Two restaurants, Two bars, Fishing, Scuba diving can be arranged from Union Island, Sailing trips, Gym, Massage treatments, TV room, Gift shop.

COMPLIMENTARY Windsurfing, Sunfish sailing, Snorkelling, Kayaking, Hobie-style catamarans, Tennis, Drinks by the glass, Afternoon tea, Transfers to and from Union Island.

CHILDREN No children under 12 years are permitted. Only during 25 April to 2 January, children aged 12-15 are welcome and are charged at adult rate.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have beach furniture, terrace or balcony, private bathroom with shower, air conditioning, ceiling fan, 110 voltage, refrigerator, safe, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, tea and coffee.

There are no telephones or televisions in any rooms.

TYPE A Palm View Room with king-size bed, sitting area, deep soaking tub and pool or sands view.

TYPE B Beachfront Room with king-size bed and direct ocean view.

TYPE C Island Loft on raised stilts with king-size or two queen-size beds, deep soaking tub and ocean view.

TYPE D Two Bedroom Beachfront Villa with en-suite marble bathrooms, three timber decks, tiled dining terrace, arbor patio, infinity-edge swimming pool and panoramic ocean views.

TYPE E Three Bedroom Villa

PALM ISLAND CE36 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward shared charter flights to Union Island, return boat transfer from Union Island to the hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£2,250 low season £2,640 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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ISLAND NAME

RESORT NAME ADDRESS LINE

“CHARACTERFUL AMBIENCE AND SINCERE CHARM ARE THE HALLMARKS OF THIS COSILY AUTHENTIC HOTEL”

Special Offers

HONEYMOONER OFFER. Honeymooners will receive a complimentary room upgrade subject to availability on arrival, a complimentary bottle of champagne morning after arrival.

EARLY BIRD OFFER. Book a holiday for May, June, September or October by 14th March 1997 and receive an upgrade from a Garden room to an Ocean room.

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HE HERMITAGE

Plantation nestles in lush grounds and gardens of mango trees, breadfruit, palms and flowering shrubs on a hillside which affords splendid views of the sea in the distance.

The Hermitage’s Great House is an outstanding feature of the hotel and sets the tone; dating from 1740, it is one of the oldest wooden houses in the Caribbean and under the careful supervision of the Lupinacci family who own the hotel and who raised their own children here, it has been preserved with antique furniture yet has all the atmosphere of a charming private house. There is a well-stocked library and sitting room for your use.

Your accommodation is in pretty, restored gingerbread houses of varying sizes scattered throughout the grounds with names such as Blue House, Treetops and Carriage House. Furnished with antique and locally-made wooden furniture, such as canopy beds, your ‘cottage’ feels authentic, quaint and charming. Meals are served in the Great House, often on the verandah overlooking the gardens.

The emphasis is on tradition and speciality dishes include Callaloo Soup and Johnny Cakes, Mahi Mahi Steamed in Banana Leaf and Baked Red Snapper stuffed with Lobster.There is a swimming pool and tennis court at the hotel and beaches are just a couple of miles away with a shuttle service provided by the hotel.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT: About 30 minutes by taxi CLOSING PERIOD: None SPORTS FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL: Open air freshwater swimming pool, tennis court, horse riding (US$45 for an hour and a half) COMPLIMENTARY: Afternoon tea OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY: The hotel is in countryside with houses nearby.

There are lanes near the hotel you can walk along. Beaches can be reached by car in about 15 minutes. Car and jeep rentals can be arranged through the hotel.

CHILDREN: Families with children are welcome. Excellent prices for children.

BOARD ARRANGEMENTS: Caribbean Expressions includes Dinner, bed and breakfast. Breakfast is full American, dinner is a 5 course Table d’Hote with a choice of main course.

TWO CENTRE RECOMMENDATION: The Inn at English Harbour, Antigua and Cinammon Reef, Anguilla

View from terrace room

ROOM TYPES THE HERMITAGE CE05 TYPE A: Hillside Cottages with Prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room and include scheduled flight with British Airways London to ceiling fan, shower and wc, canopy Barbados, world-traveller class, shared charter flight between Antiqua and Nevis, return taxi transfer between airport and hotel and board bed, private porch, refrigerator, tea basis as detailed below. kettle, hair-dryer, telephone, safety Room No. of Board Oct 96 1 Jan- 9 Feb- 25 Feb- 9 Mar- 30 Mar- 20 Jul - 16 Aug 9 Sep 14 Dec deposit box.

Type nights basis 14 Dec 96 8 Feb 24 Feb 8 Mar 29 Mar 19 Jul 15 Aug 8 Sep 14 Dec 1 Jan TYPE B: Deluxe Cottages A 7 RO or HB* 1,105* 1,225* 1,345* 1,100* 1,050* 1,250 1,375 1,080 1,185 1,185 overlooking the swimming pool, A 14 RO or HB* 2,450* 2,500* 2,675* 2,700* 2,650* 2,750 2,329 2,459 2,675 1,185 with ceiling fan, shower and A Extra night RO or HB* 95* 105* 105* 95* 100 95 85 125 1,185 wc, canopy bed, private porch, B 7 RO or HB* 1,205* 1,325* 1,445* 1,500* 1,250* 1,450 1,575 1,380 1,185 1,185 refrigerator, tea kettle, dressing B 14 RO or HB* 2,650* 2,700* 2,875* 2,900* 2,850* 2,950 2,529 2,659 2,875 1,185 room, hair-dryer, telephone, safety B Extra night RO or HB* 120* 105* 135* 155* 105* 110 105 125 125 1,185 deposit box.

C 7 RO or HB* 1,405* 1,525* 1,645* 1,700* 1,450* 1,650 1,775 1,580 1,485 1,185 TYPE C: Luxury Cottages with C 14 RO or HB* 2,850* 2,900* 2,875* 3,105* 3,200* 3,129 2,729 2,959 2,875 1,185 private bedrooms with bath and C Extra night RO or HB* 150* 165* 160* 155* 125* 120 105 125 125 1,185 wc, separate sitting room and D 7 RO or HB* 1,705* 1,825* 1,945* 2,099* 1,750* 1,750 1,775 1,580 1,485 1,185 kitchen, ceiling fan, canopy bed, D 14 RO or HB* 3,100* 3,250* 3,478* 3,600* 3,450* 3,329 2,729 2,959 2,875 1,185 refrigerator, tea kettle, hair-dryer, D Extra night RO or HB* 160* 175* 145* 165* 135* 130 105 125 125 1,185 telephone, safety deposit box, Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss holiday * = Half Board ROyour = Room Onlyplans,BB = Bed and Breakfast hammocks. or visit www.expressionsholidays.co.uk/caribbean Swimming pool at Palm Island

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Beachfront Rooms at Palm Island

SUPPLEMENTS /REDUCTIONS Half board supplement per person per night 13 Apr - 20 Dec - £50 Hotel price variations per person per night 96 97 1 Nov 1 Apr - 1 Jun - 1 Sep 30 Nov 8 Apr 30 Jun 30 Sep A £10 £20 -£5 -£5 B £15 £30 -£7 -£7 C £20 £40 -£10 -£10 D £25 £50 -£13 -£13 Flight price variations per person 20 Mar 5 Apr 25 Mar 10 Apr £150 -£50 Weekend flight supplements: £30 per person if travelling on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays BWIA - reductions available, please see page X British Airways club class, please see page X Two centre prices and recommendations, please see page X

ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

CANOUAN RESORT C A N O UA N I S L A N D

“TIMELESS GRACE AND LUXURY ABOUND IN THIS EXCLUSIVE RESORT”

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6, 10 nights for the price of 8 or 14 nights for the price of 11 between 5 April-18 December 2016.

Stay at least 4 nights to receive complimentary return air transfers by shared private jet to and from Barbados for one person per bedroom. Stay at least 7 nights and receive complimentary return air transfers for two people per bedroom. Applicable on certain days of the week only. Valid for stays between 3 January-18 December 2016.

LONG STAY OFFER Stay in a One Bedroom Villa and higher room category for at least 10 nights and receive one night free of charge between 5 January-4 April 2016 or two nights free of charge between 5 April-18 December 2016. Furthermore, receive complimentary full board and complimentary air transfers. Offer is subject to availability.

FREE NIGHTS

FREE FLIGHTS

Aerial view of Canouan Island

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LUSH GREEN ISLAND of just three square miles, Canouan has many secluded white sand beaches and is sheltered by one of the world’s largest coral reefs.

Canouan Resort is set on a beautiful protected bay on the west coast of the island and covers 300 acres between the mountains and the Caribbean Sea.This is a sophisticated resort that has much to offer, from the Jim Fazio-designed 18-hole championship golf course to four tennis courts and a water sports centre. The location is ideal to enjoy some of the best scuba diving in the Grenadines, and a wide variety of trips can be arranged, from night dives to group and individual dives. The lush tropical gardens are a joy to stroll through and for true relaxation guests can make use of the spa, which has a wonderful hillside setting above one of the resort’s long stretches of private beach. The spa has nine thatched-roof palapa suites and two grand palapas that are set over the water with glass-bottom floors, creating a very special spa experience. There are four restaurants at the resort, including La Varenne, where exclusive European fine dining combines with spectacular views of the Caribbean. Accommodation is particularly spacious and all rooms have four-poster beds and have been beautifully decorated with warm yet neutral colours.

Each room comes with its own golf cart for your personal use during your stay.

Shaded sun beds on the beach DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

10 minutes from Canouan Island airport.

2 September to 9 October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 30 villas and suites, Five restaurants, Three bars, Spa, Fitness centre, Grenadines Estate Golf Club, Water sports, Three tennis courts, Boxing ring, Kids’ club, Weddings arranged, Boat excursions, Scuba diving, Sailing, Internet centre.

COMPLIMENTARY Tropical fruit basket upon arrival, Non-alcoholic beverages in mini bar, Personal golf cart per room, Non-motorised water sports, Tennis, Fitness centre, Sugar Palm Children's Club.

CLOSING PERIOD

The beautiful scenery and many beaches of Canouan Island.

CHILDREN Children are welcome year round. The Kids and Teenagers Club is complimentary and organises activities for children aged 4 to 17 free of charge.

Babysitting services are available on request. All children aged 17 and under can stay free in parents' room up to the permissible maximum occupancy per accomodation. Children under 13 are not permitted to dine in La Varenne restaurant or La Piazza and are not encouraged in the fine dining room of La Piazza after 8pm.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with deep soaking tub and shower, walk-in closet, terrace or patio, air conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, safe, hairdryer, telephone and satellite television. (Suites also have Lavazza Espresso coffee machine).

TYPE A One Bedroom Executive Suite TYPE B Two Bedroom Executive Suite TYPE C Two to Six Bedroom Lagoon Villa TYPE D Four or Five Bedroom Residence

CANOUAN RESORT EXH284 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return air transfers to Canouan Island and bed and American breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,810 low season £4,500 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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PETIT ST VINCENT RESORT

ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

PE T I T S T V I N C E N T

“SECLUDED, EXCLUSIVE, RUSTIC: A TROPICAL ISLAND RETREAT”

Beachside lobby

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ETIT ST VINCENT RESORT (or PSV, as it is known) occupies a private island of about 113 acres, to the south of Union Island. Surrounded by reef, the sea around PSV is myriad shades of green and blue, wherein snorkelling opportunities are excellent. Although there is no swimming pool, there are secluded beaches all around the island. Cottages are dotted around the island, some on the hill, others right on the beachfront, and communication here is conveyed by way of flags raised outside your cottage, indicating service or privacy. Seclusion and privacy are the watchwords here at PSV and, coupled with its startling natural location, it is ideal for honeymooners or those looking to escape everyday life. A central house is perched on the hillside, built of stone and wood, it claims views across the bay from an open-air bar and restaurant where delicious meals are served. In the evening, as you dine by candlelight, you can see the shimmering lights of Petite Martinique across the water. This is complemented by a new barefoot bar on the beach. If you want to maintain your seclusion, room service is provided and you can have your meals served in your cottage. The 22 recently refurbished, spacious cottages are built of natural stone and wood, and have a rustic chic feel. New furniture has been handcrafted out of teak and driftwood to complement the natural marine colours of the soft furnishings. Days are spent on the beach, in hammocks, trying water sports or sailing to neighbouring islands. A new spa is a fantastic addition.

Beach Cottage at Petit St Vincent

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Walks

20 minutes by hotel boat from Union Island, reached by private shared charter plane from Barbados.

CLOSING PERIOD 31 August to 1 Novermber FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 22 cottages, Two restaurants, Two bars, Water sports, Boats are available for day charter to go to the Tobago Cays or other islands, Spa, Fitness trail on the island, Hiking trail on the island, Scuba diving, Waterskiing and fishing can be arranged, Tennis, Babysitting, Yoga.

COMPLIMENTARY Sunfish sailing, Windsurfing, Hobie cats, Kayaks, Snorkelling, Early morning coffee, Afternoon tea, Room Service, Tennis.

around the island. You can take excursions by boat to nearby islands.

CHILDREN Welcome throughout the year. However, guests stay here for rest and relaxation, peace and seclusion, so the hotel is not suitable for families who want organised entertainment.

Special Offers

PETIT ST VINCENT RESORT CE37

FREE NIGHT OFFER

Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Barbados with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward return shared charter flight to Union Island, return boat transfer from Union Island to the hotel and full board.

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 from 5 January-31 March 2016. Valid for stays in a One or Two Bedroom Cottage. Offer cumulative and non-combinable.

ROOM TYPES

ALL INCLUSIVE FREE NIGHTS

All cottages have sitting room, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom with shower, day beds and hammocks, quiet bedroom air-conditioning, minibar, Nespresso machine, Bose iPod dock and hairdryer.

There are no telephones, televisions or internet. Rooms do not have keys.

TYPE A One-Bedroom Cottage TYPE B Two-Bedroom Cottage

Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 on an all-inclusive basis between 1 June-31 August 2016 and receive complimentary return boat transfers. Valid for stays in One and Two Bedroom Cottages. Offer not combinable.

7 nights from £3,350 low season £4,540 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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OBAGO

is very much a typical picture-postcard Caribbean island with palm fringed white sand beaches bordering turquoise blue waters. Quite laid-back, relaxed and friendly, Tobago offers beautiful beaches, rainforest interiors like much of the Windward Islands, good water sports, some of the best diving in the Caribbean and an easy-going environment for a beach holiday.

If you venture away from the wonderful beaches you will still see the signs of the plantation island Tobago once was at places such as Moriah and Les Coteaux. There are still traditional Caribbean fishing villages at Castara and Parlatuvier towards the northeast of the island. Tobago is an excellent island for a relaxing beach holiday but also worthwhile combining with a livelier and more sophisticated island such as Barbados.

TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Tobago is approximately 8.5 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Tobago.

Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Tobago.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Barbados or Grenada.

BOUTIQUE HOTELS We also feature Stonehaven Villas, Blue Haven and Arnos Vale in Tobago. Visit our website for further details.

SPEYSIDE

COCO REEF

AIRPORT

SCARBOROUGH

“QUAINTLY OLD-WORLD CARIBBEAN, RELAXED WITH CLASSIC BEACHES”

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Carnival culminating with Mardi Gras, Carrington Street in Scarborough with its rum shops and roti stands, The fishing villages of Castara and Parlatuvier, Jemma’s classic West Indian Kitchen on the waterfront in Speyside (no alcohol served), Pigeon Point beach and sunset-watching from the quay, Buccoo Reef for snorkellers and scuba divers, Mauby is a local drink like ginger beer, Carib and Stag are the local beers, Roti - often spicy due to the Indian origins of many Trinidadians and filled with vegetable, chicken or shrimp curry, Handicrafts such as batik and paintings at the Cotton House, Bacolet Street.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The roads in the south and west of the island are fine but become less well maintained in the north and east. There are parts of the island that are only accessible in the dry season and only then by 4-wheel drive vehicles.You can hire cars and

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jeeps as well as mountain bikes. The island is well worth exploring, but take a good map and check locally about the quality of the roads before you venture into more remote parts.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Scarborough is the capital of Tobago.

Airport: Crown Point on Tobago. Size of the island: 26 miles by 9 miles. Population: 45,000 on Tobago (total of about 1.3 million between Trinidad and Tobago). Average temperature: About 26 degrees Centigrade.

TOBAGO

COCO REEF C O C O N U T B AY, C ROW N PO I N T

“HIGH STANDARDS WITH A TRUE CARIBBEAN FLAVOUR AND A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE”

Beachfront at Coco Reef

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OCO REEF stands at the end of a long avenue of palms in its own grounds on the white-sand Coconut Bay, where guests enjoy the privilege of access to the island's only private beach. To the west of the resort is Store Bay and to the east is world-famous Pigeon Point. Conceived as a truly Caribbean resort in both style and flavour, Coco Reef does not disappoint in its excution and immerses guests in the Tob.The hotel lobby, its lofty ceilings accommodating 30-foot bamboo palms, greets you with magnificent views of the sea. Banana plants and other exotic shrubs abound, creating a dramatic effect against the softly coloured walls and white fretwork. A majestic staircase curves up to the unique Gallery Bar. Throughout the hotel’s public areas the Caribbean feel is maintained with fretwork and trellises, vines and palms, whilst heliconia and alamandas, pink and purple bougainvillaea and orange hibiscus add vibrant splashes of colour. Coconut Bay offers good swimming and calm water for children; days can be spent here, by the pool, or treating yourself to a beauty programme in the spa. When you’re tired of languishing, you can try your hand at tennis, snorkelling or scuba diving. Afternoon tea or a Caribbean cocktail can be enjoyed in the Gallery Bar, or perhaps a champagne aperitif in the intimate champagne bar, Bobsters. For dinner you have a choice of Tamaras, an elegant but casual restaurant that serves international specialities based on local ingredients, or Bacchanals, where you can dine on a seaside deck under the stars. The bedrooms at Coco Reef are spacious and comfortable, designed in a traditional Caribbean style with hand-crafted wicker furniture and wall stencils. All rooms have a saltillo-tiled balcony or terrace.

The Sunset Villa, perched on the edge of a promontory, overlooks the sea and is a perfect spot for honeymoon stays - please contact us for prices. Coco Reef has the architectural feel of a grand hotel with the ambience of a relaxed, cosy and friendly resort. Suitable for families and couples, this property is one of the finest in the Caribbean.

Swimming pool at Coco Reef

A bedroom at Coco Reef DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights on allinclusive and get another 7 nights free from 1 May-20 December 2016. A compulsory local payment of the all-inclusive supplement applies, for the second week.

FREE WEEK

About

5 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 135 rooms,

suites and villas, Freshwater swimming pool, Water sports, Boutiques, Spa with massage and treatment facilities, Salon, Wedding arrangements, Safety deposit boxes, Babysitting service, Room service, Laundry service, Tennis, Golf 10 minutes from hotel, Scuba diving, Cycle rental, Hobie cat sailing, Fishing.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome drink, Kayaks, Pedalos, Windsurfers, Sailboats, Fitness room, Tennis courts (day and night use, racquets available), Beach chaise, Weekly manager's cocktail party, nightly entertainment.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY There are numerous beaches within easy walking and driving distance.

CHILDREN Children’s menus available.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with bath or shower, patio or balcony, air conditioning, cable television, telephone, minibar, hairdryer.

TYPE A Superior Garden View Room with balcony or patio.

TYPE B Deluxe Ocean View Room with balcony or patio.

TYPE C Deluxe Ocean View OneBedroom Suite.

TYPE D Villa Suites with Garden View

COCO REEF CE113 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Tobago with British Airways in World Traveller, private return car transfer from airport to hotel and bed and buffet breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,440 low season £1,595 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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RENADA

is southerly Windward island composed of rainforest-covered mountains, fertile valleys of nutmeg, cocoa, mahogany and orange immortelle trees, sheltered bays and inlets with stretches of fine yellow-white sandy beaches. It is an island that exudes a shy charm that makes the visitor feel at ease. Known as the Spice Island because of its production of nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and vanilla, Grenada offers you an array of sights and places of interest to discover. As well as the typical palmfringed beaches and secluded bays, there are old plantations, waterfalls and rainforest walks, creole architecture in Gouvaye, botanical gardens and markets in St George’s.

ST GEORGE’S GRAND ANSE BAY MOUNT CINNAMON LALUNA SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT CALABASH POINT SALINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

“THE SPICE ISLAND IS A CHARMING ISLAND OF LUSH VEGETATION, BOUGAINVILLAEA AND UNEXPLORED BEACHES”

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TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Grenada is approximately 10 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Grenada.

Virgin Atlantic has a direct flight from London Gatwick to Grenada.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines for easy flight connections, Nevis and Antigua if you want to be more adventurous.

BOUTIQUE HOTELS We also feature Laluna in Grenada. Visit our website for further details.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Carnival is in August. Food is excellent: specialities include lambi (conch), callaloo soup made of dasheen leaves, goat and seafood, nutmeg features on top of rum punches and in breakfast jelly. Rum and Carib beer are the local drinks. Perfumes and pot pourris made from the island’s spices as well as the spices themselves, straw, palm and wood craftware all make excellent souvenirs.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The hotels we feature are a short distance by taxi from the airport. However, a hire car is very useful for traversing the island, getting into St George’s and exploring the coast for harbours and beaches. Cars can be booked through the hotels and delivered to the door. Recommended excursions include St George’s, Gouvaye, Concord Falls, Dougaldston Estate, Grand Etang forest centre, Grenville, Morne Fendue plantation house and La Sagesse Protected Seascape of beaches, mangrove, salt pond and coral reef.

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FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: St George’s. Airport: Point Salines, 5 miles from St George’s. Size of the island: 21 miles long, 12 miles wide. Population: 95,000 approximately including Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Average temperature: 26 degrees Centigrade. Car hire costs per week approx: £310 for a jeep, £335 for an automatic saloon with air conditioning.

GRENADA

CALABASH LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND SPA L’ A N S E AU X É PI N E S

“AN OUTSTANDING HOTEL. BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, CHARMING SERVICEEXCELLENT CUISINE, EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE ROOMS”

The exterior of Calabash, surrounded by luxuriant gardens

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ROM THE MOMENT YOU ARRIVE, Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel and Spa strikes you as a very special place. Enjoying a beachside location on L’Anse aux Épines (Prickly Bay) in about eight acres of gardens, Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel and Spa is an extremely well-run hotel offering guests a wide range of facilities, an exceptional kitchen and a friendly service. The accommodation comprises of 30 suites in mainly two-storey houses, forming a semicircle facing the beach across a lawn dotted with palm trees and shrubs. The sandy beach is set in a natural bay that offers good bathing and water sports. On the beach, trees provide natural shade and The Beach Bar is close at hand with a range of cooling drinks and very tempting light lunches - the Calabash club sandwich with chicken, pineapple and nutmeg comes highly recommended.The swimming pool, a short distance from the beach, is a good size and surrounded by Mediterranean-style coloured ceramic tiles. Bougainvillaea provide dramatic bursts of colour. Dinner is served under trailing Thunbergia vine in the hotel’s restaurant, which is under the full direction of Gary Rhodes. Local ingredients such as barracuda, dorado, kingfish, guava, nutmeg and dasheen are combined to provide dishes of the highest quality and imagination. Suites are spacious and very comfortable, having been thoughtfully redesigned and decorated with new furnishings and fabrics last year. All have a balcony or patio where a maid serves your à la carte breakfast every morning. Leisure features at the hotel include tennis, water sports and a PADI dive centre. Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel and Spa is one of our favourite Caribbean hotels.

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Special Offers

Book a minimum of 4 nights and receive $200 of resort credit in all room categories and on all meal plans. Valid from 1 March-7 April.

SUMMER HOTEL OFFER Book a minimum of 4 nights and receive an upgrade by one category and $200 resort credit. This is valid from 1 May-31 October 2016 in all room categories and on all meal plans.

SUMMER VILLA OFFER Book a minimum of 4 nights and receive $700 of food and beverage credit. This is valid for all villa room categories and on all meal plans between 1 May- 31 October 2016.

COUPLE BENEFITS OFFER Couples staying at least 4 nights between 1 March31 October 2016 receive one complimentary couples massage per booking, a room upgrade, a bottle of prosecco and chocolate truffles on arrival, and a romantic candlelit dinner on the beach. Not combinable with other offers.

FAMILY OFFER Families staying at least 4 nights between 1 May-31 October 2016 receive 50% off the second suite for children, complimentary daily dinner for children at 6pm, one family lunch per booking and a gift for children on arrival. Not combinable with other offers.

SUMMER ADDED VALUE Stay at least 4 nights between 1 May -31 October 2016 and receive one complimentary full body massage per person, two days car hire to discover Grenada, a dinner outside the hotel for two people including transfers and one pizza lunch for two at Prickly Bay Marina. Not combinable with other offers.

SPA BENEFITS Stay at least 4 nights between 1 May - 31 October 2016 and receive one full body massage per person, one complimentary fitness session per person, one pedicure per couple, one facial per couple, one health consultation per couple and a spa lunch menu. Not combinable with other offers.

SPRING OFFER

GRENADA

Exterior view of Calabash from across the beach

Relax beside the pool at Calabash

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

10 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD

29 August to 6

October.

30 suites, Open-air swimming pool, Water sports, Floodlit tennis court, Snooker room, Boutique, Wellness Centre with new Spa, swimming pool and Zen garden, Car hire, Cycle hire, Fishing trips, island excursions, hairdresser service available on request, Laundry, Room service, Babysitting, Weddings, Live entertainment on most nights with a steel band weekly, Scuba diving PADI centre at the hotel offering courses and dives for qualified divers, New putting green, giant chess and beach boules.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome cocktail, Afternoon tea, Weekly cocktail party, Non-motorised water sports, including Windsurfing, Sunfish sailing, Kayaks and Snorkelling, Wireless internet facilities, A la carte breakfast prepared by your personal maid, lunch at Bash Restaurant and dinner FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

Desserts at Calabash

West Side Suite interior at Calabash

in Rhodes Restaurant (including cocktails, mixed drinks, house wine, local beer and soft drinks), Floodlit tennis court, Fitness centre, Items from your suite’s minibar.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The hotel is in an attractive area with fields and private houses nearby and there are a range of restaurants and bars within walking distance.

CHILDREN Only children over 12 are permitted from 15 January to 15 March.

All children are welcome for the rest of the year. Children under 12 are free of charge on room only when sharing with parents. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed in the bar or restaurant after 7pm.

MEALS A supplement for half board or all-inclusive is possible. Let us know your preferred board arrangements at the time of enquiry and we will price accordingly.

CALABASH LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND SPA CE30 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Grenada with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer from airport to hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,895 low season £2,560 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have air conditioning, ceiling fan, shower, whirlpool bath, hairdryer, lounge area, patio or balcony, minibar, wall safe, tea and coffee making facilities, telephone, iron and ironing board, bathrobes, radio.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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TYPE A One Bedroom Executive Suite.

TYPE B Two Bedroom Executive Suite.

TYPE C Two to Six Bedroom Lagoon

Villa.

TYPE D

Four or Five Bedroom Residence

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SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT G R A N D A N S E B E AC H

“THE CROWNING GLORY OF THIS LUXURIOUS HOTEL IS ITS SUPERB LOCATION ON GRAND ANSE BEACH”

Aerial view of Spice Island Beach Resort

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PICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT is located right on Grand Anse Beach, a superb stretch of sandy beach of about two miles in length south of the capital, St George’s. As you enter the hotel you are greeted by a feeling of sophisticated elegance combined with a friendliness that reflects the family-run values of this outstanding hotel. In the main hotel building you find the two restaurants, bar, pool area and cosy lounges. Having undergone extensive renovations two years ago, these public spaces have been totally redesigned and enhanced by brand new, modern and sophisticated furniture. Elsewhere, the look of the guestrooms has also seen modernisation.

Beachfront Suites boast indoor and outdoor living areas, a landscaped terrace and an en-suite whirlpool bath facing the ocean; Pool Suites have their own private plunge pool or swimming pool and garden. Much of your time at Spice Island Beach Resort is bound to be spent on the superb beach, where natural shade is provided by palm and sea grape trees. A range of water sports is available for your enjoyment, as well as the newly designed Janissa’s Spa, where you can indulge in up-to-the-minute therapeutic massages and treatments, manicures and pedicures. The Nutmeg Pod is a supervised play area for children aged 3 to 12, which offers organised activities and games and provides healthy snacks. The Sea and Surf Lounge provides a casual setting for a pre-dinner cocktail and Oliver’s gourmet restaurant specialises in creole and international cuisine. A real Grenadian atmosphere is to be enjoyed on the speciality nights, when Grenadian, Caribbean and seafood themes feature to the accompaniment of local live calypso music.

Swimming pool at Spice Island

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View of entrance, Spice Island

Dining at Spice Island

Interior of a Sea Grape Beach Suite

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6, 14 nights for the price of 12 or 21 nights for the price of 18 on an all-inclusive basis between 1 June-31 October 2016.

FAMILY OFFER One child aged 5 to11 years stays free on an allinclusive basis between 20 March-15 December 2016. Valid for stays of at least 7 nights when sharing an Oleander or Sea Grape Suite.

SUMMER OFFER

HONEYMOON BONUS

Honeymooners receive one Swedish massage per person, a sunset cruise, a bottle of champagne and a tropical fruit plate when staying a minimum of 10 nights.

10 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 64 suites,

Water sports, Sailing charters, Scuba diving and hobie cat lessons available at a fee, Floodlit tennis, Cycles, Swimming pool and whirlpool, Fitness centre, Spa, Two boutiques, Room service, Weddings are arranged, Babysitting, Regular nightly entertainment, Laundry service.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome drink, Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (including all beverages except bottled wine or champagne), Minibar, Membership at the 9 hole Grenada Golf Club, Floodlit tennis court, Nonmotorised water sports including hobie cats, ocean kayaks, snorkelling equipment, Fitness centre, Children’s activity centre, Bicycles, Concierge service, Nightly entertainment.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The hotel is right on Grand Anse beach. Shops are within walking distance of the hotel.

CHILDREN Nutmeg Pod children’s activity centre is free of charge for

children from 3 to 12 years old and provides organised activities and games.

Reductions available for up to two children sharing a room with two adults.

Children under 12 are not accepted in the Pool Suites. Children under 5 years are not allowed in Oliver's restaurant after 6pm year round, but are permitted in the Sea & Surf Terraces after 6pm year round.

PLEASE NOTE: Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the resort.

SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT CE33 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Grenada with British Airways in World Traveller, private return car transfer from airport to hotel and all-inclusive.

7 nights from

£2,290 low season £2,970 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have balcony or patio, air conditioning, ceiling fan, radio, DVD player and iPod docking station, telephone, minibar, tea and coffee making facilities, TV, safe, bathroom, iron and ironing board, internet access.

TYPE A Oleander Garden View Suites.

TYPE B Sea Grape Beach Suites on Grand Anse Beach with living area.

Anthurium Pool Suites with plunge pool and private gardens.

TYPE D Luxury Almond Pool Suites with swimming pool and outdoor terrace.

TYPE E The Royal Collection Pool Suites with sauna, swimming pool and living room; The Saffron Beach Suite and Cinnamon Beach Suite with private patios, living room and dining area.

TYPE C

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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LALUNA SAINT GEORGE'S

“A LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN TROPICAL GROUNDS IN AN INTIMATE BAY OF WITH A WHITE SAND BEACH.”

View of Laluna from the sea

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he Laluna resort in Grenada nestles in 10 acres of secluded tropical grounds alongside an intimate bay with a white sand beach. Laluna is composed of just 16 cottages and a main clubhouse. Italian-designed, the Laluna hotel combines traditional Caribbean materials, a simple, minimalist style and sensual colours.The cottages have been designed to afford panoramic views of the ocean and are open-plan with verandas and plunge pools. The clubhouse at Laluna is composed of several low, thatched buildings overlooking the pool and also contains the restaurant and the bar. Open to the public, the restaurant opens onto the beach and serves a combination of local seafood and Italian specialities accompanied by a select wine list offering a choice from small, undiscovered vineyards in Italy. An enticing spot to relax at the end of the day is Laluna’s Sunset Bar, which is westward facing, covered with thatch and furnished with daybeds and sofas. Nearby is the pool, which is located alongside the beach and surrounded by a wooden deck with comfortable teak sun loungers. During the daytime, guests can enjoy the sandy beach at the Laluna hotel or embark on an adventure, with a range of nonmotorised water sports. Other water sports together with golf, fishing and island tours can also be arranged by the hotel. Grenada’s Laluna resort is an intimate hideaway hotel.

Cottage plunge pool

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Laluna cottage veranda

Spa reception

Cottage bedroom

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

20 minutes by car.

OPEN All year.

FREE NIGHTS

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL Swimming pool, Gym, Restaurant, Bar, Boutique and gift shop, Concierge service, Maid service, In-room massage, Spa, Yoga pavilion, Book and games library, Complimentary video and CD lending library, Tennis, Free Wi-Fi WATER SPORTS Windsurfing, Water skiing, Sunfish sailing, Paddle boarding SPORTS NEARBY Golf, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain biking, Diving CHILDREN Children 12 years and over are welcome all year round. Under 12s are welcome to stay on request excluding the winter period of 20 December to 7 April period when only over 12s are permitted.

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 and receive one complimentary Balinese massage per person per stay. Stay 14 nights for the price of 12 and receive one complimentary Balinese massage per person per stay and one spa treatment per person per stay. Valid for half board stays in a Deluxe Cottage between 8 April-19 December 2016.

LALUNA CE34 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Grenada with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return transfer from airport to hotel arranged by the hotel and half board.

7 nights from

£1,450 low season £2,220 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

16 cottages with king-sized bed, veranda, plunge pool, air-conditioning, ceiling fan, telephone, colour television with VCR, modem, tea and coffee maker, minibar, in-wall safe, hairdryer, stereo, CD player, bathrobes.

TYPE A Cottage Suite

TYPE B Cottage Deluxe TYPE C Beach Cottage Deluxe TYPE D Two-bedroom cottage (sleeps

4)

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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MOUNT CINNAMON G R E N A DA

“AN ELEGANT AND INTIMATE HIDEAWAY WITH A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE”

Village feel to Mount Cinnamon

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ITUATED ON A LUSH HILLSIDE overlooking two miles of Grand Anse Beach - one of the most beautiful beaches in the world - Mount Cinnamon sets the tone for an elegant and intimate, relaxed hideaway. Twenty-one deluxe villas and luxury suites are located amongst flowering gardens, where guests can enjoy unparalleled views of the stunning coastline from plush accommodation decorated in a stylish, colourful, West Indian style. The villas and suites range from offering one -to three-bedrooms, each with fully-equipped kitchens and expansive balconies and terraces to provid a comfortable and convenient homefrom-home setting. Savvy's Restaurant & Bar offers one of Grenada's best dining experiences, with panoramic ocean views and innovative, tropical fare. Here you can dine on an eclectic mix of traditional West Indian and Caribbean cuisine featuring fresh local produce and seafood.

Monty’s Beach Cabana sits on Grand Anse Beach, where there is a hip but relaxed atmosphere for light bites, afternoon cocktails and seafood from the grill. A stay at Mount Cinnamon allows guests to do as much or as little as they please. Those looking for a slower-paced holiday can linger on the beach and at the laidback Beach Cabana. Active guests, meanwhile, can enjoy plantation tours, waterfalls, tennis, hiking and a wealth of

water sports, including river tubing, sailing and kayaking. The on-site dive school provides scuba instruction, whilst snorkelling, boat trips and fishing are also on offer. Don’t forget to make time in your schedule for some pampering: the Mount Cinnamon Spa is the only beachside spa in Grenada and offers a variety of organic and herbal treatments that draw on traditional techniques and natural West Indian remedies. Choose Mount Cinnamon for an authentically Caribbean holiday experience with the type of privacy only a boutique resort can offer.

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Colourful swimming pool area at Mount Cinnamon

Balcony for dining at Mount Cinnamon

Beach at Mount Cinnamon

Interior of a suite

Bedroom at Mount Cinnamon

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING OFFER Book at least 90 days prior to arrival for stays between 1 October-19 December 2016 and receive reductions worth 20% off the nightly rate.

HONEYMOON OFFER Honeymooners receive a complimentary bottle of Prosecco and flowers in their room on arrival, plus one complimentary beach massage per person.

10 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 21 villas

and apartments, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, Spa, Yoga centre, Gym, Swimming pool, Water sports, Tennis, Guided hiking tours, Children’s programme, Boat excursions, Scuba diving, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Fresh fruit on arrival, daily housekeeping and turn down service, use of water sport equipment with tuition including snorkelling, kayaking and sailing. Volleyball, Croquet, Tennis, Gym, Spa access, Children’s club.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The hotel is right on Grand Anse beach. Shops are within walking distance of the hotel.

The island offers exciting tours of the spectacular and unspoilt interiors, much of which is a national park.

CHILDREN Children are welcome year round. Two children up to 16 years stay free of charge when sharing with parents (meals excluded). Children’s activities are available.

MOUNT CINNAMON EXH783 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Grenada with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private car transfer to the hotel. Prices include bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,910 low season £2,190 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All villas and suites are air-conditioned with fully equipped kitchen, sitting room, shower room, dressing area and spacious balcony. All with flatscreen TV and DVD player, iPod connections hairdryer and Wi-Fi. TYPE A Hacienda Suites - Onebedroom suite

TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE

with private swimming pool.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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B One-Bedroom Villa C Garden Suite - Two-Bedrooms D Two-Bedroom Villa E Three-Bedroom Villa F Luxury Three-Bedroom Villa

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T LUCIA

stands at the heart of the Windward Islands; it is a lush, fertile island of volcanic peaks, rainforest and banana plantations. Bitterly contested in bygone centuries by the British and French, St Lucia’s history is reflected today in the creole architecture and cuisine, as well as the impossibly difficult to understand patois. The character and aspect of the island between the north around Castries and the south around Soufrière is vastly different.

In the north you have the bays, coves and sheltered harbours, white sandy beaches and tourist resorts, whereas the south is famous for the volcanic, forest-covered Pitons, sulphur springs and rain forest. The north of St Lucia will appeal if you want a Caribbean beach holiday with comfortable, contemporary accommodation and the possibility of venturing out for days. Meanwhile, southern St Lucia is recommended for those who want the experience of life in a lush, tropical environment within close proximity to the rainforest.

CAP MAISON THE BODYHOLIDAY

DISCOVERY

WINDJAMMER LANDING EAST WINDS INN

VIGIE AIRPORT CASTRIES

JADE MOUNTAIN CLUB ANSE CHASTANET

SUGAR BEACH

HEWANORRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

“DRAMATIC SCENERY, PRETTY CAPITAL, ACRES OF BANANA PLANTATIONS AND VARIED BEACHES”

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TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to St Lucia is about 9 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to St Lucia.Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to St Lucia.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Banana plantations. Creole architecture and gaily coloured houses in the villages. Jazz festival in May. Creole dishes of plantain, breadfruit, yam and christophene. Exuberant flowers, parrots and humming birds. Lush rainforest walks. Waterfalls, sulphur springs and botanical gardens. The poetry of Nobel prize winner Derek Walcott. Fishing towns of Anse la Raye, Canaries and Soufrière.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The west coast road from Castries to Soufrière has a good surface and width but just winds up and down the length of the coast.

The scenery is dramatic and well worth experiencing by hire car. Boat trips along the coast are also possible and afford breathtaking views of the mountains. Signposting in Castries is almost non-existent, so be armed with a detailed map and be prepared to get lost a little.

South of Castries, Soufrière and Hewanorra airport are well signposted.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Castries.

Airport: Hewanorra International Airport in the south and Castries Airport in the north (Liat). Size of the island: 238 square miles. Population: 142,000 approx.Average temperature: About 26 degrees Centigrade.

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ANSE CHASTANET S O U FR I È R E

“AN ENTICING, ORIGINAL HOTEL WITH A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE”

Aerial view of Anse Chastanet

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ET ON A LUSH TROPICAL ESTATE of 600 acres on the coast with views of the famous Piton mountains, Anse Chastanet enjoys a stunning setting on a sandy beach with a second beach nearby.

Designed for people who desire seclusion and to be off the beaten track, the resort has 49 rooms landscaped into the hillside and surrounded by tropical vegetation. Some of the newer and premium rooms have been designed by Nick Troubetzkoy, the hotel’s architect and owner, to blend harmoniously into the natural environment. They even feature open ‘walls’ and ‘windows’ that are totally suited to the setting. Locally made hardwood furniture, clay tiles, cheerful St Lucian fabrics and original paintings by local and well-known international artists complement the original and dramatic tone. The smaller and older rooms are enclosed with wooden or glass louvred windows. Rooms do not have radios, telephones or televisions, helping you to completely shut off from the outside world.

There are a hundred steps from the beach to the Hillside Rooms, so it is not recommended for disabled guests. The cheerful Treehouse Restaurant is perched on the hillside, affording dramatic views of the ocean and

mountains at breakfast and dinner times. You can also make the most of the superb views at Piton Lounge & Bar or, for a more down-to-earth dining experience there is the beachside Trou au Diable, where light meals and grills are served for five course lunches. Come evening, this is the site for the Apsara Indian restaurant and The Beach Grill. The cuisine at Anse Chastanet is a proud blend of Caribbean and creole cuisines that incorporates fresh, local produce under the direction of a chef with a Michelin-starred background. The bay is protected by a reef and is now designated a marine reserve and the hotel is renowned for its scuba diving centre with qualified instruction. Its Kai Belté Spa offers a wide range of treatments, from Ayurvedic to hot stone therapies, and featuring specially created beauty products. A new yoga pavilion has recently been added at beach level. Anse Chastanet’s unique philosophy of luxurious detachment from the modern world and integration with nature makes it a wonderfully relaxing place to stay.

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Special Offers FREE NIGHTS Stay

5 nights for the price of 4, 7 nights for the price of 6, 9 nights for the price of 7 and 14 nights for the price of 11 between 4 January-1 February, 14 March30 April and 1 May-21 December 2016.

FAMILY SPECIAL Two children aged 6 to 16 years stay free of charge on a bed and breakfast basis when sharing a room with parent/s between 1 July-30 September 2016.

HONEYMOON SPECIAL Honeymooners staying at least 7 nights receive a room upgrade (subject to availabity), a bottle of sparkling wine and a half-day sailing trip.

DELUXE & PREMIUM HILLSIDE ROOM BENEFITS 2016 Guests staying at least 7 nights in Deluxe &

Premium Hillside Room categories between 4 January-19 December 2016 receive 2 one-hour massage treatments per person per week. Combinable with all other offers.

Deluxe Hillside Room interior

Aerial view of the beach at Anse Chastanet

1 hour from Hewanorra, 2 hours from Vigie.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 49 rooms,

Two beaches, Three restaurants and bars, Three boutiques, Full-service spa, Library, Art gallery, Laundry service, Scuba diving at PADI/SSI school, Water sports, Car hire, Mountain bikes, Helipad, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome cocktail, Welcome culinary amenity, Use of snorkelling equipment, Ocean kayaking, Mini-sailing, Windsurfing, Use of beach chairs and towels, Yoga class on 6 days a week at set times, Walks and hikes on the estate 6 days a week, Watertaxi to second beach of Anse Mamin.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Anse Chastanet is along a hilly single track

Deluxe Beach Room exterior

about one and a half miles outside Soufrière, so its location is very countrified. There are 12 miles of exclusive hiking and biking trails in the Anse Mamin Valley, which is part of the 600-acre resort estate.

CHILDREN The Deluxe Beachside rooms are most appropriate for families with children and can accommodate two adults and up to three children.

Children 10 and over are welcome all year. In July, August and September, children of 6 years old. and over are permitted to stay..

ANSE CHASTANET CE27 Prices per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room including scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer airport to hotel and bed and breakfast except from 22 December to 3 January when half board is included.

7 nights from

£1,830 low season £2,730 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private shower, ceiling fan, refrigerator, tea and coffee maker, hairdryer, safe, bathrobes. There are no radios, TVs or telephones in the rooms.

The Beachside Deluxe Rooms are now air-conditioned.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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TYPE A Superior Hillside Room TYPE B Deluxe Beachside Room TYPE C Deluxe Hillside Room TYPE D Premium Hillside Room.

TYPE E Piton Pool Casuarina

ST LUCIA

JADE MOUNTAIN CLUB AT ANSE CHASTANET S O U FR I È R E

“AN EXCLUSIVE AND PRIVATE RETREAT THAT HAS BEEN ECO-SENSITIVELY DESIGNED”

Sanctuary Suite with view of the Pitons at Jade Mountain

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ADE MOUNTAIN CLUB is Anse Chastanet's "resort within a resort", offering guests complete privacy and exclusivity in an outstanding setting that overlooks the dramatic Pitons. In keeping with Anse Chastanet’s commitment to working in harmony with the environment, Jade Mountain Club has been carefully designed to provide sophisticated and eco-sensitive facilities. This includes a pioneering water recycling system and the use of local natural materials and stone throughout. Each of the 24 Sanctuaries and five Sky Suites has been uniquely designed, with a fourth wall missing to allow for exquisite panoramas. A private infinity pool is a highlight in all, but the five Sky Jacuzzi Suites' pools contain water that is oxygenated so that the chlorine cannot be detected. The Sun Sanctuaries at the end of each floor will afford the best views of the ocean and the Pitons.

Despite the open style of all the Sanctuaries, guests can be assured of complete privacy in their room types, as the resort is set on a steep cliff. A service team is assigned to each suite and is available at all times. The Jade Mountain Spa is an exclusive oasis that is ideal for pampering those who wish to escape from everyday life. Guests will also be able to make use of Anse Chastanet’s extensive facilities including two beaches, restaurants, scuba, biking and water sports facilities. A most exclusive and private retreat in a stunning natural position.

Dining with magnificent views at Jade Mountain

Special Offers

FREE NIGHTS Receive every 5th night free of charge for stays in Sky, Star and Moon categories between 3 January-19 December 2016. Free nights on booked board basis.

SUMMER BOARD UPGRADE Stay 5 nights or more between 1 July 30 September 2016 and receive a complimentary upgrade from bed and breakfast to all inclusive. Valid when booked before 30 April 2016. Combinable with free nights offer only.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About 1 hour from Hewanorra, 2 hours from Vigie.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 29 suites, 24-hour room service, Light meals and drinks at the Jade Mountain Club, Spa and Fitness Studio, Boutique, Use of all facilities at Anse Chastanet.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome cocktail, Welcome culinary amenity, Yoga class on 6 days a week at set times. Guests are also welcome to use the complimentary amenities on offer at Anse Chastanet.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY 10 miles of exclusive hiking and biking trails in the Anse Mamin Valley, which is part of the extensive Anse Chastanet resort.

CHILDREN The hotel only welcomes children aged 15 and over.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have king-size bed, private bathroom with whirlpool tub, ceiling fans, minibar, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, in-room safe and hairdryer. There are no telephones, televisions or radios, though internet access is available at reception.

TYPE A Sky Jacuzzi Suite.

TYPE B Star Sanctuary Suite with infinity edge pool.

TYPE C Moon Sanctuary Suite with infinity edge pool.

TYPE D Sun Sanctuary Suite with wine cellar and infinity edge pool.

TYPE E Galaxy Sanctuary Suite with infinity edge pool.

JADE MOUNTAIN CLUB AT ANSE CHASTANET EXH303 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breafast, except from 20 December to 2 January when half board is included.

7 nights from

£3,350 low season £4,130 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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WINDJAMMER LANDING L A B R E L OT T E B AY

“A MEDITERRANEAN-INSPIRED RESORT IN LUSH NATURAL SURROUNDINGS OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF LEISURE FACILITIES AND GOOD QUALITY ACCOMMODATION”

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING OFFER Save at least £55 per night for stays of at least 5 nights and received reduced rates for meal plan supplements between 4 January-20 December 2016 when booked before 29 February 2016.

FAMILY OFFER One child aged 4-12 years stays and eats free on the same meal plan as two paying parents all year round. Up to two children aged 4-12 years stays and eats free on the same meal plan as two paying parents between 4 April-20 December 2016.

BABY BONUS OFFER Families staying at least 14 nights between 4 April-20 December 2016 receive 20 hours of complimentary daytime babysitting services, up to a maximum of 7 hours per day.

HONEYMOON AND ANNIVERSARIES Honeymooners

and guests celebrating an anniversary receive a resort credit of US$100 when staying at least 7 nights.

View of Windjammer Landing from across the beach

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ESTLING INTO A HILLSIDE of lush tropical gardens above sandy Labrelotte Bay,Windjammer Landing was conceived and built as a village of 42 rooms and 116 suites and villas. Ranging from one- to four-bedroom or estate villas, the properties are white-washed with turrets, arched windows and red tiled roofs. There is a profusion of tropical gardens with colourful shrubs, trees and flowers within the grounds, which are traversed by steep brick pathways. Here, cars are not permitted shuttle buses are available to convey you back to your room if you wish. The main house is at the heart of the resort, with its cool and breezy tiled lounge and reception area; below is a swimming pool, five different restaurants and three bars. Jammers is a beach bar and restaurant that offers an all-day dining menu of sandwiches, burgers, rotis and salads in a casual setting overlooking the bay, whilst Dragonfly serves international cuisine and Papa Dons offers popular Mediterranean dishes. The Upper Deck waterfront restaurant offers speciality steak and seafood, and there is also the Ember’s Beach Barbecue and Grill. In the daytime you can choose between poolside sunbathing or a lounger on the soft sandy beach, where you can try your hand at hobie-cat sailing, windsurfing or an extensive array of other water sports. The accommodation at Windjammer Landing combines Mediterraneanstyle architecture and contemporary Caribbean interiors. Windjammer is a good choice for families with children but is not suitable for disabled guests because of the terrain.

Suite at Windjammer Landing DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

15

minutes from Vigie airport or 90 minutes from Hewanorra.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 158 rooms, suites and villas, Six swimming pools including two for kids, Tennis courts, New Spa and Wellness centre, Fitness centre, Water sports with waterskiing, wakeboarding and tube rides. Scuba diving tuition is available, Mini-market, Shops, Spa with a range of beauty treatments.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome cocktail, Non-motorised watersports, Activities programme, Nightly entertainment, Starter pack in room, Wi-fi Shopping shuttle, Use of gym, Tennis clinics.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Windjammer is located in a countrified residential area..

St Lucia Golf & Country Club is nearby.

CHILDREN A complimentary daily

programme sports and games. runs for ages WINDJAMMER LANDING CE24 4-12 years. There is a teens' club. Private nannies and babysitting can be arranged.

Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room ALL INCLUSIVE Details on request. and include scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer from airport to ROOM TYPES hotel and room only.

All rooms have ocean view with balcony overlooking the bay, private shower or bath, air conditioning, ceiling fan, balcony, mini fridge, safe, tea and coffee, TV, telephone, hairdryer, CD player.

TYPE A Ocean View Room with private terrace with full or partial ocean view.

TYPE B Premium Ocean View Room.

TYPE C One-Bedroom Villa with living room and fully equipped kitchen.

TYPE D Two-Bedroom Ocean View Room.

TYPE E One-bedroom Hibiscus suite.

TYPE F 2-bedroom Villa with plunge pool.

TYPE G 2-bedroom Hibiscus Suite.

TYPE H 3 and 4-Bedroom Villas with pool.

7 nights from about £1,370 low season £1,720 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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CAP MAISON G RO S I S L E T

“ELEGANT, BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH LOVELY VIEWS”

Cap Maison

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AP MAISON IS A STYLISH boutique resort of just 49 rooms

and unique villa suites situated on a stunning ocean bluff with panoramic sea views. The property is refreshingly different with its Spanish-Caribbean architecture, contemporary French-West Indian menu at its restaurant, and the spacious villa-style living. The family who developed Cap Maison has instilled the resort with personal attention to detail, and the service guests receive is most appreciated. The resort enjoys a private position and offers a highly acclaimed restaurant and a superb spa, which is branded by Sothys and offers a range of treatments with programmes specially designed by a spa therapist. The secluded cove on which it is located also makes it an excellent location for snorkelling experiences. Other non-motorised water sports are also available at the hotel and outside attractions such as golf, water sports, tennis, horse riding and kite surfing are within easy reach. The rooms exude warmth and cosiness with lots of wood, warm colours and natural materials, whilst the in-room technology is probably the best of any hotel in St Lucia, with iPod stations, BOSE systems, stereos, TVs and internet. Rooms and suites vary in size, including numerous one-, two- and three-bedroom options as well as the spacious villa suites on the top floor, which have private

rooftop swimming pools. Children are welcome year-round but under 12s are not usually allocated to the upper floor suites. Cliff at Cap is the hotel’s restaurant; it is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and its location on the cliff-top grants diners spectacular views. In-room dining is also an option and a chef is available at a local charge for private dinners. There are three bars in which to quench your thirst throughout the day, from the informal beach bar on Smuggler’s Cove to the Cliff Bar for pre-dinner aperitifs.

A unique feature is the walk-in wine cellar, where private tastings and dinners are held. Another highlight is Cap Maison 1, a luxury 46 foot Sea Ray motor yacht, available for guests to hire for skippered half- or full-day excursions, or even overnight trips, perhaps to the Grenadines, Martinique and Dominica. Cap Maison is a delightful boutique hotel with a high level of personal service, high quality detail and spacious accommodation.

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Restaurant

Pool with views

The sandy cove

1 hour and 30 minutes from Hewanorra, 20 minutes from George FL Charles Airport (Vigie) near Castries.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL Three bars, Room service, Pool and jacuzzi, Courtyard pool, Gym, Yoga classes, Spa, Boutique, Hairdresser, Nonmotorised water sports, Library and air conditioned lounge with large screen television, Walk-in wine cellar with wine tastings, 48-foot Sea Ray motor yacht available for private skippered hire, weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Non-motorised water sports.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Other sports facilities are available nearby, including golf, tennis, riding and bird watching trips to the rain forest can be arranged.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

A roof terrace

Children are welcome yearround. Up to 2 children under 12 are free when sharing with two adults in a one bedroom villa suite, one bedroom villa suite plus jacuzzi, in 2 or 3 bedroom villa suites. Children under 12 will not be allocated the upper suite floors.

Infants under 2 are accommodated free of charge when sharing with a cot provided..

CHILDREN

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

CAP MAISON EXH1160 Prices per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room including scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer airport to hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,850 low season £2,090 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom including showers, veranda from each room, ceiling fan, air-conditioning (bedrooms only), flat screen TV, BOSE iPod docking station, DVD and music centre, tea and coffee maker, mini-bar.

Internet connection. All villa suites have an automatic washing machine.

TYPE A Garden Room.

TYPE B Oceanview Junior Suite.

TYPE C One Bedroom Villa Suite.

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One Bedroom Oceanview Villa Suite plus jacuzzi.

TYPE E One Bedroom Oceanview Villa Suite plus pool.

TYPE F One Bedroom Oceanview Villa Suite plus pool and roof terrace.

TYPE G ETC Two and Three Bedroom Villa Suites, with and without ocean view, with pool or with pool and roof terrace.

TYPE D

Aerial view of Sugar Beach

SUGAR BEACH, A VICEROY RESORT

ST LUCIA

N E A R S O U FR I È R E

“LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATION AMID SPECTACULAR SCENERY”

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HE SETTING OF SUGAR BEACH, a Viceroy Resort (formerly The Jalousie Plantation) could hardly be more spectacular, nestling as it does within more than 100 acres of tropical vegetation on a hillside that descends to the Caribbean Sea between the breathtakingly beautiful Piton mountains. The grounds of the hotel abound with fruit trees, such as mango, banana, papaya, coconut, avocado and soursop, as well as colourful flowering shrubs such as hibiscus, jasmine, oleander and bougainvillaea. The focal point of the hotel is the Great House, which contains the reception area, gift shop, the elegant Great Room Restaurant and the chic Cane Bar. More relaxed dining can be found at the Bayside Restaurant on the seashore, while the neighbouring Bayside Bar is the perfect spot for sundowner cocktails. The character and ambience of the Luxury Sugar Mill Rooms and Luxury Villas at Sugar Beach is very Caribbean, yet their facilities meet the exacting requirements of the modern guest. In addition, there are new Luxury Beachfront Bungalows, set right on the sand and just steps from the water’s edge. All of the accommodations feature a four-poster bed, custom-made furniture, private plunge pools and personalised butler service. The two-bedroom Grand Luxury Villas and Luxury Beachfront Bungalows are ideal for family groups. Your time here at Sugar Beach can be spent basking in the tropical sun on the beach or by the pool while you wonder at the beauty of the natural scenery around you. You may also take part in an extensive range of sports. The all new Rainforest Spa offers a variety of treatments and rituals such as the Bamboo Massage. The surroundings nearby are very inviting with the rain forest, a plantation, the sulphur springs and the local fishing town of Soufrière to explore.

Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort benefits from a gloriously spectacular beachfront location surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Highly recommended.

Bayside Restaurant at Sugar Beach

Luxury Villa with pool

Luxury Villa with its pool and terrace

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING OFFER Stay 7 nights for the price for 6 or 14 nights for the price of 12 on a room only basis between 16 April-14 October 2016.

Valid when booked before 20 December 2015. Not combinable with other offers.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

45 minutes by car or 10 minutes by helicopter.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 78 luxury accommodations. Swimming pool, Fitness centre, Aerobic classes, Two tennis courts, Basketball courts, Water sports, PADI scuba diving centre, Spa, Gift shop, Two restaurants and a bar, Laundry, Room service, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome cocktail, Beach towels, Non-motorised water sports including snorkelling, windsurfing, hobie cats, kayaks, Tennis courts, Fitness centre and scheduled group classes, Sauna and jacuzzi, Mini bar stocked with beer and soft drinks.

Surrounded by tropical scenery with the Pitons and rainforest. The Pitons are a World Heritage Site and the area offers excellent diving and snorkelling.

CHILDREN Sugar Beach welcomes children. Sugar Club is available for childrenfrom 4 years to teens and offers complimentary activites.There is also a space for teens with a pool table and games. Children aged 0 to 4 dine for free from the children's menu.

SUGAR BEACH, A VICEROY RESORT CE103 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller, private return car transfer from airport to hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,820 low season £3,160 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, dressing or sitting area, air conditioning, ceiling fan, coffee maker, minibar, satellite TV, safe, hairdryer, clock radio, telephone.

TYPE A Luxury Sugar Mill Room.

TYPE B Superior Luxury Sugar Mill Room.

TYPE C Luxury Cottage.

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TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE

D Luxury Villa.

D Superior Luxury Villa.

E Grand Luxury Villa.

F Two Bedroom Beachfront Villa

or Grand Villa.

Luxury Two-, Three-, FourBedroom Residences.

TYPE G ETC

ST LUCIA

THE BODYHOLIDAY C A R I B L U E B E AC H

“AN ALL-INCLUSIVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING RESORT WITH EXCELLENT SPORTS, LEISURE AND WELLNESS FACILITIES”

The Oasis Spa, The BodyHoliday

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URROUNDED BY 18 ACRES of lush tropical gardens on the verge of 300 yards of sandy beach north of Castries, The BodyHoliday offers a multitude of tempting holiday leisure activities.

At The BodyHoliday you can benefit from a number of treatments at the wellness centre with its full range of relaxing and rejuvenating therapies.

Guests receive a complimentary treatment every day, from facials and detox bodywraps to massages and hydrotherapy. If you’re a dedicated sports person there are the usual favourites, such as cycling, tennis and swimming, as well as more adventurous pursuits to try out, such as fencing, archery or scuba diving. For pure rest and relaxation you have the acres of gardens to admire, with their cascades of purple bougainvillaea and the scent of ylang-ylang and gardenia. Then there is of course the secluded beach, which is fringed by palm trees - the setting for gentle water sports such as snorkelling and sunfish sailing. Wining and dining are certainly a feature of The BodyHoliday; buffet breakfasts and lunches offer an array of tempting fruits, salads and cooked dishes, whilst the beachfront Deli offers freshly made salads, smoothies and healthy snacks throughout the day.

Dinner is more formal, with several choices of venue, each with interesting options for both the calorie-conscious and the more self-indulgent. The

award-winning TAO restaurant is à la carte and offers east-meets-west fusion cuisine while informal grills, meat and fish dishes are the fare at the Clubhouse Grill. Evenings can start with a cocktail or aperitif in the Piano Bar or Clubhouse Bar, and after dinner there is a nightly show featuring live Caribbean entertainment such as limbo dancing, fire eating or steel band music. From 11pm you can return to the Piano Bar, which stays open until the last guest leaves. The bedrooms at The BodyHoliday are modern and light with comfortable furniture. The Deluxe and Grand Luxury Oceanfront Rooms are particularly inviting, with large terraces overlooking the ocean. The Penthouse Suite is the ultimate for well-being with a Kenesis machine and private hammam. The BodyHoliday is an excellent choice for single travellers too, with very reasonably priced single rooms available. For a luxurious ambience and all-inclusive facilities, The BodyHoliday is outstanding.

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View of the bay

Premier Oceanfront room

Special Offers EARLY BOOKING BONUS

Book between 1 December 2015-29 February 2016 to receive reductions worth 35% off the nightly rate for stays between 1 May-31 October 2016, or reductions worth 25% off the nightly rate for stays between 1 November-19 December 2016.

Valid for stays of at least 7 nights in certain room types only.

HONEYMOON OFFER

Honeymooners receive a tropical flower arrangement in their room on arrival, a sunset cruise, a sunset experience with wine and appetizers served on your balcony, and a couple's massage.

Relaxation at the Oasis Spa

The main pool at The BodyHoliday

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About 20 minutes by car to Vigie or about 90 minutes to Hewanorra.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year round.

FACILITIES AT HOTEL 155 rooms and suites, Two swimming pools, Activity Pool, Snorkelling, Scuba diving, Waterskiing, Hobie cat sailing, Kayaking, Tennis (floodlit), Cycling tours, Fencing, Archery, Volleyball, Gym, Treetop spin studio, Morning walks, Aerobics and exercise classes, Wellness Centre offering treatments including body wraps, facials, massages and hydrotherapy, Yoga, Pilates, T’ai chi, Zumba, stretching classes, beachboxing, Reiki, Stress management, Beauty salon and specialist skin clinic, Laundry, Weddings arranged, Regular evening entertainment.

COMPLIMENTARY Use of all land and water sports facilities, equipment and instruction, daily 50-minute spa treatment, Bar drinks and wine with meals, Afternoon tea.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Castries is about 20 minutes away by car.

CHILDREN Minimum age of 16 years year round Children aged 12 and over are welcome during Easter, 28 March to 25 April, Summer 14 June to 5 September, and Christmas, 6 to 28 December.

THE BODYHOLIDAY CE104 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return car transfer from airport to hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£2,980 low season £3,780 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bath and shower, air conditioning, king-size four-poster bed, telephone, clock radio, safe, mini fridge, hairdryer, balcony or patio.

TYPE A Garden View Room TYPE B Luxury King or Twin Room TYPE C Luxury Ocean View Room TYPE D Deluxe Oceanfront Room TYPE E Grand Luxury Oceanfront Room

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Grand Luxury Oceanfront Junior Suite Grand Luxury Front Suite Penthouse Suite

TYPE F

TYPE G TYPE H

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EAST WINDS INN L A B R E L OT T E B AY, G RO S I S L E T

“A SECLUDED HOTEL FULL OF CHARACTER AND WEST INDIAN CHARM�

Cottage Room at East Winds Inn

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ITUATED IN A SECLUDED SPOT on a sandy beach at La Brelotte Bay, at the end of a partly-made road between Castries and Rodney Bay, East Winds Inn is full of West Indian charm.Within eight acres of beautiful tropical gardens bursting with mango trees, palms and frangipani, the accommodation consists of single-storey cottages that are covered in wooden board and painted pale green, in a Caribbean gazebo style. The cool interiors are furnished with Maguire furniture and ceiling fans, and all have a patio, terrace or veranda to fit with the atmosphere of the rooms. The main building houses the open-air restaurant and bar.

There is also a freeform swimming pool with a swim-up bar, and a sunset bar on the edge of the beach. The open-air Bamboo Lounge has its own cocktail bar, which is a real feature of the hotel.The cuisine is a real highlight of a stay at East Winds; under the expert guidance of awardwinning chef Didier, you will be wined and dined with international and Caribbean dishes and daily vegetarian options in the Flamboyant Room. Buffets and grills are a special feature of the hotel, including a Friday night lobster grill. At dinner there is a choice of three or four wines selected from the hotel wine cellar of the season. Dinner is accompanied by appropriate low-key entertainment such as piano, soft jazz, calypso and traditional St Lucian music. East Winds appeals greatly because of its relaxed and homely atmosphere, secluded location and traditional charm.

A nature walk around the property tours the numerous indigenous plants, flowers and trees, and describes the many species of bird that inhabit these beautiful tropical gardens. One of the most discreet and unlikely all-inclusives we know.

The beach at East Winds

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The beachfront at East Winds

Superior Room

Swimming pool at East Winds

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING Receive reductions worth 15% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 7 nights between 11 November-December 2016 when booked before 28 February 2016.

SUMMER REDUCTIONS Receive reductions worth 15% off the nightly rate for stays of at least 7 nights between 1 May-31 October 2016.

FAMILY BENEFITS One child aged 8 to 15 years old stays free of charge on an all inclusive basis when sharing with two adults or one adult booked in a single room. Valid for stays between 1 June-31 October 2016.

WEDDING BENEFITS A wedding couple stay free of charge when friends and family book a minimum of 4 paid rooms. Valid for stays between 1 May-20 December 2016.

FREE WEDDING Couples staying at least 7 nights between 1 May-20 December 2016 receive a complimentary wedding package HONEYMOONS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Honeymooners and guests celebrating an anniversary receive a private champagne dinner for two.

About 15 minutes by car to Vigie and 90 minutes to Hewanorra.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 31 rooms, Spa Pavillion with light-bite service in the Freeform swimming pool and swim-up bar, Running trail, Boutique, Water sports, Babysitting, Weddings can be arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Fruit basket on arrival, Full breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and four-course dinner daily, Picnic lunch hampers, Evening champagne at the bar, A choice of 3 or 4 wines from the wine cellar with dinner, Shuffleboard and other garden games, Water sports including hobie cats, pedalos, kayaks, aqua-view boards and snorkelling, Yoga and pilates, Live entertainment, Manager’s weekly champagne cocktail party, Weekly Friday night barbeque CHILDREN Children aged 3 years and over are welcome from 1 June to 31 August, 15 December to 3 January, 28 March to 11 April.Three year olds are accommodated free. Infants under 3 years are not permitted..

EAST WINDS INN CE94 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Lucia with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer from airport to hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£2,230 low season £3,480 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with shower, terrace or balcony, ceiling fan, telephone, clock radio, minibar, tea and coffee facilities, hairdryer, safe.

TYPE A Superior Garden Cottage Room with walk-in wardrobe.

TYPE B Deluxe Garden Cottage Room with air-conditioning, cable television and

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DVD player.

Ocean View Room with openair lounge and pantry, air-conditioning, cable television and DVD player.

TYPE D Ocean View Suite on the oceanfront with sitting room, outdoor shower, air-conditioning, cable television and DVD player.

TYPE C

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NTIGUA

The largest of the Leeward islands, Antigua has a cosiness and charm that welcomes the first-time visitor to the Caribbean and yet has an ease and sophistication that makes it attractive for those returning for rest and relaxation. This is a low-lying island of yellowish green rolling hills that are gentle on the eye, but it is the spectacular coastline that is undeniably glorious, with its long sweeping white sand beaches, inlets, bays and coves. It is surrounded by a sea of turquoise green and deep dark blue protected by coral reefs, and on the eastern Atlantic edge, cliffs and boulders form excellent perches for pelicans. The cosiness of the island is enhanced by cheerful villages such as Liberta, Tyrells and All Saints with their numerous churches and colourful gardens surrounding the gaily-coloured houses, many painted vibrant greens, blues, yellows and pinks. About 30 miles north of Antigua is its dependency, Barbuda, a flat island of lagoons that features coral reefs, an important colony of frigate birds, wild roaming deer, donkeys and guinea fowl and, above all, miles of the softest, finest, pink-tinged sand washed by gentle translucent turquoise water.

BLUE WATERS JUMBY BAY V.C. BIRD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GALLEY BAY

ST JOHN’S

ANTIGUA

“A WELL-DEVELOPED HOLIDAY DESTINATION THAT HAS KEPT ITS CHARM AND NATURAL SCENERY AND FEELS EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE”

HERMITAGE BAY CURTAIN BLUFF

CARLISLE BAY

ST JAMES'S CLUB

INN AT ENGLISH HARBOUR

TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Antigua is approximately 8 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua.Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Nevis, St Barts and Anguilla. St Lucia for a contrast.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Cricket is the national sport. Falmouth, English Harbour and Nelson’s Dockyard for one of the most picturesque and beautiful harbour areas in the Caribbean. Exceptional number of places of interest to visit including museums, quaysides, old plantations. A few of the outstanding beaches on the island include Dickenson Bay, Soldiers Bay, Hawksbill Beach, Galleon Beach and Darkwood Beach. Carnival is at the end of July. Wadadli is the local beer. Fig Tree drive between Old Road and Liberta is through the rainforest. Parham Harbour and St Peter’s

Church. Betty’s Hope old sugar plantation.

Harmony Hall, restored Great House with a craft centre.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The roads are fine except for a few potholes. Car hire is easily arranged and highly recommended.

Traffic on a Saturday can be quite heavy in St John’s but you can find parking places. Distances are not too great so it really is easy to get around.

Signposting is lacking and an ordinance survey map is more accurate than tourist maps provided locally.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: St John’s. Airport:VC Bird International.

Size of the island: 108 square miles. Population: 65,000. Average temperature: About 26 degrees Centigrade.

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CURTAIN BLUFF ROA D TOW N

“ELEGANT, REFINED, TRADITIONAL AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER�

The terrace of the Grace Bay Suite at Curtain Bluff

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URTAIN BLUFF occupies a majestic position on a rocky headland and bluff creating two distinctive beaches on either side, one calm and one surf. You approach the property through elegant wrought-iron gates and along a driveway, giving views of the sandy beach lapped by calm turquoise waters. Grand palm trees provide shade throughout the grounds and dozens of hibiscus add a profusion of tropical colour. There are an abundance of plants across the property, from the entrances and walkways to the terraces of the guestrooms. The houses that contain the bedrooms and the public rooms are painted pale pink and have grey roofs, in a traditional Caribbean style.The spacious reception area welcomes you with plants in terracotta pots and tiled flooring; archways provide private seating areas and the comfortable lounge has a large selection of books and games. Afternoon tea is served in a room decorated in the style of a traditional sugar mill. Dining at Curtain Bluff must be considered a highlight of a stay here, as is the opportunity to taste the excellent wines the hotel has to offer. Cuisine is European and classic in style, with an excellent choice of menus offered on a daily basis. Bedrooms are cheerfully furnished and overlook the sea, with rattan furniture and large Caribbean prints. Junior Suites are supremely comfortable and the Grace Bay and the exquisite Morris Bay Suites typify a modernised colonial style. Guests can enjoy a full range of treatments in the spa. Curtain Bluff is an excellent choice for couples and families of all ages. The hotel receives a large number of regular guests every year, so early booking is especially recommended.

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One of the beaches at Curtain Bluff

Bedroom of the Grace Bay Suite at Curtain Bluff

A Junior Suite at Curtain Bluff

The pool at Curtain Buff

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

35 minutes by taxi.

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, safe, ceiling fan, telephone.

TYPE A Deluxe Room on beach with king-size bed and louvered windows.

TYPE B Executive Deluxe Room on bluff with king-size bed and louvered windows.

TYPE C Junior Suite on beach with king-size bed.

TYPE D Terrace Room with king-size bed.

TYPE E One-Bedroom Executive Suite.

TYPE F Morris Bay and Grace Bay OneBedroom Suites with double jacuzzi and outdoor furniture on large terrace.

TYPE G Two-Bedroom Executive Suite, ideal for families.

TYPE H Morris Bay Two-Bedroom Suite.

CLOSING PERIOD

23 August to 24

October 72 rooms and suites, Swimming pool, Beach, Water sports, Deep sea fishing, Four tennis courts with instruction, Scuba diving for certified divers only, Babysitting, Room service, Gift shop, Beauty salon, Spa, Car rental, Daily or half-daily sails on Curtain Bluff ’s ketch (pay locally) and golf at Harbour Club (10 minutes away) can be arranged, Laundry, Television room, Children’s room and activities.

COMPLIMENTARY Afternoon tea, Sunfish sailing Windsurfing, Waterskiing with instruction, Snorkelling equipment and boat, Kayaks, Tennis, Squash, Putting green, Croquet, Fitness centre, Aerobics and yoga classes.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Road Town village is within easy walking distance of the hotel. Walking tours are conducted.

CHILDREN Children’s room and play area, activities arranged. No children under 12 accepted in February.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

CURTAIN BLUFF CE105 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from about £2,670 low season £3,450 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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CARLISLE BAY O L D ROA D V I L L AG E

“A NEW GENERATION OF STYLISH LUXURY FOR THE CARIBBEAN”

The beach at Carlisle Bay

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ARLISLE BAY is a luxurious boutique-style hotel on a beautiful stretch of white sand beach on the southwest coast of Antigua, set against a backdrop of hills and rainforest. The hotel is a CampbellGray Hotel - a collection of exquisite hotels. There are a total of 82 spacious suites with calm, stylish interiors and wonderful ocean views from private terraces or balconie. Some suites are split-level whilst others have a study, second or third bedroom. Bathrooms are contemporary in decoration and combine space with practicality, which is a big plus. Health and wellbeing are fundamental to Carlisle Bay: the award-winning Blue Spa has six luxurious treatment rooms offering treatments from Natura Bissé, and there is also a state-of-the-art gym, open-air yoga and Pilates pavilion, sauna and plunge pools. Other sports facilities include a dive centre, a range of water sports, a large freeform swimming pool and nine tennis courts with the services of a tennis pro. Carlisle Bay has three excellent restaurants: Indigo on the Beach offers light and healthy grills, fresh seafood and salads, East serves excellent pan-Asian cuisine in a stunning contemporary setting, and the new poolside Ottimo! has a fantastic Italian menu, complete with pizzas from wood-burning oven and homemade gelato. Unique bonuses include a luxurious cinema and fabulous library with a collection of books to suit all tastes. A purpose-built kids’ club offers activities for children aged six months to twelve years; it is free of charge for children over three. Carlisle Bay exudes luxury and style that is executed with understated elegance, plus high standards of accommodation, comfort and service.

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Indigo on the Beach Bar, one of the main bars at Carlisle Bay

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Swimming pool at Carlisle Bay

Indigo on the Beach restaurant

View of the sea from a Beach Suite

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Special Offers

CLOSING PERIOD

Benefit from incredible value fully inclusive rates for stays of at least 3 nights between 4 January–20 August and 8 October–16 December 2016. Rates include bed and breakfast, daily afternoon tea, drinks, a three course lunch and a three course dinner with coffee at one of Carlisle Bay’s restaurants. Certain leisure activities complimentary, including the kids’ club, water sports and use of the tennis courts.

‘SIMPLY CARLISLE BAY' OFFER Receive excellent value rates for bed and breakfast stays between 4 January–20 August and 8 October–16 December 2016. Complimentary inclusions range from daily afternoon tea to leisure activities such as water sports, tennis, daily films, kids’ club, children’s activities ‘SUPER CHILL OUT' OFFER

About

25 minutes by car.

21 August to 7

October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 82 suites, Three restaurants, Three bars, Nine tennis courts, Spa, Gym, Library, Cinema, Swimming pool, Dive centre, 24-hour room service, Children's club.

COMPLIMENTARY Afternoon tea, Daily screenings in the Cinema, Tennis, Gym, Windsurfing, Sailing, Kayaking, Snorkelling, Twice weekly guided rainforest hikes.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Old Road Village, English Harbour, the capital St John’s and Nelson's Dockyard.

CHILDREN Excellent prices are available for families. The children's club offers supervised activities on a complimentary basis for children aged 7-12 and the Cool Kids Club is open to ages 2-6.

Teenage activities are offered during school holidays. Child meal prices for those aged 15 and under..

CARLISLE BAY CE42 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return car transfer between airport and hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,430 low season £3,470 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, terrace or balcony, air conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, espresso machine, safe, hairdryer, satellite TV, CD or DVD player, telephone, internet access.

TYPE A Garden Suite TYPE B Ocean Suite TYPE C Beach Balcony Suite, on first floor, with bedroom and sitting area, study and second bedroom.

TYPE D Beach Terrace Suite, on ground

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floor with open-plan split-level bedroom and sitting room.

TYPE E Carlisle Suite A with three en-suite bedrooms - two king and one twin room, sitting room and dining area, kitchen.

TYPE F Carlisle Suite B with three en-suite bedrooms - two king and one twin room, two with ocean view, and large balcony, sitting room and dining area, kitchen.

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GALLEY BAY FI V E I S L A N D S

“ALL-INCLUSIVE VALUE WITH WONDERFUL CHARACTER AND DELIGHTFUL NATURAL SURROUNDINGS”

Guestroom at Galley Bay

The beach at Galley Bay

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ALLEY BAY IS JUST FOUR MILES from St John’s but it occupies a beautiful natural location amid hills and fields. The hotel sits on a stretch of palm-fringed yellow-white sand beach that is three-quarters of a mile long and surrounded by lush tropical gardens. It is reached across a lagoon that is also a bird sanctuary. Galley Bay offers high standards of accommodation, service and facilities. With only 98 rooms, it has an intimate charm and cosiness that is aided by its stunning beachfront location and gardens of exotic plants and shrubs. Numerous holiday activities are available to you here: you can try your hand at complimentary windsurfing and sunfish sailing, play tennis, relax on the sandy beach, pamper yourself in the spa, read in the shade of a swaying palm tree or sip a cocktail at the bar. If you want to venture further afield then scuba diving, riding and golf can be arranged not far from the hotel at a supplement. West Indianinspired dinner is served in the Sea-Grape restaurant. A unique feature of Galley Bay is the Gauguin Cottage Rooms, which are set in the tropical gardens between beach and lagoon; they are rustic in flavour, cosily romantic and now boast private splash pools. For more conventional contemporary accommodation we would recommend the Beachfront Rooms. Galley Bay offers you a world of seclusion and comfort but also accessibility to the multitude of sightseeing possibilities on Antigua. No children under the age of 16 years are permitted at the resort.

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View of the Deluxe and Premium Beachfront Suites from the sea

Gauguin Cottage exterior and pool

Guestroom at Galley Bay

Gauguin restaurant

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING REDUCTIONS Receive

reductions worth up to 20% off the nightly rate for stays between 3 January 2016-30 April 2017. Valid when booked before 20 December 2015.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

25 minutes by car.

All rooms have private bathroom with shower, king-size bed, air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, telephone, fridge, hairdryer, coffee machine, bathrobes, in-room safe.

TYPE A Gauguin Cottage with separate palm-thatched bedroom and bathroom with dressing room, private splash pool and sun decks.

TYPE B Superior Beachfront Room in one-storey buildings on the beachfront with private patio.

TYPE C Deluxe Beachfront Room with large beach patio and beach shower, walk-in closet and designer bathroom.

Second-floor rooms have a balcony.

TYPE D Premium Beachfront Suite with balcony or patio with showers and basins, separate bathtub, sunken living room with wet bar overlooking the ocean and iPod docking station.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

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rooms, Three restauraunts, Freshwater swimming pool, Water sports, Tennis and services of tennis professional Gym, Spa, Table tennis, Cycles, Laundry and Car rental can be arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY All meals, Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages including spirits, beer and house wine by the glass, Non-motorised water sports including wind-surfing, sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, hobie-style catamarans, stand up paddle boarding, Tennis, Freshwater swimming pool, Bicycles, Croquet, Nightly entertainment.

SUPPLEMENT Diners at Ismay's fine dining restaurant will be charged at a US$35 supplement per person OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

GALLEY BAY CE45 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£2,380 low season £2,850 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Countrified location, Five Islands.

CHILDREN Only children aged 16 years and over are permitted..

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HERMITAGE BAY H E R M I TAG E B AY

“AN INTIMATE, CHARMING AND LUXURIOUS HIDEAWAY�

View of Hermitage Bay from the sea

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ERMITAGE BAY is a luxurious boutique resort of just 25 individual Cottage Suites landscaped into hillside tropical gardens that overlook a 1,200 feet long white sand beach. The bay was discovered a few years ago by the current owners of the hotel; it is in one of the most secluded corners of Antigua and the land had then been in private ownership for over a hundred years. some of the cottages nestle into the hillside, whilst others are landscaped along the beach facing the beautiful white sand. Hermitage Bay is managed by people who have worked in Antigua for many years and they have selected their staff carefully to create an atmosphere of friendliness and efficiency. The service is discreet and attentive. Your days can be spent on the beach, partaking in some of the non-motorised water sports on offer. You may also opt to enjoy a spa treatment or lounge by the pool or in a private area of the gardens. The beachside restaurant is tiered at different levels to afford each table a spectacular view; it serves a varied menu of both Caribbean favourites and modern European dishes with an emphasis on fresh, locallysourced ingredients. Lunch is also offered around the shaded patio and pool areas. The Cottage Suites are detached and are built from tropical hardwoods and have shingle roofs. They are decorated neutral shades and

have contemporary colonial furnishings. The hillside suites have a spacious deck area that incorporates an open-air lounge space, dining area and day beds. In addition, each suites has its own plunge pool and panoramic sea views.The beach cottages are located in two rows just back from the beach and all have a large veranda with day bed. This is a charming, luxurious, intimate hideaway that is quite unique for Antigua.

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Hillside Pool Suite with plunge pool

Pool and bar at Hermitage Bay

Beach Suite

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special offers

EARLY BOOKING FREE NIGHTS

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 or 14 nights for the price of 12. Valid for stays between 5 January-31 March 2016 when booked before 30 November 2015, or for stays between 1 April-30 September 2016 when booked before 30 January 2016.

HONEYMOON BENEFITS

Honeymooners receive a complimentary bottle of Champagne and flowers on arrival, plus a complimentary upgrade from a Beachfront Suite to a Hillside Pool Suite. This offer is subject to availability at the time of booking.

35 minutes by car. year except 24 August to 10 October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL Beach, 25 cottage and hillside pool suites, Restaurant, Spa, Non-motorised water sports, Swimming pool, Room service, Gift shop.

COMPLIMENTARY Use of nonmotorised water sports and tuition, Fully stocked minibar - there is a charge for replenishment, Fresh fruit on arrival, champagne or prossecco and evening canapes, Live entertainment at least five times a week, Yoga, Pilates, Meditation, Weekly cooking course with demonstrations from the chef, Tours of the hotel's organic garden.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Jolly Harbour is about 10 minutes away and St John’s about 30 minutes away.

CHILDREN Children under 12 years of age are only welcome to stay betwen1 July to 31 August where the Beachfront Suites may best accommodate them.

Children aged 8 and above are welcome between 1 to 28 December,.

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HERMITAGE BAY EXH907 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£3,380 low season £4,250 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All cottage suites are detached and have air-conditioning, living and sleeping area opening onto a full-length decked veranda, bathroom with indoor bath, garden shower, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, electronic safe, flat screen LCD TV, DVD player, and iPod dock, bathrobes, hairdryer.

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TYPE A Garden Suite TYPE B Beach Front Suite TYPE C Hillside Pool Suite

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BLUE WATERS ST JOHN'S

"ELEGANT AND CASUAL, ENJOYING A CHARMING LOCATION"

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NLY ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTH of St John’s, Blue Waters enjoys a favoured location on a slight hill that descends to two curved white sand beaches between the headlands. In 14 acres of luxuriant tropical gardens bursting with hibiscus, flamboyant and bougainvillaea, Blue Waters offers a wide range of accommodation and holiday facilities.

The resort prides itself on a style that is both elegant and casual. The scene is set as you enter through the gardens and approach the magnificent reception and lounge area, through which you can see to the green and leafy terraces beyond. There are 67 rooms, 32 suites, 3 villas and 4 penthouses, each simply but elegantly furnished with dark wood furniture and beige or neutralcoloured fabrics. With the recent addition of the Cove Suites, there are now numerous room types that provide spacious accommodation for couples or two adults and two children.The lush grounds on the hillside, which slope towards the Caribbean Sea, create a feeling of spaciousness and wellbeing, and there is an excellent range of activities available on the premises and nearby.

There are three swimming pools within the main resort and the hotel offers excellent free water sports for the daytime. A new dedicated spa uses Elemis products and has indoor and outdoor treatment rooms with an outdoor relaxation pool. Complimentary afternoon tea is included daily on the verdant terrace, where you can enjoy views of the sea below. In the evening, there are three restaurants to choose from, including The Palm Restaurant,The Cove and the adults-only Bartleys. There is also the magnificent Rock Cottage, a five bedroom luxury villa with a fully equipped kitchen, a jacuzzi and plunge pool. Blue Waters offers a high quality hotel environment, a friendly and attentive service and is very good value. It is also possible to book on an all-inclusive basis.

The Palm Restaurant, Blue Waters

Beachfront Villa bedroom at Blue Waters

Rock Cottage at Blue Waters

Swimming pool at Blue Waters

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

About

Special offers

15 minutes by car.

Receive a reductions of up to £95 per room per night for double occupancy stays of at least 7 nights on an all inclusive basis. Valid for stays in all room categories between 7-31 January 2016 and 1-20 April 2016, and in Superior Hillside rooms only between 1 February-31 March 2016. Book before 20 December 2015.

FESTIVE SEASON EARLY Receive a reduction of up to £95 per room per night for double occupancy stays of at least 7 nights on an all inclusive basis. Valid for stays in all room categories between 19 December 2016-6 January 2017 when booked before 28 February 2016.

FAMILY BENEFITS One child under the age of 12 stays free of charge when sharing a room with two adults, staying on the same board basis. A second child also stays free of charge when staying in a Cove Suite. Valid for stays between 21 April-18 December 2016.

WEDDING AND HONEYMOON REDUCTIONS Receive reductions worth 55% off the nightly rate for up to 4 people staying in Rock Cottage between 7-24 January 2016 or 5-20 April 2016. Receive reductions worth 60% off the nightly rate for up to 4 people staying in Rock Cottage between 21 April-18 December 2016. Valid for stays of at least 7 nights, if staying as a honeymoon must be within 6 months of wedding date. Not combinable with other offers.

suites, villas and penthouses. Three swimming pools (one with a jacuzzi), Four additional swimming pools for Cove Suites guests only, Private bay with two secluded beaches, Water sports, Fitness centre, Tennis, Beauty salon, Spa, Gift shop, Three restaurants, Three bars, Internet access, Laundry service, Room service, Riding, Fishing and boat trips on request.

COMPLIMENTARY Water sports including windsurfing, kayaks, sailing, snorkelling, Fitness centre, Tennis, Beach loungers, Live music and entertainment.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The hotel is in a secluded bay surrounded by countryside with a semi-residential area. Golf nearby. Ten minutes' drive to nearest shops, restaurants and bars.

ALL INCLUSIVE All-inclusive is available at a supplement. and includes all meals, all premium branded bar drinks and house wines and a stocked mini bar.

WINTER EARLY BOOKING

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 114 rooms,

BLUE WATERS CE129 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private car taxi transfer between airport and hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,640 low season £1,990 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

CHILDREN The hotel is very child-friendly with a wide range of accommodation to take families.Vyvien's restaurant is for adults only.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, patio or balcony, air conditioning, ceiling fan, cable TV, wall safe, hairdryer, telephone, fridge, iron & ironing board, bathrobes, tea and coffee making facilities. Type A

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and B have been newly renovated.

TYPE A Superior Hillside Room.

TYPE B Deluxe Beachfront Room.

TYPE C Hillside Junior Suite with lounge.

TYPE D Beachfront Junior Suite with lounge.

TYPE E Cove Suite with lounge.

TYPE F Luxury Suite with lounge TYPE G One, Two and Three bedroom Villas

The gardens at Blue Waters

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JUMBY BAY J U M B Y B AY I S L A N D

“NEWLY RENOVATED, NOW A SPECTACULARLY LUXURIOUS PRIVATE ISLAND GETAWAY”

The Estate House at Jumby Bay

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WO MILES OFF the northeast coast of Antigua, cut adrift in the Caribbean Sea and reached exclusively by boat, Jumby Bay Island is surrounded by bone-white beach and a mosaic of turquoise shallows. Here, occupying nearly a third of the island’s 300 acres, Jumby Bay resort is an exclusive beachfront hotel crowned by a beautiful 180year old stone-and-mahogany Estate House. Jumby Bay is an exceptional island hideaway, one of the most beautiful – and now one of the most luxurious – in the Caribbean. Scattered either side of the Estate House, Jumby Bay’s rooms, suites and villas nestle amongst coconut palms and lush tropical foliage. Inviting the outdoors in, rooms have open-air bathrooms in lush, private courtyards, where the scent of orchids and bougainvilleas drift in on the breeze and the sound of sea on sand gently lulls you to sleep.

Rich in indigenous materials like woven bamboo mats, cane chairs and rich teak furnishings, rooms have private verandas and elegant four-poster beds that echo the island’s colonial past. The jewel in Jumby Bay’s newly polished crown is its spa. There are six treatment suites arranged around a serene sculpture garden, each with sea-views that are rivalled only by those from the spectacular oceanfront infinity pool. Also newly renovated, the open-air Verandah restaurant and bar serves market-fresh produce and

freshly caught seafood in a stunning setting overlooking the beach. It also boasts a cooking school. Alternatively, there is a brasserie by the pool and Mediterranean fine dining in the graceful Estate House Restaurant, which has one of the most extensive wine cellars in the Caribbean. Lined by white-cushioned sun loungers, thatched umbrellas, and hammocks strung between palm trees, Jumby Bay beach is a sumptuous spot for hours of unrepentant indolence. You may even enjoy frosted daiquiris and fresh sorbets delivered by the friendly and attentive staff members. Across the island, Pasture Bay offers one of many secluded beaches, reachable by bike along shaded nature trails. A natural preserve for endangered Hawksbill Turtles, the beach can double as the ultimate private picnic spot, with staff delivering hampers while you swim and sunbathe. A spectacularly luxurious hotel in the most sumptuous of settings, Jumby Bay is a privateisland resort to match any in the Caribbean.

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Facing the ocean at Jumby Bay

Hammock in a shady spot by the beach

The bar in the Estate House at Jumby Bay

5 minutes by car from Antigua airport to the dock, then 10 minutes by hotel launch.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL Three tennis courts, Water sports, Bicycles, Gym, Golf, Cook school, Spa, Sailing, Fishing & Scuba diving arranged on Antigua mainland, Boutique, Children’s play area, Nightly entertainment, Laundry, Pilates, Two Swimming pools, Championship croquet lawn.

COMPLIMENTARY Tennis, Gym, Croquet, Waterskiing, Snorkelling, Sailing, Windsurfing, Biking, Putting green.

OUT AND ABOUT Nearby golf on mainland, day trips by yacht, deep-sea fishing, sightseeing and shopping in St John’s. In addition, private picnics can be arranged on Pasture Bay Beach.

CHILDREN Children of all ages are welcome, with a good range of family accommodation.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special offers Contact us for full details of current special offers for this property.

JUMBY BAY CE46 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy private return car transfer between airport and hotel and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£3,150 low season £4,240 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have a sea-view terrace, private bathroom or shower, twice-daily maid service, bathrobes, safe, TV, DVD player, Bose Radio or CD player, bicycle for every guest.

TYPE A Rondavel Room with private courtyard and wrap-around terrace with sea-view.

TYPE B Rondavel One Bedroom Suite with private garden and wrap-around

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terrace with sea-view.

Beachside Courtyard Suite with open-air bathroom and wrap-around terrace with sea-view.

TYPE D Pool Suite with open-air bathroom, sea-view terrace and private pool.

TYPE E Estate Suite with sea-view infinity pool and two additional optional connecting rooms.

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THE INN AT ENGLISH HARBOUR ENGLISH HARBOUR

“FULL OF TRADITIONAL CHARM AND ENJOYING ONE OF THE PRETTIEST LOCATIONS IN ANTIGUA”

The beachfront at the Inn

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HE INN AT ENGLISH HARBOUR occupies a beautiful location straddling the hillside and white sand beach overlooking English Harbour; it is one of the most attractive sights in the Caribbean. The original building is on a hillside approached through glorious gardens of tropical flowers, palm and flamboyant trees. A couple of minutes' walk below are the 28 rooms of the hotel, to which a car provides transport if required. Twenty-four suites are located in three courtyard buildings just back from the beach. They are spacious and have a colonial feel, with dark wood, white walls and soft furnishings as well as deep verandas overlooking the gardens and the beach. Nearby is a freeform swimming pool surrounded by lush tropical vegetation and lawn. The Reef Bar on the beach serves drinks and lunch during the day, while evenings up in the original house consist of cocktails at the Stone Bar before dinner at the candlelit Terrace Restaurant on the hillside overlooking the sea. The hotel offers tennis courts, complimentary kayaking and snorkelling, with other water sports available nearby at a charge. There is a spa and a gym, and the newly renovated Beach Cabana Rooms, beach furniture and restaurants add to the overall feeling of style and flair.

The beach bar and restaurant at the Inn DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 14 for the price of 10 between 11 May-31 August 2016.

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 or 14 nights for the price of 12 between 1 November-22 December 2016.

FREE NIGHTS

COMPLIMENTARY WEDDING

Receive a complimentary wedding package for bookings of 28 rooms or more for the whole party. Valid for stays between 11 May-31 August and 1 November-22 December 2016.

BRIDE STAYS FREE Honeymooners staying within 6 months of the wedding receive complimentary accommodation for the bride for stays between 1 March-22 December 2016.

30 minutes by car.

CLOSED 1September to 31 October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 28 rooms and suites, Boutique, Restaurants, Bar, Room service, Two tennis courts lit for night use, Fitness centre, Kayaking, Snorkelling, Sun loungers, Spa, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Non-motorised water sports, Tennis, Sun-beds, Umbrellas and beach towels, Daytime taxi to Nelson's Dockyard.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

Countrified location, some places to walk to locally. Best to have the use of a car for sightseeing and excursions.

CHILDREN Hotel

unsuitable for children under the age of 10.

BOARD There is a compulsory supplement for New Year's Eve. ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with shower, air-conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, tea and coffee-making facilities, TV, iPod docking station, telephone, safe, hairdryer.

TYPE A Beach Cabana Room with veranda and access to the beach.

TYPE B Junior Suite.

TYPE C Deluxe Junior Suite with mahogany four-poster bed.

THE INN AT ENGLISH HARBOUR CE47 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy private return taxi transfer between airport and hotel and half board.

7 nights from

£1,450 low season £2,390 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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ST JAMES'S CLUB M A M O R A B AY

"OUTSTANDING LOCATION AND ATTRACTIONS, EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY, GREAT FOR FAMILIES"

Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING RBook before 20 December 2015 to receive reductions worth up to 25% off the nightly rate for stays between 3 January 2016-30 April 2017.

Aerial view of the beach at St James's Club

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T JAMES’S CLUB enjoys one of the most outstanding natural locations in Antigua, on a headland between two bays with long sandy beaches. In over a hundred acres of grounds, the hotel offers a choice of accommodation in a total of 251 guest rooms and villas. There is also a wide range of amenities situated throughout the grounds. The emphasis at St James’s Club is on good value, excellent leisure facilities and a wide range of accommodation; its location and villa options make it an ideal choice for families. Bedrooms are spacious and cheerfully furnished, as are the well-equipped villas.

There is plenty to do in the daytime, from sunbathing and swimming on the two sandy beaches - one of which is sheltered in the bay with calmer water - to enjoying the water sports, playing tennis or sitting by the pool enjoying a refreshing cocktail. For added indulgence, guests can also enjoy the resort's new Spa Suites. Lunches of grilled meats or fish are served in a breezy beach bar and for dinner you have the choice of eating in the cheerful Docksider restaurant overlooking the bay and jetty, Piccolo Mondo, which serves authentic Italian cuisine and is open several evenings a week, or in the main restaurant, decorated with murals of rainforest scenery.

Pool at St James's Club DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

About

30 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

A bedroom at St James's Club

year.

251 rooms and villas, Four swimming pools, Two beaches, Four floodlit tennis courts, Fitness centre, Water sports, Children’s club, Beauty salon, Boutiques, Laundry, Babysitting, Internet access.

COMPLIMENTARY Non-motorised water sports including windsurfing, sunfish sailing, kayaking and snorkelling, Welcome cocktail, Afternoon tea, Tennis, Use of fitness centre, Daily activities programme and entertainment, All beverages including wine by the glass.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The hotel is in a country location.

CHILDREN Special rates are available for families. There is a children's club for children aged 4 to 12.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, hairdryer, safe, telephone, cable television, balcony or patio.

TYPE A Club Room with garden view.

TYPE B Premium Room with partial ocean view.

TYPE C Beach Front Room with ocean view.

TYPE D Royal St James Suite with bay view.

TYPE E Two-Bedroom Villa with two bathrooms, living room, dining room, full kitchen facilities, balcony and patio, garden or ocean view.

ST JAMES'S CLUB CE51 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,660 low season £1,990 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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NONSUCH BAY RESORT H U G H E S PO I N T “AN EXCLUSIVE OFFERING OF APARTMENT ACCOMMODATION, WITH SUPERB WATER SPORTS FACILITIES AND TUITION.”

The beach at Nonsuch Bay

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N A PROTECTED COVE on the east coast of Antigua, Nonsuch Bay Resort occupies an uninhabited plot with access to a rare commodity: a private beach. The setting is quite idyllic, surrounded by the vivid blues of the Bay’s calm waters and the lush vegetation that encircles the resort. Within the property’s confines, enjoy luxurious lawns dotted with swaying palms. These grounds are landscaped to create three plateaus that descend towards the beach, on which reside Caribbean colonial-style structures that curve around the arc of the bay. This arrangement serves to maximise expansive views. The Beach Cottages are mere steps from the sand, while two rows of Apartments are further back but boast undisturbed views thanks to their elevated position. The best views are granted to the two-storey buildings, which are cut higher up into the hillside. On the lawns two swimming pools beckon, with their infinity edges creating the illusion of disappearing into the sea. A third infinity pool is poised on the cliff ’s edge adjacent to the restaurant and bar, where you can enjoy an atmospheric drink or poolside bite accompanied by sea breezes. This restaurant is of a five-star standard, with Caribbean influenced cuisine served in a timber pagoda, with open walls presents floor-to-ceiling vistas across to Wilkies Bay. For those looking for utter independence,

all accommodation types – even the smallest One Bedroom Apartments – offer full kitchen facilities for self catering stays. The small on-site shop makes it easy to stock-up on the basics, while 40 minutes away the supermarkets of St Johns offer excellent choice: hire a car or opt to arrange an order through the resort at a fee. Nonsuch Bay appeals to water sports lovers with an exceptional range of facilities, including kayaking and standup paddle boarding, while 40 Knots kite surfing and windsurfing school gives tuition to beginners. There is also a sailing school for guests as young as 7 years old. Water sports charges can be paid by the hour, day or week. You can obtain beneficial prices by booking an allocation of hours or a particular course in advance and the Inclusive Package allows you unlimited access to sailboats, kayaks, group tuition and informal racing on a ‘turn up and go’ basis. Nonsuch Bay is a value for money property; though it is described as four-star deluxe, its accommodation and restaurant more suit a five-star classification.

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Veranda of a Beach Cottage at Nonsuch Bay

Apartment bedroom

Infinity pool and restaurant

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

40 minutes by car.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

October.

CLOSING PERIOD

Enjoy complimentary activities for all 2016 stays, including sailing and group sailing activities, daytime child care and crèche and children’s and teenagers’ programmes.

HONEYMOON AMENITIES Honeymooners receive a bouquet of flowers on arrival as well as a fresh fruit platter and a bottle of champagne, and during their stay have the choice between a private guided sailing tour or a private snorkelling trip.

31 August to 3

Restaurant, Bar, Three swimming pools, Room service, Grocery store, Grocery service, Water sports, Sailing and kitesurfing schools, Snorkelling trips to Green Island, Babysitting, Kids' club, Teens' Club.

COMPLIMENTARY Wi-Fi in clubhouse and guestrooms, Water sports programme for 18 years and over and sailing activities for ages 8 years onwards.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Nonsuch Bay occupies a secluded area of Antigua, 40 minutes from St Johns. Trips can be taken to English Harbour and Nelson's Dock Yard. Boat trips are available to Green Island for snorkelling.

CHILDREN When over the maximum occupancy of each accommodation type, an additional child under 3 stays free of charge or a child under 12 stays at a discounted rate. The children's programmes are available for under 12s and a Teens' club is for over 13s. Sailing tuition is available those aged 8 years and over..

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

NONSUCH BAY RESORT EXH1436 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London Gatwick to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller, private transfers from the airport to the hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,420 low season £1,695 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES TYPE A One Bedroom

Suite with full kitchen facilities near the beach, pools and restaurants.

TYPE B Two Bedroom Suite with one king size and one twin room, living room and kitchen.

TYPE C Two Bedroom Beach Cottage directly on the beach with living room, dining room and kitchen.

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TYPE D Three

Bedroom Suite; two floor property with two king and one twin room.

TYPE E Three Bedroom Ayers Creek Residence - luxury residence Suite on the crest of the hill. Two storeys with large living room, dining room, lounge and kitchen. Complimentary shuttle to the main resort area.

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HE VIRGIN ISLANDS

A paradise for sailors, beach lovers and those seeking seclusion, the Virgin Islands (other than St Thomas which is more developed) offer over 100 islands scattered in beautiful, relatively calm, turquoise waters covering an area of over 1,000 square miles. Mostly of volcanic origin, even the smallest of islands can rise dramatically from the sea to over 1,300 feet (as Virgin Gorda does). There is a mixed vegetation of parched scrub, cactus, frangipani and ginger thomas as well as lusher mango trees, bananas and palms in places.The pace of life is generally very relaxed and friendly, especially on the tiny British islands, where everyone seems to know everyone else. The beaches are of coral sand and to be found in classic Caribbean coves, perhaps fringed by palm or sea grape. Snorkelling, diving and sailing are a way of life here with many places only accessible from the water. Perfect for lovers of the water as well as those seeking tranquillity and seclusion.

ROSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY TORTOLA

ST THOMAS (USVI) ST THOMAS AIRPORT

VIRGIN BEEF ISLAND GORDA AIRPORT

ST JOHN (USVI)

“PARADISE ISLANDS OF SECLUDED COVES BEACHES AND TURQUOISE WATERS”

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TRAVEL POINTERS Access to the Virgin Islands is easiest via Antigua. Flying time from London to Antigua is approximately 8 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua.

Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua. Then you connect by LIAT flight to Tortola (Beef Island) and onward by boat for Virgin Gorda. Private charters can be arranged.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Anguilla and Antigua.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Humpback whales and turtles can sometimes be spotted off the islands, Sailing along the Sir Francis Drake Channel, The Baths, granite boulders in the sea on the south side of Virgin Gorda, Snorkelling and scuba diving, Carnival on the BVI in July and August, Numerous regattas throughout the year, Rare 5ft iguanas on Virgin Gorda, Sage Mountain National Park on Tortola, Warblers, cattle egrets

and bananaquits on Virgin Gorda. The Yellow Breast is the Virgin Islands national bird and the national flower is the Yellow Cedar. The Horseshoe Reef at 17kms is the third largest reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef and Belize and is now a protected area.

On Virgin Gorda you might want to visit Thelma’s for a local cook-out, Mad Dogs bar at the top of the Baths. From Virgin Gorda you can cross North Sound to Drake’s Anchorage on Mosquito Island or to the Sandbox restaurant on Prickly Pear for lunch.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT Mini-mokes and jeeps may be hired on Tortola and Virgin Gorda. There are few roads as such and many of the most remote beaches can only be reached from the sea.

On the more remote islands you travel by boat - a highlight of any holiday to the Virgin Islands anyway. There are numerous ferry services between the islands. Diving and snorkelling are other ways to experience the aquatic life of the Virgin Islands.

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FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Road Town of Tortola (BVI) Airport: Beef Island on Tortola, Size of the island: Tortola is 21 square miles,Virgin Gorda is 8 square miles, Population: About 17,000 on the BVI, Average temperature: 25 degrees Centigrade in the winter and 28 degrees Centigrade in the summer.

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

ROSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY V I R G I N G O R DA

“SOPHISTICATED, COMFORTABLE AND VERY POLISHED BUT IN GLORIOUS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS AND WITH A BEAUTIFUL BEACH”

View of the beach at Rosewood Little Dix Bay

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OSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY prides itself on having

mastered the art of relaxation, recreation and luxurious living.

This is certainly the spirit you sense as soon as you arrive from the water, having glimpsed the white, crescent-shaped beach nestling between wooded peaks. The gardens that surround the buildings at Little Dix Bay are enchanting, with sea grape, calabash, tamarind and palm trees providing a backdrop to the sandy beach. The vibrant colours of frangipani, bougainvillaea, hibiscus, oleander, scarlet cordia and Jerusalem thorn lend a true sense of the exotic to the ambience of the bedrooms and other buildings. The emphasis at Little Dix Bay is on relaxation combined with first-class service. Modern amenities such as air conditioning and telephones are provided but can be left switched off, and there are no room keys. The bedrooms have been designed to reflect the beauty of the island, with custom-made furnishings in indigenous island materials such as mahogany, bamboo and reed. The vibrancy of the aqua, teal and coral of the Caribbean has been brought inside to construct a luxurious and restful ambience. The resort has undergone a five-year programme of renovations, with the addition of new Junior Suites and hilltop villas, and the refurbishment of all of its rooms, including adding new bathrooms to

its popular Beachfront Cottages. There is a new beachfront swimming pool overlooking the ocean and there are probably more sports and leisure activities at Little Dix Bay than the guest is able to try during one stay.

In addition to numerous on-site facilities - everything from tennis to water sports, from sailing to massage and hiking trails - there is the superb Sense Spa, which enjoys panoramic views. A coral reef just off the beach provides excellent snorkelling and protects the bay, ensuring calm water for swimming all year round.You can also explore the island by jeep and visit the nearby islands or nearby beaches by water-taxi or the infamous 'baths' rock formations. Lunch is served in the Pavilion Dining Room (which also offers breakfast and gourmet à la carte dinner) and also in the Beach Grill. The Sugar Mill is adjacent to the beach and offers Mediterranean and island specialities. Little Dix enjoys a first-class reputation as one of the best hotels in the Caribbean. It is great for both couples and families.

The Children's Grove offers a complimentary programme of activities for children aged 3 to 16 years. The resort occupies such a vast site and with the accommodation and all the facilities so spread out, it does not feel crowded at all. This is also true for the beach, which, being so long gives ample space for all guests. Early booking is strongly recommended.

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The stylish pool at Little Dix Bay

Living room of a One Bedroom Suite on the beach

Spa relaxation area with infinity pool

Special Offers

Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 between 3-15 January and 2 April-15 December. Stay 5 nights for the price of 4 between 3 January-15 December or stay 7 nights for the price of 6 between 16 January-1 April. This offer is valid for all accommodation types.

SHORT STAY OFFER Stay 4 nights for the price of 3 between 1 May-15 December when staying in Beachfront Cottages, Rosewood Junior Suites, One Bedroom Suites and Tree House Suites.

FAMILY OFFER Receive a 50% discount off a second room when staying for a minimum of 4 nights.

Occupants of the second room must be aged 17 years or younger. This offer is valid for stays from 2 April15 December in connecting Ocean Cottage Rooms or Rose Junior Suite categories.

FREE NIGHTS

Junior Suite

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

20 minutes by hotel boat from Beef Island, Tortola.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 98 rooms and suites, Two beach houses and five villas, Three restaurants, Beach, Seven tennis courts with clinics and lessons, Water sports including sailing, scuba diving, Fishing charters, Laundry, Babysitting and children’s programmes, Spa with treatment cottages with patios and meditation pool.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome bottle of rum and mixers, Water taxis to nearby beaches, Use of sunfish sailboats and kayaks, Sunfish lessons, Snorkelling gear and lessons, Guided snorkel tours, Tennis, Fitness centre, Early morning coffee, Afternoon tea.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Little Dix Bay is in a secluded location but just one and a half miles to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour.

CHILDREN Rosewood Rosebuds program includes supervised activities for children aged 3 to 16.

All rooms have a sitting area, private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, radio or CD player, bathrobes, iron, safe and telephone. No TVs in rooms.

TYPE A Ocean View Room on or near the beach, private patio or balcony.

Connecting rooms available.

TYPE B Ocean Cottage, hexagonally shaped in an elevated position, close to the beach with ocean views.

TYPE C Beachfront Cottage, hexagonally shaped and grouped in pairs, located on ground level near the beach with sea view.

TYPE D Rosewood Junior Suite with large outdoor living area, sea view, soaking tub and outdoor garden shower.

TYPE E One-Bedroom Suite on the beach with separate bedroom and living room, soaking tub, CD player, private double patio, TV. TYPE F ETC 2 and 3-Bedroom Beach Houses and 4-Bedroom Villas.

ROSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY CE109 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward flights Antigua to Tortola with Liat, return transfer between airport and hotel by car and boat and room only.

7 nights from

£1,870 low season £2,650 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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As you approach Anguilla by air, you notice a very flat, seemingly dry island of scrub and low bushes ,but also the vibrant blue, green and turquoise hues of the surrounding sea, which contrast against the white sand beaches that stretch all around the island. Anguilla is a beach lover’s paradise that offers numerous water sports too: diving, snorkelling and sailing are all possible around its shores. The island has several excellent restaurants so dining out is an additional pleasure here. Although the scenery is not dramatic, the beaches, the sea and the incredible charm, warmth and friendliness of the local people make Anguilla a very special destination.

TRAVEL POINTERS Access to Anguilla is via Antigua. Flying time from London to Antigua is approximately 8 hours. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua. Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua. Onward flight of between 30 and 50 minutes to Anguilla by LIAT. Private charters are also available at a supplement.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Nevis and St Kitts, St Barts.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS The beaches at Shoal Bay East, Meads Bay and Rendezvous Bay. Island Harbour and Road Bay are harbours and beaches, lively and picturesque. Two miles offshore from Island Harbour is Scilly Cay where you can spend the day sunbathing, swimming and dining on lobster and crayfish specialities.

Anguillan lobsters are renowned in this part

WALLBLAKE AIRPORT

VICEROY ANGUILLA

of the Caribbean. Commemorative stamps depict birds and fish of the Caribbean.

Leading local artist Weme Caster’s paintings and montages of Anguillan life. Boat racing is the national sport.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT Being such a small, flat island, Anguilla is very easy to travel around. There are few roads so finding your way around is quite easy too. Taxis are readily available to take you from place to place or for island tours. Car or jeep hire is useful especially if you think you want to get out and about quite often.

Boats can be chartered to take you around the island and to offshore islands and cays for swimming, snorkelling and diving. Ferry trips to St Martin.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: The Valley Airport: Wallblake.

Size of the island: 16 miles long and 3 miles wide. Population: 9,000 approximately.

Average temperature: About 26 degrees Centigrade.

CUISINART CAP JULUCA

“FOR SEEMINGLY NEVER-ENDING SOFT WHITE SAND BEACHES LAPPED BY THE CLEAR WARM WATERS OF THE CARIBBEAN, ANGUILLA IS UNBEATABLE”

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R E N D E ZVO U S B AY

“CULINARY DELIGHTS, RELAXATION AND PAMPERING AWAIT AT THIS DISTINCTIVE RESORT”

Special Offers Please contact us for details of current special offers.

Exterior of CuisinArt

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RAWING INFLUENCE FROM the Mediterranean, CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa is situated on beautiful Rendezvous Bay on Anguilla’s southern shore.

Designed as a botanical oasis of more than 150 species of trees, flowers and shrubs, the resort’s fragrant grounds are a delight to wander through. Its unique hydroponic farm grows most of the fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers used in its renowned cuisine. The process of hydroponics ensures that the resort does not have to rely upon imported fruit and vegetables, producing fresh, healthy food that is both pollutant- and pesticide-free. At the gourmet restaurant, Santorini, traditional Mediterranean cuisine is fused with the vibrant flavours and spices of the Caribbean islands. Alternatively, guests can enjoy grilled items, fresh home-grown salads and seafood just steps away from the beach at the more casual Café Mediterraneo. A number of cooking classes are offered by the resort’s executive chef and often by other celebrated guest chefs from Europe and the United States. The three-storey Venus Spa overlooks the entire resort, offering a wide range of treatments and a peaceful seclusion that is ideal for pampering. Days at the resort can be spent swimming or snorkelling in the clear waters of the bay, or playing tennis or croquet before watching the sunset from the beach bar, accompanied by a speciality island drink or homemade lemonade. Rooms are spacious and bright, decorated with a combination of neutral and vibrant colours, and all enjoy ocean views. A luxurious hotel in a prime position that offers many recreational and gastronomic delights.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

15 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD

28 August to 14

October 93 rooms and suites, Two restaurants, Two bars, Boutique, Spa, Reading and video library, Games room, Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Windsurfing, Sailing, Snorkelling, Deepsea fishing nearby, Three lit tennis courts, Bocce court, Golf Club, One-mile par course, Championship croquet field, Hydroponic farm, Organic gardens, Hair salon, Fitness centre, Catamaran trips, Cooking classes in show kitchen, Tennis programme, Wine cellar, Laundry, Kayaking, Nightly entertainment, Wedding gazebo, Children’s playarea.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

Meet and greet at airport or ferry terminal, Welcome drink, Bath amenities, Afternoon sorbet and bottled water at the pool and beach, Snorkelling, Windsurfing, Sunfish, Hobie Cat, Kayaking, Hydroponic farm tours (three times a week), Tennis, Croquet, Scheduled fitness programme, Pilates classes, Billiard room, Bocce.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Offshore cays, Shoal Bay, Island harbour.

CHILDREN Children are welcome throughout the year and the resort runs a children’s programme during the major holidays, including Christmas and Easter.

Babysitting and a children’s play area are available. Children aged 11 and under stay free (maximum 2) when sharing with two adults.

COMPLIMENTARY

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, terrace or patio with ocean view, air conditioning, telephone, broadband internet, minibar, hairdryer, television and VCR. TYPE A Seaview Junior Suite TYPE B Beachfront Junior Suite TYPE C Beachfront Deluxe Junior Suite.

TYPE D Beachfront One-Bedroom Suite.

TYPE E Beachfront Two-Bedroom Suite TYPE F ETC Penthouse and One, Two, Three and Five-Bedroom Villas available on request

Aerial view of the pool at CuisinArt

CUISINART GOLF RESORT & SPA CE139 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,450 low season £3,150 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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CAP JULUCA M AU N DAY ’ S B AY

“A VERY POWERFUL HOTEL WITH A DRAMATIC LOCATION ON A STUNNING BEACH, BOLD ARCHITECTURE AND HIGH STANDARDS OF COMFORT”

The stunning beach and exterior of the buildings at Cap Juluca

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HE DOMES OF CAP JULUCA’S Moorish-inspired roofs seem to rise like a mirage of blindingly white stone, creating a vivid contrast against the bright blues of sea and sky. Cap Juluca is set in 179 acres of tropical oasis on the brink of two brilliant white sand beaches that stretch for over two miles. The hotel reception, lounge and library are housed in the Moorish-style main house, which exudes an air of luxury, elegance and sophistication. Near the swimming pool is a restaurant that overlooks the marvellous beach; the cuisine has a superb reputation, and international cuisine is enlivened by Anguillan and Caribbean dishes and local ingredients. Breakfasts comprise of freshly baked croissants, muffins and banana bread. The 58 Oceanfront Villas are extremely spacious, with none occupying less than 700 square feet or more than 40 metres from the beach.They are housed in white, domed-roof buildings that are silhouetted against the sky, tucked amongst tropical foliage right on the beach. The interiors of the spacious rooms have been designed to emphasise the astonishing beauty of the natural location so that the louvred doors of Brazilian walnut open to expose the pure white sand and brilliant turquoise sea through the stark white walls. On the terrace, grab your book, relax in a hammock and enjoy the view of flowers and the gentle

sounds of the rolling surf. The service is impeccable to match; buggies transport you along the driveway to your room, ice is delivered twice a day and picnic coolers with cold bottled water are placed along the beach in front of each villa. The villas are so well spaced that each one appears to have its own distinct stretch of beach and sea. All you need to do if you want a drink on the beach is to lower a flag from your beach umbrella.

There are also several larger villas of three, four and five bedrooms, each of which boasts their own swimming pool. Guests at Cap Juluca can also enjoy a number of leisure and recreational activities, including tennis, water sports and aqua golf. A unique and highly recommended hotel that is thoroughly luxurious and inviting.

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Exterior of Cap Juluca

Villa swimming pool and walkway at Cap Juluca

Junior Suite at Cap Juluca

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers

About

20 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

1 September to 31

October.

58 rooms and suites, Open-air swimming pool, Health club, Spa treatments, Three tennis courts, Croquet, Aqua golf, Water sports with instruction, Three restaurants, Fishing and scuba diving arranged, Cycles, Boutique, Library, Nature trails, Herb and endangered species garden, Weddings and Renewal of wedding vows.

COMPLIMENTARY Welcome drink, Water sports including water skiing, Afternoon tea in main house, select exercise classes, tennis and DVD library.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Countrified location on the beach.

CHILDREN Discounted rooms in the summer and children's menus are available for children aged 12 and under.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

CAP JULUCA CE61 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return transfers from airport to hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,440 low season £3,690 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, terrace or patio, ocean view, air conditioning, ceiling fan, safe, minibar, direct dial telephone, internet access.

TYPE A Superior Room.

TYPE B Luxury Room.

TYPE C Junior Suite.

TYPE D Oceanfront One-Bedroom Suite.

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Oceanfront Two-Bedroom Suite.

One-Bedroom Private Pool Suite with pool, large sitting room, kitchen and dining atrium.

TYPE G Two-Bedroom Private Pool Suite.

TYPE H ETC. Three, Four and FiveBedroom Villas with pool. Details on request.

TYPE E TYPE F

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VICEROY ANGUILLA ANGUILLA “UNDERSTATED YET OPULENT LIVING WITH MODERN GLAMOUR IN TROPICAL SURROUNDINGS”

Viceroy Anguilla overlooking the beach

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HE 35-ACRE BEACHFRONT resort of the Viceroy is the only resort on Anguilla situated on two beaches, boasting more than 3,200 feet of frontage on Barnes Bay and Meads Bay. The gracefully landscaped resort is designed to preserve and enhance the beauty of its natural surroundings, which include 1,000 feet of white sand beach and tropical foliage. Modern glamour blends with a tropical oasis backdrop, featuring high glass walls flooded with natural light and over 200 pools and water features. The sophisticated and contemporary interiors feature organic elements such as driftwood lamps and travertine marble.

Accommodation comprises private oceanfront villas, beachfront suites, and blufftop guestrooms, many of which have private pools. Viceroy Anguilla provides an eclectic array of dining from beachside grills to signature dining. Live local music and inspiring architecture complete each dining experience. Spa cuisine and nutrition-conscious menu items are offered as well. Guests in accommodation with full kitchens can be stocked with the ingredients they need or you can have your meals provided by a personal chef. Children will enjoy pirate adventures, arts and crafts and nature safaris in the Generation V kids’ club. Days out and activities can also be arranged for families to enjoy together. While the kids are occupied, adults

can enjoy the waterfront spa, which concentrates on the three principles of balance, breath and beauty. The Aquatic Centre offers a wide range of non-motorised water sports including sailing and windsurfing. With its calm waters and shallow dive sites, Anguilla has no shortage of choices for novice and experienced scuba divers. A swim-through grotto located at the separation point of Barnes and Meads Bays features phosphorescent fish and coral for some of the best snorkelling in Anguilla. In this luxury resort community, you will enjoy understated, yet opulent living in beautiful surroundings.

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Relax by the pool at Viceroy Anguilla

Villa interior at Viceroy Anguilla

Infinity pool overlooking the ocean at Viceroy Anguilla

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

15 minutes from Wallblake international airport.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 166 rooms, Four restaurants, Bar, Spa, Fitness Centre, Yoga studio, Three Swimming pools, Tennis courts, Aquatic Centre offering non-motorised water sports, Scuba diving, Fishing, Golf nearby, Nanny service, Pre-stocked groceries service.

COMPLIMENTARY Non-motorised water sports including sunfish sailing, sea kayaking, paddle boarding, Tennis, Croquet, Basketball.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Offshore cays, Shoal Bay, Island harbour.

CHILDREN Rollaway beds are available at a charge, cribs are complimentary.

There are activities provided for children at the Kids’ Club. Babysitting services are available on request.

VICEROY ANGUILLA EXH740 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, return transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,850 low season £3,720 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms with private sundeck, bathrooms with soaking tub and rain shower, air-conditioning, personal laptop safes, Wi-Fi, Plasma TVs with DVD players. Two-Bedroom Suites and higher categories feature full kitchen and a washer dryer.

TYPE A Viceroy King, resort view TYPE B Viceroy Ocean View Studio

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TYPE C

One-Bedroom Suite, ocean

view TYPE D Studio Rooftop, ocean view TYPE E One-Bedroom Residence,

ocean view TYPE F Two-Bedroom Residence, ocean view Three Bedroom Residences and One to Five Bedroom Villas are also available on request.

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was once known as ‘Queen of the Caribbees’ because of her graceful society and grand plantation houses.This sense of grace and elegance, coupled with a charm and cosiness, is still evident in Nevis today, not just in the obvious Great Houses of the old plantations - many of which are featured here - but also in the friendliness of the people and in the way they have proudly preserved links with their past. In the centre of the island is Mount Nevis, more often than not with its summit covered in cloud. All around are visible signs of the old plantations: sugar and cotton used to be the main crops but now ruined great houses, chimneys and boiling houses are being swallowed up by encroaching vegetation. As well as the calm Caribbean waters that lap Pinney’s Beach and the rest of the west coast, there is also surf on the Atlantic east coast. Nevis offers excellent standards of hotel accommodation, a relaxing ambience and numerous places of interest for sightseeing.

TRAVEL POINTERS Access to Nevis is via St Kitts or Antigua.

Flying time London to Antigua or St Kitts is approximately 8 hours. British Airways has a twice a week direct flight to St Kitts. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua.Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua.

From St Kitts you can transfer by car and boat to Nevis. From Antigua you fly with Liat or have a private charter.

NEWCASTLE AIRPORT

NISBET PLANTATION

FOUR SEASONS RESORT NEVIS

CHARLESTOWN MONTPELIER PLANTATION

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Anguilla and Antigua. Grenada and Barbados if you want to be more adventurous.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS The local rum is CSR produced on St Kitts and drunk with Ting, the local grapefruit soft drink or neat with ice and water. Carnival on Nevis is called Culturama and it takes place at the end of July. Nevis is famous for its first day cover stamps usually depicting the island’s flora and fauna, sea life, history and carnival.

In Charlestown there are several shops selling local crafts and a gallery selling the prints, oils and water colours of Kate Spencer that depict island life. Beachcomber bar and restaurant on Pinney’s Beach and Prinderellas further north.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT With the island being so small, it is very easy to get to see the whole of it, the furthest hotel still only being about 30 minutes’ drive from the airport. For the hotels not on a beach, there are usually shuttle buses to take guests to the beach. Taxis are easy to hire and can be arranged through the hotels. You might like a hire car to have the independence to explore at your leisure and certainly there are countless places of interest on Nevis.

Walkers and historians discover plenty of

material exploring the grounds of the old sugar estates. Nevis has numerous museums including the Museum of Nevis History, the Alexander Hamilton House, the Horatio Nelson Museum. Pinney’s Beach, over 3 miles of sand, is ideal for walking and several beach bars and restaurants provide welcome relief from the heat. The architecture of Charlestown is some of the best preserved in the Caribbean with its balconied and gingerbread houses.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Charlestown. Airport: Newcastle. Size of the island: 6 miles by 8 miles. Population: 9,000 approx on Nevis alone. Average temperature: about 26 degrees Centigrade with locals saying that changing weather patterns are making May to early August an increasingly good time to visit. Even in July a pleasant breeze makes the heat of the summer sun very bearable.

“ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE ISLANDS: FOR ITS CHARM, FRIENDLINESS AND GENTLE BUT LUSH LANDSCAPE.QUITE A GEM”

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NISBET PLANTATION BEACH CLUB S T J A M E S ’ S PA R I S H

“ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE CARIBBEAN HOTELS FOR ITS LOCATION, SPACE, STANDARDS OF ACCOMMODATION AND CUISINE”

The Great House at Nisbet Plantation

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RIGINALLY A SUGAR and then a coconut plantation, Nisbet Plantation is set amongst thirty acres of grounds with direct access to a white sand beach.

It was once the family home of Fanny Nisbet, who married Lord Nelson. The Great House, with its gracious colonial feel, is an elegant setting for afternoon tea and dinner. One of the most attractive aspects of Nisbet for us is its mixture of historic house with tradition and spacious grounds of swaying coconut palms. An avenue of palms leads several hundred yards down to the sea. The beach is white sand and the swimming area is protected by an offshore reef. Right on the beach are the swimming pool, Coconuts restaurant and the Sea Breeze beach bar, where full cooked breakfasts and lunches are served. An outstanding feature of the hotel is the cuisine, which is of an exceptionally high standard, making imaginative use of local produce with a European sophistication. There are thirty-six bedrooms located in different styles of bungalow or two-storey houses, which are among the palm trees-strewn grounds. We love the comfort and space of the Premier Suites, closest to the sea, but all rooms have a good quality feel and are very well furnished in a contemporary Caribbean style. Nisbet comes highly recommended.

Hammock on the beach at Nisbet DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers

5 minutes by car.

HONEYMOON SPECIAL

October.

Receive a gift and a complimentary room upgrade, subject to availability.

CLOSING PERIOD

20 August to 8

36 rooms, Open-air swimming pool, Hot tub, Three restaurants, Two bars, Tennis court, Spa, Diving can be arranged, Babysitting, Laundry, Cycles for hire.

COMPLIMENTARY Manager’s rum punch party, Local non-cellular phone calls, Return water taxi transfer from St Kitts, Daytime tennis, Hot tub, Fitness centre, Croquet, Snorkelling equipment, Wi-Fi. OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Nisbet is situated just off the country road that circles the island and there are some bars, shops, houses in the direction of the airport but it is quite countrified.

18-hole Robert Trent Jones golf course and water sports nearby.

CHILDREN Families with children aged FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

3to 5 years may be accommodated in a Deluxe Garden Suite only. Children under 8 are required to dine at 6pm in the Great House. Babysitting available at an additional charge.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have king-size bed, private bathroom with shower, air conditioning, telephone, minibar, ceiling fan, safe, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities.

TYPE A Superior Rooms in semidetached cottages with screened porch and outside patio.

TYPE B Deluxe Garden Suite or Garden Level Deluxe Junior Suite, with full bath and separate fan-cooled living room.

Garden Level units have open patio.

TYPE C Upper Premier Junior Suite with air conditioning and ceiling fan, full bath, living room area with sofa, wet bar, patio, terrace or balcony with ocean view.

NISBET PLANTATION BEACH CLUB CE54 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Kitts with British Airways in World Traveller, onward transfer from airport to hotel by car/boat/car and half board.

7 nights from

£1,980 low season £2,670 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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MONTPELIER PLANTATION & BEACH S T J O H N ’ S PA R I S H

“A LUXURIOUS PLANTATION HOUSE AND HILLTOP SANCTUARY WITH ITS OWN PRIVATE BEACH”

Montpelier Plantation & Beach surrounded by gardens

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ONTPELIER PLANTATION & BEACH is a chic plantation house with a modern twist, offering a historic setting in the mountains and access to a private Caribbean beach. This former sugar plantation is surrounded by exuberant flowering shrubs, in which stands the Great House. The walls of this structure are adorned with huge pieces of modern art in a shady drawing room, library and outside dining terrace. Three restaurants serve an enticing combination of Nevisian and European cuisine, using local produce, lobster and fish. A choice of guestrooms are dotted along the hillside. The elegant Plantation Rooms offer a little more luxury than the Premier Rooms and have recently been updated. At the hotel there is a good-sized swimming pool, sun terrace and a bar at which lunches are served. Montpelier Plantation possesses its own section of the beautiful Pinney’s Beach, which can be reached by complimentary shuttle. Here there are six private cabanas, a new bar lounge and complimentary snorkels, kayaks and mountain bikes. Re-energise during the day with a swim, cycle or kayak and, as the sun sets, step back in time to a simpler way of life. The Spa at Montpelier embraces the tranquillity of the location, where the energy from the mountain helps rejuvenate both mind and body. In recent years, a great deal of updating has made the hotel more contemporary without losing its traditional cosy feel. We have had excellent feedback from clients about these enhancements. Montpelier Plantation is elegant and authentic, yet contemporary and chic.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

30 minutes by car.

All rooms have a private bathroom with bath and shower, private veranda, telephone, overhead fan, tea and coffee facilities, safe, hairdryer and bar fridge.

TYPE A Premier Room.

TYPE B Plantation Room.

TYPE C One-Bedroom Garden Suite.

TYPE D Two-Bedroom Villa Suite and The Little House two-bedroom villa.

CLOSING PERIOD 1 to 30 September.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 19 rooms,

suites and villas, 3 restaurants, Bar, Outdoor Swimming pool, Tennis court, Spa, Private beach area on Pinney’s beach about 15 minutes away, Boutique, Books and DVD library, Games room with TV, Weddings can be arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Afternoon tea, Tennis, Internet.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

A bedroom at Montpelier

Montpelier is in very pretty countryside, approached along single track lanes.

Nearby, Charlestown and the Botanical Gardens are a 5-minute walk away.

CHILDREN Children under 8 years are not accepted. Ages 8-12 stay for free when staying in parents room.

Special Offers

Pinney’s Beach, Nevis

MONTPELIER PLANTATION & BEACH CE53 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Kitts with British Airways in World Traveller, onward transfer from airport to hotel by car/boat/car and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from about £1,950 low season £2,340 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Please contact us for details of current special offers.

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FOUR SEASONS RESORT NEVIS

NEVIS

NEVIS

“A LUXURIOUS RESORT WITH AN OUTSTANDING RANGE OF FACILITIES”

Swimming pool at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis

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NJOYING A PRIME SEASIDE LOCATION on Nevis’s famous Pinney’s Beach, Four Seasons Resort offers some of the most luxurious accommodation in the Caribbean. Carefully executed by Four Seasons, the hotel comprises of low two-storey buildings and the Great House, which blend in well with the surrounding countryside next to its own championship golf course. Your days at Four Seasons can be as full or as relaxed as you like; the sports are on your doorstep, but there are also the sandy beach, swimming pools and gourmet restaurants. High international standards are maintained in the cuisine, with fresh local ingredients and an appealing West Indian flavour.

Local specialities feature high on the menus. Candlelight dining is much favoured in the Dining Room, which is rich in mahogany, and Neve, a relaxed restaurant with an informal atmosphere. Lunches of light bites are served at the pool Cabana, having been prepared in its own exhibition kitchen.The extremely spacious bedrooms at Four Seasons are located in 12 two-storey buildings a very short distance from the beach. Notable features of the rooms are the verandas or balconies, oversized marble bathrooms with separate showers and baths, and the thoughtful attention to detail. Four Seasons welcomes families as well as couples; there are excellent offers for children and a daily programme of activities for those aged 3 to 9. There is also an excellent range of two- to six-bedroom villas. Highly recommended.

Aerial view of Four Seasons Resort from the sea

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

15 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 196 rooms

and suites, Two freshwater swimming pools with whirlpool, Water sports, Health club with fitness classes, massage and sauna, 18-hole Robert Trent Jones II championship golf course, 10-court Peter Burwash International tennis centre, 24-hour room service, Laundry, Shoe shine, Non-smoking rooms and specially equipped rooms for the handicapped, Babysitting, Scuba diving, fishing, waterskiing and riding can be arranged, Spa and beauty salon.

COMPLIMENTARY Swimming pools, Non-motorised water sports including snorkelling, windsurfing, kayaks, sea boarding, aqua cycling, Cycles, Shuffleboard, Children’s programme.

Four Seasons is situated a short distance north of the capital, which can be reached by car in about 5 to 10 minutes.

CHILDREN Welcome all year. Children under 18 years stay free when sharing with parents. There is a ‘Kids for all Seasons’ programme for children aged 3 to 9 with complimentary activities..

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY

Special Offers Please contact us for details of current special offers.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with bath and shower, air conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, balcony or veranda, bathrobes, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, telephone, television, radio, safe, coffee maker.

TYPE A Mountainside Room.

TYPE B Mountainview Room.

TYPE C Oceanside Room.

TYPE D Oceanview Room.

TYPE E One-Bedroom Plantation Suite with living, dining and dressing areas.

TYPE F One-Bedroom Ocean Suite with patio, living room, dining and dressing areas.

TYPE G ETC One-Bedroom Luxury Suite, Two Bedroom Suites, Three Bedroom suites, Two, Three, Four and Five Bedroom Homes.

FOUR SEASONS RESORT NEVIS CE97 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to St Kitts with British Airways in World Traveller, return transfer airport to hotel by car and boat and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from

£1,950 low season £2,460 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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HE BAHAMAS

With over 700 islands of soft golden-white sands and clear blue-green waters, the Bahamas offers a range of holiday possibilities, from more commercial resorts of large purpose-built hotels, to more characterful and secluded places on outstanding beaches. Scrub and wispy casuarina pines are the natural vegetation on these low-lying coral limestone islands, where the highest point is no more than 50ft above sea level. The gulf stream washes the shores and all islands are known for their clear waters and soft banks of sand. New Providence, with its capital Nassau, has the obvious links with Britain with Government House and the regular changing of the guard. It also has superb beaches and is more commercial than the Out Islands. Eleuthera, one of the Out Islands, has a much slower pace of life. Water sports include diving, boating and fishing; these are to be had on all the islands and there are good golf courses.

TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time London to Nassau is about 9 hours.

British Airways has direct flights from London Heathrow to Nassau. For Eleuthera you connect

by Bahamasair or private charter. For Andros fly to Miami with British Airways or Virgin daily and then connect with American Airlines.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos.

PINK SANDS

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Nassau with its pink neoclassical buildings including Government House, the Straw Market in Nassau, Versailles gardens Pink Beach with its miles of delicately shaded pink sand on the Harbour island, Eleuthera. Pineapple festival in Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Conch fritters, salad and chowder, local pineapple, rum cocktails called Yellow Bird and Goombay Smash, Junkanoo festival on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, Goombay festival starting in June, scuba diving to see flower corals and carpet anemone, swimming with dolphins. The underwater ‘Grand Canyon’ on Andros Island which is home to pilot whales and whale sharks.

ELEUTHERA

ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB

NASSAU AIRPORT

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT Car hire is available on most of the islands as are motor scooters and bicycles. You can take the Bahamasair flights to many of the main islands.

New Providence with the capital Nassau is quite commercialised but the Out Islands have a much slower pace of life. Well worth combining a stay in Nassau or New Providence with some time on Eleuthera (Harbour Island) as well to get a feel for the Bahamian way of life.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Nassau on New Providence. Airports: Nassau International. Size of the island: New Providence is 21 miles by 7, Eleuthera is 100 miles long and about 2 miles wide. Population: 255,000. Average temperature: High 20 degrees Centigrade in summer and mid 20s in winter.

NEW PROVIDENCE ELEUTHERA NASSAU ANDROS ISLAND GREAT EXUMA

THE BAHAMAS

“OVER 700 ISLANDS OF SOFT SAND AND CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATERS”

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KAMALAME CAY S TA N I A R D C R E E K , A N D RO S

“AN ELEGANT, ALL-INCLUSIVE HOME AWAY FROM HOME”

Bedroom at Kamalame Cay

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NDROS ISLAND is the largest island in the Bahamas, yet despite its size it has just 9,000 inhabitants and is one of the lesser-known islands. About 25 minutes from the airport on Andros Island, including a short ferry ride, lies Kamalame Cay. This exclusive private island resort has over three miles of white sandy beaches and overlooks several square miles of bonefish flats. Nearby is the second largest barrier reef in the world. There are a dozen dive sites within 15 minutes of the hotel. This small resort has just 19 rooms and suites that are located along the eastern side of the Cay. They carry such names as Cocoplum, Mahogany and Calypso. Minibars are stocked with cheese and crackers, fruit and drinks. Ice and freshly baked cookies are delivered every afternoon. Just across the water there is a four-bedroom private villa called Kamalame Cove, set in four acres of land with two private beaches and a swimming pool. It is all-inclusive, although guests do have their own chef, house and grounds staff. The Great House on the Cay is home to the restaurant, where meals are quite informal and guests are able to choose between dining family style or at private tables. Buffet or cooked-to-order breakfasts are served from 6.30am onwards to accommodate fishing guests. Lunches and teas are also served on the beach or by the pool, which is situated next to Tiki Bar. There are many activities for guests to enjoy, including tennis, golf and water sports. Snorkelling and fishing can also be arranged. Alternatively, just relax and admire the stunning sunsets.

Cocoplum, one of the 19 suites

The beach at Kamalame Cay 20 minutes by road and then 2 minutes by ferry from the airport on Andros Island.

CLOSING PERIOD 10 August to 7 October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 19 rooms and suites, Swimming pool, Spa, Laundry service, Gift shop, Water sports, Fishing department for bone-fishing, offshore fishing or fly-fishing, Snorkelling, Tennis courts and equipment, Boating trips, Scuba diving (fully staffed PADI dive centre).

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

COMPLIMENTARY Food and beverage bar in each room, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Tennis court and equipment, Snokelling equipment.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Fishing, Diving, Nature tours, Tours around the island and to Andros Island.

CHILDREN Children are very welcome and benefit from special rates..

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with shower, air conditioning, ceiling fan, hairdryer, safe, bathrobes.

TYPE A Angler's Nest with small trellised porch area.

TYPE B Beach Suite.

TYPE C Cottage Suite on the beach with golf cart, soaking tub.

TYPE D One-Bedroom Villa on the beach with large bedroom and seating alcove area.

TYPE E ETC. Two- and Three-Bedroom Villas. Kamalame Cove Villa. Details on request.

KAMALAME CAY CE128 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Nassau with British Airways in World Traveller, onward flights with Bahamasair, private return taxi transfers and full board with drinks.

7 nights from

£3,460 low season £3,460 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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PINK SANDS H A R B O U R I S L A N D, E L E U T H E R A

“AN ADDRESS OF TRADITION WITH CONTEMPORARY COMFORTS AND LUXURY”

Beachside dining at the Blue Bar

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INK SANDS stands on one of the most beautiful stretches of pink sand beach in the Bahamas; located on the charming Harbour Island it is just one and a half miles off the northern coast of Eleuthera. Pink Sands has welcomed guests for more than 40 years and was designed by Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki. Amid 18 acres of lush gardens of palms, bougainvillaea and other tropical flowers and shrubs, the 25 hotel bedrooms are situated in pretty pastel cottages with classic Bahamian roofs and shutters. The highest standards of modern comfort are offered in the rooms; you will find air conditioning, DVD players, pressurised water systems and a wet bar with mini-fridge.

The real charm of Pink Sands, however, lies in the interior design; inside, there are roughcut Italian marble floors with rugs, local artwork and oversized Adirondack furniture, set against a mellow wash of baby pink and baby blue, while the private patios boast fine teak furniture. With three miles of pink sand beach on the doorstep there is plenty of space for privacy and marvelling at the brilliant turquoise of the sea. Dining at Pink Sands is definitely of a Bahamian flavour and executed with the talents of an internationally recognised chef to create a fusion of Caribbean, East Asian and Indian styles. Pink Sands is one of the finest and most charming hotels in the Bahamas. Early booking is strongly recommended.

The beach at Pink Sands

Special Offers

Please contact us for full details of our special offers for this property.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The

15 minutes from Eleuthera International Airport by taxi and water taxi. Also accessible in about 25 minutes from North Eleuthera airport CLOSING PERIOD 1 Sep to 7 Oct. FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 21 one-bedroom cottages and four twobedroom cottages, Freshwater swimming pool, Three tennis courts, Exercise room, En-suite spa services, Library with wireless internet access, Gift shop, Laundry, Island tours can be arranged, Scuba diving nearby, Fishing charters can be arranged, Water sports, Cycle and boat rental, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Airport pick up on arrival, continental breakfast daily, chaise lounges and towels at pool and beach, kayaks, snorkelling equipment, tennis courts, exercise studio.

charming island of Harbour Island with its beaches and old Bahamian capital, Dunmore Town.

CHILDREN Children are welcome.

Babysitting available. Children under 5 stay free.

PINK SANDS CE100 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Nassau with British Airways in World Traveller, onward flights to North Eleuthera with Bahamasair, return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, large closet, ceiling fan, hairdryer, cable television, CD DVD player, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary minibar, French coffee maker, private outdoor patio, telephone, iron and ironing board, safe.

TYPE A One-Bedroom Garden View.

TYPE B One-Bedroom Ocean View.

TYPE C Two-Bedroom Garden Cottage TYPE D Two-Bedroom Ocean Cottage.

TYPE E Two-Bedroom Ocean View Cottage with Jacuzzi.

£2,720 low season £3,140 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB PA R A D I S E I S L A N D

“ELEGANT AND LUXURIOUS IN A COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY FASHION”

The golf course at One&Only Ocean Club

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HE ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB welcomes and pampers in true luxurious fashion. With its colonial Bahamian mansion at its heart, the Ocean Club nestles in a private and secluded corner of Paradise Island in 35 acres of beautifully manicured and romantically inspired tropical gardens. It stands alongside miles of soft pinkish-white sand beach. The One&Only Ocean Club is sophisticated and elegant and affords ample chance to relax in the privacy and luxury of the resort, whilst being close to the numerous beaches of Paradise Island as well as the nightlife of casinos and restaurants on the island. The resort has excellent sports facilities with its 18 hole golf course, a fitness centre, two swimming pools, cycles and tennis courts. There is also a One&Only spa offering eight private treatment villas. Accommodation features the classic colonial in style in the two-storey Hartford Wing and the more contemporary feel of the Crescent Wing. There are also three and four bedroom villas. Dining choices range from gourmet continental cuisine and poolside concierge service to 24-hour in-room dining.

Dune offers a blend of French-Asian cuisine infused with Bahamian flavours and herbs grown in their own organic garden, whilst the Courtyard Terrace serves contemporary Mediterranean cuisine beneath the stars. One&Only Ocean Club has long been a popular choice in the Bahamas and it really does offer an elegant and luxurious atmosphere for a holiday.

Interior of one of the villas at One&Only Ocean Club

30 minutes by taxi from Nassau International Airport OPEN All year FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL Beach, Two swimming pools - one family pool and one for adults only, Tennis courts, Championship 18-hole golf course, Spa, Fitness centre, Room service, Laundry service, KidsOnly Club, Diving and fishing, Baby-sitting.

COMPLIMENTARY Use of beach and swimming pools, Daily yoga on the beach deck, Tennis, Strawberries and champagne delivered to room every afternoon, 24 hour butler service.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Paradise Island has beautiful gardens and beaches.

Nassau is a short taxi ride away.

CHILDREN Children are welcome all year.

Two children under 12 are free of charge on room only when sharing with two adults. The KidsOnly Club is complimentary DISTANCES FROM THE AIRPORT

Special Offers EARLY BOOKING FREE NIGHTS

Stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 14 nights for the price of 10 between 3 January-17 December 2016 including breakfast on the free nights. VAT and housekeeping charges are still payable. Valid for stays in all room categories excluding 3 and 4 bedroom villas when booked before 1 August 2016. Blackout dates apply.

for 2 to 12 years old. Children aged 2-4 year olds must be accompanied by adult.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, airconditioning, patio or balcony, satellite television, service bar with complimentary bottled water, DVD and CD player, highspeed Internet access port, hair dryer, safe. Laptop computers are provided in the suites.

TYPE A Garden View Room.

TYPE B Ocean View Room with partial ocean and garden view.

TYPE C Beachfront Room facing the ocean.

TYPE D Garden View Suite.

TYPE E Two Bedroom Cottage.

TYPE F Ocean View Suite with partial ocean and garden view.

TYPE G Beachfront Suite facing the ocean.

ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB CE98 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Nassau with British Airways in World Traveller, return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£2,530 low season £2,990 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

Phone 01392 441210 to make a reservation or discuss your holiday plans, or visit www.caribbeanexpressions.co.uk

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AYMAN ISLANDS

The three low-lying Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and rugged Cayman Brac, are located south of Cuba and north-west of Jamaica. Until you visit them personally, its hard to appreciate fully the essence of these islands - especially Grand Cayman. Famous for being an important offshore banking centre, Grand Cayman is a wealthy, expensive and highly developed island that is still a British Crown Colony. However, its attraction lies in this very sense of wellbeing coupled with incredible beaches (Seven Mile Beach is one of the most impressive in the Caribbean - for about six miles warm translucent turquoise water laps soft white sand) and amazing water sports, particularly diving. The island is flat but lined with white sand beaches and surrounded by warm translucent turquoise seas. Colour is provided year round by bougainvillaea, orchids and thatched palms. Buildings are low-rise and much is being built in neo-colonial style. Getting out and about on Grand Cayman is very easy; there are plenty of taxis to help you visit numerous high-quality restaurants, and in the daytime, a hire car is recommended for at least part of your stay. Little Cayman lies about 90 miles from Grand Cayman and with its dirt-strip runway, 80 or so inhabitants and handful of hotels it is really like a deserted island paradise. Come here for the superb diving or for complete seclusion.

TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time from London to Grand Cayman is about 13 hours including a touchdown in Nassau. British Airways has direct flights from London to Grand Cayman. Cayman Airways files from Miami and Jamaica to Grand Cayman.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Bahamas and Jamaica.

Indian character. Duty-free shopping.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT The roads on Grand Cayman are excellent although there are very few roads and a lot of cars on Cayman, so traffic can move quite slowly at rush hour! Car hire is easily arranged and recommended for at least part of your stay.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Early morning strolls or jogs along Seven Mile Beach. Take the ferry from the Hyatt to Rum Point across North Sound. A trip to Stingray City is a must to snorkel with the stingrays, visit restored Pedro St James Great House and heritage centre, Queen Elizabeth botanical gardens, Stingray is the local beer. Farmed turtle is a local delicacy. Batanabo carnival is in March or April and Pirates Week takes place in October.

Interesting National Museum in George Town.

Little Cayman has ‘Iguana crossing’ road signs.

Take a day trip by plane to Cayman Brac. Visit the Cayman Wall reef by submarine. Numerous very high quality restaurants around Grand Cayman. Visit historic Bodden Town and the East End of the island for more traditional West

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: George Town. Airport: Owen Roberts International. Size of Grand Cayman: about 12 miles long and about 6 miles wide at the widest point. Currency: Cayman Islands Dollar (1 CI$ = 1.25 US$). Population: about 27,000. Average temperature: about 27 degrees Centigrade.

"CAYMAN IS A COMFORTABLE AND RELAXING HOLIDAY DESTINATION, SUPERB FOR BEACHES AND DIVING"

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GRAND CAYMAN BEACH SUITES

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S E V E N M I L E B E AC H

“FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION ON A MAGNIFICENT BEACH”

Night-time view of the beach suites, pool and sea beyond

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HE GRAND CAYMAN Beach Suites are located directly on Seven Mile Beach.

The compact resort boasts 53 one- and two-bedroom Beachfront Suites, which are luxuriously decorated in cheerful, contemporary Caribbean colours. They also feature large bathtubs and showers, as well as a living room area with dining facilities.

The Two-Bedroom Oceanfront Suites also boast a large furnished terrace or patio with stunning views of the beach. The resort enjoys close proximity to Seven Mile Beach, one of the most superb stretches of beach in the Caribbean and there is easy access from each floor to the sandy beach. This is perfect for early morning and evening swims or jogs along the shoreline. In the daytime you can choose to relax in one of the swimming pools or the hot tub, or indulge in one of the many treatments offered at the La Mer Spa, including Swedish massage, aromatherapy facials and body scrubs. Guests can also enjoy a number of water sports including snorkelling, scuba diving and kayaking at the Red Sail sports centre. Even take advantage of the fitness centre and the Jack Nicklaus signature Britannia golf course. Children from 3 to 12 are also catered for with the LiL Turtle supervised activities programme. One of the two restaurants, the award-winning Hemingways Restaurant, is located on Seven Mile Beach and serves delicious Caribbean specialities and gourmet cuisine. The Grand Cayman Beach Suites is a truly luxurious resort with excellent facilities.

One bedroom suite DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

15 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 53 suites,

Beach club on Seven Mile Beach, Two swimming pools, Hot tub, 9-hole Jack Nicklaus championship golf course, Marina, Fitness centre, Spa, Children’s activity centre, Red Sail Sports water sports concession on the beach with qualified PADI and NAUI staff offering sunfish, snorkelling, diving and sail cruises, room service.

COMPLIMENTARY Use of fitness room, Beach Loungers and towels.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Plenty of restaurants, bars and shops within walking distance.

CHILDREN LiL Turtle Kids Club (available on request, reservations required 24hrs in advance) offers a daily programme

for 3 to 12 year olds in the summer.

Children aged 12 and under may stay for free in parents' room up to the maximum occupancy.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have living room area with dining facilities and balcony, air conditioning, ceiling fan, television, microwave, fridge, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, safe, hairdryer, workstation with data port.

TYPE A One-Bedroom Oceanview Beach Suite.

TYPE B Two-Bedroom Oceanview Beach Suite.

TYPE C Two-Bedroom Oceanfront Beach Suite with large furnished terrace or patio.

Special Offers Please contact us for full details or our current special offers for this property.

GRAND CAYMAN BEACH SUITES CE144 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Grand Cayman with British Airways in World Traveller, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from about £2,320 low season £2,680 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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is a vast island by Caribbean standards, and one that, because of its fertility, became one of Britain’s wealthiest colonies in the West Indies. Today, Jamaica fascinates many visitors, who are entranced by the spectacular, lush scenery, the dramatically long coastline of sandy beaches and bays and the quaintness of ancient plantation houses and faded grand old buildings.

The Blue Mountains contain Jamaica’s highest peak and produce the famous Blue Mountain coffee, reputed to be some of the best in the world. There are numerous excursion possibilities from the hotels we feature to plantations, caves, waterfalls, botanical gardens, arts and crafts centres and beautiful Port Antonio. A variety of scenery and pace of life can be found on the seashore, from popular beaches with a full range of water sports and beach bars to more secluded small coves surrounded by mountains that seemingly drop into the sea. Jamaica is one of the most vibrant, captivating and fascinating islands in the Caribbean.

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MONTEGO BAY AIRPORT HALF MOON JAMAICA INN MONTEGO BAY

OCHO RIOS

NEGRIL JAMAICA BLUE MOUNTAINS KINGSTON KINGSTON AIRPORT

“A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF MOUNTAINS, LONG SANDY BEACHES AND LUXURIANT VEGETATION; ONCE TASTED, JAMAICA CAPTIVATES FOREVER”

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TRAVEL POINTERS Flying time London to Montego Bay is approximately 10 hours non-stop.Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Montego Bay and to Kingston. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Kingston.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Red Stripe is the local beer and Appleton Estate produces Jamaica’s most famous rum.

The doctor bird is native to Jamaica and one of the most outstanding of all species of hummingbird. Jerk is a Jamaican way of cooking seasoned meats over a wood fire set in the ground, and ackee and saltfish, once the staple diet of the plantation slaves, are now a Jamaican national dish. Blue Mountain coffee at the end of your meals is not to be missed.

Rose Hall Great House is an imposing Georgian mansion near Montego Bay. Ricks Bar in Negril - great for sunsets and waiting for the legendary ‘green flash’ whilst sipping a Planters Punch.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT For short distances or dining out, use a taxi.

It’s well worth hiring a car for at least part of your stay to have independence and flexibility. There are numerous places of interest throughout the island, without your ever having to go into Kingston if you don’t want to venture into the capital. Appleton Sugar Estate, Rockland Bird Sanctuary, Belvedere Plantation, Rose Hall Great House and Greenwood Great House are all near Montego Bay. Ocho Rios is a major centre for tourism with some of the island’s best beaches and numerous waterfalls, gardens and plantations nearby to visit (eg Dunn’s River Falls, Prospect Plantation and Harmony Hall). One famous place of interest is Firefly, Noel Coward’s house set at 1,000 ft and enjoying one of the finest views in the Caribbean. Port Antonio is a beautiful old town in an extraordinary setting.

FACTUAL INFORMATION Capital: Kingston. Airports: Montego Bay and Kingston. Size of the island: 146 miles by 51 miles. Population: About 3 million. Average

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JAMAICA

ROUND HILL HOTEL & VILLAS M O N T E G O B AY

“ELEGANCE AND TRADITION, TIMELESS STYLE AND COMFORT: A TRULY COSSETING AND RELAXING AMBIENCE”

Aerial view of Round Hill at Montego Bay

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ROM THE MOMENT you reach Round Hill Hotel & Villas it welcomes you with a captivating sense of wellbeing and timeless style.

The extraordinary beauty of the gardens cannot fail to impress even those familiar with the most beautiful gardens in the Caribbean. Once part of a plantation growing sugar, coconuts, pineapple and allspice, the lush grounds burst with a splendid array of tropical flowers such as jasmine, frangipani and bougainvillaea. The hotel grounds are situated on a hill that descends to a crescent-shaped bay and yellow sandy beach. On the hillside, surrounded by individually created gardens bursting with greenery and splashes of colour, are the 27 villas, which can be rented in their entirety or as separate suites.Twentythree of the villas have their own private swimming pools. Closer to the sea is the colonial-style main reception area with its black and white tiled floor and veranda with comfortable chairs and sofas. To one side of the beachfront is the swimming pool, with its double vanishing edge, and the Pineapple House. Here, the Oceanfront rooms have been renovated and redesigned by Ralph Lauren, who owns a villa on the property. The rooms, overlooking the pool and the Caribbean Sea, feature white stone floors and luxurious fourposter, mahogany-stained bamboo beds, and boast enlarged bathrooms with separate deep tubs and freestanding rain showers. Ground floor rooms have

a balcony or patio and the upstairs rooms have cathedral ceilings and views across the water. The bar has Jamaican mahogany chairs, which are stylishly complemented by blue- and white-striped soft furnishings. Dining is on the terrace most evenings to the sound of the lapping of the sea and soft calypso or jazz music. The new Grill restaurant has an elevated position above the beach overlooking the ocean. Special evenings such as casual beach barbecues and Jamaican nights are held each week. Round Hill is a popular choice for families: at the Pineapple kids’ club children can enjoy activities such as nature walks, talent shows, water sports and gymnastics. The Elemis spa is located in an 18th century plantation house. It offers a wide range of health and beauty treatments and boasts ten air-conditioned treatment rooms, a fitness centre and a beauty salon. A patio set in the tropical garden houses a hydrotherapy tub, massage area and a swimming pool used for aqua aerobics. Indulge in facials, treatments and massages in a relaxed and tranquil setting. Round Hill is ideal for both families, couples and singles. Stylish, understated elegance and wonderful personal service.

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Villa swimming pool at Round Hill

Exterior view of the spa at Round Hill

Oceanfront Room interior at Round Hill

About 25 minutes by car from Montego Bay airport.

CLOSING PERIOD 6 September to 11 October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 110 rooms, suites and villas, Beach with service, New Fitness Centre, Freshwater swimming pool, Water sports, Floodlit Tennis, Scuba diving, Sailing, Windsurfing and waterskiing lessons can be arranged, TV lounge, Elemis spa, Kids' club, Gift shop, Laundry, Weddings arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Snorkelling, Kayaks, Glass bottom boat, Paddle boats Tennis and racquets, Fitness centre, Jogging path, Nightly entertainment, Nature walks, Manager's cocktail party every Wednesday, Wi-Fi. OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Montego Bay with its shops and restaurants is about 10 miles away. Golf is available at five different courses nearby. Full- and half-day tours can be arranged to local attractions such as waterfalls and natural springs.

CHILDREN Welcome all year round. Cots and highchairs provided, Baby-minding available.

Organised children’s programme, available free of charge all year round for children aged 3 to 12.

ALL INCLUSIVE All inclusive available at a supplement. Contact us for details.

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Special Offers

EARLY BOOKING OFFER Receive reductions worth 10% off the nightly rate for stays between 16 April-17 December 2016 when booked before 28 February 2016. Saving is on room rate only and is only combinable with free nights offers.

SUMMER FAMILY OFFER One child sharing their parents' room stays free of charge between 1 May-31 October 2016. Receive 50% off for a second room for up to 2 children under the age of 16. Valid for stays of at least 7 nights.

VILLA SPECIAL Receive reductions worth 15% off the nightly rate for stays in villas between 1 May-17 December 2016, plus receive daily breakfast served in the villa. Valid for stays of at least 7 nights when booked before 15 April 2016.

ROUND HILL HOTEL & VILLAS CE95 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Montego Bay with British Airways in World Traveller, or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,970 low season £2,420 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, telephone, hairdryer, bathrobes, coffee maker, iron and ironing board.

TYPE A Oceanfront View Room or Oceanfront Patio Room in the Pineapple House.

TYPE B Classic Villa Suite with living room, garden and terrace area.

TYPE C Classic Villa Suite with shared pool, living room, garden and terrace.

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Deluxe Villa Suite with shared pool, living room, garden and terrace.

Master Villa Suite with shared pool, living room, garden or veranda.

TYPE E Pineapple Suite with open-air living room, chaises longues, large terrace and shared pool.

TYPE F ETC. Two-, Three-, Four-, Five- and Six-Bedroom Villas, most with private pool. Details on request.

TYPE C

TYPE D

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HALF MOON M O N T E G O B AY

“SPACIOUS, LUXURIOUS AND ELEGANT - CATERING FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS”

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NE OF THE GREAT BENEFITS of Half Moon is that its sheer size provides for numerous leisure facilities in amongst thoughtful landscaping and meticulously maintained grounds allow. The resort stretches over 400 acres bordering the sea and a two mile-long sandy beach. The landscaping is such that much of the accommodation either faces the sea or forms small clusters that nestle just behind the beach. Bedrooms, villas, shops, sports facilities, restaurants and bars are located by the extensive beachfront, within tropical gardens of palms, topiary, hibiscus, oleander and bougainvillaea. The buildings are in a West Indian plantation style, with interiors furnished in a mixture of elegant European fashions and Jamaican flavour - particularly in the colours and paintings. The outstanding range of sports facilities should keep the most avid sports enthusiast busy for days on end, whilst for moments of relaxation there are lounges, terraces, the excellent on-site shopping centre, and the mile-long sandy beach where you can sip a cool drink or enjoy afternoon tea. The range of restaurants caters for a multitude of tastes, from the Seagrape Restaurant, which offers classic international and Jamaican cuisine, the Italian Il Giardino and Aarya, an Indian and Thai restaurant. There is an extensive range of accommodation, from double rooms to four- to seven-bedroom villas, which offer excellent value for money. The resort has a spa, called The Fern Tree, and a Golf Academy that offers a variety of programmes under the instruction of golf professionals. Half Moon happily caters for couples and families.

View from the Hibiscus Suite

An Imperial Suite pool at Half Moon

The beach at Half Moon

Half Moon's championship golf course

A Royal Villa at Half Moon DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About 10 minutes by car from Montego Bay airport.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 197 rooms and suites and 33 villas, Beach, Five restaurants, Seven bars, Three freshwater swimming pools, 18-hole Robert Trent Jones par-72 championship golf course, Golf Academy, Spa,13 floodlit tennis courts, Squash courts, Wireless internet, Computer lounge and business centre, Water sports equipment, Equestrian centre, Children's centre, Teen centre, Boutiques and shops, Concierge services, On-property shuttle service, Land sports, Fitness centre, Live entertainment, Nurse's service.

COMPLIMENTARY Tennis, Table tennis, Use of fitness centre, Croquet, 18-hole putting course, Volley ball, Basketball, Bicycles, Squash, Badminton, Kayaks, Paddle boats, Water lilos, Manager's cocktail party, Nightly entertainment, Wireless internet in guest rooms,

Bottled water in room, Shuffle board, Pool table, Welcome rum punch and fruit punch.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Half Moon is about 20 minutes from the shops, bars and restaurants of Montego Bay. CHILDREN Children are welcome all year. Anancy Children’s Village at Half Moon organises activities for children aged 3 to 12 at a charge and features play areas with duck pond, activity rooms, wading pool and sand box, and sports for older children too. Hype Zone Teen Centre welcomes teenagers aged 13 to 19 and provides activities such as computer games and with spa services at an additional cost. There are rooms or suites for families, cots, highchairs, special meal times, babysitting and a dolphin lagoon where children can swim with the dolphins.

ALL INCLUSIVE All inclusive plan is available at a supplement. Contact us for details.

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have bath and shower, air conditioning, bathrobes, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, radio, telephone, television, minibar, safe, patio/balcony, Internet access.

TYPE A Superior Room with king-size or twin beds and ocean or garden view.

TYPE B Deluxe Room with twin beds.

TYPE C Junior Suite with king-size or twin beds and living area.

TYPE D Deluxe Suite with patio, living area and kitchen downstairs - ideal for families.

TYPE E Hibiscus Suite or Royal Suite with large living room and large bathroom.

TYPE F Imperial Suite or Spa Suite with large living room. The Spa Suite has a dedicated spa area that converts into a private treatment room or fitness studio.

TYPE G Two-Bedroom Royal or Hibiscus Suite with separate bathrooms and connecting living room.

TYPE H Four- to Seven-Bedroom Royal Villas. Details on request.

HALF MOON CE86 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Montego Bay with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,680 low season £2,080 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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Hotel lobby at Half Moon

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JAMAICA INN OCHO RIOS

“TRANQUIL AMBIENCE WITH UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE - QUITE DELIGHTFUL”

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AMAICA INN ENJOYS an immensely privileged location in gently sloping gardens that extend to a long beach of soft, golden sand. Vividly coloured flowers and shrubs such as bougainvillaea and jacaranda stand out exuberantly against the striking cobalt blue buildings of Jamaica Inn, which form a semicircle almost encompassing the lawn and the beach. The beach is long and wide and swimming is excellent, with an offshore reef protecting the wide bay. Once favoured by Winston Churchill, Noel Coward and Ian Fleming, Jamaica Inn prides itself on maintaining its traditional charm in the present day.

Today the hotel offers beachside tranquillity in the daytime and an elegant ambience in the evenings. Drinks and dinner are served on terraces under palm trees overlooking the gardens and the sea, to the accompaniment of live music. The bedrooms at Jamaica Inn are a unique feature in that the Deluxe and Premier rooms offer spacious open-air verandas with ceiling fan, sofa, armchair and writing desk. It is here that you can enjoy room service for breakfast or dinner to the chatter of local birds or the sound of the sea, depending on the location of the room. Inside the rooms the deep blue of the exterior walls is offset by white louvred shutters and white fabrics, creating a traditionally colonial style. At the KiYara ocean spa, fresh ingredients are blended for each appointment, with herbal roots, coffee, coconut and pineapple used in a variety of ways. Jamaica Inn offers a beachside holiday in surroundings that are full of character and charm.

Jamaica Inn Cottage living room

The long sandy beach at Jamaica Inn

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

Special Offers Please contact us for details of current special offers.

90 minutes by car from Montego Bay airport.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 52 suites and cottages, Beach and freshwater swimming pool, Lounge, Bar and beach bar, Restaurant, Fine art gallery, Laundry, Safe deposit, Weddings can be arranged, Golf nearby with discounted green fees, Gift shop, KiYara spa, Room service is available for all meals.

COMPLIMENTARY Croquet, Tennis nearby, Sunfish sailing, Snorkelling equipment, Kayaks, Fitness centre.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Two miles to the nearest shops and restaurants.

CHILDREN Children 10 years and older are welcome March 1 to 14 December, and 12 years and older are welcome December 15 to 28 February.

DRESS CODE Gentlemen are required to wear a collared shirt and trousers after 7pm in the main bar and dining area. It is highly recommended that gentlemen carry a jacket for the month of February.

Meal plans including an all inclusive plan are available for booking in advance. Contact us for details.

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ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, telephone, hairdryer, safe.

TYPE A Superior Balcony Suite upstairs in the main wing or east wing nearer the sea with views across the lawn to the beach and sea, balcony.

TYPE B Deluxe Verandah Suite on the ground floor in the main wing or east wing, oceanfront with views across the lawn to the beach and sea, large living room-style veranda.

TYPE C Premier Verandah Suite in the west wing with large living room-style veranda directly on the water or in the beach wing with large living room-style veranda directly on the beach.

TYPES D ETC. Cowdray Suite, Blue Cottage, White Suite, Cottage 7, Cottage 3 and Cottage 4, Jamaica Inn Cottages. Details on request.

JAMAICA INN CE83 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Kingston with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, private return car transfer between airport and hotel and room only.

7 nights from

£1,890 low season £2.260 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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Elegant grounds of Jamaica Inn

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St Barthélemy is fascinating in that the island offers a truly French atmosphere but with a Caribbean climate. For those used to the lush Windward Islands, St Barts will appear dry and rough, but its hills and glorious beaches more than compensate, as does the colour of the ocean that surrounds. Surrounded by startling turquoise sea, St Martin is shared between the French and the Dutch (St Maarten in Dutch). It is hilly in part and very flat, with salt ponds on one side. The island is very developed and building work seems to continue at a relentless pace but the beaches are very good and the atmosphere on the French side is very Gallic with high standards of cuisine. Guadeloupe is a fascinating Caribbean island; in fact two islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre are separated by the River Salée and between them display the full splendour of typically Caribbean scenery. Enjoy landscapes from the tropical rainforest-clad mountains on Basse-Terre, to the lower-lying limestone plateau of Grande-Terre.

The island has the full status of a French département so the familiarity of France is present and obvious but the language is frequently Creole, and the zouk music that throbs the air is FrenchCaribbean. One of the great attractions of Guadeloupe is this exotic mixture, which allows you to combine the flair of French cuisine with Creole flavours. Martinique is the largest of the French Caribbean islands; steeped in history as well as beauty, it boasts lush mountainous land, beautiful beaches, delightful villages and immense rainforests. The island boasts many beaches, which are some of the nicest places to swim are on the southwest coast. Diving is popular on Martinique, particularly at Grand Anse, where the water is calm and there is lots of coral, which makes it an excellent place to snorkel and a popular dive area for beginners.

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CHEVAL BLANC ST BARTH ISLE DE FRANCE ST MARTIN AIRPORT GUSTAVIA

MARIGOT

LA SAMANNA JULIANA AIRPORT

“THE CHIC FRENCH ISLANDS FOR SPECTACULAR NATURAL BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY. VISIT STUNNING BEACHES, CLIMB DRAMATIC VOLCANOES AND ENJOY AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF FRENCH AND CREOLE CUISINE”

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GRANDE-TERRE LA COCOTERAIE AIRPORT POINTE A PITRE

BASSE-TERRE

TRAVEL POINTERS Access to St Barts is via Antigua. Flying time from London to Antigua is approximately 8 hours. British Airways and Virgin have direct flights to Antigua. You can also fly daily with Air France via Paris and St Martin. Flying time Paris to St Martin is about 9 hours. Then there is an onward flight of about 10 minutes to St Barts. Access to St Martin is also via Antigua and includes a scheduled Liat flight from Antigua to St Martin return (about 35 minutes). Access to Guadeloupe and Martinique is daily with Air France via Paris.

TWO-CENTRE RECOMMENDATIONS Anguilla, Antigua, Nevis for St Barts. For St Martin, Nevis or St Kitts are very different, or combine St Barts for a truly French flavour.

Antigua and St Lucia for Guadeloupe. For Martinique combine St Lucia or Guadeloupe.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS There are many highlights of St Barts including the music festival in January. For gastronomes eating out is a great pleasure in St Barts with restaurants serving classical French haute cuisine enlivened with local Caribbean ingredients and creole flavours. People watching at Le Select bar in Gustavia. Martine Cotten's gallery of prints depicting island life. Other art and sculpture galleries. Local highlights in St Martin include gourmet restaurants on the French side (lots in Grand Case and Marigot Bay). The zouk music of the French Caribbean in most clubs. Dutyfree shopping in Philipsburg. Carnival on the French side is at the beginning of Lent and on the Dutch side at Easter. For a stay in Guadeloupe why not visit the Parc National on Basse-Terre which covers 12,000 acres of tropical rainforest and mountains. Reserve Naturelle de Grand Cul de Sac Martin on Grande-Terre which is 650 acres of mangrove swamp where you can see

egrets, doves, snipe, pelicans and crabs. Diving off Bouillante. Wander along the promenades of Ste Anne or St Francois where the fishermen's homes stand next to chic restaurants.The August cook's festival in Pointe-Ă -Pitre. Day trip by ferry over to Marie Galante. Highlight of Martinique is the unique environment that includes a fascinating rainforest with many hiking trails to enjoy. Banana, pineapple and sugar cane plains. Mardi Gras Carnival every February or March for the five days that lead up to Ash Wednesday, with entertainment including music and dancing. The capital of Fort-de-France with its bustling market, harbour and waterfront cafes.

An abundance of cafes and open-air restaurants serving a variety of food with both French and Caribbean influences.

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT For St Barts hire car or jeep for exploring the island although the roads are very steep, so at least a manual if not 4-wheel drive is recommended. Anse du Gouverneur and Anse de Grande Saline are two of the best beaches.

For St Martin use taxis for short distances and hire cars if you want to explore the island further. St Martin is very built up in comparison to other Caribbean islands. You can also take trips by boat and plane from St Martin to the nearby islands of Anguilla, St Barts, Saba and Statia. In Guadeloupe the road system is extremely good by Caribbean standards.

Taxis are plentiful as are hire cars. Distances on Basse-Terre can take longer to cover than anticipated because of the terrain. Guadeloupe is ideally suited to the independent sightseer.

Martinique's roads are good and the best way to see the island is by hire car. Taxis are available for shorter distances. Grande Anse des Salines and Les Salines are two of the best beaches to visit.

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FACTUAL INFORMATION ST BARTS: Capital: Gustavia. Airport: St Jean.

Size of the island: 21 square kms. Population: 5,000 approx. Average temperature: about 27 degrees Centigrade.

ST MARTIN: Capital: Marigot (French side).

Airport: Juliana (on Dutch St Maarten). Size of the island: 20 square miles (the French part) and 17 square miles (the Dutch part). Population: 28,000 approx on the French side. Average temperature: about 27 degrees Centigrade.

GUADELOUPE: Capital: Basse-Terre town is the administrative capital but Pointe-a-Pitre is the commercial capital of the island. Airports: Le Raizet at Pointe-Ă -Pitre. Size of the island: About 1,510 sq kms. Population: About 426,000 Average temperature: Between 22 and 30 degrees Centigrade on the coast, a couple of degrees cooler inland. September to November are the wettest months.

MARTINIQUE: Capital: Fort-de-France.

Airport: Lamentin. Size of the island: 1,080 square kms. Population: 414,516. Average temperature: Between 22 and 30 degrees centigrade on the coast, a couple of degrees cooler inland.

Humidity is the highest in September and lowest in April.

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CHEVAL BLANC ST BARTH ISLE DE FRANCE B A I E D E S FL A M A N D S

“A SMALL AND INTIMATE HOTEL FULL OF CARIBBEAN FLAVOUR”

Bungalow exterior and pool at Cheval Blanc Hotel St Barth Isle de France

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HIS DELIGHTFUL BOUTIQUE HOTEL is located on the northwest coast of St Barts, in an enviable position on Baie des Flamands, one of the island’s most beautiful beaches. This small and intimate hotel succeeds in combining the charm of the West Indies with the sophistication of the south of France. Its informal elegance, romantic setting, and attentive service are perfect for those seeking a relaxing atmosphere and luxurious comfort. Cheval Blanc St Barth Isle de France offers just 39 rooms, suites and villas. The beach rooms are spacious and have their own private terrace overlooking the sea; they are housed in the main building near the beach. Garden rooms are located in the lush green tropical gardens and the Hillside bungalow on top of the hill boasts a private pool and beautiful sea views. Guests can choose to relax by one of the pools or on the white sand beach, or alternatively they can take part in a wide range of activities including tennis and a selection of water sports. There is also a fully equipped fitness room that is located in the Natura Bisse and Intraceutical endorsed spa, which has four treatment rooms offering a range of massages, body wraps and facials to relax and rejuvenate the body. The open-air restaurant La Case de l’Isle boasts glorious views and serves delicious, light and simple French cuisine. Lunches can be taken by the pool or on the beach. You can also opt to dine in the privacy of your own room or pick from a number of other excellent restaurants a short drive away. Cheval Blanc St Barth Isle de France offers the perfect blend of high-class accommodation, dining and activities in a laid-back Caribbean atmosphere.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

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5 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD

early September to

mid-October.

39 rooms, suites and villas, Two swimming pools, Fitness room, Spa, Boutique, 24-hour room service, Water sports including windsurfing, deep-sea fishing, waterskiing and diving can be arranged on request, book and DVD libraries.

COMPLIMENTARY In room mini-fridge stocked with beverages and canapes on arrival, Wi-Fi connection, Continental breakfast, Pool, Fitness centre, Boutique and Flamands beach access.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY The many beaches of St Barts, a number of small museums and churches and the shopping areas of Gustavia and St Jean.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

ROOM TYPES

All rooms are air-conditioned and contain private safe, mini-fridge, flat screen TV, DVD player, iPod audio system, coffee maker direct line telephone with voice mail and free Wi-Fi connection.

TYPE A Garden Bungalow or Garden Room with terrace.

TYPE B Hillside Bungalow with private pool, kitchenette, terrace and sea view.

TYPE C Beach Room with terrace overlooking the pool and sea.

TYPE D Two-Bedroom Fisherman’s Cottage with small sitting area, kitchenette, garden and interior courtyard with jacuzzi.

Beach Junior Suite with separate sitting area and terrace overlooking the pool and sea.

TYPE F Two-Bedroom Garden Suite with two bathrooms, sitting room, patio kitchen and hidden splash pool.

TYPE G Two-Bedroom Beach Suite with two bathrooms, living room area, kitchenette, sundeck, and jacuzzi.

TYPE H One-Bedroom Beach Suite with one bathroom, lounge, full kitchen, terrace overlooking the sea and private infinity plunge pool.

TYPE I Three Bedroom Flamand Villas with ensuite bedrooms, private fitness room, home cinema, full kitchen, lounge, terrace and private infinity plunge pool.

TYPE E

Sunbeds on the beach at Cheval Blanc St Barth Isle de France

CHEVAL BLANC ST BARTH ISLE DE FRANCE CE68 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward flights to St Barts by private shared charter, return transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from about £2,920 low season £3,850 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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LA SAMANNA L OW L A N D S

“LUXURY AND REFINEMENT, AN INTRIGUING COMBINATION OF AMERICAN COMFORT AND FRENCH FLAIR”

Hotel exterior surounded by stunning gardens

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A SAMANNA IS AN OUTSTANDING HOTEL boasting a stunning natural location on the island of St. Martin. On a white sand beach lapped by turquoise waters, it offers delectable cuisine and spacious, well-furnished rooms. The hotel is built in a Mediterranean style, with white-washed walls complemented by dark green palms, prints of Caribbean plants and splashes of Caribbean colour in dramatic flower arrangements and the costumes of the staff. La Samanna is comprised of 82 rooms, suites and villas and owned by Orient-Express Hotels. With their white walls, tiled floors, new furniture and potted palms, the suites and villas are especially spacious and comfortable.

There are also two-bedroom suites and three-bedroom villas available, which are ideal for families and bigger parties who desire more freedom and independence. The gourmet restaurant has a well-deserved reputation. In addition to the quality of the cuisine, which reflects a skilful combination of French and Caribbean, you can enjoy a superb views over the crescent-shaped sandy beach. The hotel also features an authentic European-style spa.

La Samanna has recently undergone some refurbishments: luxurious beach cabanas have been built with their own bed, deck, television and separate shower. Private plunge pools and outdoor showers have also been added to some rooms. This is an exotic, luxurious hotel on a wonderful stretch of sandy beach, that is very well suited to couples and families. Well worth visiting.

The superb beach at La Samanna DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT About

ROOM TYPES

10 minutes by car.

All rooms and suites have private bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fan, telephone, radio, safe, satellite TV, hairdryer, fridge, patio, terrace or balcony overlooking beach and ocean.

TYPE A Deluxe Ocean View Room.

TYPE B Ocean View Suite.

TYPE C Plunge Pool Suite.

TYPE D Beachfront Suite.

TYPE E Terrace Suite.

CLOSING PERIOD Open all year FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 82 rooms,

suites and villas, Swimming pool, Fitness, Spa, Private beach cabanas, 24-hour room service, Tennis, Water sports, Yoga, Pilates, Laundry, Boutique.

COMPLIMENTARY Non-motorised water sports, Use of fitness room, Tennis.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Located in an affluent residential area with shops and restaurants.

CHILDREN Children under 12 stay free of charge when sharing a suite with parents. Children under 5 are not allowed in the gastronomic restaurant at dinner time.

LA SAMANNA CE74 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Antigua with British Airways in World Traveller or Virgin Atlantic in economy, onward flights with Liat to St Martin, return car transfers from the airport to the hotel and bed and buffet breakfast.

7 nights from

£2,870 low season £3,920 high season

Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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MARTINIQUE

LE CAP EST LAGOON RESORT & SPA L E FR A N Ç O I S

“ELEGANT AND ORIGINAL - A PLACE FOR RELAXATION”

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E CAP EST LAGOON RESORT & SPA is situated on the eastern coast of Martinique and occupies a charming position on a peninsula with a lagoon below.

The hotel is surrounded by colourful plants and flowers and has a total of 50 elegant suites, some boasting their own small pool and outdoor shower. Sugarcane lines the hotel entrance, greeting guests as they enter the building, and green and colourful vegetation abounds throughout the hotel. Witness the bougainvillaea slope gently towards the swimming pool, royal palms adorn the suites and water lilies cover the ponds. The architecture of the hotel keeps with conventional Caribbean style and local materials have been used to create a subtle, relaxed atmosphere that is in keeping with the natural setting. Inside, fabric colours are warm and the furniture is traditional. Le Cap Est has two restaurants. Le Campeche is a lagoon restaurant with a seafaring feel; it has a large deck with wood and rope detail, and the menu includes grilled fish and fresh crayfish specialities. The mood at Le Belem more subtle and sophisticated, where candles create a relaxed atmosphere and food is more classical and typical of the island. There are numerous leisure activities, including a spa in partnership with Guerlain offering balneotherapy, hydrotherapy and massage treatments. Tennis and windsurfing facilities are also available. As a five-star hotel and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Le Cap Est Lagoon Resort & Spa offers luxurious accommodation and service of a high quality.

Terrace and plunge pool of a deluxe or executive suite at Le Cap Est

Special offers Please contact us for details of current special offers.

DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

ROOM TYPES

About 30 minutes by car.

CLOSING PERIOD early September to mid-October.

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL 50 suites, Beach, Swimming pool, Two restaurants, Laundry, Library, Lounge bar, Room service, Spa, Floodlit Tennis court, Water sports including snorkelling, kitesurfing and paddleboarding, Big game fishing can be arranged, Excursions can be arranged by boat, Car hire arranged.

COMPLIMENTARY Day and night tennis, Fitness room, Kayaks, Windsurfing.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Big game fishing, Trois Ilets golf course is 45 minutes away.

CHILDREN Children are welcome.

All rooms have king-size bed, private bathroom, air conditioning, plasma screen television, CD and DVD player, telephone with internet and fax access, safe, Wi-Fi, maxi-bar with a bar, fridge and espresso machine, hairdryer.

TYPE A Junior Suite on garden level or first floor with private terrace or loggia.

TYPE B Deluxe Suite on garden level with small private pool, outdoor shower and terrace.

TYPE C Executive Suite on garden level or duplex with small private pool, outdoor shower and terrace.

LE CAP EST LAGOON RESORT & SPA CE67 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Martinique with Air France and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from about £2,180 low season £2,550 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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LA COCOTERAIE

GUADELOUPE

S A I N T FR A N Ç O I S

“REFINED AND ELEGANT, COSY AND STYLISH – A WONDERFUL HOTEL”

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A COCOTERAIE enjoys a fine location near the village of Saint François, between the turquoise waters of the most beautiful lagoon on Guadeloupe and the lush greens of the Robert Trent Jones golf course. La Cocoteraie has been built in a striking Caribbean colonial style and creates a dazzling impression, with its white roofs, latticework and slatted windows standing out against the bright blues of the sea and sky. Hibiscus, frangipani and jasmine provide colour and fragrance. Attention to detail is important in intereiors that are contemporary, stylish and quirky. There is a cosy and intimate feel, which is created by details such as the Chinese porcelain vases that adorn the sides of the swimming pool, the madras fabrics in the rooms and the traditional furniture from the Antilles. Days at La Cocoteraie can be spent lazily by the pool or on the small, sandy beach, sipping the odd Planter’s Punch or two around the Indigo bar. For the more actively inclined, there is an abundance of activities from sports to sightseeing available on the doorstep. A golf course occupies a plot adjacent to the hotel, which is superb proximity for avid golfers to refine their skills. There is also a tiny airfield from which you can take trips by small plane around the nearby islands, perhaps over to Marie Galante or les Saintes.

The village of Saint François offers a range of sophisticated boutiques, bars and restaurants, so guests need not feel confined to La Cocoteraie's grounds.

By the beach at La Cocoteraie DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT

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Special offers

45 minutes by car.

FREE NIGHTS

mid-October.

HONEYMOON AND ANNIVERSARY

50 suites, Beach, Swimming pool, Two tennis courts, Fitness centre, Massages, Room service, 18-hole Robert Trent Jones golf course adjacent to the hotel.

OUT AND ABOUT NEARBY Village of Saint François is a short distance away with its harbour and marina.

CHILDREN Children of all ages are accepted.

Stay 7 nights for the price of 6 between 1 May-18 December 2016. Not combinable with other offers.

EARLY BOOKING Receive reductions worth 15% off the nightly rate for stays between 1 May-18 December 2016 when booked at least 60 days prior to arrival. Not combinable with other offers. o Honeymooners and guests celebrating a wedding anniversary of 20 years or more receive a complimentary bottle of champagne and two cocktails when staying at least 6 nights between 19 December 2015-18 December 2016.

CLOSING PERIOD

Mid-August to

FACILITIES AT THE HOTEL

ROOM TYPES

All rooms have private bathroom with octagonal bathtub, air conditioning, telephone, television, minibar, safe, balcony.

TYPE A Garden Marina Suite.

TYPE B Pool Suite.

TYPE C Beach Suite. .

LA COCOTERAIE CE159 Prices are per person based on two people sharing a Type A double or twin room and include scheduled flights London to Guadeloupe with Air France and bed and breakfast.

7 nights from about £1,690 low season £2,100 high season Guide prices only. Best prices quoted at point of enquiry. Supplements are available for room and flight upgrades, meal plans and flights on other airlines. For full, current prices and all additional details, please call us on 01392 441210.

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BRITISH AIRWAYS

We are pleased to offer you the services of British Airways, whose name over the years has become synonymous with outstanding levels of customer service and satisfaction. For flights to the Caribbean, British Airways offers four different on-board classes, depending on your holiday date, route and budget. Online and self-service check-in options are advantages on offer.

FIRST - EVERY DETAIL MATTERS

CLUB WORLD - DESIGNED AROUND YOU

dedicated First check-in desk at Heathrow, Gatwick and Barbados • AAccess to exclusive luxury lounges with pre flight refreshments, •luxury wines and champagne. Only available with selected flights.

On board the First suite offers personal space, a window with electric • blinds and a personal wardrobe.

• Comfortable seat is 60% wider at the shoulder and converts into a 6'6" fully flat bed.

• A la carte menu designed by the world's top chefs, including fresh 'Catch of the Day'.

15" screen with entertainment options on demand complete •withPersonal RCA jack for MP3 and DVD players.

Access to Arrival and Departure lounges along with complimentary treatments at the Elemis Travel Spa* at selected airports Menu inspired by some of the world’s top chefs and is accompanied by an expertly sourced wine cellar Comfortable seat converts into a 6’ fully flat bed at the touch of a button, with soft mattress and memory foam headrest.

Touch button privacy screens The Club Kitchen is open between meals with a selection of hot and cold snacks *You can experience the latest Club World cabin on all Boeing 747 and 777 aircraft. The original, award winning Club World cabin featuring the world’s first fully flat bed is fitted on Boeing 767 aircraft.

Please phone us for the most advantageous supplements at the time of booking, which will include special offers.

On board FIRST

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Please phone us for the most advantageous supplements at the time of booking, which will include special offers.

Club World

WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS - WORTH THE DIFFERENCE

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7” more legroom than World Traveller Wider seat with additional recline, adjustable headrest, lumbar support, footrest and leg rest Smaller, quieter cabin with no more than 6 rows Upgraded dining service and amenity kit Personal video screen with entertainment options on demand and new noise-reducing headsets

WORLD TRAVELLER - DESIGNED FOR COMFORT

seat pitch with adjustable headrest, footrest and lumbar support • 31” Personal video screen with entertainment options on demand • Three course meals designed by leading chefs and complimentary bar • Amenity kit with cushions, eyeshades and socks • Choice of Onlineblankets, Check-in and Check-in kiosks at the airport •(available on all classes) Caribbean Expressions’ prices are based on World Traveller.

Please phone us for the most advantageous supplements at the time of booking, which will include special offers.

World Traveller Plus

On board World Traveller

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AND AIR FRANCE

We offer the much-heralded services of Virgin Atlantic from London Gatwick to the Caribbean.

We recommend early booking to ensure availability in your preferred class.There are three different on-board classes.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Please phone us for the most advantageous supplements at the time of booking, which will include special offers.

UPPER CLASS

Upper Class has the biggest fully flat bed in any business class •withVirgin a seat pitch between 55 and 60".

• The seats in Virgin Economy have a seat pitch of 32" which comes Each bed comes with its own ottoman, which doubles as a guest seat. with a personal TV screen featuring up to 20 channels of entertainment.

• All seats are forward facing and there is a maximum of four Upper Class •Suites across • Complimentary drinks are served during the flight and there is a the cabin. choice of 3 meals, including a vegetarian option.

Each suite has direct access to the aisle and is fitted with laptop power Children are well catered for with special meals (must be pre-ordered), •access.

•a ‘K-iD’ rucksack as well as baby changing areas for privacy, child safety freedom menu service gives you the flexibility to eat what you seats for children under 3 and skycots provided for infants up to 12 •want,Thewhen you want, from a full meal to a snack. months old. Many flights have seats with their own video games console There are up to 20 channels of entertainment including films, drama, with up to 35 games.

•music, sport, comedy and kid’s programmes and up to 14 audio channels ECONOMY

for you to watch on your personal, multi directional 10.4" wide screen.

Beauty treatments are available inflight and there is an onboard bar.

Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses are at your disposal in UK airports which offer beauty treatments, food and drink and full business facilities.

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Please phone us for the most advantageous supplements at the time of booking, which will include special offers.

PREMIUM ECONOMY

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Like Upper Class, Premium Economy has a dedicated check in and separate cabin with a maximum of 40 passengers to ensure prompt and attentive service.

The seats are wider than in economy class and have adjustable leg and head rests with a pitch of up to 38".

Complimentary champagne is served preflight, as well as free drinks throughout the flight.

There is a choice of 3 meals, including a vegetarian option.

Up to 20 channels of entertainment are at your disposal on a personal TV screen as well as a complimentary comfort kit and newspapers.

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AIR FRANCE

France’s national carrier flies from Paris Charles de Gaulle, generally using Boeing 747 aircraft, to Guadeloupe and Martinique. With numerous flights from UK regional airports to Paris it is easy to connect and fly on to the Caribbean the same day. You can choose to up-grade to Alize (supplements on request).

For St Barts and St Martin you can also fly Air France from Paris into St Martin. Just contact us for timings and for any applicable price differences at the time of booking.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please note that our advantageous supplements for the upgraded classes on all of the airlines that we offer allow for the full range of check-in and on-board facilities associated with these classes, but that the usual associations of a fully flexible ticket do not apply.

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LOCAL AIRLINES

It operates a fleet of modern aircraft including Britten Norman Islanders, EMB-110 Bandeirante Turbo props and Twin Otters. The journey time from Barbados to the Grenadines is about 50 minutes with the departure from Barbados co-inciding with international flight arrivals. The luggage allowance is 20 kg per person.You are requested to carry a change of clothing and overnight essentials with you in hand luggage in case your suitcase is delayed in transit and has to be sent on to you the following day.

WIN AIR Windward Islands International is an airline based in St Maarten, operating a scheduled service primarily in the Leeward Islands. Flying similar aircraft to Liat, Win Air is used by Caribbean Expressions for travel from St Maarten to St Barts, Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis.

PRIVATE CHARTERS If you would like a private charter for any particular journey this is possible on request. Please let us have the details and we will provide a price for you.

Biras Creek in the British Virgin Islands

LOCAL AIRLINES IN THE CARIBBEAN

Small regional airlines are very much an established feature of travelling around the Caribbean islands and enable you to visit some of the much smaller islands with small airports and short runways. The largest airline operating throughout the Caribbean is Liat, offering scheduled services connecting most of the Caribbean islands from Trinidad in the south to Puerto Rico in the north. Then there are well-established smaller ones, offering a more regional service, such as the Grenadine Air Alliance and Win Air. LIAT ‘The Caribbean Airline’ Liat offers scheduled services throughout the Caribbean. From their base in Antigua Liat flies Dash 8 (about 30 seater) and Twin Otter (about 16 seater) aircraft from island to island, allowing people to travel easily throughout the Caribbean. We have flown with Liat extensively in the Caribbean and really do recommend their service as a way of truly experiencing the Caribbean amongst the Caribbean people.

However, due to the vast area and routes Liat covers, delays are sometimes experienced. Please ask our advice at the time of booking your holiday about connections and timings.

GRENADINE AIR ALLIANCE Grenadine Air Alliance operates shared and private charters from Barbados, primarily to the Grenadines but to other islands too on request.

Beach at Buccament Bay, St Vincent & The Grenadines

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WHAT’S INCLUDED AND EXTRAS

WHAT’S INCLUDED

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS Scheduled return flight from London in World Traveller including UK departure taxes. Our prices are based on British Airways unless stated otherwise on each page; Virgin Atlantic is sometimes offered as an alternative where available. Charter flights may also be offered subject to availability. Prices are based on outward and return flights being with the same airline. (However, you may mix for example British Airways and Virgin but a supplement is applicable. Details on request.) Inter-island flights are included if applicable for your first hotel as described on each hotel page. Appropriate transfers to your hotel, usually by taxi, sometimes by private car or boat, as described on each hotel page are also included (unless stated otherwise, usually only for hotels where it is more costeffective for you to purchase the travel arrangements locally).

Our supplements for travel in services other than World Traveller or Economy are based on preferential rates with the airlines. These rates are based on availability at the time of booking in certain classes of service made available to us. The upgrade supplements allow you the check-in and on-board services associated with the cabin in which you are flying but do not allow you the usual flexibility with changing and cancelling associated with the full public fares for these services.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Usually based on two people sharing a room. Some prices are based on four people sharing a two-roomed suite or apartment. All rooms have at least private shower or bath and WC. A variety of board arrangements and room types are offered. Please refer to the individual hotel pages and our important information pages. Local service and government taxes are included.

CARIBBEAN EXPRESSIONS LOCAL HELP Personally compiled notes on your hotel and island, giving you important contact telephone numbers and suggestions of sightseeing.

Local representatives will arrange to visit you in Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada, Anguilla, Antigua and Nevis.

AIRPORT PARKING Caribbean Expressions clients can pre-book a space in an airport car park with high security enclosures and full 24-hour surveillance. Frequent transfers to the terminals are provided. One week at London Gatwick costs from about £50. A ‘meet and greet’ service can be arranged where clients are met at the airport terminal on departure and return and a professional driver parks the car. The supplement for this is about £50.

Please phone us on 01392 441210 for details of how to book.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

PERSONAL EXPENDITURE Such as drinks, telephone charges, additional meals (depending on your hotel). Some hotels charge for all water sports, others include some water sports (particularly the non-motorised ones) in your stay. Details on the hotel pages. Hotels that offer room service usually make an additional charge for it. All items of personal expenditure should be settled directly with the hotel before your departure. Credit cards are widely accepted (but with some exceptions).

DEPARTURE TAXES Each airport has its own departure tax. This can only be paid by the passenger individually at the point of departure, either when you check-in or at a separate desk. The amount varies but is usually the equivalent of US$10–30 per person. It can be paid in local dollars (Caribbean Islands) or US$).

WHAT’S ON REQUEST

PRICES FOR SINGLE ROOMS Single room prices vary from hotel to hotel. To reflect most accurately the type of accommodation you might want, we will put together a tailormade price for you if you want the use of a single room.

PRICES FOR FAMILIES There is a multitude of special offers for families with children under 12.

These offers vary according to the time of the year and the individual hotel. Please contact us for a tailor-made quotation.

WHAT’S OPTIONAL

EXTRA NIGHTS Flexibility is of key importance to us and our clients. There are basic holiday prices of 7 and 14 nights with extra nights offered. Therefore you can choose to stay 9 nights in one hotel, followed perhaps by 5 nights somewhere else. (Some hotels do have minimum lengths of stay, particularly in high season.).

PERSONAL HOLIDAY INSURANCE This is essential in case of unforeseen cancellation and illness. We do not sell our own insurance but do advise that you take out adequate insurance at the time of booking your holiday if you do not have annual travel cover.

TAILOR-MADE HOLIDAYS You can use this brochure to calculate a great number of different holiday combinations. However, we cannot pretend to have space to offer you every possible combination. So, if you have a particular holiday in mind, not completely covered in this brochure, then contact us for a tailor-made quotation.This can apply equally to hotels you might know of that are not in this present brochure. We may have details for them on file anyway or will negotiate a price on your behalf.

Just call us on 01392 441210 to discuss your holiday ideas.

FLIGHT UPGRADES For that extra style and comfort, we can offer you travel in a premium cabin at an advantageous supplement.

REGIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTURES Most scheduled flights for the Caribbean depart from London, but we can offer you connecting flights from UK regional airports. These are free if your whole journey is with British Airways.

AIRPORT ACCOMMODATION We can arrange for you to spend the night at the airport or in central London before you leave for the Caribbean. Please ask us for details.

Amanyara, Turks and Caicos

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Most of this information is practical, much of it is obvious but it is important that you read it and are comfortable with all the details. It combines straightforward facts and figures with extra hints we think you should have.

HOTEL SWIMMING POOLS

Hotels OUR DESCRIPTIONS

The details provided in this holiday guide are, to our knowledge, correct at the time of going to press. Changes can and do take place in the course of the year. This can be before or after you book your holiday. However, changes can take place at very short notice, sometimes as a result of natural causes. It is our intention to provide you with the most comprehensive information possible and as and when we are advised of changes we do our best to advise you in turn.

CATEGORIES OF HOTELS

The hotels we feature in the Caribbean are some of the best on each island. In many cases they are, by accepted international opinion, the very best. However, plumbing, electrical fittings and door locks do vary from place to place and may not be exactly what you’re used to. The room type descriptions, e.g. Deluxe Suite, etc. are provided by the hotels themselves and are how they choose to describe their accommodation.

Pools do vary in size in the Caribbean. Some can be quite small, often due to restrictions on the use of water. Also, they do not usually have lifeguards present and children are requested not to use them without an adult present.You should not dive into pools if you are unaware of their depth.

HOTEL BEDROOMS

Caribbean hotels have rooms with queen size, king size and twin beds.

Twins can sometimes be two queen size beds or two halves of a king size bed, made up with separate sheets but joined together. We can request for you but cannot guarantee a particular type of bed. Bathrooms usually contain shower and WC rather than bath and WC. A few of the hotels in this brochure feature ‘open’ rooms, i.e. they do not have walls and windows on four sides but on one or two sides they are completely open to the elements. If you are squeamish about insects and lizards for example you should not choose such a room. If in doubt ask us before you book.

AIR CONDITIONING OR NOT

Most of the hotels in this brochure have minimum stays over the Christmas and New Year period (usually 12 or 14 nights). At other times some might have minimum stays of one week. Sometimes the exact number of nights of the minimum stay will only be communicated at the time of making the booking with the hotel.

Even at some of the most exclusive hotels in the Caribbean, you may not find air-conditioned bedrooms. Not to have air conditioning is usually a conscious decision of the hotelier to preserve a more natural ambience.

Where there is no air conditioning, rooms have ceiling fans and often screened windows which allow for pleasant breezes. At hotels where windows are not screened or where rooms are open, mosquito nets are provided on request.

HOTEL FACILITIES

MEALS

All are correct at the time of going to press, according to information supplied by the hotels themselves. Seasonal closing times can change and certain facilities are subject to mechanical problems, changes in the weather or require cleaning and can therefore be withdrawn at short notice without notification to us. If we know in advance we do our best to advise you in turn.

When breakfast is included in the Caribbean it is usually (but not necessarily, particularly on the French islands) a full breakfast with a wide choice of cooked or cold foods. In some places it is just a continental breakfast. Sometimes if you want breakfast in your room it would be just a continental breakfast.Where dinner is included it is usually a fixed menu with choice that changes daily. At some hotels dinner is a choice from the à la carte menu.

MINIMUM STAYS

VEGETARIAN MEALS

If you are a vegetarian you should advise us at the time of booking and we will advise the hotels accordingly.

DRESS CODE

The watchword is ‘elegantly casual’ for the evenings. Shorts, jeans and T-shirts are not allowed in the bar and restaurant areas of hotels in the evenings, after 6pm usually. Gentlemen are required to wear a jacket and tie at most hotels at Christmas and New Year, with black tie being the norm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. HOTEL SHOPS

Many of the hotels featured in this brochure have their own boutique selling a range of goods from holiday clothes, swimming costumes and hats to toiletries and suntan lotion.

Tree Top Suite at the Sandpiper, Barbados

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CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT

Rooms will normally be ready for you by 3pm on the day of arrival and you will be required to check-out of your room by 11 am or midday.

Hotels may have a room available where you can change if you have a late departure or they may let you keep your room until later in the day. It will depend on the hotel and their availability and they will make a charge for this. If you do have a late departure and want to keep your room (at an additional charge), please let us know at the time of booking so that we can arrange it for you.

might want to take your own beach towels if you intend visiting other beaches on the island or if you want to sail. Towels are usually changed twice a day and the majority of hotels operate an evening turn-down service.

TIPPING

Local taxes (equivalent of VAT) and a service charge are included in the room rates we pay on your behalf to the hotels. However, it is usual to give a small tip to drivers, porters and your chambermaid.

CREDIT CARDS

Credit cards are widely accepted throughout the Caribbean. To our knowledge all the hotels in this brochure accept credit cards.You will need cash for taxis, drinks and food when out and about. Small denominations of US$ are most useful or try to use local currency wherever possible.

DRINKS AT HOTELS

Unless your hotel is operating on an all-inclusive basis (as indicated on the hotel page by Full Board with drinks) then you will receive coffee or tea and juice with breakfast (the French islands operate slightly differently sometimes) as included in the price. All other drinks such as aperitifs, wine, beers etc during the day and with meals should be paid for directly to the hotel. Bottles of wine are usually quite expensive in the Caribbean because of import duties. Some islands such as the Cayman Islands are more expensive than others.

ENTERTAINMENT

On the whole in the Caribbean people rise early and go to bed early.

The hotels we feature do not offer late nights of loud entertainment.

When entertainment is provided (and most of the hotels do provide some entertainment at least once a week) it tends to be low-key - perhaps a local steel band or a pianist. Many hotels will also host a manager’s weekly cocktail party.

CONCIERGE FACILITIES

Most of the hotels featured in this brochure offer a wide range of services from bureau de change, to booking car hire, arranging excursions locally or making restaurant reservations for you.

HOUSEKEEPING

Most of the hotels featured in this holiday guide provide you with towels for use by the pool or on the beach in addition to bathroom towels. You

Travel LONGHAUL FLIGHTS

We book flights as they exist at the time of booking your holiday. The exact flight numbers and times are confirmed to you in writing at this point. Sometimes scheduled airlines do change their timetables after you have booked. This can mean that the departure day and even the duration of your holiday can change. These changes are outside our control but we notify you as soon as we are made aware of any such changes and then rearrange your holiday for you.

DIRECT FLIGHTS

On long-haul journeys it is common for a flight to be billed as a direct flight even though it touches down en route. It is direct because you do not have to change aircraft but the overall journey time will be longer than if the aircraft did not stop. Many of the scheduled and charter flights are ‘direct’ but not ‘non-stop’.

SEATS IN PREMIUM CABINS

Please bear in mind that the very advantageous supplements we charge for club, first, premium economy, upper class, business class etc with the different airlines allows for the full range of check-in and on-board facilities but does not allow for the usual associations in terms of flexibility for changes and cancellations. In this respect our standard booking conditions apply.

SEAT RESERVATIONS

On long-haul flights with British Airways we can only now request seat reservations for you at the time of making your booking if you are flying in First or hold a Gold or Silver executive card. Usually this seat number remains allocated to you until your check-in. However, the airlines reserve the right to change seat numbers without notifying us if they feel they need to for any reason. Therefore a seat number is not guaranteed as such but in most cases it will not change.

NAMES ON FLIGHT TICKETS

The name in your passport is the name that must appear on the flight ticket. (We just need your surname, first initial and title). The names you provide us with at the initial time of taking your booking are the names that will appear on your ticket. You cannot change the name the reservation has been made in without incurring cancellation charges. The airlines are very strict about this and unfortunately they make the rules.

(This is particularly important for honeymoon clients).

LOCAL FLIGHTS

Please bear in mind that if you are travelling on a local flight in the Caribbean, the weight limit is 20 kilos, even if you have travelled in a premium cabin on the transatlantic flight, which would allow a greater baggage allowance. Also when you have a connecting flight anywhere in the Caribbean, it is advisable to carry a change of clothes and wash things in a carry-on bag with you. Flights can be delayed and luggage sometimes has to be carried on a later flight or one the next day.

Traditional elegance and comfort at Sandy Lane, Barbados

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AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAX

All Caribbean islands have their own departure tax which you have to pay locally in cash, usually the equivalent of about US$15 to 20.

CAR HIRE

Car hire can be arranged locally on most of the islands. Approximate rental costs are provided on the island introduction pages in this holiday guide. You need to have your driving licence, passport and a credit card with you. The car hire companies will arrange a local driving permit for you and charge you for it (usually separately from the hire costs) - it’s usually about $20. Most clients have their hire cars delivered to their hotel.

If you want us to arrange a car in advance, please let us know. You usually have to be at least 25 years of age to hire a car in the Caribbean.

will make themselves at home on walls, windows, patios etc and may enter your room at certain hotels. We cannot prevent these creatures from entering your room and if you are too worried about the possibility then perhaps a holiday to the Tropics is not for you. Care should be taken not to sit underneath the manchineel tree (these are usually marked if they are near your hotel). Sea-urchins can be extremely painful if you tread on them in the sea - seek immediate assistance from the hotel.

ON ARRIVAL IN THE CARIBBEAN

When you arrive in the Caribbean you will have to go through passport control (landing cards to be handed in are given out on the flight for you to complete prior to arrival) and also customs. Baggage is searched regularly on entry to the islands.

UK AIRPORT HOTELS AND UK AIRPORT PARKING

CURRENCY

Details of hotels at Gatwick airport (and other airports too) are available from us on request as are details of car parking arrangements.

Whilst all the islands accept US$, things are cheaper if you pay in local currency and you’re not likely to be shortchanged by local conversion.The currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso. Barbados, Jamaica, Cayman and Trinidad and Tobago have their own dollar whilst the other English-speaking islands share the Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$) or just use the US$ (e.g. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas). The French islands (overseas districts of France) use the Euro but will also accept the dollar. It is advisable to carry low denomination US dollar notes with you but also to change money to local currency when you arrive. Most of the hotels have a bureau de change facility.

General HEALTH

Vaccinations and boosters for Tetanus, Typhoid, Polio and Hepatitis A are all recommended but are not obligatory for the Caribbean islands featured in this brochure. Dengue Fever is known on the Caribbean islands and there have been outbreaks in Tobago. Dengue Fever and malaria are endemic in low-lying rural areas of Mexico. We suggest that you consult your doctor about suitable anti-malarial medication and for up to date advice. If you are suffering from any disability or illness, this should be communicated to us at the time of booking. Please note that pregnant passengers are not accepted by airlines usually after about 28 weeks into the pregnancy.You should check this with us before you make a booking.

GOVERNMENT ADVICE

The UK government has an excellent website www.fco.gov.uk which you can access to obtain up-to-date information about worldwide destinations.

This site gives details about trouble spots but also general advice about most countries. We advise most strongly that you visit the site to check notices about your intended destination before you book and travel.

WEATHER CONDITIONS

The temperature in the Caribbean averages about 27 degrees. The winter season is slightly cooler and drier and the summer, from May or June to October, depending on the island, is wetter and is the traditional hurricane season. But even when it rains, it tends to clear very quickly. However, the tropics would not have their lush vegetation without rainfall. The worst month for hurricanes in recent years has been September. However, the islands vary considerably in humidity and dryness with some being noticeably drier than others. Rainfall and humidity details can be obtained from the respective Tourist Offices or from us.

TEMPERATURE CHART Jan

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May

PASSPORTS AND VISAS

Anguilla

24.5

24

24.5 26

26.5 27.5 27.5 28

A full British passport is required for travel to all countries in this brochure. Please bear in mind that it is your responsibility to ensure that your passport is valid and still has six months' validity before you book your holiday, and it can take some time to obtain a new one. Please also check the regulations with the passport office for infants. If you are going to the United States you should check with the consulate about visa regulations at the time of booking as they are due to be linked to the type of passport you have.

Antigua

24.5

24

24.5 26.5 27

Bahamas

20

21

23

24

28

Barbados

29

30

30

30.6 30.6 30.6 31

INSURANCE

It is your own responsibility to ensure that you are adequately insured for your holiday. Insurance for the activities you choose to undertake during your holiday is also your own responsibility. Additional requirements are needed for scuba diving, such as a doctor’s certificate.

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

28

28

26

26

27.5 27.5 28

28

28

26.6

26.5

26

28

27

25

24

22

31

31.7 31

30.6

29.5

27.5 28.5 28.5 29

28.5 29

27

26

25

Jun

Jul

Aug

Cayman

26.5

26

26.5 27

Dominican Republic

24

24.2

24.8 25.5 26.3 27.1 27.4 27.5 27.3 26.7

25.6

24.4

Grenada

24

24

25

25

26

26.5 27

27

26.5 26.5

26

24.5

Guadeloupe

28

29

30

30

31

31

32

32

31

29

28

Jamaica

25.5

25.5

25.5 26.5 27

28

28

28

27.5 27.5

26.5

26

Nevis

24.5

24

24.5 26

28

26

26

St Barts

25.2

25.3

25.7 26.3 27.1 27.9 27.9 28.1 28.2 27.9

St Lucia

26

26

27

St Martin

24.5

24

24.5 26

28

St Vincent & the Grenadines 24

24

25

Tobago

25.5

26.5 26

26

26.5 27.5 27.5 28

30 28

29.8

25.7

29

29

28

27

26

26.5 27.5 27.5 28

28

28

26

26

29

29

28

26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26 27.5 27.5 26.5 26.5 27.5 27.5

25.5

25

27.5

26

MOSQUITOES ETC

Turks & Caicos 24

24

24.5 26.5 27

28

29

28

27.5

25.5

25

Mosquitoes are a fact of life in the Caribbean. Many hotels provide antimosquito sprays, burning coils and repellents for your room. You can always take your own too (with a UK, Continental or US adaptor). It is advisable to take your own anti-mosquito creams and lotions with you.

Other insects (large beetles, cockroaches, sand flies etc) and some rodents are also common. Lizards often no more than six or nine inches in length

Virgin Islands

23

23

24

26

27.5 27.5 27

27

27

27

26

24.5

Mexico

19

21

24

25

26

23

23

21

20

19

28 24

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SECURITY AND PERSONAL SAFETY

YOUR HOLIDAY DOCUMENTATION

When travelling in the Caribbean islands in this brochure we have felt very comfortable and safe. However, you should exercise sensible precautions wherever you are and take care not to leave valuables about and not to carry too much cash or valuables on your person (hotel safes are available).

On some beaches you may be approached by people selling goods such as shells, necklaces, craft-ware. If you’re not interesting in buying, a polite and friendly ‘No thanks’ is all you need.

We aim to send you your holiday documentation about 2 or 3 weeks before the departure date of your holiday. Sometimes, flight tickets may have to follow slightly later. Your holiday documentation will include a voucher for each hotel, our Helpful Hints, taxi or transfer voucher, an hotel leaflet if available and of course your flight ticket(s) together with a ticket wallet.

AITO

GETTING AROUND

The hotels usually have their own trusted taxi drivers who can be relied upon to give you a vivid island tour! Car hire is also a viable option on many of the islands. It will give you extra independence and allow you to see more of the island. Sometimes road surfaces are uneven and signposts lacking. Drive carefully and exercise caution as you would in any unfamiliar place.

REPRESENTATION

We employ local representatives on Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, St Lucia, Antigua, Nevis and Anguilla. They will meet you at the airport and show you to your taxi. They will also arrange to meet you during your stay at the hotel if you wish. However, we do not employ anyone to represent our company personally and therefore in the event of any problem of any sort you should address yourself to the Management of the hotel or phone us so that we can lend immediate assistance. Local representatives are not the employees of our company. Please note that sales of local excursions are not endorsed by this company and we do not derive any financial benefit from them. We are not responsible or liable for any excursions that you purchase locally.

BAGGAGE HANDLING

Porters will present themselves to you at most of the airports if you want a hand with your luggage. They will merely convey it from the belt to your taxi. The charge is usually a couple of dollars but if you really don’t want to use their services, a polite ‘No thanks’ will suffice.

Administration DEPOSIT PAYMENTS

Our booking conditions and booking form detail the normal level of deposit payments required to make a booking with us. However, a higher than usual deposit payment may be required for villas, sailing, cruises, public fares on scheduled airlines and certain hotels for Christmas and New Year or even at other times. The deposit levels required for your own arrangements will be advised to you at the time of booking. These variations are necessitated by our suppliers and unfortunately we do have to adhere to them if you want your holiday to be confirmed.

We are members of AITO, the Association of Independent Tour Operators, established to promote the wide range of holidays available from the best of Britain’s specialist companies.

THE AITO QUALITY CHARTER AITO is the Association for independent and specialist holiday companies. Our member companies, usually owner-managed, strive to create overseas holidays with high levels of professionalism and a shared concern for quality and personal service. The Association encourages the highest standards in all aspects of tour operating.

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP AITO sets criteria regarding ownership, finance and quality which must be satisfied before new companies are admitted to membership. All members are required to adhere to a Code of Business Practice which encourages high operational standards and conduct.

FINANCIAL SECURITY AITO members are required to protect money paid by customers to the member for any holiday sold under the AITO logo and to comply with UK Government Regulations in this respect. Members submit details of their bonding and guarantee arrangements to the Association on a regular basis.

ACCURATE BROCHURES and WEB SITES All members do their utmost to ensure that all their brochures and other publications, print or electronic, clearly and accurately describe the holidays and services offered.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENTS All members are committed to high standards of service and believe in regular and thorough training of employees. Members continually seek to review and improve their holidays. They listen to their customers and always welcome suggestions for improving standards.

MONITORING STANDARDS AITO endeavours to monitor quality standards regularly. All customers should receive a post-holiday questionnaire the results of which are scrutinised by the Association.

RESPONSIBLE TOURISM All members acknowledge the importance of AITO's Responsible Tourism guidelines, which recognise the social, economic and environmental responsibilities of tour operating. Those demonstrating their achievements beyond the pure acceptance of this principle are recognised by the award of 2 or 3 star status.

CUSTOMER RELATIONS All members endeavour to deal swiftly and fairly with any issues their customers may raise. In the unlikely event that a dispute between an AITO member and a customer cannot be settled amicably, AITO's low-cost Independent Dispute Settlement Service may be called upon by either side to bring the matter to a speedy and acceptable conclusion.

The Association of Independent Tour Operators

Mustique in the Grenadines

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1. YOUR HOLIDAY CONTRACT AND FINANCIAL PROTECTION Your holiday contract is with Garland Hoff Ltd of Lynx House, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5JL registered in England no 2328857 ("the Company"). We hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL number 3076). When you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive holiday* from us, you will receive an ATOL Certificate.This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you).You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder.

However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable). If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit, you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent or your credit card issuer where applicable. You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.*The flights and flight- inclusive holidays we arrange are ATOL protected providing they are made available in the UK. For further information visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. We are also members of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and of ABTA (ABTA number W1080). We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct.

For further information about ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint (see clause 13), contact ABTA at 30 Park Street, London, SE1 9EQ or see www.abta.com. The Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited (ABTOT) provides financial protection under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 for Expressions Holidays, and in the event of our insolvency, protection is provided for the following: 1. non-flight packages commencing in and returning to the UK; 2. non-flight packages commencing and returning to a country other than the UK; and 3. flight inclusive packages that commence outside of the UK, which are sold to customers outside of the UK. 1, 2 and 3 provides for a refund in the event you have not yet travelled. 1 and 3 provides for repatriation. Please note that bookings made outside the UK are only protected by ABTOT when purchased directly with Expressions Holidays. All bookings with the Company incorporate the Booking Conditions set out below and are deemed to have been accepted in full by you and all members of your party on whose behalf a booking is made. A contract is made when we send confirmation of your booking to you.

We may not be able to confirm some arrangements immediately (e.g. Spa treatments). Although, we may issue a Confirmation Invoice, a contract for any arrangements which have not been confirmed on that invoice will only be made when we confirm that those additional arrangements have been completed. If there are any changes to details discussed at the time of booking, before the Confirmation Invoice is issued, we will notify you. If anything on your Confirmation Invoice is incorrect you must immediately tell us or your travel agent. If there is an obvious error on the Confirmation Invoice we reserve the right to correct it as soon as we become aware of it. If this is unacceptable to you, you will be entitled to cancel your arrangements and receive a full refund provided you have not yet travelled.Your contract with the Company and any matters arising from it will be governed by English law and subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales, unless you are resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland, in which case you may choose to bring your claim in those respective jurisdictions and be governed by their respective laws (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply).

2. PAYMENT Your deposit payment (usually 10% with a minimum of £300 per person for bookings with a total sales value of £6000 or less) must be received by the Company within 5 days of the booking application but if a booking is made within ten weeks of departure the total cost of the holiday must be sent to the Company. The person making the booking warrants that he/she has the authority of all other persons included in the holiday to make the booking on their behalf. Holidays including flights with advance ticketing deadlines and holidays to some hotels for certain times of the year may require a higher initial deposit level or staggered deposits or even an earlier date for the balance payment - this will be made known to you before you book. The deposit is accepted as part payment and the balance is due to the Company at least ten weeks before the date of your departure from the United Kingdom. However, before your balance payment is due you may receive a revised invoice taking into account any variations (such as an increase) in transportation costs or local dues or taxes. (See Clause 11 below). If, for any reason, the balance is not received by us by the date due, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday at that date, in which case you will forfeit your deposit payment. If you ask us to hold the booking pending payment and then you fail to pay, higher cancellation charges will apply, as the date of cancellation will be the date requested by you as the revised date for payment. All monies which you pay to a travel agent in respect of your holiday arrangements with the Company are held by the agent on behalf of the Company. Except for flight inclusive bookings, all monies you pay to one of our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held by the agent on your behalf until a contract between us comes into existence. After that point, your agent will hold the monies on our behalf until they are paid to us. For flight inclusive bookings, all monies paid to any authorised travel agent of ours for your holiday with us will be held on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust subject to the travel agent’s obligation to pay such monies to us in accordance with our trading terms unless we fail. In the unlikely event of our financial failure, all monies then held by the travel agent or subsequently paid by you to the travel agent will be held by the agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust without any obligation on the agent to pay such monies to us. Please note that all payments made by credit card (deposits and balances) are subject to a handling fee of 2% (3% for American Express cards) except that we will absorb the 2% charge for a credit card on deposit payments only of an amount up to £1000 in total.

3. CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS MADE BY YOU Any cancellation by you of your holiday can be notified to us by telephone but must be followed in writing and signed by the person who made the booking. For your peace of mind you should use pre-paid recorded delivery or registered post. Cancellation will take effect from the date it is received at the Company’s offices. Cancellation only by telephone or e-mail is not acceptable. All cancellations are subject to cancellation charges as follows: Amount of notice you give the Amount of cancellation fee expressed as a % Company before the scheduled of total holiday price: departure date: More than 70 days Deposit monies paid 69-49 days 50% or loss of deposit monies paid (whichever is greater) 48-31 days 60% or loss of deposit monies paid (whichever is greater) 30-15 days 90% or loss of deposit monies paid (whichever is

greater) 100% or loss of deposit monies paid (whichever is greater) If, after our confirmation invoice has been issued, you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way, for example your chosen departure date or accommodation or transfer of your booking to another person, we will do our utmost to make these changes but it may not always be possible.

Any request for changes must be in writing from the person who made the booking or your travel agent. You will be asked to pay an administrative charge of £50 per person, and any further cost we incur in making this alteration. You should be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes are made and you should contact us as soon as possible. Certain arrangements (eg some flight tickets) cannot be changed after a reservation has been made and any alteration, even a name change, may incur a 100% cancellation charge of the cost of the flight.

Subject to this, if you are prevented from taking the holiday you have booked, you may transfer it to another person provided you authorise us in writing to make the transfer and the person to whom it is transferred agrees to comply with the terms of the existing booking and you remain liable for making payment to us of all monies due. No transfer can be made within 14 days of departure.

4. ABANDONMENT OF YOUR HOLIDAY If you choose, in the course of your holiday, to abandon the arrangements made by us on your behalf and instead to make your own arrangements, the Company accepts no liability and no refunds will be made for the services you choose not to take unless the Company is at fault. Abandonment of your holiday may also be deemed to have taken place if you miss your outward means of transportation through no fault of the Company although the Company will assist in whatever way it can to make new arrangements for you.You would have to pay for any costs incurred.Travel tickets and hotel or car-hire vouchers are only valid for the dates shown and cannot be transferred to different dates.

5. OUR COMMITMENTS TO YOU FOR PACKAGE HOLIDAYS The following clause applies where you buy a package holiday as defined by The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992. (i) Where you do not suffer personal injury or death, the Company accepts liability should any part of your package booked with us not be as described in the brochure or not be of a reasonable standard.

Subject to (iii) below, the Company will pay you compensation. Our liability in all cases shall be limited to a maximum of 3 times the original cost of your travel arrangements. (ii) Where you suffer death or personal injury as a result of an activity forming part of your package booked with us and paid for in the UK, we accept responsibility, subject to (iii) below, but where such death or personal injury arises in the course of air travel, sea travel, rail travel or hotel accommodation, the Company's liability and/or the amount of compensation you will receive will be limited in accordance with the provisions of any relevant International Conventions, and the Company will have the benefit of any limitation of compensation and/or liability contained in these conventions as if it were the carrier in question, including, for example, the Warsaw Convention 1929 (as amended) and the Montreal Convention for travel by air and/or for airlines with an operating licence granted by an EU country, the EC Regulation on Air Carrier Liability No 889/2002 for national and international travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea (as amended by the 2002 protocol where applicable), COTIF, the Convention on International Travel by Rail and the Paris Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation. Further, your journey will be subject to the carrier's conditions of carriage, some of which may exclude or limit liability. Copies of the International Conventions and Conditions of Carriage are available on request. (iii) The Company accepts liability in accordance with (i) and (ii) above except where the cause of the failure in your holiday arrangements or any death or personal injury you may suffer is not due to any failure on the part of the Company or its servants, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in making, performing, or providing, as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements, or was your own fault, or is attributable to the actions of someone unconnected with your holiday arrangements or due to unusual or unforeseeable circumstances or events which could not have been anticipated or avoided by the Company or its servants, agents or suppliers even with the exercise of all due care. These events include, for example: war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, political unrest, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, alteration to the schedules of flights by airlines, natural disaster, fire, weather conditions such as hurricanes and floods, acts of any port, airport, governmental or public authority, technical problems to transport, aircraft grounding, nuclear disaster, epidemic or outbreaks of illness. Please note it is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. (iv) It should be noted that acceptance of liability on the part of the Company referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) above is subject to assignment by you of your rights against any individual or Company which is in any way responsible for the failure of your holiday arrangements or any death or personal injury you may suffer.

6. OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARRANGEMENTS NOT FORMING PART OF A PACKAGE Where you do not buy a package holiday from us but book only one element of your holiday arrangements, such as accommodation or transport, our responsibility is solely to ensure that the element booked with us is as described by us and is of a reasonable standard. We shall have no responsibility for any arrangements which you make yourself.

7. EXCURSIONS AND ACTIVITIES NOT FORMING PART OF A PACKAGE Where you book an optional excursion or activity whilst on your holiday, or where the Company makes excursion or activity arrangements as agent on your behalf, whether before departure or whilst in resort, and you make payment for this directly to the relevant supplier, your contract will be with that supplier subject to its terms and conditions and will be subject to the law and jurisdiction of the country where the supplier is situated. The Company accepts no liability for any negligence or breach of contract on the part of the excursion/activity supplier, nor for any failure in your excursion or activity arrangements, or any death or personal injury you may suffer. Some excursions/activities may contain an element of risk or require a good level of physical fitness and, if in doubt, you should make direct enquiries of the local supplier before deciding to buy and check that you are covered by your travel insurance policy. If you, or any member of your party, suffer death, illness or injury whilst overseas arising out of an activity which does not form part of your package travel arrangements, we shall at our discretion, offer advice, guidance and assistance. Where legal action is contemplated and you want our assistance, you must obtain our written consent prior to commencement of proceedings. We limit the cost of our assistance to you or any member of your party to £5,000.

8. OUR BROCHURE AND WEBSITE The Company confirms that information contained in this brochure and on our website is given in good faith and believed correct at the time it is given. If any facilities referred to are withdrawn, altered or restricted we will advise you before you book or as soon as the Company is notified by the supplier of the changes. Facilities may be withdrawn for maintenance purposes or because of public holidays or adverse weather conditions, without notice to us, and the Company does not accept liability for this.

9. CHANGES MADE BY US When you have made your contract with the Company, the Company will use its best endeavours to ensure that none of the components of your holiday arrangements has to be altered. However as the arrangements are planned many months in advance, sometimes changes may have to be made and we reserve the right to do so. Where a significant change (see below) is made, you will be informed as soon as reasonably possible, if there is time before your departure. You may then cancel and receive a refund of all monies paid, or accept an 14 days and less

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offer of alternative travel arrangements of comparable standard from us, if available (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value). In addition, the Company will pay following minimum amounts of compensation: Notification period before departure Compensation per person More than 10 weeks Nil Between 4 and 10 weeks £50 Between 2 and 4 weeks £75 Less than 2 weeks £100 Compensation will not be paid where the change is caused because the minimum number of persons, on the basis of which your holiday arrangements are costed, fail to make bookings and the Company advises you in writing 70 days before your intended departure or where the company is forced to make changes because of unusual and unforeseeable events beyond the Company's control.

Infants (under 2 years of age) do not receive compensation. A significant change includes a change of departure time by more than 12 hours for holidays of 13 nights or less and more than 24 hours (but not flight delay) for holidays of 14 nights or more or a change of accommodation to a lower grade than that booked.

You are obliged to inform the Company within 48 hours of receiving notification of the proposed changes of your decision. Your holiday may include the services of air carriers not owned or operated by the Company. Sometimes these services are delayed or re-scheduled. Responsibility for such delays or changes of schedule rests with the actual carrier and are subject to the terms and conditions of the carrier which may limit or exclude liability - see Clause 13 below.

10.CANCELLATIONS MADE BY US The Company reserves the right to cancel your holiday arrangements but will not do so less than ten weeks before your departure date except for reasons beyond our control or failure by you to pay the final balance. Should the Company cancel it will give you as early notification as possible and you will then be entitled to a refund of all monies paid or accept an offer of alternative travel arrangements of comparable standard from us, if available (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value).

Compensation will be paid as in Clause 9, with exceptions also being as in Clause 9.

The Company reserves the right to terminate your holiday without any obligation to refund or make alternative arrangements where, in our reasonable opinion or that of someone in authority such as the captain of your aircraft, your behaviour is likely to cause danger or annoyance to others or where the Company does not receive your payment in accordance with Clause 2.

11.OUR PRICES All prices in this brochure and on our website are per person in £ sterling unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to alter our prices and/or other particulars shown in our brochure or on our website. You will be advised of the current price of the holiday that you wish to take before you book. The prices of our holidays may go down or up. However, once you have paid your deposit there will be no changes in the price of your holiday except that, changes in transportation costs, including the cost of fuel, dues, taxes or fees chargeable for services such as landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports and fluctuating exchange rates may cause the price of your travel arrangements to change after you have booked. There will be no change within 30 days of your departure. We will absorb and you will not be charged for any increase equivalent to 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, which excludes insurance premiums and any amendment charges. You will be charged for the amount over and above that, plus an administration charge of £1.00 per person together with an amount to cover agents’ commission. If this means that you have to pay an increase of more than 10% of the price of your travel arrangements, you will have the option of accepting a change to another holiday if we are able to offer one (if this is of equivalent or higher quality you will not have to pay more but if it is of lower quality you will be refunded the difference in price), or cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies paid, except for any amendment charges. We will consider an appropriate refund of insurance premiums paid if you can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy. Should you decide to cancel for this reason, you must exercise your right to do so within 14 days from the issue date printed on your final invoice. Should the price of your holiday go down due to the changes mentioned above, by more than 2% of your holiday cost, then any refund due will be paid to you. However, please note that travel arrangements are not always purchased in local currency and some apparent changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to contractual and other protection in place.

The price of your holiday was calculated using exchange rates quoted in the Financial Times on 1 September 2015.

12.IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT Any complaint regarding the holiday should in the first instance be reported to the owner or manager of the hotel or premises or the supplier of the services concerned immediately and should also be reported to the Company at the same time so that all reasonable steps can be taken to resolve the matter during your holiday. (Please note that overseas representatives are not employees of the Company and you should not merely report your complaint to them without informing the Company in London at the same time). The Company's right to be able to try to remedy the situation and put things right during your holiday forms part of this contract and it is therefore your obligation to inform us of any problem during your holiday and to continue to inform us so that we can remedy the situation for you. If you fail to follow this simple procedure we will have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint whilst you were in resort and this may affect your rights under this contract. If your complaint is still not resolved locally, notification should be made to the Company in writing and for your own peace of mind by pre-paid recorded delivery within 28 days of the date scheduled for the end of your holiday.Disputes arising out of, or in connection with your booking which cannot be amicably settled may be referred to arbitration if you so wish under a special scheme arranged by ABTA Ltd and administered independently. The scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs. Full details will be provided on request or can be obtained from the ABTA website (www.abta.com).

The scheme does not apply to claims for an amount greater than £5,000 per person. There is also a limit of £25,000 per booking. Neither does it apply to claims which are solely in respect of physical injury or illness or their consequences. The scheme can however deal with compensation claims which include an element of minor injury or illness subject to a limit of £1,500 on the amount the arbitrator can award per person in respect of this element.Your application for arbitration and other required documents must be received by ABTA within 18 months of your return from the holiday.

Outside this time limit arbitration under the scheme may still be available if we agree, although the ABTA Code does not require such agreement. For injury and illness claims, you can request the ABTA mediation procedure and we have the option to agree to this. Where we act as agent, please bear in mind that your contract is with the supplier of the arrangements concerned. Unless the supplier is also a member of ABTA, only disputes relating to our actions as agent can be dealt with by the arbitration scheme or mediation procedure and not complaints about the arrangements themselves or the acts / omissions of the supplier.

13.FLIGHTS In accordance with EU Regulation 2111/2005 we are required to advise you of the actual carrier operating your flight/connecting flight/transfer. We do this by listing carriers to be used or likely to be used in our brochure and/or on our website. Any changes to the actual airline after you have received your tickets will be notified to you as soon as possible and in all cases at check-in or at the boarding gate. Such a change is deemed to be a minor change. Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Where applicable, you

must pursue the airline for the compensation or other payment due to you. All sums you receive or are entitled to receive from the airline concerned by virtue of these Regulations represent the full amount of your entitlement to compensation or any other payment arising from such cancellation, delay, downgrading or denied boarding. This includes any disappointment, distress, inconvenience or effect on any other arrangements. The fact a delay may entitle you to cancel your flight does not automatically entitle you to cancel any other arrangements even where those arrangements have been made in conjunction with your flight. We have no liability to make any payment to you in relation to the Denied Boarding Regulations or in respect of any flight cancellation or delay, downgrading of any flight ticket or denial of any boarding as the full amount of your entitlement to any compensation or other payment (as dealt with above) is covered by the airline’s obligations under the Denied Boarding Regulations. If, for any reason, we make any payment to you or a third party which the airline is responsible for in accordance with the Denied Boarding Regulations, you must, when requested, assign to us the rights you have or had to claim the payment in question from the airline. If your airline does not comply with these rules you may complain to the Civil Aviation Authority on 020 7453 6888 or by e-mail to passengercomplaints@caa.co.uk or see www.caa.co.uk – Referring Your Complaint to the CAA.This brochure is our responsibility, as your tour operator.

It is not issued on behalf of, and does not commit the airlines mentioned herein or any airline whose services are used in the course of your travel arrangements. Please note that in accordance with Air Navigation Orders in order to qualify for infant status, a child must be under 2 years of age on the date of its return flight. Check in and flight times are local times based on the 24-hour system.

They are for guidance only and may change, especially with regard to the individual country's daylight saving time policy.Your invoice will show the proposed flight details, and your flight tickets will show the actual details. Please check your flight details when you receive your tickets. It is recommended that you check in 3 hours before and a minimum of 2 hours before departure. Your initials and the spelling of your name must be identical on your ticket and in your passport.

14.DATA PROTECTION To ensure that your holiday runs smoothly, we need to use information about you and members of your party such as names and addresses, special needs, dietary requirements, etc.We will apply appropriate security measures to protect this data. However, we must pass it to suppliers of your travel arrangements, including airlines, transport companies and hotels.We may also supply it to security companies, and to public authorities such as customs and immigration.

If your flight is outside the European Economic Area (EEA), controls on data protection in your destination may not be as strict as in the UK. We will only pass data, including sensitive information regarding disabilities or dietary and religious requirements, to people responsible for your travel arrangements. If we cannot pass this information to the relevant suppliers, in the EEA or elsewhere, we cannot provide your holiday. When you make this booking, you and all members of your party consent to this information being passed to the relevant people. We can supply a copy of your information held by us; there is a small charge for providing this.

Please note that some or all of the Caricom States listed below have entered into an agreement with the USA whereby advance passenger data, required by and provided to Caricom States for border security purposes, will be passed to the USA Department for Homeland Security for processing on behalf of those Caricom States listed as follows: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, collectively members or associate members of 'Caricom'. The UK Information Commissioner's Office has accepted that this will not breach the Data Protection Act but we are required to bring this to your attention.

15.SPECIAL REQUESTS If you have any special requests, (e.g. vegetarian meals) please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass these on to the relevant supplier(s) but cannot guarantee your special request will be met as we do not have any direct control over the manner in which services are provided.

16.PASSPORT, VISA AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS You require a valid 10 year passport to travel to countries featured in this brochure. Your specific passport and visa requirements, and other immigration requirements, are your sole responsibility and you should contact the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates before you book. You should also consult your doctor for advice on health precautions in good time before you travel. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of all recommended vaccinations and health precautions in good time before departure. Details are available from your GP surgery and from the National Travel Health Network and Centre www. nathnac.org. Information on health abroad is also available on www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Travelhealth.

At the time of publication of this brochure, we are not aware of any compulsory health requirements applicable to British citizens taking any of the holidays featured in this brochure. For holidays in the EU/EEA you should obtain an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) prior to departure from www.ehic.org.uk. An EHIC is not a substitute for travel insurance. Vaccination and other health requirements/recommendations are subject to change at any time for any destination. Please therefore check with a doctor or clinic not less than six weeks prior to departure to ensure that you have met the necessary requirements and have the applicable information. It is the party leader’s responsibility to ensure that all members of the party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents before departure. All costs incurred in obtaining such documentation must be paid by you. We regret we cannot accept any liability if you are refused entry onto any transport or into any country due to failure on your part to carry all required documentation. If failure to have any necessary travel or other documents results in fines, surcharges or other financial penalty being imposed on us, you will be responsible for reimbursing us accordingly. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes regularly updated travel information on its website www.gov.uk/ foreign-travel-advice which you are recommended to consult before booking and in good time before departure.

17.TRAVEL INSURANCE It is absolutely essential that you and all members of your party are adequately insured (in case of illness abroad or cancellation/curtailment). If, however, you choose not to be insured you agree to indemnify the Company against all costs, losses and liabilities which the Company may incur and which are not the Company’s liability under this contract and which would have been avoided had suitable insurance cover been taken by you.

18.PUBLICATION The prices in this brochure replace all prices in previous brochures and price leaflets.

Date of publication: October 2015. Copyright Garland Hoff Limited

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