Best superluxury resorts in Caribbean/Central America?
Jan 5, 2019, 12:53 pm
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i did not include 22% and $3pp fees. seeing this on june 13 >
i read that to mean they only keep the deposit if one does not cancel before 15 days out. i may be wrong. i may easily be missing something on belmond web reservations. above is the only rate i am seeing, not seeing anything with better or worse cancellation period.
to clarify, the rates i posted had the terms quoted above, for 1 night
jun = 15 day cancel
same 15 day cancel , 3 nt min = "advance purchase" (10% off) ; "a taste of anguilla"
jan feb = 30 day cancel
i read that as allowing cancel with refund
re nonrefundable rates in general, can book very last minute when required
Breakfast in Anguilla [name of rate]
Cancel by 4PM 15 days prior or pay 50 pct of full stay plus tax
Cancel by 4PM 15 days prior or pay 50 pct of full stay plus tax
to clarify, the rates i posted had the terms quoted above, for 1 night
jun = 15 day cancel
same 15 day cancel , 3 nt min = "advance purchase" (10% off) ; "a taste of anguilla"
jan feb = 30 day cancel
advance purchase
Cancel by 4PM 15 days prior or pay 50 pct of full stay plus tax
Full prepayment deposit no tax required at time of booking
Full prepayment deposit no tax required at time of booking
i read that as allowing cancel with refund
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 6, 2019 at 3:21 pm
Jan 7, 2019, 8:38 pm
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Booked at Cap Juluca! For a beachfront one-bedroom suite with private pool for a week in May.
SEVEN nights for 1/2 the cost of FIVE nights at the Signature villa at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Cabo but torturous flights with a connection each way. So difficult to get to Caribbean from SF Bay Area. The extra $3K for biz air fare is covered and then some.
And we get a golf cart!
Thanks to Bevisor for the upgrade at booking. Also, I love this phrase on the invoice: "VIP Repeat Guests."
Will be using American's Five Star Service for both connections, a first for us.
SEVEN nights for 1/2 the cost of FIVE nights at the Signature villa at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Cabo but torturous flights with a connection each way. So difficult to get to Caribbean from SF Bay Area. The extra $3K for biz air fare is covered and then some.
And we get a golf cart!
Thanks to Bevisor for the upgrade at booking. Also, I love this phrase on the invoice: "VIP Repeat Guests."
Will be using American's Five Star Service for both connections, a first for us.
Last edited by KatW; Jan 7, 2019 at 10:09 pm
Apr 24, 2019, 10:05 pm
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Broke my leg last month in Zihuatanejo so had to cancel Cap Juluca in May.
Now considering booking in August but changing venue to Jumby Bay in Antigua. ANU offers much better flight connections from SFO and just one plane change sans the bother of a launch or helicopter connection on to AXA. Jumby Bay is an Oetker property which appeals and we can book a one-bedroom cottage with private pool for around $2500/nt including full board (plus pm tea) and alcoholic and non drinks.
Somewhat reluctant to commit, unsure of Jim's travel readiness then.
Now considering booking in August but changing venue to Jumby Bay in Antigua. ANU offers much better flight connections from SFO and just one plane change sans the bother of a launch or helicopter connection on to AXA. Jumby Bay is an Oetker property which appeals and we can book a one-bedroom cottage with private pool for around $2500/nt including full board (plus pm tea) and alcoholic and non drinks.
Somewhat reluctant to commit, unsure of Jim's travel readiness then.
Last edited by KatW; Apr 25, 2019 at 8:44 am
Apr 25, 2019, 9:48 am
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Apr 25, 2019, 4:22 pm
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Yes, I am aware of hurricane season (lived in New Orleans for five years). Heat not a problem for us. Realistically, I only will pay Caribbean rates in low season.
Jul 10, 2019, 3:33 pm
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Back in Turks for a week of vacation...
Just walked out onto our private beach at Parrot Cay - 1 Bedroom Beach Villa.
The sand is noticeably more soft/fine and white than what I recall from the island of Prov. where all the other resorts are (Amanyara, Grace Bay Club, etc...).
Not sure if it's the lighting or what, but it looks more amazing than even Maldives, Brando and Amanpulo's beaches. I'm a bit surprised. Will go analyze it a bit more tomorrow and report back.
Loving it so far!
Just walked out onto our private beach at Parrot Cay - 1 Bedroom Beach Villa.
The sand is noticeably more soft/fine and white than what I recall from the island of Prov. where all the other resorts are (Amanyara, Grace Bay Club, etc...).
Not sure if it's the lighting or what, but it looks more amazing than even Maldives, Brando and Amanpulo's beaches. I'm a bit surprised. Will go analyze it a bit more tomorrow and report back.
Loving it so far!
Jul 10, 2019, 4:05 pm
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Back in Turks for a week of vacation...
Just walked out onto our private beach at Parrot Cay - 1 Bedroom Beach Villa.
The sand is noticeably more soft/fine and white than what I recall from the island of Prov. where all the other resorts are (Amanyara, Grace Bay Club, etc...).
Not sure if it's the lighting or what, but it looks more amazing than even Maldives, Brando and Amanpulo's beaches. I'm a bit surprised. Will go analyze it a bit more tomorrow and report back.
Loving it so far!
Just walked out onto our private beach at Parrot Cay - 1 Bedroom Beach Villa.
The sand is noticeably more soft/fine and white than what I recall from the island of Prov. where all the other resorts are (Amanyara, Grace Bay Club, etc...).
Not sure if it's the lighting or what, but it looks more amazing than even Maldives, Brando and Amanpulo's beaches. I'm a bit surprised. Will go analyze it a bit more tomorrow and report back.
Loving it so far!
Jul 10, 2019, 4:08 pm
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Water is so fantastic here.
Jul 10, 2019, 4:11 pm
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Jul 10, 2019, 7:28 pm
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Hi! How do you like Parrot Cay so far? We head to T&C once a year - but alternate between Grace Bay Club (for the kids) and Amanyara (for us, the kids are a little bored here). For whatever reason, we have never stayed at Parrot Cay - and I have always wondered about the property...are you going to stay at Parrot Cay the whole time or will you be jumping around...
Jul 11, 2019, 1:05 pm
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Hi! How do you like Parrot Cay so far? We head to T&C once a year - but alternate between Grace Bay Club (for the kids) and Amanyara (for us, the kids are a little bored here). For whatever reason, we have never stayed at Parrot Cay - and I have always wondered about the property...are you going to stay at Parrot Cay the whole time or will you be jumping around...
Really enjoying it so far
Beach is definitely better here than Providenciales. (Grace Bay and Yara's beach).
Walking directly (on the beach) from our villa to lunch at the Beach Club reminded me of being at Amanpulo's beach casitas. Very convenient.
We have been to Turks a few times and have never really bothered with checking out Parrot Cay (having heard the beach was better) due to the hard product not being as nice as Yara's, mostly. Although, I really think Amanyara is more about the villas than couples in a pavilion.
But I decided to visit this time mainly due to Tapa (from Aman) just moved to manage COMO North America and I was eager to see what changes are coming. Just had a long conversation with him about all that's in the pipe and it sounds very promising. Resort will close between Sep - early Nov to build new villas and adult pool by the beach. I think the sand here is undoubtedly better than Providenciales. Once the one bedroom villas are renovated and new ones are up, I think this might trump Yara for me. And I'll start suggest clients to give this a strong consideration when it comes to Caribbean. You can't have direct access to the beach at Yara unless you're in the 4 bedroom villas (but boy are they stunning). As much as we are enjoying our One Bedroom Beach Villa, it does feel dated (but in a very cozy shack way). I'd say skip this Summer and wait till the renovation of the One Bedrooms are completed or if you're traveling as a family/group, there are new multi bedroom villas to book (now). I don't think I would come here unless I was booking a beach villa, though. The rooms are tucked too far behind, in my opinion.
Our villa butler (from Bali) has been fantastic. I much prefer Asian hospitality vs. Caribbean. A good number of the staff (maybe 50%) here are from Indonesia, so this helps.
I'm here till Sunday then moving to Yara. I haven't been back since Serge was still GM. Now that Ian has moved to Yara, I'm sure things will improve.
So the point of this trip is really to see how the change in management has/going to effect both properties and if I should start suggesting both more heavily to clients interested in Turks/Caribbean. Especially clients who prefers a more exclusive type of luxury.
If you want to see the place, I'm posting my stay on my Stories via Instagram. Just look me up: @BESVISOR
Feel free to PM me with any additional/specific questions. Cheers!
Last edited by BESVISOR; Jul 11, 2019 at 1:19 pm