FS Nevis Construction Zone
Sep 21, 2018, 2:45 am
#1
formerly declinespecificinformatiom
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FS Nevis Construction Zone
So we are planning to visit in the near future and I've come to find out that the main restaurant, the lobby, various pools, the rum bar, and apparently a lot of the rooms are under major construction and closed. The thought of a resort with hundreds of handymen, drywall dust everywhere, jackhammers and half the resort closed doesn't seem too idyllic. There are several reviews on TA which paint a horrible picture. The website certainly didn't mention this when I booked and I feel sort of scammed.
We are already combining with the PH St. Kitts and wanted somewhere different. Is there a suitable alternative to the Four Seasons?
Lesson learned: don't buy airfare until the last minute.... may just have to eat the cancellation charges and cancel altogether.
We are already combining with the PH St. Kitts and wanted somewhere different. Is there a suitable alternative to the Four Seasons?
Lesson learned: don't buy airfare until the last minute.... may just have to eat the cancellation charges and cancel altogether.
Sep 21, 2018, 5:14 am
#2
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Location: UK
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I know Nevis quite well. It's a lovely little island and I remember it before the FS was built and largely ruined the best beach on the island. The resort may have given employment etc etc but that US-style resort is totally wrong for this very English country-style island. The FS had to build unsightly groins out in the ocean and destroyed a fabulous palm forest to make a golf course. OK for Barbados or even St Kitts (where there is a big Marriott casino thing) but not tiny, idyllic Nevis. On Nevis it's all about plantation houses converted into small hotels - the Montpelier, for instance, or Nisbet. Probably not for people wanting snip-snap service, a vast spa and bathrooms that work. But bags of beauty and character and that goes for both 'hard' and 'soft' product.
If you do go to St Kitts rent a car and drive around. And visit Brimstone Castle which is spectacular.
If you do go to St Kitts rent a car and drive around. And visit Brimstone Castle which is spectacular.
Sep 21, 2018, 8:22 am
#4
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Many thanks. I'll take a look at the Nisbet house. Although the FS there looked like a huge, banal resort, I wanted to use the golf course and figured that the pools and amenities would be good for the family. Now that the amenities are gone, I guess the question is can I use their golf course.
Sep 21, 2018, 9:03 am
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Many thanks. I'll take a look at the Nisbet house. Although the FS there looked like a huge, banal resort, I wanted to use the golf course and figured that the pools and amenities would be good for the family. Now that the amenities are gone, I guess the question is can I use their golf course.
Sep 21, 2018, 9:39 am
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if several then they are being removed
FS / corporate should cover airline fees
not a good sign for FS
press.fourseasons.com/nevis/hotel-team/
could look at private rentals, including at FS
FS / corporate should cover airline fees
not a good sign for FS
CakefacenWrinkles Reviewed September 17 Stay Elsewhere Poor service, expensive overpriced for quality of experience. Offered services not delivered i.e in room breakfast - didnt even inform this service would not be delivered.Only positive about this hotel was the location and accessibility to other bars and restaurants.
Review collected in partnership with Four Seasons
Response from ResortManager2018, Philip Salud, Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies Responded September 19 Hello - Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. As your experience was uncharacteristic of what we strive to provide, we would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you directly about your stay. Would you be so kind as to contact me directly at philip.salud fourseasons.com?
Review collected in partnership with Four Seasons
Response from ResortManager2018, Philip Salud, Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies Responded September 19 Hello - Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. As your experience was uncharacteristic of what we strive to provide, we would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you directly about your stay. Would you be so kind as to contact me directly at philip.salud fourseasons.com?
could look at private rentals, including at FS
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Nov 9, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Nov 9, 2018, 5:15 pm
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with FS one should expect recovery eventually even if from corporate
perhaps some can give example of recovery, but FS definitely has by far the most posts here regarding recovery (due to FS regulars and high profile FS properties? dont know) and i recall many examples both posted and heard via PM that were for far less of a failure than this
if any of the tripadvisor reviews were removed by guest, that may have been after recovery, as that is becoming more and more common including examples on this forum
it is kind of ridiculous for "luxury" industry to have gotten to this point
bill gates acquisitions >
2016 - FS nevis - some press says renovation through "late 2019"
2013 - FS punta mita , FS houston , FS atlanta
(alwaleed - FS paris , FS marrakech)
perhaps some can give example of recovery, but FS definitely has by far the most posts here regarding recovery (due to FS regulars and high profile FS properties? dont know) and i recall many examples both posted and heard via PM that were for far less of a failure than this
if any of the tripadvisor reviews were removed by guest, that may have been after recovery, as that is becoming more and more common including examples on this forum
it is kind of ridiculous for "luxury" industry to have gotten to this point
bill gates acquisitions >
2016 - FS nevis - some press says renovation through "late 2019"
2013 - FS punta mita , FS houston , FS atlanta
(alwaleed - FS paris , FS marrakech)
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Nov 15, 2018 at 5:04 pm