ANGUILLA, BWI – Emerging from a recent renovation which has helped generate top industry kudos,Cap Juluca continues to draw top international travel journalists.
Charles and Linda Hickox – the original and current owners of the iconic Caribbeanresort –understand the importance of promoting Anguilla as a top Caribbean destination, so they recently hosted a group of respected writers, includingIanthe Butt, British Airways inflight High Life; Kendall Cronstrom, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens; Bob Curley, About.com/Caribbean;Jenna Mahoney, Bridal Guide; Korena Bolding Sinnett, Virtuoso Life; and Lynn Walker, Southern Bride.
The group reveled in three full days on beautifulAnguilla, with a carefully planned itinerary highlighting the very best of the resort and Anguilla’s beaches, including paddle boarding, kayaking, a sunset sail, dinners in Spice and Pimmsand plenty of beach time.
Cap Juluca’s popular and ever affable Cardigan Connor kept guests busy as he played host to many of the activities –including a rousing game of Bocce. This former star cricketer has parlayed his athletic prowess into his current role as the director of activities for Cap Juluca. In his spare time, he continues to train Anguilla youth–teaching them to play cricket.
The trip culminated with a lovely farewell dinner at Pimms in which The Anguillian publisher and editor Nat Hodge attended.
This latest press trip allowed the writers to see,firsthand,the resort’s recently completed upgrades and amenities –including enhancements to all69 guestrooms and upgrades to Spice Lounge and Maundays Bar at the Main House, as well as the new 3,290-square-foot Jonquil Suite, a beautifully appointed luxury villa.
This new infusion of amenitiesand upgrades has resulted in high profile accolades, including a ranking as the number one hotel on Anguilla and as one of the “Best Hotels in the Caribbean” by U.S. News & World Report and recognition by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards – one of the most reliable polls of its kind among affluent and sophisticated travelers –as the world’s “Number One Beach Resort.”
(Published without editing by the Anguillian newspaper.)
