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Affordable Chic on Anguilla

Posted by CaribShout on August 5, 2010 at 6:20pm

The new Anacaona Boutique Hotel, opening October 15, will offer 27 rooms and suites from just $150 a night double for most of the year. The rooms have the kind of style you normally find in hotels charging twice as much – all with air-conditioning, 71 channel TVs and verandas overlooking the gardens and/or the sea. The suites have small kitchens for vacationers who don't mind rustling up a few snacks now and then to save even more of their hard-earned vacation dollars. Resort facilities include two swimming pools (for just 27 rooms!), a garden-poolside restaurant and bar, drinks and food service on the beach, a boutique, watersports gear, a computer room, free Wi-Fi and Internet, with cold towels and rum punch at check-in. But great value is only part of the Anacaona story. The name, by the way, is Amerindian for Flower or Feather of Gold and pronounced an-nah-ky-yo-nah and heralds a whole new kind of Caribbean hotel.Cultural Center of Anguilla"We want our guests to leave with a much better understanding of what this special island is all about," says general manager Delroy Lake, "so we plan to turn our hotel into the cultural entertainment center of Anguilla." That means nightlife at Anacaona will go beyond the usual pop and rock and showcase local musicians and local dancing, with carnival evenings and dinner theater -- and maybe lighthearted but informative encounters with local historians and folklorists. Formerly Sirena Resort (which will close on August 31), a popular hideaway a few paces from one the island's most beautiful beaches, the new Anacaona Boutique Hotel will open on October 15 after some primping and upgrading. Its new owners are the acclaimed Caribbean hoteliers Robin and Sue Ricketts, whose past triumphs on Anguilla include the creation and management of Malliouhana Hotel & Spa and Cap Juluca -- so guests at Anacaona can expect the refurbished hotel to have rooms and suites designed with style and flair and with a level of service not usually found in hotels offering lodgings from just $150 a night. That's right: Through December 16, 2010 and from April 1 through December 16, 2011, rates for rooms and suites range from $150 to $310. Fine, but how about peak season? Even during the winter months (December 17, 2010 to March 31, 2011), rooms cost only $250 to $500. Owners Robin and Sue Ricketts also plan several promotional programs that make the basic rates even more appealing. These programs will also focus on niche experiences (along with the usual getaway and romance), including photography, bird-watching, painting, wellness, cooking, adventure, crafts, golf – both for couples and small groups – plus programs specially tailored for Solo Travelers.
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