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knowledge anguilla
ttglive.com
Luxury destination
Anguilla puts
in an open atrium. It is utterly beautiful. The
white villas are low-lying so when you sail
out to sea and look back, they don’t ruin the
skyline. The accommodation is arranged
around the beach and although all beaches
rivals in shade
in Anguilla are public, the one in front of
the resort is so secluded it feels private.
Viceroy
Roving Reader Billy Hawkins, director of West Sussex-
These privately owned villas will be opening
in May/June. They are situated within a com-
based Blue Lizard Travel, sampled the best of Anguilla’s
plex so they have a hotel environment feel.
resorts on a tourist board fam. Here’s what she thought
The interiors are faultless and look fabulous.
I recommend booking the villas on the
fringes of the complex because the ones in
A
lthough I had not been once stayed here, as did Bill the middle overlook other people’s roofs.
to Anguilla before this Clinton. The beach is so se-
trip, I had booked a cluded you feel you could walk Malliouhana Hotel & Spa
big wedding there last down there naked! The only This is where I had booked the wedding. I in-
year. I winged it at the time, downside is the beach directly troduced myself and the woman at the desk
relying on information from the in front has slightly rough water knew exactly who I was and, impressively,
tourist board and friends who as it’s full of corals, but the remembered the wedding in all its detail.
had visited. It turned out to be a upside is that it makes for great It has a great spa. The only downside was
success, but I was still keen to go for myself. snorkelling. The villas are very private and that the upholstery was a bit dated.
What makes the island different from each has its own pool, chef and waiting staff.
other Caribbean islands is that it’s not The place is great for affluent families, as CuisinArt Resort & Spa
swamped with holidaymakers. There is well as for a birthday or special occasion. I recommend the unique Anguilla massage,
plenty of space on the beach, the service is which takes the best of all massages and
impeccable and hotel staff are incredibly Cap Juluca adds a personalised twist. The resort has just
friendly. I’d recommend a day out to Scilly I was really blown away opened a massive new
Cay, a little island a short boat ride away. You by this place. They have spa. There are treatment
are greeted with lobster and champagne on recently spent £22 mil- rooms extending as
arrival; Anguilla has a real understanding lion on renovations and far as the eye can see
of the international luxury traveller. it’s money well spent. and highly trained
The place has a mystical practitioners who are
Altamer Resort Moorish theme with regularly sent abroad
This exclusive resort is home to three gor- wooden furniture and for training.
geous villas. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston brass lanterns that hang The Malliouhana Hotel offers rooms on the cliff edge ■
anguilla-vacation.com
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