This trip to Nevis, we checked out the new YU Lounge at the airport in St. Kitts. YU Lounge has locations in St. Kitts and Mauritius, providing VIP transfers to and from the airport. However, in St. Kitts, you can only use the services on the front end of your trip. Due to some regulations, they cannot offer you services on your return trip. However, they do a wonderful job, allowing you to skip the lines for entry into the country and have a seamless and enjoyable transfer to your resort. First, they pick you up on the tarmac. Their Porsche Cayenne SUVs are waiting for you, and they immediately transport…
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Double Deuce is one of our favorite beach bars on Nevis, going back to our visits there in 2011. Since then, the bar moved location a bit, but it remains one of our favorites on the island. First, the location. It’s still on Pinney’s Beach, but it’s closer to the Four Seasons than it used to be. Back in 2011, you walked past Sunshine’s, went around a curve in the beach and found Double Deuce. Now, Double Deuce is in the grouping of beach bars extending from the main road all the way to Sunshine’s. It’s no longer directly in front of the beach, back behind Turtle Time, but the…
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In the six years since we were last in Nevis, there have been a few changes. The biggest is the development of the beach bars just to the south of the Four Seasons Nevis. Back in 2011, there were basically three bars, Sunshine’s, Double Deuce, and Chevy’s. The area where those bars were located has really developed into a hot spot of beach bars with a wide variety of options. A newcomer offering great food and cocktails is Turtle Time Beach Bar & Grill. Owned by the same family that owns Indian Summer, a fantastic Indian restaurant we also visited, Turtle Time offers a wide variety of dishes and cocktails. We…
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New since our last trip to Nevis was The Gin Trap bar and restaurant. Located on the mountain side of the main road in Jones Bay, the restaurant occupies the old Gallipot location. You are first escorted to the bar area, outfitted with leather couches and chairs, so you can get comfortable while making your selections, or if you’re a teenager, while playing on your cell phone. You cannot go wrong with 101 choices of gin! The gin menu is longer than the food menu. The only difficult part is making a choice. Luckily, you are not left without assistance. The helpful staff guides you through the process, inquiring as to…
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Just a short walk from the ferry dock in Nevis, you’ll find Cafe des Arts. Cafe des Arts is a casual cafe, located right next door to the Museum of Nevis History and the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Walk along the avenue of flags on the waterfront, and you’ll spot the cafe. Have a seat at an umbrella-covered table and take a look at the menu. You’ll notice that breakfast is served all day long, which is a hit with me. They also serve lunch and host “Burger Nights,” quite popular with visitors. The prices are on the menu in…
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With so many places in the world to see, why return to a place you have visited before? Some people travel to the same location trip after trip. There’s a certain amount of comfort with traveling that way. You know the lay of the land. You know how to get where you’re going, and you never are without a restaurant for dinner. I like to explore and see as many places as we can, but there are some places we return to for just that reason – – you are familiar with your surroundings, you know you will have a great time, and you know you will be able…
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Tourists love them. Residents hate them. They are pests – – cute, furry-faced, little pests. Green vervet monkeys are known for entertaining tourists, but also for their destruction, causing islanders to ponder the best way to preserve one of Nevis’s biggest attractions, while at the same time protecting their island’s ability to prosper. Green vervet monkeys are believed to come with slaves to Barbados, St. Kitts, and Nevis from West Africa in the late 1600’s, with large populations developing by the early 1700’s. Their appetite seems to never be satisfied, and they’ll munch on a farmer’s crops if opportunity arises. Their path of destruction extends beyond consumption of the island’s…
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It’s time to get out on the water aboard Caona, a 47-foot catamaran in the Leeward Islands Charters fleet. At the helm was our captain, Lennox Wallace, and our destination was Shitten Bay, a cove off the southwestern coast of St. Kitts. Caona is moored in Nevis, and the crew and boat met us at the Four Seasons dock for our half-day snorkeling trip. Up went the sails, and we were off! Shitten Bay may not sound so lovely, but the word “shitten” refers to the acacia trees which grow in the area. “Shittim” is the plural of “Shittah,” the Hebrew word for the acacia trees, believed to be holy…
