Luxury hotel holidays to St Kitts and Nevis

Luxury holidays to St Kitts and Nevis: luxury hotel holidays and special interest holidays

An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Nevis is a chance to indulge in luxury, in stunning surroundings. Nevis was once known as ‘Queen of the Caribbees’ because of her graceful society and grand plantation houses. This sense of grace and elegance, coupled with a charm and cosiness is still evident in Nevis today, not just in the obvious Great Houses of the old plantations, many of which are now our hotels, but also in the friendliness of the people and in the way they have preserved proudly links with their past. Luxury hotels on Nevis include Nisbet Plantation a colonial style hotel with excellent quality accommodation and direct access to a beautiful beach. In the centre of the island is Mount Nevis, more often than not with its summit covered in cloud. All around Nevis are visible signs of the old plantations: sugar and cotton used to be the main crops but now ruined great houses and chimneys and boiling houses are being swallowed up by encroaching vegetation. As well as the calm water of the Caribbean that lap Pinney’s Beach and the west coast, Nevis has surf on the east coast Atlantic side. Nevis offers excellent standards of hotel accommodation, an ambience that easily relaxes you and numerous places of interest for sightseeing; perfect for a luxury holiday.

Our bespoke, luxury hotel holidays can be

● Single centre or multi-centre
● Long or short stays
● Combine a number of different hotels in different regions
● Utilise a variety of transport arrangements to the Caribbean and within the Caribbean, combining flights and private transfers

Our special interest holidays to Nevis

● Watersports holidays
● Spa holidays
● Honeymoons and weddings
● Family holidays

Included in all our holidays

● Concierge service
● Handcrafted helpful hints and local information provided with all our holidays
● Personal service by your sales consultant who looks after all aspects of your holiday

Call us on 01392 441245

Highlights of Nevis

The local rum is CSR produced on St Kitts and drunk with Ting, the local grapefruit soft drink or neat with ice and water. Carnival on Nevis is called Culturama and it takes place at the end of July. Nevis is famous for its first day cover stamps usually depicting the island’s flora and fauna, sea life, history and carnival. In Charlestown there are several shops selling local crafts and a gallery selling the prints, oils and water colours of Kate Spencer that depict island life. Beachcomber bar and restaurant on Pinney’s Beach and Prinderellas further north.

Cultural highlights of Nevis

Walkers and historians discover plenty of material exploring the grounds of the old sugar estates. Nevis has numerous museums including the Museum of Nevis History, the Alexander Hamilton House, the Horatio Nelson Museum. Pinney’s Beach, over 3 miles of sand, is ideal for walking and several beach bars and restaurants provide welcome relief from the heat. The architecture of Charlestown is some of the best preserved in the Caribbean with its balconied and gingerbread houses.

Travel around Nevis

With the island being so small, it is very easy to get to see the whole of it, the furthest hotel still only being about 30 minutes’ drive from the airport. For the hotels not on a beach, there are usually shuttle buses to take guests to the beach. Taxis are easy to hire and can be arranged through the hotels.

Nevis travel information

Access to Nevis is via St Kitts or Antigua. Flying time London to Antigua or St Kitts is approximately 8 hours.

By air

British Airways has a once a week direct flight to St Kitts. British Airways has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua. Virgin Atlantic has direct flights from London Gatwick to Antigua. BMI has direct flights from Manchester to Antigua. From St Kitts you can transfer by car and boat to Nevis. From Antigua you fly with Liat or have a private charter.

Car hire

You might like a hire car to have the independence to explore at your leisure and certainly there are countless places of interest on Nevis.

Our bespoke, luxury hotel holidays can be

● Single centre or multi-centre
● Long or short stays
● Combine a number of different hotels in different regions
● Utilise a variety of transport arrangements to the Caribbean and within the Caribbean, combining flights and private transfers

Our special interest holidays to Nevis

● Watersports holidays
● Spa holidays
● Honeymoons and weddings
● Family holidays

Included in all our holidays

● Concierge service
● Handcrafted helpful hints and local information provided with all our holidays
● Personal service by your sales consultant who looks after all aspects of your holiday

Capital Charlestown

Airports Vance W. Amory International Airport

Currency Eastern Caribbean dollar

Size 36 sq. miles

Population 11,000

Average temperature 26° C, with good breezes in the summer months

Call us on 01392 441245

Here you will find a map of Nevis showing the locations of the hotels that we offer

Our bespoke, luxury hotel holidays can be

● Single centre or multi-centre
● Long or short stays
● Combine a number of different hotels in different regions
● Utilise a variety of transport arrangements to the Caribbean and within the Caribbean, combining flights and private transfers

Our special interest holidays to Nevis

● Watersports holidays
● Spa holidays
● Honeymoons and weddings
● Family holidays

Included in all our holidays

● Concierge service
● Handcrafted helpful hints and local information provided with all our holidays
● Personal service by your sales consultant who looks after all aspects of your holiday

Capital Charlestown

Airports Vance W. Amory International Airport

Currency Eastern Caribbean dollar

Size 36 sq. miles

Population 11,000

Average temperature 26° C, with good breezes in the summer months

Call us on 01392 441245