Four Seasons Anguilla Resort Opens October 2016

Four Seasons Anguilla Resort will open October 2016, rebranding the former Viceroy Anguilla. This is great news for TravelSort Clients and fans of Four Seasons, since it means that Four Seasons Preferred Partner benefits will be available when reserving the property with TravelSort or other Four Seasons Preferred Partner luxury travel advisors.

While the specific Four Seasons Preferred Partner benefits haven't yet been announced for Four Seasons Anguilla, I suspect that the resort-specific amenity will be a $100 spa credit:

Daily full American breakfast for two people per bedroom, served through In-Room Dining or in the hotel restaurant (including buffets)

Choice of USD100 Spa credit (not applicable to products) or USD100 golf credit

Upgrade of one category, based on availability at time of check-in (excluding signature suites and villas)

Complimentary basic Internet in all guest rooms, complimentary premium Internet in all suites.

The great thing about Four Seasons Preferred Partner benefits is that they can be combined with virtually all other Four Seasons offers, and that Four Seasons Preferred Partner reservations give you priority when it comes to upgrades, even ahead of AMEX Fine Hotels & Resorts and Virtuoso bookings.

While I haven't personally visited Anguilla or the current Viceroy / soon to be Four Seasons Anguilla, clients have really enjoyed the resort, for several reasons:

Beautiful beach
No cruise ships allowed to dock in Anguilla and no jet skis are allowed, preserving more of the island's tranquility
No casinos (a con for gamblers, but a pro for everyone else)
Modern design of resort
Multi-bedroom villas available for extended family vacations and celebrations
Ocean front spa
Great dining on and off resort

Getting to Anguilla

Flights to Anguilla are from St. Maarten (SXM) on Winair or Air Sunshine; or San Juan (SJU), Nevis, and St. Thomas on Air Sunshine. The nice thing is that starting November 5, you can fly JetBlue Mint Business Class to St. Martin / St. Maarten SXM every Saturday, with daily service December 23, 2016 – January 2, 2017. See JetBlue Mint Expansion.

Then from SXM, you can either take a short flight to Anguilla, or alternatively a private boat shuttle or take a taxi to the ferry dock and take one of the public ferries to Anguilla. The following are current prices as of time of writing, and subject to change:

Private boat charter: $450 each way, up to 4 passengers, takes ~30-40 minutes
Shared boat shuttle departs once an hour between 12noon and 5pm, $85 per person each way
Taxi from airport to public ferry dock for ~$30, then public ferry for ~$25 per person each way

Since there are good restaurants off-resort, I recommend renting a car in Anguilla after taking the ferry over from St. Martin.