CARIMAR CHRONICLE Anguilla, British West Indies Winter 2014-15, issue 7

Carimar Beach Club • P.O. Box 327 • The Valley • Anguilla, British West Indies • 264-497-6881

An update from Fred... Our  TOLL-­‐FREE  incoming  number  for  reserva7ons  (USA  &  CANADA)  :

866-­‐270-­‐3764SPECIAL  VACATION  PACKAGES  located  on  our  website:    

www.carimar.com

Service  with  a  Smile...Carimar  Caring! In  this  issue,  we’d  like  to  emphasize  and  thank  our  hard-­‐working  staff.    It  is  so  rewarding  to  have  our  consistent  hard  work  at  Carimar  be  validated  by  many  long-­‐?mers.    Why  do  our  guests  return  year  a/er  year?    Our  spectacular  beachfront  loca?on  aside,  we  con?nually  get  posi?ve  feedback  about  the  quality  of  service.            Our  staff  believes  in  the  “Carimar  Cares”  moEo  which  highlights  our  commitment  to  service  excellence.    Our  staff  is  dedicated  not  just  to  our  guests,  but  to  Carimar  itself.    Most  of  our  staff  have  been  with  us  for  years  and  several  for  more than 20 years. The staff is prepared to help with any of your needs. They will happily make dining reservations, reserve a car rental car, arrange airport transfers, hire a baby sitter or even arrange to have laundry done or groceries purchased. If you need something more unique, we can help plan your wedding, hire a photographer or just about anything you need! Just let us know how we can help!

Dear  Friends,

       Greetings  from  your  Carimar  team!    This  season  our  planned  upgrades  during  closure  included:        *new  sliding  glass  doors  installed  in  all  rooms*new  PBX  phone  system  and  improved  wi-­8i*new  shower  curtains

       A  clean  fresh  look  to  all  building  exteriors  was  completed  a  few  days  before  Hurricane  Gonzalo  passed  over  Anguilla  on  October  13.    

       Our  team  jumped  into  restoration  and  clean  up  mode  and  our  property  today  shows  little  sign  of  the  hurricane  except  for  some  minor  landscaping  damage.    As  with  our  beach,  the  miracles  of  nature  came  through  and  are  still  at  work  producing  new  growth  and  sand  with  each  passing  day.    See  the  photo  on  page  2  taken  on  10/23/2014.    

         Friends,  everything  you  love  about  Carimar  Beach  Club  is  in  place  and  we  look  forward  to  your  return.

Sincerely,Fred  ThompsonGeneral  Manager

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WHAT DO OUR GUESTS ENJOY AT CARIMAR?

The best thing is that you can find as much or little to do as you desire...a perfect vacation! Our 2 tennis courts have recently been resurfaced and a jog down Meads Bay and back is about 2 miles. Or just choose to relax on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world!

“yacht-spotting” building sandcastleswalking on the beach

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fun water sports

watching the sunsetreading

Gonzalo Hits Anguillabut island recovers quickly

Hurricane Gonzalo passed directly over the island as a Category 1 storm on October 13, 2014. Many of the tourist spots, including Carimar, close annually in September and October for routine maintenance, upgrades and employee vacations so impact to guests at Carimar was not an issue. The beach always takes a beating from Mother Nature after these storms, but it is always amazing how quickly things return to normal within a matter of weeks! Fred sent photos taken 10 days after Gonzalo. The beach is almost back to normal and Carimar is completely ready to open on November 1.

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About our staff...

Honored Employees

Newsle&er  submissions  wanted!    Did  you  have  a  great  trip?  Please  send  photos,  ar7cles  or  sugges7ons/ideas  of  what  you’d  like  to  see  in  our  future  issues.

Send  to:    Marianne  Salaymeh,    newsleEer  editormarianne.salaymeh@gmail.com

If you had a great visit to Carimar, please consider

posting your review at: www.tripadvisor.com

We value your comments!

Kerri SmithEmployee of

Quarter 1Kerri works with the landscaping crew to keep our grounds looking

as lush as possible!

Yelmina (Hilda) FelixEmployee of Quarter 2

Hilda works in housekeeping and has been on the Carimar team since 2001. She previously was awarded Employee

of the year in 2010. Visit our Facebook page and “Like” us!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carimar-Beach-Club/

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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wade

Mr. and Mrs. George Beck

RECENT TEN YEAR

AWARDEES HONORED Carimar’s preferred guest rewards are just that – rewards. Both the Carimar and Meads Bay Beach reviews are tops on Anguilla and this keeps our clientele returning year after year. The patronage and confidence of more than 75 families over the past 28 years is the highest form of praise and a hotelier’s dream come true. Recognition is given on our guests 10th stay by a plaque and a five complimentary night stay in a beach view accommodation to use on their next visit!

The  Queen’s  Baton  in  Anguillainternational  relay  passes  in  front  of  Carimar

               Staff  member  Kerri  Smith  ran  for  Carimar  in  the  Queen’s  Baton  Relay  as  it  passed  through  Anguilla  on  March  31,  2014.    Kerri  took  the  baton  half  way  along  Meads  Bay  Beach  to  the  next  carrier.          The  Queens  Baton  passed  through  all  member  countries  of  the  British  Commonwealth  on  it's  way  to  the  Commonwealth  Games  in  Glasgow,  Scotland  that  took  place  in  July,  2014.

Employee of the YearKerri Smith

Fred was delighted to present the top award to Kerri in October.

Curliss (Cindy) WilliamsEmployee of Quarter 3

You will recognize Cindy from her work in the front office. Her smiling face always is always there to help!