The Nisbet Plantation Resort on Nevis is proud to offer Complimentary Flip Videos for Guests! A press release from PRWeb is spreading the great news and beautiful insight!

This intimate beachfront plantation resort on the beautiful Nevis Island is delivering an exceptional guest experience of a complimentary Flip Mino digital video recorders to capture and share their vacation memories. View a first-hand glimpse of this heavenly Nevis Resort in one of the first guest videos of the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club on Nevis West Indies from Greg Keysar on Vimeo.

You can see this at http://vimeo.com/5585526.

“With a sleek design and capacity for up to 60 minutes of video, the Flip Mino camcorders are easy to bring along on a guided island tour or a ride around Nevis on one of Nisbet Plantation’s scooters. To make it even easier to share vacation memories, the videos can be easily transferred via a USB port to a guest’s laptop or Nisbet Plantation staff can burn the movies to a keepsake disc.”

One of the first guests to use the Flip Mino camcorders was wedding photographer, Greg Keysar, and his wife Krista, who recently vacationed there. Greg says “Nisbet is a must stay” in his video of their stay at Nisbet Plantation Resort! From YouTube, this a fun-filled and beautiful video while Hiking in Nevis, entitled “Hike to Nevis jungle with Jim Johnson.”

There are 36 comfortable Plantation-style cottages situated on either side of the Avenue of the Palms and stretch from the 18th-century Great House down a two-minute walk to one of the gorgeous Nevis Beaches.

Here’s a map of the gorgeous Nisbet Plantation Resort Grounds

Check out all of the important and helpful NISBET PLANTATION BEACH CLUB GENERAL INFORMATION to help you book your Nevis Vacation. Also, take a look at what other Nevis West Indies visitors have to say about their fabulous stay in the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Reviews!

To book your next Nevis Vacation at Nisbet Plantation Resort, call toll-free at 1-800-742-6008, the hotel directly at 869-469-9325, or speak to your travel agent. You can always visit www.NisbetPlantation.com.

Nevis Lover ~ Becca Briley

Dr. Denzil Douglas, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, provided some interesting economic positives last Tuesday on his weekly Tuesday radio program, Ask the PM, which is carried live on the national station ZIZ Radio. This awesome, interactive station allows listeners to call in and ask questions!

This will be beneficial to St. Kitts and Nevis! eTurboNews reported that St. Kitts continues to attract major international tourism investments amid the ongoing worldwide turbulent economic environment, which will help out its sister island greatly.

He said that “These investments continue to trickle into the economy, providing jobs and wealth creation for residents of the federation.” He also said that there are several projects going on, including the US$125 million condominium development involving the St. Kitts Marriott Residential Property, financed by Century 21 Island Realty, the giant international real estate company..

He said:

This facility will enhance the country’s profile and competitive advantage over other Caribbean countries currently vying for scarce international dollars. More importantly, it is the marketing, by the global outreach of Century 21 that will bring into sharp focus what this country has to offer the entire world and invite persons to St. Kitts and Nevis to invest in these condominiums.

Le Grand Elebash, chief operations officer of the Christophe Harbour project, commented on the development of the golf course as well. He’s excited with the progress made on the Tom Fazio-designed, 18-hole championship golf course. The 250-acre course is expected to be finished in two years. The course will offer panoramic views across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea to the sister Island of Nevis.

Christophe Harbour will include a world-class, mega-yacht marina, Mandarin Oriental, luxurious real estate, private club offerings as well as restaurants and boutiques spread over 2,500 acres of beautiful beaches and tropical bays.

The Twin-Island Federation of St.Kitts and Nevis is proudly served by many of the major international carriers, including British Airways, American Airlines, Delta, and US Airways.

Caldwell Banker reported that the flights to St. Kitts and Nevis has been flourishing. Mr. Alistair Yearwood is the Tourism Advisor to the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). He recently told the Department of Information that the impact of direct British Airways flights has been substantial.

…In Nevis we are definitely benefiting from it especially in the summer months because the British travellers tend to vacation in the summer… Speaking with some of the small hoteliers, they are noticing the British guests coming in. So it’s having a positive impact. Obviously, it will have a greater impact once the Four Seasons reopens in 2010.

He said Nevis had been receiving a large number of visitors from the United Kingdom market. It’s no secret that Nevis Island also appeals to visitors from the U.S., and traditionally, 65 percent of its visitors hail from there. This particluar airline has greatly helped the success of tourism and Nevis as well as St. Kitts. Delta is now also considering a second direct flight!

You can contact Century 21 at stkitts@century21islandrealty.com

Nevis Lover ~ Becca Briley

Tropical Storm Ana threatened the beautiful sister islands, as well as the rest of the Caribbean Islands, so what are some smart Nevis Real Estate options?

Caldwell Banker provides some insight as to what to consider when thinking about purchasing real estate in Nevis as well as its sister island of St. Kitts.

The number One factor when checking into Nevis Real Estate, is to check to see if the land is low lying property. This will allow you to figure out if it will flood when storms arise.

Two: If looking into purchasing a seafront home, you want an elevated property, this is of course, above sea level. Be careful of homes built too close to the water on a sand beach. Obviously this is not sturdy land.

Most Nevis Villas, Nevis Homes, and Nevis Hotels, are built higher, on elevated lands, offering gorgeous panoramic views of the blue ocean and sparkling horizon.

However, as seen in the states, there are smart ways to build on the coast. These are built on concrete pilings, high above the water. Styles will differ depending on the region, so be sure to take a look into what makes a home safe to withstand a hurricane in Nevis.

Read up on some cool information about The Best Beach House Designs. Another helpful article with a video is Hurricane Resistant House. Both provide some great and reassuring insight!

It’s vital to remember that insurance on Nevis Seaside Homes, just as anywhere else, can be high.

Here are some more helpful tips:

- Do not plant trees within falling distance of your home, as they can damage your roof and entire house severely.
- If you do have tress, like most do on Nevis, be sure that all large branches are trimmed during hurricane season.
- It’s also important to trim coconuts, because they can turn into cannon balls during a bad storm.
- Your insurance may or may not cover roof damage; find out.

Although several storms, like Ana, typically threaten Nevis Island every July or August, the vast majority simply pass by and spare St. Kitts and Nevis. When stormy weather does become a threat, our homes become our refuge; therefor we simply need to be safe, as well as protect our precious investments!

ALSO, be SURE to check out some gorgeous Nevis Island Estates too! They specialize in the sale of houses and property in Nevis Island! In business for over a decade, Glynis Watts is the owner. He has been selling individual Nevis Villas, villas in developments, land, and recently apartments on Nevis Island since 1998.

Nevis Lover ~ Becca Briley

I was starting to wonder where all the exciting stormy weather was! More than half way through the summer, we finally have some tropical storm weather to be on the lookout for, and Nevis Island is all over it!

Nevis residents were cautiously asked to closely monitor the progress of Ana for any further developments. The public was asked early, to make necessary preparations for the storm, if and when it should pass St. Kitts and Nevis.

Tomorrow looks sunny and clear, but rain will fall a bit for the rest of the week. Check out the Nevis Weather forecast. It looks as if Nevis weather might simply show some rainfall, and no serious stormy weather.

A rainfall of two to four inches is expected from the storm with possible isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches over mountainous terrain.

The National Hurricane Center says that the “CIRCULATION OF ANA HAS DISSIPATED.” That means Nevis is in no harm. However, it has had an impact on some of the islands of the Caribbean.

“MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS…IN A FEW SQUALLS. ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC…WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.”

Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service issued a tropical storm watch for the Federation and surrounding Leeward Islands. However, News at Yahoo.com said that “Once a worrisome storm, but downgraded to a tropical depression, Ana raced through the Caribbean Sea south of Puerto Rico on a track that could take it into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week.”

Even though it was making a strong path, it has been subsiding. Ana drenched Puerto Rico as it raced toward Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Along side the threats of Ana, Hurricane Bill, threatens the mid-Atlantic! Top winds reached 90 mph, just below Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, the Miami-based hurricane center said.

Forecasters think it will reach a Category 3, with winds of more than 110 mph by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Category 3, 4 and 5 storms are considered “major” hurricanes, the most destructive type. This is where all the major focus is now, on the satellites.

See the Tropical Depression ANA Public Advisory for more updated information.

Nevis Lover ~ Becca Briley