What our Guests are saying
The following are unsolicited guest comments taken from our guest books and reply forms:
Alfred, Heather, Avon, Cindy, Laverne, Hermia and the entire gang at Carimar: |
"My husband and I have recently returned from a 2 week stay at Carimar--our first time ever to Anguilla and our experience could not have been better. We would like to commend you and your staff for a job well done. You now have two new repeat customers!!" Beverly and Terry Dowling |
"Thank you for making such a perfect birthday week for me and for David. Not only the beautiful and thoughtful card, but all your cheerful greetings and helpful information. We love this place our home away from home, but it is really all of you who make it so very special and keeps us coming back year after year. Joan Wise |
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"After years of going to St. Martin with its crowds and traffic, we decided to try something new. We found Anguilla using our criteria of great beaches and first-class restaurants ending up at Carimar, mostly by luck. We just didn't know how lucky we were. That was ten January visits ago and we have never looked back. Carimar captures the essence of Anguilla. It is a once private, quiet, friendly and intensely comfortable. When we arrive, we feel as though we have come home. And, it did not take ten years to produce this feeling. The accommodations are spacious and airy with the feeling of a home, not of a hotel room. The staff is wonderful and always helpful. The grounds are, for a desert island, rather extraordinary, and always well cared for. And of course, there is Meads Bay beach for which there are no words. It offers nearly a mile of perfect white sand where a round-trip walk on a a very busy day might pass all of 50 other lucky people. All of Carimar's virtues are important. This one is priceless!" Jeff Randall |
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"Start with equal portions of sun, sea and sand. Then add a sprinkling of serenity and a generous pinch of beautiful garden flowers. Top this off with a superlative, friendly staff. What have you got? The recipe for Carimar Beach Club! Anguilla is our favorite Caribbean island and Carimar is our favorite place to stay. We've already booked our reservations for next April. Looking forward to our annual escape to Carimar Beach Club helps get us through the long cold months of our northern winter! We feel quite fortunate to have found such a wonderful place to return to again and again. Many thanks to all of you at Carimar and we'll see you next year!" Robin & Everett Pollard |
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Ten years ago, exhausted and stressed by demanding professions, we longed for a vacation place that provided rest and leisure of a very particular type. We wanted a beautiful setting with a pristine, uncrowded beach; gracious, comfortable accommodations; personnel who were highly efficient and yet warm-hearted; and a variety of restaurants, ranging from small places that served delicious local fare prepared with pride to sophisticated establishments which offered a more varied cuisine. We also knew what we did not want: a hectic vacation locale which drew people who wanted, above all, to shop, to gamble, and to party. We wanted to replenish our spirits and rejuvenate our tired bodies. When we described these desires to a fine travel agent, she said, "I know just the place - Anguilla." After some serious research into the many fine hotels on this small caribbean island, we made decision that would change our lives for the next ten years. We chose the Carimar Beach Club. This gracious establishment exceeded our fondest expectations. During the past ten trips to Anguilla, we have visited numerous other hotels and admired what they offer. Yet we have had no desire to stay at any of them. We are completely happy at the Carimar. The Carimar is situated on what we believe to be one of the finest beaches in the world. But it is not only the glorious beach on Meads Bay or the spectacular tropical gardens at the Carimar or even our wonderfully comfortable rooms which bring us back to the Carimar year after year. It is also the staff - friendly, professional, gracious, and utterly consistent in attention to the details which have made the Carimar seem like a second home. True, it is a home in which we spend only two weeks a ear, but it is also one which we anticipate with delight the remaining fifty weeks. New York, our other home, has many pleasures - indeed a wealth of culture and excitements, as does Europe and the world at large. But for the rejuvenation of body and spirit, we return always to the Carimar Beach Club. We hope to do so annually for at least another ten years. Joyce Lemonedes |
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When we first visited Anguilla (pre-internet), we took a chance on an unknown property from a magazine advertisement - Carimar beach club on Mead's Bay. We soon realized that we made a terrific decision. The location was fabulous, directly on a beautiful beach. The unit was very comfortable, tastefully decorated and equipped with everything we might need during our stay. And the staff was wonderful. Everyone was friendly, helpful and eager to offer advice on island attractions, restaurants and activities. We soon returned for another vacation at Carimar and then yet again. As we passed through immigration one year, the officer asked if this was our first visit to the island. We remarked that we had vacationed several previous years on Anguilla. The officer told us, "Welcome home" and it struck us that was exactly what Anguilla and, more specifically, what Carimar Beach Club had become - our second "home". We've now spent 11 years at Carimar we truly cherish it as our Anguillan home on the beach. We're always greeted warmly with a smile at the start of every day and everyone makes every effort to ensure that our vacations are perfect. Carimar Beach Club is truly the best! Cathy and Greg |
