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Christophe Harbour Blog

It’s a Beautiful Day in St. Kitts

By admin in St. Kitts

What’s the weather like where you live on this January day?

In London, it’s 55°F and rainy. In New York City, it’s 46°F. In Paris, it’s 54°F. In Naples, it’s 52°F, and in Moscow, it’s 21°F and snowing.

Here at Christophe Harbour on St. Kitts, it’s 84°F and sunny with low humidity. In fact, it’s about like this every single day of the year. And even though we are in the tropics, it never gets too hot, thanks to the constant ocean breezes and the northeast trade winds. Winter days average around 81°F and an average summer...

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Christophe Harbour Welcomes New General Manager

By Katherine Verano in

As real estate sales and resort development continue to show positive momentum at Christophe Harbour, the company announced it has hired Douglas “Chip” Nelson as general manager.  Nelson will oversee the management services division that encompasses the entire day-to-day operation of the 2,500 acre resort which includes the Christophe Harbour Club; all food and beverage; member, guest, and hospitality services; as well as the property management function.  While new to Christophe Harbour and St. Kitts, Nelson was most recently the regional director of operations for RockResorts’ properties in the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.

“The pieces are in place for Christophe Harbour to achieve significant milestones in resort development this year, and it...

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Private Yacht and Private Aircraft Arrivals on the rise in St. Kitts

By Katherine Verano in

We've been thrilled to see more and more private aircraft on the tarmac at Robert L. Bradshaw airport and a noticeable increase in yachts moored in Whitehouse Bay this year. It seems that's all part of the Federation's grand plan to target a more discerning destination traveler.

According to the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA), yacht arrivals rose 70% over the one year period.  The average tonnage size of visiting yachts has also increased - meaning more superyachts are finding their way to St. Kitts and to Christophe Harbour. As demonstrated over the recent Christmas and New Year’s period, corporate jet arrivals to St. Kitts have also been on the rise to an average...

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Christophe Harbour Supports Public Safety Initiative

By admin in Christophe Harbour Foundation

Crime Stoppers, a community based public safety initiative, launched in St. Kitts on December 14th. Though St. Kitts and Nevis are far removed from the more volatile regions of the world and have a low crime rate, Assistant Commissioner of Police Robert Liburd recommended the initiative as a way of preventing crimes, building stronger communities, and allowing citizens a more active role in public safety.  Crime Stoppers is a respected 32-year-old organization that began in New Mexico in July 1975 and has since grown into a global organization with 1200 programs in 26 countries. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is now the 27th country. The Christophe Harbour Foundation donated $19,244 EC to the initiative, acknowledging all that it means to keeping the citizens of and...

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Design for the luxe Park Hyatt St. Kitts beachfront hotel in planning

By Katherine Verano in

Christophe Harbour and Range Developments hosted a 2-day design charette on St. Kitts to plan the designs for the new Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel at Banana Bay. The creative retreat was led by Simeon Halstead of Arcadia Design Architects, lead architect for the project, and included landscape architect Peter Imrik of Site Concepts International, interior decorator Clodagh and Nancie Minh of Clodagh Design, and Mark Permar, chief land planner for Kiawah Partners.

The team prepared two conceptual designs for the hotel and will present them to Hyatt Corporation at its headquarters in Chicago in January 2013. “As soon as Hyatt approves the design, we will accelerate development of the hotel very quickly," said Mohammed Asaria, Vice Chairman of Range Developments, the...

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