Anguilla resort announces megayacht marina and real estate development
Altamer Resort and Island Global Yachting joint venture breaks ground
Shoal Bay West, Anguilla (July 9, 2007) – Altamer Resort, renowned as one of the world’s most luxurious villa resorts, held a groundbreaking ceremony today at the resort on the Caribbean island of Anguilla to announce a joint venture partnership with Island Global Yachting (IGY). The five star megayacht marina and real estate development will comprise a luxury resort hotel, retail and residential components and will be the first marina facility on the island. The megayacht marina is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The ceremony was attended by Anguilla dignitaries and featured addresses by the island’s Chief Minister, Osborne B Fleming; Minister of Finance the Hon Victor Banks; Andrew Farkas, CEO of IGY; and the resort’s president, Rebecca Eggleton.
The Altamer Resort & Marina project expands on the vision of owners Rebecca and Michael Eggleton to develop a product that would appeal to the upper end of the tourism market.
“When we decided we wanted a marina facility to be the focus of our new development, we researched the marina business and one name stood out as the premiere developer of megayacht facilities. Island Global Yachting was receptive from the outset to a joint venture and this groundbreaking celebration marks the end of months of planning and the beginning of construction of the Caribbean’s most exciting resort and marina developments.”
The partnership with IGY will develop the island’s first luxury megayacht marina facility capable of accommodating boats and yachts up to 300 feet and will be an official port of entry to the island. The development will feature a 101-slip marina of which a significant portion of the berths will accommodate megayachts, as well as 740,000 square feet of upland space, which is currently slated for a 164-unit luxury resort.
Situated on the white sands of Anguilla’s beautiful Shoal Bay West, Altamer Resort is a private five star villa resort designed by internationally renowned architect Myron Goldfinger with interiors by June Goldfinger. Its four-storey luxury beachfront villas offer the perfect combination of a private museum residence within an exclusive modern resort.
Altamer is fully equipped with every amenity and luxury, including for each villa, a staff of ten, butler and concierge service, two housekeepers and staff, grounds person and the option of a private professional chef. All villas have marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi bathtubs; a gourmet professional kitchen catering to all dietary requirements; wet bars on multiple levels; games room with a custom-built pool table, flat-screen television, DVD player and state-of-the-art digital sound system with 30,000 song titles; computers with high-speed Internet connection; handicap accessibility; and elevators. Sports facilities for each villa include a fitness centre, tennis court with pavilion, 45 foot swimming pool and a hot tub.
For more information about Altamer Resort, see their listing under Anguilla – Accommodations at www.caribbean.com.
Anguilla is accessible from the United States via Puerto Rico and via St Maarten with sea or regional air transfers to Anguilla. Access is available from Europe via Antigua and by sea and air through St Maarten. Anguilla’s Wallblake Airport also offers a private jet facility to accommodate visitors travelling independently of the island’s scheduled carriers.
For your FREE on-line Anguilla travel guide, visit www.caribbean.com.
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