Montpelier Plantation Inn offers week-long yoga retreats from Island Experiences with yoga guru Jim Kulackoski
Nevis, West Indies (March 20, 2007) – This spring make peace with your chakra and relish in the seclusion and privacy of Montpelier Plantation Inn when this Caribbean sanctuary on the island of Nevis hosts multiple signature one-week yoga retreats.
The Nevis Yoga Adventure by Island Experiences is being offered exclusively at Montpelier Plantation Inn four times this year: May 5-12, June 16-23, October 13-20 and November 10-18, 2007. These select escapes salute the sun with refreshing morning yoga classes followed by breakfast. After breakfast, guests enjoy afternoon activities ranging from hiking, mountain biking and an island tour to windsurfing, a catamaran sail, horseback riding, kayaking and snorkelling. Many afternoons also feature a second yoga session followed by free time and dinner.
Led by internationally trained yoga instructor Jim Kulackoski, yoga sessions range from a more rigorous Vinyasa flow to a gentler restorative practice and combine several methods of yoga, including BKS Iyengar, Sivananda and Pattabhi Jois (Ashtanga) with several eastern systems of meditation and Qi Gong.
The Nevis Yoga Adventure package includes accommodation for seven nights at Montpelier, breakfast daily, five lunches, seven gourmet dinners, transportation within Nevis, all scheduled activities, round-trip airport transfers, professional guide service and hotel taxes. The package is priced from $2,875 per person based on double occupancy (actual package pricing may vary depending on the total number of people booking the package up to a maximum of twelve people).
Known for its quiet elegance, refined charm and personal service, Montpelier Plantation Inn is a secluded retreat catering to discerning travellers. One of the newest members of Relais & Chateaux, this intimate and charming hideaway is owned and managed by the Hoffman family. Years of living in Europe, Asia, The Bahamas and America, and experiencing various cultures and traditions have led the Hoffmans to create a refined yet relaxed atmosphere that immediately makes their guests feel at ease, as if among friends and family. Nestled amongst thirty acres of landscaped gardens and dotted with pieces from the family’s private furniture collection, décor throughout the property is classical “island elegance.”
Montpelier offers 17 well-appointed guest rooms, including one suite, each with canopy or four-poster beds complemented by luxurious Porthault linens, and private verandas affording commanding views of the Caribbean Sea and surrounding countryside. Awash in tranquility, there are no televisions, radios or clocks in the guest rooms, fresh fruit and flowers are provided in room daily and the resort’s professional and attentive staff ensures that guests are well cared for.
Free from the daily distractions and hectic pace of modern living, and with relaxation in mind, guests can spend their days enjoying Montpelier’s cool hillside setting with the exquisite hand-laid 60-foot mosaic-tiled pool, manicured gardens, reading gazebo, tennis court and complimentary afternoon tea, or Montpelier by the Sea, the hotel’s private two-acre beach located a short distance away complete with sun gazebos and barman. A host of other activities can be arranged.
In the evening guests can choose between Montpelier’s two gourmet restaurants: the AAA Four Diamond Terrace restaurant, overlooking the nightlights of Charlestown and nearby St Kitts, and The Mill, a small and intimate restaurant located in the plantation’s original 18th century sugar mill. While each restaurant features different prix fixe menus both use locally grown produce, fruit and herbs from the hotel’s gardens, freshly caught fish, Montpelier-raised pigs and European ingredients flown in as needed, and draw upon the hotel’s extensive wine cellar to create unforgettable dining experiences. Prior to dinner each evening guests are invited to gather in the Great Room for canapés, drinks and comfortable conversation.
In 2005 Montpelier Plantation Inn was rated the number two luxury hotel in the Caribbean in the 2005 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. It was also ranked #33 in the Top 100 Luxury – World list. Ratings are compiled based on user reviews and ratings.
For more information on the Nevis Yoga Adventure offer contact Gwen Pullman Trucco of Island Experiences at (847) 924-0131 or gwen@islandexperiences.net.
To book this package or for more information on Montpelier Plantation Inn call (869) 469-3462, e-mail info@montpeliernevis.com or see their listing under St Kitts & Nevis – Accommodations at www.caribbean.com.
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