PRESS RELEASE - 2007
Almond Resorts in Barbados & St Lucia Makes Dining a Divine Adventure Resorts Barbados & St Lucia gourmet restaurants are at the heart of the vacation experience PRESS RELEASE - 2007
St. James, Barbados (Spring 2007) - From down home specialties like Bajan fishcakes, St. Lucian savories, pumpkin fritters and French Creole favorites to culinary classics like Steak Au Poivre and Fettuccine Alfredo, dining at Almond Resorts is a delicious world class experience unlike any other in the Caribbean. Almond Resorts offer a choice of superb restaurants ranging from fun and informal kid friendly cuisine to sophisticated gourmet fare for couples and adults. At Almond Resorts¡¯ hotels dining is an indulgent adventure with lots of great options that will whet the appetite of even the most discerning palate.
Dining is an integral part of the vacation experience at Almond, expertly serving today¡¯s savvy travelers who look for more than just beach and poolside fun. Whether guests choose elegant, upscale dining or savory seaside snacks, each of Almond Resorts¡¯ restaurants offer diners an authentic way to learn more about the flavors of the Caribbean. Each meal is expertly prepared using the freshest foods available in the region. From flavorful native spices, home-grown fruits and vegetables ripened by the sun, fresh seafood caught daily and local delicacies ? dining at Almond Resorts is a lesson in the culture, history and cuisine of the West Indies.
Guests staying at either of Almond Resorts¡¯ sister properties in Barbados, Almond Beach Club & Spa and Almond Beach Village are welcome to use the facilities and restaurants at both properties and traveling between the two is easy with the complimentary round-trip shuttle service. The resorts¡¯ outstanding dining options include varying cuisines at their several main restaurants, formal afternoon British-style tea, hors d¡¯oeuvres served daily, early morning coffee, juice and pastries, anytime snacks, room service (lunch and dinner), Caribbean Beach parties, picnics, barbecues and full service bars. Almond guests will have even more dining options in Barbados when Almond Casuarina Beach Resort opens in Summer, 2007. In St. Lucia, Almond offers enticing options and mouth-watering choices at Almond Morgan Bay Beach Resort and Almond Smugglers Cove.
A Taste of Almond Throughout the year, Almond Resorts welcomes celebrity chefs for culinary weekends, called ¡°A Taste of Almond¡± at the various resorts. These culinary extravaganzas feature the celebrity chefs, along with Almond Resorts¡¯ culinary team, creating meals from their restaurants and melding it to the cuisine of the Caribbean. These weekends are included in the regular all-inclusive package prices. Schedules are posted on the special events section of the Almond Resort website, www.almondresorts.com/specials.
About Almond Resorts Almond Resorts is the operator of five 4-star premier all-inclusive hotels - Almond Beach Club & Spa (161 rooms), Almond Beach Village (400 rooms expanding to 500 rooms by end 2007) and Almond Casuarina Beach Resort (289 rooms, opens Summer 2007), in Barbados and Almond Morgan Bay Beach Resort (250 rooms, expanding to 350 rooms by early Summer 2007) and Almond Smugglers Cove (357 rooms), both in St. Lucia.
Almond Resorts pioneered the distinctive ¡°For You. About You.¡± concept, which incorporates the ease of a pre-paid all-inclusive vacation with an endless array of facilities for guests to enjoy, at their own pace.
The all-inclusive hotels offer: - Numerous free water sports such as water skiing, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, banana boat rides and reef fishing, with free lessons, if required - State of the art spas with treatments including massages, facials, manicures and hydrotherapy treatments available at a locally payable cost - Tennis facilities and fitness centers - Children's clubs and family entertainment at all hotels except Almond Beach Club & Spa. The Kid¡¯s Club concept was pioneered at Almond Beach Village in Barbados and is a standard feature of the company¡¯s family friendly resorts - A choice of a la carte restaurants serving fine cuisine and bars offering premium brand named drinks
For more information, please contact your favorite travel provider or Almond Resorts at 1-800-4ALMOND or visit www.almondresorts.com.
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PRESS RELEASE - 2007