Paradise Beach Nevis A sophisticated seven-villa resort, has opened on the Caribbean island of Nevis, providing a chic and discreet beachfront retreat for couples, families and groups of friends. The privately owned property offers beachfront villas in Nevis, with stays starting from $850 per night for four adults including concierge and butler services.
Julian Moore has been named the General Manager of the highly anticipated Park Hyatt St. Kitts, which is expected to open in late 2016. Park Hyatt St. Kitts will be the brand’s first Park Hyatt resort in the Caribbean.
Before joining the St. Kitts Marriott team as the new Director of Finance, Benjamin Kim has accumulated 14 years of experience most recently as the director of finance & accounting at The Ritz Carlton Club and Residences in Kapalua, Hawaii and at Guam Marriott Resort & Spa. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and continued his studies in business enterprise at the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill, New Zealand.
Seasoned hospitality industry leader joins St. Kitts Marriotts management team as director of human resources. Bringing 20 years of hospitality experience to the full-service resort, Bathory will oversee all a spects of the propertys human resources operations. Bathory joins St. Kitts Marriott Resort from Starwood Hotels & Resorts where she served as director of human resources for 16 years. During the span of her career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Bathory worked for brands such as Sheraton, Westin, W Hotels, Luxury Collection and St. Regis.
Bishop is no stranger to the Four Seasons brand, having worked at the flagship Four Seasons Hotel New York at the start of his career. Over the past 25 years, he has carved his niche in the luxury travel category. Most recently, he served as director of sales for the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Previously, he served as the Maybourne Hotel Group’s regional director of sales for the Americas, overseeing all aspects of the division’s sales office in New York City and representing the company’s three London hotels: Claridge’s, the Connaught and the Berkeley. Before joining Maybourne, he held senior sales positions with Mandarin Oriental, first for the Washington, DC property and later for the Miami location. Bishop’s previous career experience also includes senior sales roles with Bellagio Las Vegas, KSL Resorts and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Bishop earned a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State University. He lives in South Florida with his wife, Susan, who is also a member of the Four Seasons family, and their two kids, Olivia and Quinn.
During the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami last week, Hilton Worldwide announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Caribbean-based Sterling Developments to build an Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel on the island of St. Kitts & Nevis, making it the first Hilton property in the territory. The 226-suite hotel is currently under construction and plans to open its doors in Q1 2017.
A passionate hotelier from the beginning, Resort Manager Awet Sium knew early in his hospitality career that his goal was to land a leadership opportunity with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. He joined Four Seasons in 2012 as Hotel Manager for Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis and transferred to Four Seasons Hotel Boston in the same role in 2013. Sium, with his eye on Nevis and the Caribbean as one of his favourite destinations in the world, joined the Nevis team from Boston in late 2014.
Prior to his appointment as General Manager in December 2014, Gannon was the Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Nevis. Before transferring to Nevis in June 2014, Gannon spent two years as the Hotel Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. Prior to the Austin post, he was hotel manager at Rosewood’s Sand Hill property in Menlo Park, California. No stranger to island life, Gannon spent eight years working in exotic settings ranging from Rosewood Hotels and Resorts’ Jumby Bay, Antigua, to Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI, in the Caribbean. Gannon also served as resort manager for four years at Martha’s Vineyard’s Winnetu Oceanside Resort.
Born and raised in California, Director Catherine Phillips brings extensive experience to the luxurious full-service facility and is excited to expand and build on the facility’s wide array of revitalizing treatments. Director Phillips brings a unique passion and more than twenty years in the spa, salon and wellness industry to this new role at St. Kitts Marriott’s Emerald Mist Spa. Phillips most recently served as a member of the spa management team at Marriott’s Renaissance Lodge in her native Sonoma, California. Prior to returning to her home state, Phillips’ enthusiasm for culture and travel led her to accept a management position in England’s Lake District in 2006.
Food & Beverage Operations Manager Diego Lemasson (right) has developed expansive knowledge of hospitality management during his decade-long career. Most recently serving as an integral part of the leadership team at the Marriott Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lemasson brings an international and multicultural perspective to the resort’s day-to-day operations of restaurants and lounges.
Starting his career in hospitality more than 30 years ago, Director of Food & Beverage Joseph Niemeier has experience in every facet of the culinary and hotel management industry. A longtime member of the Marriott family, Niemeier most recently served as Director of Food & Beverage overseeing Indianapolis Marriott Downtown where he led his team to rank within the top 5 percent in overall satisfaction within the Marriott brand. Niemeier is excited to bring his dedication to excellence in service and cuisine to the team at St. Kitts Marriott Resort to oversee all food and beverage operations. Recipient of multiple industry accolades including Marriott International Executive Chef of the Year in 2007 and 2012, Chef Quitney will undertake the responsibility of directing culinary operations of the resort’s eight restaurants including its three signature outlets, in-room dining and the resort’s private catering and banquet functions. Most recently serving as Executive Chef of the JW Marriott Washington D.C., Quitney brings many years of experience to this new role and is excited to continue developing his passion for exquisite food in a destination so rich with local flavors. -
Momentum continues to grow around the eagerly awaited Belle Mont Farm on Kittitian Hill, scheduled for completion December 2014, with the appointment of Carlos Salazar as the property’s General Manager. A boutique hotel, designed by Bill Bensley, Belle Mont Farm represents the first opportunity for guests to engage with this landmark Caribbean destination anchored in the holistic philosophy of sustainability and authenticity.
A tri-lingual hospitality professional and graduate of the famed Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, Wiedenhaupt brings more than 23 years of luxury hotel management experience in resorts and hotels around the world.
Stephen Calland’s passion for food & beverage combined with over 30 years of international culinary industry experience provides him with a wealth of understanding and expertise in all aspects of food & beverage. From being Head Chef at an Organics Institute in the UK, Stephen then moved into management where he introduced numerous successful food and beverage programs, branding initiatives and revenue-driven strategies to a number of luxury boutique properties in the UK and Mallorca, including The Alias Hotel Kandinsky, Stratford Manor, Stratford Victoria and The Welcombe Hotel. Stephen then moved to the Caribbean where he was responsible for the pre-opening and subsequent operation of Bel Jou Hotel, Saint Lucia. Following two years as Director of Food & Beverage at the Sonesta Great Bay Resort & Casino in Phillipsburg, Saint Maarten, Stephen undertook numerous food & beverage consultancy projects around the Caribbean including Aruba, Tobago and Jamaica before joining our luxury St Kitts resort.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it plans to debut the Aloft brand in South Korea in late 2014, signing an agreement with development partner Youngshin HRD. Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of OKHOW Co., Ltd. The hotel, Aloft Suwon, will be the first Aloft hotel in South Korea, adding to the brand's global expansion plan and growth momentum in Asia Pacific that has been building up in recent years.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed a management agreement with Range Developments for a Park Hyatt hotel in St. Kitts. Slated to open in 2015, Park Hyatt St. Kitts will be located on the southeast peninsula of St. Kitts in Christophe Harbour, a 2,500-acre master planned community that is currently under development. The Christophe Harbour development project will offer a Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole championship golf course, a beach club and a 300-acre super yacht marina and marina village.
With 25 years of culinary experience, the UK-born Chef Stringfellow brings expertise and influence from many different areas of the world including Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Central and North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Europe and the USA. His most recent assignment was in Hong Kong at the Regal Airport Hotel. Under his guidance, the hotel was awarded “Best Airport Hotel in the World” for four consecutive years by Business Traveller UK Magazine. Chef Stringfellow has already begun his assimilation into the St Kitts Marriott family and in his new post will oversee the menus and staff for all eight of the resorts casual and upscale dining establishments. Through the combination of his expertise, the existing team of culinary professionals, and the introduction of more local flavors and cuisine into the menus, an exceptional food and beverage program is in store for guests.
St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino announces the appointment of Jacques Hamou as general manager. In this position, Hamou will oversee all aspects of the hotel operations including the maximization of guest satisfaction, financial performance and staff development. Hamou’s extensive career in the hospitality industry spans over 30 years as he joins the property from Montreal where he served as general manager for the Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain for thirteen years. Previously, Hamou was at Fortis Hospitality Corporation in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where he held the position of director of operations for Delta Sydney, Holiday Inn Sydney and the Sydney Inn.