Our friend Bill Ostroy is looking to rent his timeshare apartment at the St George’s Club in Bermuda for the week June 12 – 19, 2010.
The unit has a balcony, queen bed, TV, sofa bed, full bath, and kitchenette (with microwave, coffee machine, toaster, sink, plates and silverware). The balcony overlooks The Club with St. Georges Harbor in the background. Sleeps 3. Great for a couple or a small family! Asking $150 per night.
We’ve stayed at the apartment and can verify that it is very nice and clean. The St George’s Club is situated in the historic town of St George, one of the nicest areas in Bermuda. It offers many facilities including a restaurant, beach, tennis courts, swimming pool, bike hire shop, reception etc.
For more details email billostroy@aol.com.
The videos below show many of the attractions in St George (all within easy reach of the apartment), Fort St Catherine, Tobacco Bay, plus the club’s beach, Achilles Bay.
Premierf Dr. Ewart Brown, who is also Minister of Tourism & Transport, said: “This is the fifth year for the Love Festival and I am more than pleased with how the event has grown over the years. The activities planned for this year are sure to entice couples to come and Feel the Love this Valentine’s weekend.”
The Bermuda International Love Festival is an annual weekend getaway flooded with romantic touches from evening cocktails and rounds of golf to great eats and dreamy serenades. It is the ultimate luxury love experience for the well-deserving couple. From February 12-14, 2010 couples will enjoy the plush accommodations and amenities of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess while being treated as preferential guests all weekend long.
This year, some of the festival’s highlights include:
• The Premier’s opening celebration featuring Robb Report’s “Best of the Best,” at the Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa followed by a performance by The Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, hosted by Robb Report
• Men’s and women’s golf at the newly renovated Port Royal Golf Course, home of the 2009 and 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, hosted by GolfWorld Magazine
• An intimate dinner party at Port O’Call Restaurant
• Brunch at The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
• VIP seating for a performance by Grammy award-winner, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, sponsored by the Bermuda alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated
• Private performance by R&B legend, Chuck Jackson
To top it off, couples can let their hair down at any of Bermuda’s hottest nightclubs, or simply unwind at one of Bermuda’s renowned spas.
Travel packages to the 2010 International Love Festival cost $1,600.00 per couple and include an exclusive Gold Room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess for three nights as well as all Love Festival activities. To revive your love connection in paradise this Valentine’s Day weekend with that special someone visit www.bermudalovefestival.com.
Government House today released further details of the November 24-26 2009 Royal Visit to Bermuda by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen will make official visits to the historic town of St George as well as the Royal Naval Dockyard. A Church Service at the Anglican Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton will see some lucky residents who submitted their names as part of a lottery, join a host of dignitaries at the historical service. Her Majesty will also attend an official dinner given by the Premier and Government of Bermuda.
The route of the Royal motorcade as it travels around the Island has been designed so that members of the public, school children and various youth groups will be able to meet or catch a glimpse of the Royal Party.
Government House said today that Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary David Miliband when their flight arrives in Bermuda on the afternoon of Tuesday 24 November, 2009. Her Majesty will be met by the Governor and Lady Gozney and the Governor will then present the Premier and Mrs Henton Brown to the Queen.
The Royal motorcade will leave the airport and arrive in St George at 3.20 pm. Her Majesty will be met by the Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment, Lt. Col. Gonsalves and Mrs. Gonsalves. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will receive a Royal Salute from a Guard of Honour of the Bermuda Regiment. The Chief Justice, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Assembly and local Members of Parliament and their spouses will head the list of dignitaries on hand to meet Her Majesty and His Royal Highness.
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will proceed to the Town Hall where they will be introduced to the Mayor of St. George’s Mariea Caisey; St George’s Alderman, Kenneth Bascome; Vicar of St Peter’s Anglican Church, Rev David Raths; Town Crier, David Frith and Chairman of the St George’s Foundation, Kenneth Snaith.
Girl Guides and Brownie troupes, school children from east end schools and seniors together with some of those who re-enacted the Sea Venture landing in 1609, will join members of the public that are expected to gather along the sidewalks from King’s Square to Ordnance Island to see the Royal couple.
In the event of inclement weather, the Royal Party will visit the World Heritage Centre, via King’s Square, and will meet the various dignitaries inside the Centre. Opportunities to meet school children and other groups will be available as can be accommodated. The Royal motorcade will then travel to Government House, departing St George via Water Street. The Queen will hold a reception for invited guests at Government House.
On Wednesday, November 25 2009, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh will present Duke of Edinburgh Awards to Bermuda’s Gold winners and a few others at Government House. The Royal party will then travel to the Anglican Cathedral for a 10.30 am service celebrating Bermuda’s 400th Anniversary. The service will be attended by leaders of Christian denominations and other faiths. The arrival of the Royal Party and the church service will be covered by live television on ZBM and on CITV – the Government television station. In addition, monitors will be erected outside the church for the viewing convenience of the general public gathered outside the Cathedral.
Following the church service, the Royal party will head to Albouy’s Point at approximately 11.20 am where they will board a ferry to Dockyard. On their 11.40 am arrival in Dockyard, they will be met by Minister of Energy and Telecommunications, the Hon. Michael Scott, JP, MP; seniors, children from west end schools and members of the public. Here, the Royal Party will separate briefly, with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary David Miliband paying a visit to the sloop, the Spirit of Bermuda and Her Majesty being met by the Hon. Walter Lister, JP, for a tour of the Clocktower building.
At the Spirit of Bermuda, Captain Simon Colley will be with about thirteen 16-year-old girls from Bermuda Institute who will be sailing that week as sail trainees. Mr. Walter Lister who serves as Chair of the West End Development Corporation will introduce members of his board; area MPs the Hon. Terry Lister, JP, MP, and Hon. Dennis Lister, JP, MP as well as the Deputy Chairman of St. John Ambulance.
Inside the Clocktower building, Her Majesty will watch Sandy’s Middle School children perform a short selection on Dockyard history before meeting some of the apprentices who were training when the Royal Navy facility closed in 1950/51 and who finished their training in Portsmouth. She will also see costumes depicting a traditional Bermuda wedding and a cedar carving demonstration will be conducted by Dr David Saul. Before departing the Clocktower building at 12.25 pm, Her Majesty will unveil a plaque by Mr Lister.
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will then be driven to the Maritime Museum for lunch with Dr. Edward Harris and invited guests. An Honour Guard by the Bermuda Sea Cadets will greet their arrival. At the conclusion of the Maritime Museum visit, Her Majesty will inaugurate the mural of Bermuda’s history by local artist Mr Graham Foster. The Royal Party will proceed back to Government House via car.
Also on Wednesday November 25 2009, Foreign Secretary David Miliband will meet Dr Tony Knapp when he visits the Bermuda Institute of Oceanic Sciences.
On Wednesday evening, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will attend a formal dinner at Tucker’s Point, hosted by the Premier and Mrs Henton Brown.
In keeping with tradition that saw Her Majesty plant trees on Government House grounds during Bermuda visits in 1953, 1975 and 1994, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will plant two Royal Palm trees at Government House grounds before they depart Bermuda, 11.30 am Thursday November 26 2009.
The Bermuda Sun reports that the Elbow Beach hotel will close its main building in November. Accommodation will comprise just 98 hillside suites and cottages.
The newspaper quotes general manager Frank Stocek as saying ‘After 101 years of grand hospitality, Elbow Beach is poised to offer guests the next level of luxury accommodation in Bermuda. Our recently renovated garden cottages and suites have been extremely well received by our guests, and they will be further enhanced while the renovation plans for our legendary main building are being developed.’
The Willowbank hotel, in association with Brosius Golf Occasions, announces their inaugural golf vacation package, to be centred around the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, October 20-24, 2009 on the beautiful island of Bermuda.
The ‘Grand Slam Package’ is an attractively priced vacation package that includes four night’s deluxe accommodations, breakfast and dinner daily, and tickets to the final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Also included are participation in a clinic taught by a PGA teaching professional and two rounds of golf, including play at the Port Royal Course, site of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. ‘Spectator Packages’ for those not wanting to play golf are also available.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a 36-hole championship to be held October 20, 21, 2009, at the recently renovated Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda.
TNT will nationally televise the event that is scheduled to feature the 2009 Major Champions; Angel Cabrera, winner of The Masters, U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink, winner of The British Open, and Y.E. Yang the winner of the recently held PGA Championship.
Willowbank is a non-profit, non-denominational, Christian owned and operated hotel and conference centre situated on the scenic peninsula overlooking picturesque Ely’s Harbour in Sandys Parish, Bermuda. In existence since 1960, the 170 room hotel features panoramic views of the ocean, food prepared daily by world-class chefs, recreational activities and a recently completed 250-seat conference centre.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism will market golf and spa season to golf fans at the PGA Deutsche Bank Championship over Labour Day Weekend in Norton, Massachusetts.
Bermuda Tourism’s marketing partnership with the Deutsche Bank Championship is part of the same agreement that brought together Bermuda and the Boston Red Sox.
“Golf has always been a major part of our effort to attract visitors, but now with Port Royal ready for action and the Grand Slam returning Golf and Spa Season is more crucial than ever,” said Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, Minister of Tourism and Transport.
Golf and spa season is generally described as November to March.
On Thursday, September 3rd, during the pro-am round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, Bermuda Tourism will co-sponsor a hole-in-one contest with Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa. If a player hits a hole-in-one on the par 3 eighth hole that player and three friends will win a full year of weekend golf getaways to Bermuda. The winner’s foursome will play at Tucker’s Point Golf Club and stay at the Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa. A full year is defined as up to 52 weekends and includes airfare.
Premier Brown is scheduled to play in the pro-am. He said: “The prize is designed to remind people that Bermuda is so close to the U.S. east coast you can hop on a plane in the morning and be on the course by lunchtime. You can do it every weekend and never get tired of it. I don’t know if anyone will get the prize, but I know everyone will get the message.”
Bermuda is about two hours from most major cities in the northeast United States.
Between September 3rd and September 7th a Department of Tourism team from the New York office will be on-hand to capture data from golf fans, answer questions about Bermuda vacations and give away incentive prizes.
On the final day of the Championship, Labour Day, Bermuda Tourism will host a hospitality area near the 16th green for Bermuda Tourism industry partners.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism is returning to Fenway Park in Boston with heavy marketing resources on September 8th to pitch Bermuda’s tourism product to Red Sox fans, particularly premium ticketholders.
It is the second time this baseball season tourism officials will hone in on Fenway Park as part of a marketing partnership with Fenway Sports Group. June 19th at Fenway was Bermuda Night as the Red Sox played the Atlanta Braves. September 8th the Red Sox play the Baltimore Orioles.
“We had our first chance to directly engage premium ticketholders at Fenway Park with a Bermuda Night in June and it went extremely well,” said Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, Minister of Tourism and Transport. “When a second opportunity presented itself for this year we did not hesitate. This time we will focus on the upcoming golf and spa season and we are getting almost unprecedented participation from our local tourism partners who want to be a part of this great promotional opportunity.”
Bermuda Tourism’s enhanced effort in Boston has the support of JetBlue Airways which has seen growth on its Boston to Bermuda route.
Chad Meyerson of JetBlue Airways is sales manager for the Latin American and Caribbean region. He said: “Since the inception of our $99 promotion in the Boston market, JetBlue has seen an increase in revenue and bookings to Bermuda. Given the current economic climate, that’s no small feat. The JetBlue team could not be more pleased with the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s strategic marketing efforts, particularly in the Boston area.”
JetBlue is also a marketing partner of the Boston Red Sox and joined forces with Bermuda for Bermuda Night in June.
The September 8th game will not be branded as Bermuda Night as it was earlier in the year, but Bermudians will once again feature prominently. Saxophonist Wendell “Shine” Hayward will play an instrumental rendition of the U.S. National Anthem, Tourism Board Chairman E. Michael Jones will toss out the ceremonial first pitch and Premier Brown will talk about Bermuda Tourism with a NESN broadcaster during the game’s television coverage.
Premium ticketholders on the suite level of Fenway Park will each get a gift bag with Bermuda Tourism-branded merchandise and golf and spa offers to drive visitors during the baseball post-season and off-season. Additionally premium ticketholders have the opportunity to win a handful of grand prizes which include Bermuda vacations, spa treatments, rounds of golf and golf clubs.
The Department of Tourism is also partnering with rum maker Gosling’s for a pre-game cocktail mixer in Boston on September 8th. The event is designed to generate interest in Gosling’s rum and Bermuda Tourism.
Premier Brown said: “We have some buzz worthy activities in the works for the Boston area to take us into the golf and spa season. With these heavy traffic activities, the new TV spots and our sharp-look print campaign we are strengthening our position for the upcoming golf and spa season.”
A new Bermuda Tourism television commercial is now playing on the major networks and select cable channels in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The overwhelming majority of Bermuda’s visitors come from the northeast US.
The TV spot is also playing nationally on the Golf Channel and the Tennis Channel.
‘We are very pleased with this new television ad produced by GlobalHue,’ said Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, Minister of Tourism and Transport. ‘The timing of this ad was strategic, designed to increase response for the upcoming Golf and Spa Season. With a mid-August launch we can start in the summer and run ads right through the fall and winter months.’
A Bermuda Tourism ad rotation began August 17th and the rotation will continue through November 15th in the northeast markets. In Toronto, Canada there are plans to run the new commercial beginning in the fall. Also in the fall, a second new television commercial should begin rotation in the U.S. northeast markets.
GlobalHue, the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s advertising agency, produced the ad.
Bermuda’s Premier Dr Ewart Brown and his wife Wanda Henton Brown joined US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Bill Clinton for cocktails last night at Horizons & Cottages in Paget Parish. Governor Sir Richard Gozney, Lady Gozney and newly appointed US Consul General to Bermuda Grace Shelton also joined the Clintons at Horizons.
Thursday afternoon the Clintons invited the Browns to join them.
The Clintons were vacationing in Bermuda this week. They departed Bermuda today.
Attached is a photo of the gathering last night at Horizons. Pictured (left to right): Consul General Grace Shelton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, Wanda Henton Brown, President Bill Clinton, Lady Gozney and Sir Richard Gozney.
Photo Courtesy: P Perinchief
Ewart Brown, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton at Horizons and Cottages Bermuda
