Posted on March 16, 2010 by calabashhotel
We all knew it but here’s proof! The Calabash has been nominated in the category of “Grenada’s Leading Resort” by the World Travel Awards which will take place in Orlando in September. The nominations are based on last year’s voting and recommendations made by travel, tourism & hospitality industry professionals. Added to this Grenada has been nominated [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2009 by calabashhotel
There’s still no word about a Miami Beach man and his cousin from Grenada, who were aboard Piper Turbo Aztek that disappeared near the Bahamas Thursday after taking off from Fort Lauderdale. The aircraft owner, a commercial airline pilot living in Miami Beach, was flying his small plane to Grenada. His cousin, Bancroft O. Nyack, [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2009 by calabashhotel
The pint sized impresario will be visiting Grenada’s sunny shores over the festive period to play Santa. He’s selected a rather luxurious sleigh for his gift deliveries – a 12 berth/43metre super yacht called ‘Slipstream’. Apparently it will set him and his shipmate, Sir Philip Green, back to the tune of £625,00 per week. We’re [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by calabashhotel
British Airways has recently announced that it is adding a second flight to its Grenada route from summer 2010 and with the new delta flight expected to start up in early 2010 and Condor coming in from Frankfurt for the winter season, airlift really seems to be looking up for Grenada! So if you haven’t [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2009 by calabashhotel
Each year we close for a couple months to refurbish, build, re-build and generally spruce the property up. This year as well as extensive plumbing work we have refurbished our piano lounge and bar area which both look fabulous. Below are some images of the new look. We hope you like it as much as [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2009 by calabashhotel
You can’t get closer to paradise than Grenada. We are blessed with perfect white sandy beaches, a lush tropical rainforest and a beautiful climate which creates the perfect holiday destination to suit any taste. But it is thanks to Grenada’s pristine, calm waters which are home to an array of wrecks, amazing coral reefs and marine life that has earned [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2009 by calabashhotel
Readers, just a quick one to let you all know that the hotel re-opened today for the Winter season. We’re sure you’ve been working very hard and will therefore definitely deserve a relaxing break in paradise as the days grow shorter and the mercury falls ever lower. With that in mind we have three specials [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by calabashhotel
In Grenada we are fortunate enough to be blessed with some of the most tranquil and awe inspiring views on earth and we thought we’d share this with you. Hope you enjoy!
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by calabashhotel
In light of the recent release of the seven Grenadian prisoners of the 1983 revolution – click here for full story – it seemed apt to write a little piece about one of the centre pieces of the revolution, Fort George. This place has much to do with the reason that the men were put [...]
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