Summer is here!

Supporting Grenada at The Chelsea Flower Show

The Calabash Hotel is very proud to be sponsoring Grenada’s exhibit at The Chelsea Flower show this year. Grenada’s devastating beauty resonates from its golden lined shores to its mountainous interior, which seems to reach up to the heavens and is showered the most fantastic tropical flowers that will adorn the little beach shack at the centre of [...]

Bringing you one step closer to Grenada…

David Beasley and cameraman Adrian Medforth of VIP Plus have just finished a week long high definition video shoot for us here in Grenada which will soon be available on  www.CalabashHotel.com. In future anyone who visits our website will be able to see various short films shot around the property, each designed to engage you and capture the peaceful relaxing atmosphere we have [...]

We’re Open Again

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 [...]

Winter Added Value

This is just a quick post to let all our viewers know about our newest special for this Winter. It’s very simple. One guest in each suite will receive complimentary dinner in our Rhodes Restaurant every evening for the length of the occupants’ stay, provided it’s at least 7 nights. Here are all the details: [...]

Grenada to Attract Movie Business

Grenada is creating a film commission in hopes of luring movie and television business to the lush, scenic country at the southern tip of the Windward Islands. Junior Culture Minister Arley Gill says film crews would pump money into the agricultural island’s economy through spending on restaurants, hotels and supplies. Gill told reporters launching the [...]

Grenada to Gain Travel Destination Portal Website

Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association announce development plans for a Travel Destination Portal Website to benefit GHTA member organisations and Grenadian tourism in general. The new website will enable visitors to book and pay for their entire trip itinerary to Grenada, Carriacou or Petit Martinique, to include flights, accommodation, vehicle hire, restaurants, activities, excursions, events [...]

Does PPC Advertising Work for Small Hotels?

I saw this post today over at Hotel Marketing Strategies blog. In summary the post advocates the use of PPC advertising for hotels by debunking several ‘popular myths’. Here are those ‘myths’ (you’ll have to read the full post for the explanations): Myth: High natural search positions make PPC ads redundant Myth: Set it and [...]

Complimentary Dinner Daily at Calabash Hotel’s Gary Rhodes Restaurant

OK, this is a really simple one and we believe it’s a great offer for the Winter season. It will be appearing on our website soon but in the meantime here are the details. Book a minimum 7 nights BP double occupancy and one person per suite receives free dinner supplement daily (value US$65), excluding [...]

Gaining Followers @Twitter

I see an awful lot of paid services tweeted by people we follow (for some of them it seems to be the only thing they tweet about) which promise to gain you hundreds of new followers every day. I’ve taken a look at a few of these sites and other techniques and services that I’ve [...]

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