We spent 5 nights on the Four Seasons Anguilla and had a tremendous time! Here are all the main points from our journey together with easy methods to get there, the highlights of the resort, and suggestions for vacationers!
Four Seasons Anguilla: Our Trip Recap!
If you observe my tales and Reels on Instagram, you noticed that we spent 5 days within the Caribbean for Thomas’s fortieth birthday final week. (Be positive to take a look at the video spotlight reel!)
Our vacation spot was the Four Seasons Anguilla, and it was completely wonderful! Rather than recap our journey daily, I’m sharing subject by subject so future vacationers can get a fantastic overview.
Dress rented from Nuuly!
How we selected Four Seasons Anguilla
This journey truly begins with Beautycounter! In 2021 the corporate had a year-long problem the place consultants might earn factors in direction of a prize. The prize that I earned was a $2500 reward card to the Four Seasons.
I began to look into properties to go to, and dominated out the $2500 an evening Miami property fairly shortly. There are just a few Caribbean properties, together with the Bahamas, Nevis, and Anguilla. The Four Seasons Anguilla had the proper steadiness of tropical and posh, so we selected it for our journey!
Using Credit Card Points To Book The Flights and Room
Since we’ve been gathering Chase factors all 12 months, we had a financial institution of them to spend on our flights.
I attempted to determine a strategy to e book the room with half factors and half reward card, however I didn’t know easy methods to do it and keep away from a attainable room transfer.
So we in the end e book all 5 nights on factors and saved our reward card to make use of on all of our meals, drink, and resort fees. EPIC!!!
If you wish to study extra about journey rewards, learn this submit. I’ll even be sending out an electronic mail in just a few days with the precise playing cards, quantities of factors, and the way we booked this journey to my journey electronic mail listing, and you may choose in right here to get that electronic mail.
Traveling To Anguilla
Flying Into St. Maarten
We flew from Charlottesville to Atlanta and Atlanta to St. Maarten. It was a little bit of a schlep.
When I researched the journey, although, the evaluations stated most individuals fly to St. Maarten and take a ferry to Anguilla.
Once we landed in St. Maarten, we had take a bus from the aircraft a really brief trip after which wait in a protracted line for customs (about 20 minutes), then we met a Four Seasons greeter who took us to the ferry dock.
TIP ON TIPS
Anticipating tipping, I went to the financial institution and obtained a bunch of $5 and $10 payments. We BLEW via them there have been so many various factors of tipping. So convey tons of money and keep in mind to avoid wasting for the return journey!
Funtime Ferry To Anguilla
The complete strategy of attending to Anguilla jogged my memory plenty of touring to Bald Head Island.
I used to be in a position to organize for the ferry via the Four Seasons concierge. The whole price was $440 spherical journey (!) however there wasn’t actually a greater strategy to do it aside from fly instantly into Anguilla. Definitely issue this price into your journey finances. I used to be in a position to cost the ferry to our room, which meant we might put it in direction of our reward card.
We needed to present our passports 5 totally different instances and after ready in a bit open-air space, we lastly boarded the boat.
This was not a giant passenger ferry like we we pondering it will be! It was mainly a pace boat, which was enjoyable.
We met our Anguilla BFFs, Brent and John (HI GUYS!), on this boat trip. It bonded us for the week and it was nice to have mates to run into!
The boat trip was about 25 minutes (and fairly rocky over the methods!) however it enjoyable as a result of the had beers and rum punch and we have been in a position to chill out and watch the islands go by. And we have been so shut from our journey day ending.
Arriving in Anguilla
The ferry terminal in Anguilla was small and informal (I feel they’re rebuilding it). We needed to undergo Anguilla customs which was fast however extra passport exhibiting. Then we have been assigned a taxi (extra cash!) to the Four Seasons. That taxi trip was about 20 minutes.
I feel it in all probability took about 2 hours from touchdown in SXM to arriving on the Four Seasons.
Arriving on the Four Seasons
FINALLY we have been there!! And we have been greeting with cool towels, ocean breezes, and welcome rum drinks.
Our Ocean View Suite
We had booked an Ocean View Studio, however we have been so grateful to be upgraded to a collection!!
Our room was spacious with wonderful views of the ocean from the balcony the place we had espresso each morning.
There was a plunge pool on the balcony, which had a heater. But to be sincere it was fairly chilly even with the heater so we by no means obtained in it. We did flip our enormous bathtub right into a sizzling tub although!
We additionally cherished the placement of our room in constructing 32. And we have been tremendous near our favourite spots: SALT (for breakfast and dinner) and the Sunset Lounge and Pool.
Our room had full-size bottles of shampoo, physique wash, and hand cleaning soap, which was appreciated (for a waste discount standpoint too!).
We additionally cherished the robes and slippers and switch down service.
Four Seasons Anguilla Pools
The Sunset Pool is the beautiful infinity pool with wonderful sundown and ocean views. It’s adults solely and wasn’t too crowded – we have been all the time in a position to get a chair.
There have been two different swimming pools – the Bamboo pool and Aleta pool – however since we like a view, we by no means hung out at these.
The service on the swimming pools was excellent, with cushiony chairs, towels, and pleasant workers who would convey you something you wanted from rum punch to lunch.
Nearly each hour they introduced by samples of smoothies, drinks, or snacks. And as soon as a group from the spa got here round providing complimentary shoulder massages!
There was additionally a sunscreen station at each seashore and pool, so don’t pack any of your individual.
The Two Beaches
Our favourite seashore, Barnes Bay Beach, was the “wilder” of the 2. There have been rocks with enormous crashing waves!
As the week went on, the seashore shrunk. Our good friend Yeury stated each full moon the tide crashes like this and put a cliff into the sand which suggests there’s much less room for chairs.
We spent our first few days down on the seashore, we ended our journey up on the Sunset Pool.
The sand was like strolling in snow – you’d sink in 6-12” deep! Thus seashore strolling was very difficult haha. But it felt so cool.
The ocean was a bit too tough for swimming close to the resort, however it was a lot calmer on the finish of Meads Bay Beach.
The Four Seasons had snorkel gear and different water sports activities like paddle boards, however it was a lot too tough for both of these after we have been there.
Part II coming tomorrow!
- All the eating places, meals, and drinks we loved
- Tips for touring to the Four Seasons Anguilla!