Four Seasons Nevis Reopening Moved Back Yet Again

The reopening date for the Four Seasons Nevis has changed for the fourth time. The new date now is Feb. 5, pushed back from Nov. 1 due to construction delays, damage assessments and a change in ownership.

The 196-room resort has been closed since last October due to extensive damage caused by Hurricane Omar. The lead rate for a moutainview room in February is $595 per room, per night, double. The same room in the off season will start at $295.

Most of the work will be completed by December, but the resort is allowing for “extra time to get the staff back on board and give us a cushion in case of weather delays,” he said. Last week, tropical storms Ana and Claudette as well as Hurricane Bill had no impact except rain.

The Nevis resort will offer a number of packages in 2010, including a grand reopening package. The resort’s website will post additional information on rates and packages as it becomes available.

Most of the damage to the Four Seasons property occurred when the lower level of rooms near the shoreline, which accounted for 50 percent of inventory, were flooded as were the three restaurants, spa and fitness center.

The pool, which cracked during Hurricane Lenny in 1999, was not damaged, and the beach area actually got larger after Omar. The golf course and spa, which remained open for residents and Nevis visitors through April, are now closed but will reopen when the resort does.

Nevis is Four Seasons’ only Caribbean resort, since its Bahamas resort closed in May. Sandals purchased that property on Aug. 20 and will reopen it as Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas on Jan. 22.