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What they say about THE DEFINITIVE CARIBBEAN GUIDE…
Definitive Caribbean launched this new website in January 2012 to replace the site that first went live in September 2004. We would love to receive your constructive comments so please send them to feedback @ definitivecaribbean.com.
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Congratulations - its a wonderful site. Love the clear layout and easy navigation, well done. Wishing you all the best for its future! TB, France
Working closely with the Caribbean...
East Winds Inn, St Lucia...
Hello – we are the owners of East Winds Inn. We had the pleasure of meeting your lovely wife in London at the fabric store on Walton Street and she told us that you were the person (I assume this is reaching her husband) behind this website. We greatly appreciate the content and well written information, and would like to have the chance to discuss a few points with you and provide you with some new photo images of the resort whenever it may be convenient for you. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your role easier.
George and Marilyn Reti – of Calgary Alberta.
What freelance journalists say...
Definitive Caribbean gives writers like me who are passionate about the Caribbean unbelievable scope to investigate these wonderful islands in detail. Few other guides take the trouble to look at specialist areas such as the arts and theatre or genres of travel such as families. It’s a pleasure to be involved with DC at this exciting moment in its evolution as it reinvents itself as the most authoritative website about the Caribbean.
Jane Anderson
Definitive Caribbean is an unparalleled source of travel information, whose reputation is based on a compelling combination of an expert and passionate team. It is very exciting to be involved with the revamped site and to be part of the team as it enters a new era.
Jane Ashwell
Writing for Definitive Caribbean offers a fantastic opportunity to dig beneath the surface of a sometimes misjudged part of the globe. Blinding white beaches and superb hotels are of course a huge part of the picture, but the incredibly detailed coverage of this website also steers more adventurous travellers to hidden secrets, luscious food and and quirkier aspects of local culture. I look forward to contributing to DC's acknowledged expertise and being part of a dependable, authoritative and highly respected team.
Fiona Dunlop
I've been impressed by how much passion and enthusiasm the team at Definitive Caribbean have for the region. Their attention to detail is refreshing, and they genuinely want visitors to the islands to have the knowledge they need to make the best choices for a successful holiday.
Tim Ecott
If you want the inside track on anything to do with the Caribbean, there is only one source to go to – Definitive Caribbean. It does exactly what it says on the tin. I am thrilled to be working with such a dedicated team of people who are all experts in their various fields, and who collectively help bring the unique character of each island vividly to life and show aspects you won’t find in any guide books or brochures.
Peter Ellegard
Definitive Caribbean has been a resource that, as a journalist, I have long respected for its impressive attention to detail, accuracy and independence. It is a website I admire for its knowledge but, most importantly, it is one I feel I can trust. So there was no question in my mind over the benefits of becoming involved with Definitive Caribbean and developing my own knowledge and experience while contributing to a website whose expertise is well proven and truly gets under the skin of the Caribbean.
Sara Macefield
Acknowledged as the premier online Caribbean information source, Definitive Caribbean is well conceived and progressive in outlook offering comprehensive insight into each of the myriad islands, a region I’ve come to know and love over forty years. DC is a mine of accurate detail on an expanding range of subjects and it’s rewarding to be part of a knowledgeable team as the site widens its sphere of influence at an important stage of development.
Stephen Thorpe
Too many people see the Caribbean as little more than a sun-drenched holiday-land of palm-fringed beaches, endless reggae and luridly-coloured cocktails. Thankfully at Definitive Caribbean they think otherwise, and I'm pleased to be part of a hard-working team of experts who are determined to create a thorough and independent guide to a region of immense diversity and character.
Nigel Tisdall
What some website visitors said previously…
About Definitive Caribbean
Your site is way the best I have seen on the Caribbean. Congratulations
Roy Towndrow, UK
Just a quick note to say what a GREAT site you have. It is by far the best reference site I have found, and has been very informative, straight forward and insightful. I really wanted to say thank you and congratulations on a job well done. Keep up the good work.
Colin & Wendy Barr, Melbourne, Australia
This is, without a doubt, the best website I have ever seen on the Caribbean.
J.D. Bastoe, Caribbean traveller
I am so pleased to have discovered your wonderful site, what a wealth of information! I've been traveling to various islands in the Caribbean for over 20 years now, and you still offer me much to surprise & delight. Thank you!
Wendy R Eakle, USA
About our reviews...
Peach and Quiet, Barbados
The information on your web site about Peach and Quiet was invaluable to us in making our choice of hotel stay when we go to Barbados in December 2009. Peach and Quiet is our chosen choice, and only option for us. It is a hotel that will serve us with all our needs, as described on your website. Keep up the good work – it really does make a difference. Kind regards,
Alison Alexander, UK
Peach and Quiet, Barbados
I , too, am very pleased and impressed with with your website and review on P and Q. So, therefore delighted somebody else had made the time to thank you. Well deserved! ... I must admit to telling people to see more about us on Definitive Caribbean.... These days too many people take the time to criticize but always expect above average service and do not usually bother to comment when they receive it. Anyway - a refreshing change... Thanks , Best rgards
Margaret , Owner Peach and Quiet
Lone Star, Barbados
I have recently booked a 10 night stay at the Lone Star for October and am sending a request for the meal voucher as advertised. I found your website very helpful when choosing this place to stay and compliment you on the information provided.
Jackie Lewis, UK
Drambuie Estate, Jamaica
We just wanted you to know that we very much appreciated your detailed information regarding the estate, tips, cost of food. It is always difficult when traveling and wanting to do the right thing by the people you meet along the way. The information provided on the villa we have chosen is wonderful and leaves us with such a sense of welcome.
We were already excited with our choice and now we are ecstatic. We will be better guests as a result of the information you provided and the writing by the way is delightful.
Carrie Schultz, USA
Glamour Tours, Jamaica
The outcome of your efforts is truly impressive. Congratulations!
Myrtle Dwyer, Jamaica
Villa Caribbean Dream, St Lucia
My wife and I rented the Creole Cottage for a week in April 2008. The experience of eating breakfast on the verandah overlooking the Ocean is not to be missed. Brigitte lays out an plentiful and sumptuous breakfast. I would highly recommend that you have Brigitte and her wonderful cook/house keeper, Noelita, prepare your evening meal -- it's not only five star quality tasting food, but to eat on the open air verandah as the sun sets is highly memorable.
Brigitte knows the island and can recommend all the unusual places to visit. I would recommend your having Brigitte contact Lambert, who we employed as driver/guide - let him do the driving and commentary while you enjoy the breath-taking views of the back country.
David A. Titman, Maryland, USA
The BodyHoliday at LeSport, St Lucia
I have visited Body Holiday before and found your web site to be a true representation of the resort. The one thing I worry about traveling solo as a female is feeling isolated. This is just not possible at LeSport. The staff is just as you described…very attentive and one can do as much or as little as they want.
Katharyn Robertson
True Blue Bay Resort, Grenada
Nicely detailed, down to earth, and yet very informative resort guide. I can see why your website is called Definitive Caribbean: an apt and - unusually for the internet - well justified title. I will now be staying at the TBBR, thanks in great part to your guide.
Best wishes, and keep up the good work.
ukdebs.
Nevis Estates
Your Buyer's Guide section is very helpful. Thank you for providing details for buyers that have thus far been hard to find.
John Haydl
I found the information extremely helpful. I only hope I get to purchase a property in Nevis in the near future.
David Keating, Somerset
A hotel on Antigua
This is the best website I have seen for this hotel - more informative than the hotel's own website! Thank you.
M.R. Lines
Galleon Beach Villas, Antigua
Hello. I have to tell you that your comments on this property were absolutely outstanding!!! I booked this property back in Nov 2005 for my upcoming vacation in May 2006 based on a few old reviews that said it was a nice quiet place. After reading your website, I am so excited that we chose this place especially since the 1br beachfront cottage is right on the beach! I can't wait for my husband and I to step right off our patio onto the sand! You have made my night! Thanks for the great info on this property! Regards,
Alysa Ketcham
St James Travel
Very well thought out. These pages have useful information.
Martin Greenidge
Coco Kreole, St Lucia
I would like to say that I recently stayed at this resort on January 4 thru7th 05. I came there to visit a cricket player junior Murray. The hospitality and the room it self was beautiful. It was just like the website photos. I will keep your site in mind when I visit again. Thank you.
Sharonda M Robinson
Barbados Children's Charity
Hi: I found your site to be great. I was searching for children charities/orphanages in Barbados to which I can donate clothing, books etc, and was having no luck. I almost gave up until I found your site and was able to find the Barbados Children's Trust charity to whom I just sent a large barrel of children's clothing. I am a Barbadian living in NYC for the past 26 years and to be able to give back to my island, no matter how small is a pleasure. Thanks so much for having the info readily availble for people like myself.
Debra
East Winds, St Lucia
An excellent site and review of the hotel - on the strength of this we went ahead and booked a 12 day holiday in December. Thank you.
David Knapp
A resort on Grenada
Hello! I am a travel agent from Canada and I found your site to be better than the hotel's site.
Claudette Primeau
Coral Reef Club / The Sandpiper, Barbados
We are pleased to see how high Definitive Caribbean is placed in the search engines and how many hits you are attracting. You have certainly made a lot of progress since your inception.
Sue Jardine, Sales & Marketing Manager
Treasure Beach, Barbados
Congrats on the phenomenal growth of Definitive Caribbean - Very impressive.
Hamish Watson
Almost on a daily basis I receive emails from villa rental, lodging and accommodation listing sites offering me untold opportunities of great search results and business because their site is (or is going to be) the leading referral site for Caribbean accommodation. Most times I go and look and find either that Grenada is not featured, or if it is, I will find one or two places listed. It might have been easy to presume that DC was simply going to be another of this type of site, not having understood its mission and ultimate 'goal'. In fact, by its very nature, structure and content DefinitiveCaribbean will be - by definition - eventually and inevitably, the most powerful and all-encompassing information resource for its subject on the Internet! Congratulations to you for the concept, and thank you for the excellent work you are doing for Grenada.
Nick Hughes, Spice Isle Villas, Grenada
I had a wander around the site and is it impressive even at this stage-great going to all of you. It clearly shows the knowledge you have of the island and the huge effort to pull it all together-well done-
Lincoln Hoffman, Montpelier Plantation Inn, Nevis
Truly delightful. You did an excellent job. Thanks, Jim
Jim & Nikki Johnson, Walk Nevis
Just wanted to say that I think your website works well. Nicely discriminating, and as far as Grenada is concerned relatively up to date given the hurricane damage. In fact Grenada looks remarkably good; in many places it's hard to believe that Ivan passed their way at all.
Andrew Eames, Travel Journalist
Nicely done Definitive Caribbean, website well designed and tastefully put together. A lot of work has gone into this and I salute you.
James Burgess, Director, Virgin Traders, BVI.
Just had a look at the website. Excellent job, I'm really impressed with it and you managed to make the pictures look good as well! I like the way you have used the octopus at the top of the screen...
Steve Rolls, Photographer
Thanks so much for sending us the pdf and for the web site which looks fabulous - it is extremely user friendly and I have already put it to good use - researching restaurants in St. Barths!! We really appreciate your taking the time to keep us up to date with events in the Caribbean. Thanks so much once again and it was a pleasure to meet you - albeit briefly!
Caroline at Quality Travel UK
