Coming soon to Turks & Caicos: Direct from NewarkIt’s just keeps getting easier to visit us at The West Bay Club.

It just keeps getting easier to visit us at West Bay Club.

Continental Airlines just announced nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Providenciales, (PLS). The service begins on Feb. 18, and initially, flights will operate four times a week, on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, converting to daily service on March 6, 2011.

This is obviously great news not just for metro New York residents looking for an easy getaway to paradise. It opens up a whole network of gateways that Continental and its parent company United Airlines serve.
Continental’s announcement follows a similar one from JetBlue, who will be offering non-stop service from JFK and Boston (see post here).

“We are pleased to offer convenient access to Providenciales, a world-class get-away and an exciting new addition to the list of Caribbean destinations served by Continental and United,” said John Slater, United Airlines vice president of sales. “Our merger allows us to offer new flights to new destinations as we begin to efficiently utilize the combined fleet of both carriers.”

The approximately three-and-a-half-hour flight (CO 610) will depart Newark at 9:35 a.m., arriving in Providenciales at 1:10 p.m. The return flight (CO 615) will depart Providenciales at 2:05 p.m., arriving in Newark at 5:45 p.m. Continental will utilize a Boeing 737-800 for the new service, with seating for 160 passengers (16 in first class and 144 in economy).

The other Guide Book company that begins with F – Frommer’s – is also taking note of WBC. They have an active Turks & Caicos Forum on their web site and here’s an excerpt from a recent posting by one happy visitor:

Most recently we stayed at West Bay Club – and we will we never stay any where else from now on!  If you are looking for GORGEOUS, huge ocean front accommodations (they even supply their own specially ground Turks and Caicos coffee!) with marble floors, lovely bathrooms (plush bathrobes) and Moulton Brown amenities – and delightful service that is there for you when you need it, but not overbearing when you don’t, than this is the place to try!

Hot off the presses!

The latest edition of the Fodor’s Guide to the Turks and Caicos is hot off the presses, and in addition to being a great way to learn all about the islands, it also features a nice write up on West Bay Club. In fact, we are only one of 3 resorts that earn a “Fodor’s Choice” designation, complete with a cool little logo next our listing.

According to the Guide: “We wouldn’t recommend a place that wasn’t worth your time, but sometimes a place is so experential that superlatives don’t do it justice. These sights, properties and experiences get our highest rating, Fodor’s Choice…”

Wow! We are flattered! Thanks Fodor’s, and we look forward to holding up our end of the deal with this great review

West Bay Club offers a relaxing retreat right on Grace Bay Beach

We’re always glad to hear from our guests after they depart about how they enjoyed their stay with us. We appreciate  feedback – both the good and the more constructive type. Of course, the real positive feedback is great for our entire team and makes us proud that we are doing a good job to serve our customers.

Here’s a recent report form a guest who stayed with us in November. We encourage all our guests to take the time to send us a line or post a review on one of the on-line sites like TripAdvisor. And, if there is something you didn’t like about your stay with us, we’ll do our best to address it.

My girlfriend and I escaped to the West Bay Club for just four days. Our trip was way too short. The place was amazing!! Great views from our oceanfront room, a beautiful pool, terrific staff and service and a very good and romantic restaurant. We’re going back in the springtime, but we’re doing a full week of relaxing and recharging. The West Bay Club is on what we thought is the best part of Grace Bay because it wasn’t as crowded or built up. The sand is so fine it felt like flour between our toes. Oh, and the sunsets–unforgettable!!! West Bay is now our getaway place!

We’re delighted to bring you the West Bay Club blog!  We plan on using our blog to communicate and share news and other interesting information about our fabulous resort with our guests, owners and stakeholders…