ERINDELL
VILLA GUESTHOUSE
MONTSERRAT, BRITISH WEST INDIES
"Resort service at a B & B price!"
Each fully-equipped room features a private entrance, comfortable twin beds with a private bath, ceiling fan, hot and cold water, refrigerator, microwave/toaster oven/hot plate, coffee maker, phone, Cable TV, iron & ironing board, hair drier and a mini-desk.
Our complimentary services and amenities include a hearty continental breakfast, a basketful of snacks (for stays of two nights or longer), a fruit bowl, sodas and juices, unlimited tea and coffee, maid service, laundry service, Internet access with WiFi, beach towels, mats and umbrella, snorkeling gear and a cell phone for your personal use. There’s no catch – it’s all free!
We offer an optional meal service, featuring international and local cuisine, with a full bar. Our Hungry-Man breakfasts are to die for. Lunch is a pleasure with a variety of sandwiches, huge beef hot dogs and monster burgers, downed with a cold beer out on the covered terrace or at poolside. In the evening, enjoy a delicious family meal of tender barbequed steaks, or another of Lou’s surprises, with wine and dessert. After dinner, you may be entertained with Lou’s corny jokes, or Shirley’s island ghost stories and Karaoke fun!
Activities abound:
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A fifteen-minute drive takes you to Little Bay for superb scuba diving or “liming” (hanging out) at Jumping Jacks Beach Bar and Gary Moore's Wide Awake Bar.
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Nearby Woodlands Beach is perfect for swimming, snorkeling and picnic lunches.
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Join local players for a game of tennis, cricket, soccer or basketball. No? There is also a gym for daily workouts.
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You can go deep-sea fishing, tour the island by boat, or take an awesome volcano tour.
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Go on exciting hikes through winding trails in the thickly wooded rain forests. You may glimpse the yellow-breasted Montserrat Oriole, the island's national bird, Mountain Chicken, a large edible frog that’s considered a gourmet delicacy, and a Galliwasp, a recently discovered “lizard-snake”. We can arrange for a forest ranger to accompany you on the hikes, or join the local “Hash” group for even more fun.
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There are nightly domino and pool games at local village bars, weekly poker and bridge gatherings, and a monthly bar-hop where you’ll make lots of friends.
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Or you can opt for a do-nothing day, where you can relax at poolside with a couple of Lou’s creamy piñacoladas and a magazine or novel from our delightful book collection.
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Think you can handle the local dialect? Take a fun lesson with Shirley. You’ll be amazed!
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And how about some table games? We’ve got Chess, Scrabble, Backgammon, Dominoes, Schlies de Box (German), Wari (African) and Pigs! ** We’ve got an upright electric piano in the main building and loads of music books with Oldie-goldies, Broadway favourites and complete opera scores. ** Karaoke anyone? If Shirley can sing calypso, R&B and opera, so can you!
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Discover the amazing world of scuba diving in Montserrat. You can have starter lessons right here in our pool, or go with dive masters down to the awesome reefs. Don't forget your camera!
Our volcano is still active and venting. Tours can be arranged so bring lots of film. On a daytime tour you can visit with the scientists at the volcano observatory for firsthand information, view our destroyed city, walk through an abandoned luxury hotel covered in ash, and take home some pumice for the kids. On an evening tour you can see the glowing dome with its fiery rock falls, and the lights of Antigua and Guadeloupe. Whether you arrive by air or sea, we arrange transfers and are happy to assist with travel arrangements, rental car or 4WD jeep, sightseeing, shopping, etc.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory, however the Irish influence can still be seen in our national emblems. On arrival your passport is stamped with a green shamrock, and the Island’s flag and crest, officially adopted in 1962, show Erin of Irish legend dressed in green, holding a cross and harp. On the upper left side of the flag is the Union Jack of Great Britain. If you listen to the Montserratians speak, you will hear the Irish lilt. “Erindell” was named because of Shirley’s Irish connection.
Email Us Today: erindell04@yahoo.com
Call Us Today: 664-491-3655
RATES:
$75 USD per night plus tax, single or double occupancy, with effect
from 1st July 2008. Rates are subject to change without notice.
DISCOUNTS:
Caribbean nationals, travel agents, tour operators and returning guests.
PAYMENTS:
US$ or EC$ currency in cash or traveler’s cheques
VOLTAGE:
110/120V in guestrooms and 220V in main building.
BANKS:
Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montserrat
ATM:
Located at the Royal Bank of Canada
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE:
US$1.00 = EC$2.70
UK£1.00 = EC$5.00 (rate changes daily)
CHURCHES:
Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Penticostal
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