Hermitage Bay Antigua

Business View Caribbean 3 there occasionally to collect my dividend. But, just as we were coming up to open, there were all sorts of glitches going on and I suddenly felt that someone’s got to get hold of this and make sure we get open. And then I got swept into it, emotionally, when we started having guests there.” After the hotel had been open for a few years, The- sen ended up buying his partner out. “And not long after opening in December 2006, my wife and daugh- ter moved out to Antigua because I was spending so much time there,” he says. “So, we lived there for two years and I kind of became a fully-fledged hotelier. There were some pretty tough periods, but now it’s all reward. It’s going very well and I have a great team there, and I’m grateful to the staff for making it a huge success.” Calling Hermitage Bay a success is hardly overstating the case. The resort is a five-time winner of TripAdvi- sor’s Certificate of Excellence Award, which puts it in the travel site’s Hall of Fame. In 2014, Hermitage Bay was listed as one of the Top 10 Caribbean Hotels by Condé Nast Traveler, and in 2015, it made the Condé Nast Gold List of the 100 Top Hotels in the World. “And that’s a pretty impressive accolade for a small hotel in AT A GLANCE WHO: Hermitage Bay WHAT: A 5-star, all-inclusive resort WHERE: St. Johns, Antigua WEBSITE : www.hermitagebay.com