New developments on Denis Private Island promise enhanced guest experience
Denis Private Island has resumed welcoming
guests to the hotel, with several exciting changes in store following its recent
maintenance closure.
A newly renovated pool headlines the list
of developments on the island, providing a welcome addition to the complement
of guest facilities at the hotel.
“The calm and clear waters around Denis
provide as close to a swimming pool environment that could be found anywhere in
nature,” Denis Private Island Director Alan Mason said. “However, we understand
that some enjoy the option of a pool as an alternative to the beach, so we’re
delighted to once again offer this facility to our guests.”
In another development, there are plans for
a new boat house and gym on the site of the family cottage, which has now been
de-commissioned and no longer forms part of the hotel inventory. While there
are eventual plans to develop a new family cottage on a new location, the
islands’ other cottages and its beach villa are able to comfortably accommodate
two adults and two children, providing suitable lodging for families across the
hotel’s entire room stock.
The island’s efforts toward greater
sustainability are also being bolstered, as progress continues onto the next
phase of its photo-voltaic solar array – believed to be the country’s largest
private renewable energy investment – which will continuously reduce and
eventually eliminate the island’s reliance on diesel power.
Work is also progressing on a new dedicated
conservation centre in partnership with the Green Islands Foundation, the NGO
that guides many of the island’s sustainability initiatives, including habitat
restoration, conservation of endangered species and other environment-related
research programmes.
Meanwhile, the hotel is re-affirming that
its evening dress code of long trousers for men, while not strictly enforced,
is meant to enhance the guest experience by providing a distinct fine-dining atmosphere.
“We’ve
found that many of our guests appreciate the intimate setting of the restaurant
after dusk and that the evening dress code adds to that ambience,” Mason said.
“As we shift to a more refined concept for our dinner service, casual beachwear
tends to intrude on that atmosphere.”
The June/July closure also provided the
island’s management with an opportunity to review and attend to safety
precautions.
