Double Island Luxury Package for the Newly Wed

January 11, 2012 – Two of the world’s most legendary island hotels, Oheka Castle and Ladera Resort, have partnered to offer newlyweds a new “Double Island Experience.” This elegant package is a way for couples to continue the magic and romance of their grand, royally-inspired wedding at Oheka and transition seamlessly into a tropical, Edenic paradise at Ladera Resort in Saint Lucia. The new “Double Island Experience” starts the very moment the bride tosses her bouquet at Oheka Castle.

Olivier Bottois, Oheka’s former Managing Director and now the current Vice President of Marketing for Ladera, says “It is a pleasure to work with Oheka again and to pair two legendary partners in this unprecedented promotion. I know that newlywed couples will find these extraordinary experiences to be the perfect way to celebrate the special moment in their lives.”

The festivities begin at Oheka Castle Hotel & Estate, an historic, privately owned mansion surrounded by vast formal gardens and located in New York, on Long Island’s fabled Gold Coast, midway between Manhattan and The Hamptons. Oheka was built nearly a century ago as the summer home of financier Otto Kahn. Modeled after a classic French chateau, the 115,000 square-foot mansion is the second largest private home in America. In addition to the elegant rooms and restored gardens originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Oheka features 32 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites. Oheka was purchased by developer Gary Melius, the current owner, in 1984, and has evolved into America’s premier wedding venue for celebrities, socialites and anyone seeking the ultimate dream wedding venue. Hosting just a single wedding each day, Oheka allows couples to have exclusive use of the Castle-like estate, from its formal gardens and elegant rooms, to exquisite service and award winning cuisine.

Less than five hours (by non-stop flight) after being whisked away by limousine the new couple will find themselves in the tropical island paradise of Saint Lucia. A VIP welcome at Hewanorra International Airport will ease the arrival, whereupon a private luxury vehicle will chauffeur the couple on the short drive to Ladera Resort, the legendary 32-room hotel situated at 1,100 feet in the lush rainforest overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage Piton Mountains. All guestrooms at Ladera feature famously endless views of the Caribbean Sea, unforgettable sunsets and an unparalleled romantic backdrop that befits the momentous start of a couple’s new life together.

The “Double Island Experience” package rate is valid through December 21, 2012. Pricing starts at $5,669.00 for summer weddings, $6,219.00 during winter season and $6,619.00 in autumn.  

The package includes:

• Limousine transfers from Oheka Castle to JFK the morning of departure.
• Personal VIP Welcome Service upon arrival at Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), including transfer to the resort in a chauffeured luxury private vehicle.
• Five nights in a Hilltop Dream Suite.
• A chilled bottle of champagne upon arrival.
• Full breakfast daily at Dasheene Restaurant.
• Dinner nightly, including one romantic dinner for two at a private table on the resort’s infinity pool terrace, with endless views of the sunset and Piton Mountains.
• A Soufrière Experience sightseeing tour for two, including stops at the Sulphur Springs, the world’s only drive-in Volcano, the Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens and the Toraille Waterfalls.
• General Managers Welcome Reception 
• Access for two aboard a Champagne Sunset Catamaran Cruise.
• A 90-minute outdoor Couple’s Massage in the total privacy of Ladera’s Paradise Ridge.
• Two, plush Ladera bathrobes upon departure.
• Return transfers to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) in a chauffeured luxury private vehicle.

For Ladera reservations and information, please visit www.ladera.com, or call the hotel directly at               866-290-0978       . U.K. inquires may call               800.097.3501       .

For Oheka Castle reservations and information, please visit www.Oheka.com, or call the hotel directly at               631-659-1400       .