Royalton CHIC Antigua: Antigua is breathtaking!

We had a spectacular vacation, mainly because of chancing upon a very kind man who showed us the best spots in Antigua. We very highly recommend book a land tour with Linden +1 (268) 720-4537-through whatsapp.

Jolly Beach Antigua: Good value, amazing beach!

My husband and I just recently got back from the Starfish Jolly Beach resort in Antigua (July 2019) and our trip was great! If you're looking for 5 star luxury this isn't the place for you, but if you are interested in safe, clean, good food, great staff and service and a 10/10 beach then this resort is worth the price and you won't be disappointed. One piece of advice, do NOT book the supersaver room as it is tiny, pay the extra money for the standard room (king bed and suitable for 2 people).  [... read more]Also, be aware there is no food available once the buffet finishes at 10pm so bring some snacks for your room, as well as a Bubba or some kind of cup to fill up with water as they don't provide that in your room either. Literally no complaints on our end, well worth the money and had everything we needed!

Galley Bay Resort and Spa: Beautiful Resort

My husband and I just came back from an amazing week at Galley Bay Resort in Antigua We had a Superior Deluxe Beachfront Room right on the beach we just stepped out of our room onto the lovely golden sand very relaxing Everyone there makes you feel so welcome and kind it’s refreshing to have that kind of hospitality in today’s world The weather was especially nice while we were there sunny and cloudy so it gave you a break from the sun Every other day someone was on the phone asking u [... read more]s if there was anything that they could do for us and how we were enjoying the Resort We could not believe how quiet the beach was if you want to have a special vacation this is the place to go it’s not a party resort if you want a nice quiet holiday this is the place to definitely go to. We have been at quite a few Resorts in the Caribbean but I must say this beats them all Food was excellent also we mainly dined in the Seagrape Restaurant and in the Gaugin they were both excellent There are all kinds of things that you can do sailing paddle boarding etc but we were very content just chilling out at the beach doing nothing all in all a fantastic holiday hope to go back again

Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa: Amazing resort

Neeed more people in the service area, lunch breakfast, dinner, trips were the worst ones I been to, around the island a disaster. Stuff friendly , beach amazing, hotel amazing. , kids friendly, amazing kids clubs and pools

Royalton CHIC Antigua: Good Value No High Expectation

Went in June, start of low season; not too many visitors. The hotel, though clean, needs a lot of repairs/upgrades. Our room is spacious with a sitting area. The closet door is missing door knobs. The room has only 1 electrical outlet, UK plug type 220V. The TV and fridge run on a voltage converter. We request an extension cord but it never comes. So we use the fridge outlet for our cell phone, etc. There are 110V outlets in in public area. The beach is very nice and is not crowded. You can alwa [... read more]ys get a beach 'palapas'. The water is calm and clear. The staff is very cordial and friendly. Low season means there is more trainees in the food services area. But they should be given guidance and instructions. The food is adequate with minimal variation. Low attendance means there is little entertainment in the evening. The WiFi is much better in public areas then in the room.

Pineapple Beach Club: My Favourite Place in the World

Wow! Where do I begin. We stayed from June 1st to 8th and it was our second visit to this amazing resort. My mom and I came last year at around the same time, and it has become our favourite place to destress, unwind, let loose, and build memories. The rooms are beautiful, the beach is beautiful, the food is absolutely amazing, but the people who work there are what bring us back. Every single person I met last year remembered me and they continued to be absolutely accomodating to our every need [... read more]. I would firstly like to thank Kevin. Oh sweet Kevin. From our first trip to our second trip, he has been so kind to my mother and I and has gone out of his way to make every moment special for us. This year I celebrated my birthday at Pineapple and he and the staff (especially Natasha) made it something I will always remember. Even when I can be admittedly annoying after a few delicious cocktails, Kevin always has a smile on his face and is accomodating to my sometimes ridiculous requests (haha). I also want to give a special thanks to Natasha (the best bartender and person in the world!), Linroy (ocean licker), Tarron (one of the sweetest people I have ever met), Gerald, Fabiola, Dennis, Keen, Summertime, Borris and countless others who make Pineapple the place it is. I cried when knowing it was time to leave Pineapple again, but I know I will be back next year. Love and miss you all!

Jolly Beach Antigua: A soild friendly resort

This is truly a 3* resort in terms of accommodations but 5* in terms of the friendly staff and of course Jolly Beach itself. The rooms, while dated, functioned well. I stayed in the standard room and I had heard from other resort quests that the supersaver rooms were compact. The food was the usual standard but better than anything in Cuba...lol The coffee was horrible though. The beach was amazing and one of the best in the Caribbean. For a price, in American dollars, you can rent a seadoo, ka [... read more]yak etc. I took 2 excursions: Shirley heights and the Excellence catamaran tour around the Island. Both were great to experience.

Pineapple Beach Club: Fantastic Resort

Pineapple Beach Club is amazing. The grounds are beautiful, the beach is incredible and the service and restaurants are great. There is a good variety of water sports and daily activities. Size of glasses for drinks at the bar could be larger and should be free WiFi throughout the resort.

Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa: Good time

Very new and being worked on has I write this! Beautiful beach and pools and very friendly staff . All new plantings and grass needs some time to mature but tastefully done . Restaurants were located close to rooms and on the beach dining. And over water bungalows will be spectacular

Jolly Beach Antigua: Relaxing

The buildings are little worn but staff and food very good. Everything was close at hand. Will probably go back. Beach a little pebbly. The room was clean but compact. Overall a needed restful holiday.

Pineapple Beach Club: Beautiful Resort

We had a beachfront room, which was super close to the amazing beach. Our room hadn't been renovated yet, but still clean and comfortable. Our only issue with the room was poor lighting and the bathtub. The tub was in very poor shape with lots of rust and stains. There was no way anyone would be able to take a bath. We decided not to try and change rooms and just took showers with our flip flops on. The night time entertainment was perfect for us. Dj music, steel drum bands, singers, karaoke [... read more], etc. A good mix of everything. Usually ended around 11pm, which was perfect for us. One of the restaurants at the resort turns into a disco, I believe once a week. Never ended up going though. Service for the most part was really good. Very friendly apart from a couple of grumpy employees. The buffet was pretty good. A great variety of food. Our meal at the Italian restaurant was delicious! Pineapple grill was good too. We loved the outhouse bbq up on the hill. The ribs and chicken were really tasty. We ate there a few times for lunch. A bit of a nice breeze and a beautiful view of the ocean. The beach was beautiful. Clear water and no seaweed. Overall we really liked the resort. It was very relaxing for us, although there are plenty of activities throughout the day if you wanted to be more active. We would stay there again, but might wait to go back when all the rooms are renovated. Thank you so much Karol for helping me find a really nice resort in my budget. You seemed to know exactly the type of resort I was looking for. I will be calling on you to book for our next holiday.

Pineapple Beach Club: A wonderful time at the beautiful Pineapple Beach Club in Antigua!!!

This was our first adults only trip and first time away without the kids in over 18 years! It was beautiful :-) We picked the best resort for a very relaxing and laid back vacation. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and the resort manager - Sanjay, was amazing! The whole experience was fantastic. The beach, the water hammocks, the snorkeling onsite, the Outback rib/chicken shack, the two a la carte restaurants, the daily buffet changed at lunch and dinner, the three pools (which  [... read more]we didn't spend too much time as we LOVED the beach), the waterfront room, the ocean at our feet, any drink you wanted, and a total laid back vibe. Do what you want to do, or don't do anything. No rushing, no lineups, no fighting for chairs... it was absolutely amazing!

Pineapple Beach Club: Fun Times at Pineapple!

Well maintained grounds, resort staff very friendly and helpful, good food and variety every day for lunch and dinner, good selection of local and international alcohol, clean beach, lots of activities available.

Jolly Beach Antigua: 1st time in Antigua...

My best friend and I have travelled extensively through out the Caribbean (St Marteen, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Barbados, DR etc)… and we always end up back in Cuba....for the beach and the people. And the fact that you can go anywhere without fear of being harassed by hagglers, vendors or without fear of safety. We have stayed at 3*, 4*, 5* and adults only. So - we have been around! This time we decided on Antigua and booked at the Starfish Jolly Beach. Our first thought was …  [... read more]the infrastructure of the local roads are bad....bus driver is crazy...and when we arrived at our resort we thought..."on no"...saw our room and we honestly said to one another... "this is more of a 2 * in Cuba".... If you can get past the old rooms, you will LOVE LOVE LOVE this resort and all it has to offer. After 2 days and getting over the initial shock of the dated and basic rooms - we forgot all about it. The resort is old...as are the rooms. You need to pay for the safe, theres no fridge or coffee makers. Beds are decent, our AC was loud, water pressure was ok, water heater was mostly luke warm. Resort is beautiful, 2 pools...directly on the white sand and turquoise water ocean. The pictures really does not do it justice. There are allot of vendors on the beach....but they are friendly and polite. The food is decent, buffet while repetitive is decent. A la cartes were decent. Mostly, its the people that will really strike you. Everyone was extremely friendly and genuine. The entertainment is really really good for a 3*…. Overall, a 3*...rooms a 2*….food 3*…..people/beach/entertainment 5* We will be back.

Jolly Beach Antigua: Good resort

The beach is wonderful.The staff are really great and polite. The food was really good. The room was nice and the bed was very comfortable.The entertainment crew were really great. This hotel is very outdated and really needs remodeling!

Galley Bay Resort and Spa: Great as always

This was our 19th trip to Galley Bay Resort & Spa in Antigua. Our flight with Air Canada to Antigua went great. We arrived on time (this trip a bit early). Air Canada Vacation staff met us at the airport and had us on our way to the resort very quickly. Our arrival at the resort was met with a refreshing beverage and we were glad to be back with our Galley Bay family. Check-in was quick and we were pleased to see the resort was as usual beautiful with greenery and flowers. Our room was excellent [... read more], our view of the ocean impressive. All 3 restaurants were excellent. Overall, we plan to return to Galley Bay within the near future.

Jolly Beach Antigua: Okay for the price we paid

I travelled to Starfish Jolly Beach Resort April 26-May 3, 2019 with my best friend as a girl’s trip. We left the kids and the husbands at home, and looked forward to a nice time away. We have travelled together, and separately, many times in the past. We’ve been to Cuba, the DR, Mexico, the Bahamas, Vegas, and we’ve cruised together. We’ve always stayed at 4-5 star resorts, so we were hesitant to book a 3 star, but we wanted to see Antigua, and this resort was in our price range. We p [... read more]aid $1300 CAD for it, and I would advise anyone thinking of booking this resort to not pay any more than we did. Rooms-We were in the Dominica building, in a standard room, and our first reaction when we walked into our room was “oh my God”. And not in a good way. The reviews are accurate. The rooms are old. The doors have some kind of slats that can be opened from the outside (luckily we didn’t have an issue with anyone doing this), and the bathroom has an open window with a screen that leads to the walkway. The shower in the bathroom is tiny. The tv in the room is an old box tv. There are no dressers, just some shelves in the closet. The phone didn’t work very well-tons of static. We ended up with one king bed, which wasn’t a huge deal. Our room (3045) overlooked the buffet and the main bar/entertainment area. It was loud first thing in the morning, and it was loud until at least 11pm, but we were fine with it. We watched most of the shows in our pjs from the comfort of our balcony. Our AC worked super well, so well in fact, we were cold the first night before learning to turn it down at night. As the week went on, we grew to really love our old, quaint room that was kept clean thanks to Donna. Food-The food in the buffet was okay every day. It was quite repetitive, and not much variety. But it was decent. I had an omelette every morning and we ate a lot of rice, chicken, and veggies for lunch and dinner. We went to all 3 a la cartes. Lydia’s seafood restaurant was our favourite, and we went twice. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the atmosphere both times. The Mexican was good. The Italian was quite disappointing as there was no Italian food. Very strange. We were expecting pizza, pasta, etc. But we ended up eating turkey, potatoes, rice and veggies. Neither of us got sick from the food, but we definitely used the bathroom 3-4 times daily. Maybe it was the water? The drinks? Maybe it was the food? Who knows. Beach-The beach was nice. It has a lot of crushed seashells towards the top of the beach, and then has nice, soft sand the closer to the water you go. Be careful as there is quite a dip in the sand when you first go into the water and we almost tripped many times. There was no seaweed which was awesome. There are some kind of fish in the water that like to eat off your feet, so the fish touch you often and we weren’t huge fans of that. It’s really beautiful to look out at the turquoise water and the blue sky. We walked the beach often, and it was awesome. If you want a palapa, you need to be out early and put a towel on a beach chair. The game is real. The beach chairs are old, plastic chairs, but serve the purpose. The turquoise water and the blue sky makes for a gorgeous view. We walked the beach often and it was lovely. Staff-We read many reviews stating they experienced the nicest and best staff ever, but that wasn’t our experience whatsoever. We found that 1/4 of the staff were nice and friendly, 1/4 were awkward and uncertain, like it was their first day on the job. The other half were rude and/or indifferent or uninterested. We walked away from the bars a few times because the bartenders were blatantly ignoring us while talking to their coworkers. One woman who works at the beach grill was nothing short of a miserable B towards every guest. We’ve never seen so many miserable workers in all the resorts we’ve been to. Are they overworked and tired? Is management awful? I have no idea. What I do know is that regardless of the reason, as the front end workers, they need to put a smile on their face and greet the guests. I must also mention that we smiled and said hello to every single server, bartender etc we interacted with. All they had to do was smile and say hello back. Unfortunately, for a lot of them, that was just too difficult a task. Grounds/gym/wifi-The grounds were ok. Definitely not kept up as well as the other 4-5 stars, but it’s what we expected. The gym was good. Older, but we had everything we needed. The wifi was spotty. We didn’t pay for it, and were able to connect in most common areas, but it would kick us off and it would take time to reconnect. We were able to keep in contact with our families back home, so we can’t complain too much about it. Drinks-We didn’t drink a ton, but the drinks we had weren’t weak. If anything, they were made a bit strong for us, so we would ask them to use a small amount of booze. Misc-We got a foot massage from Alex-the man in white-on the beach, and he was amazing. $40USD for half an hour and he was spot on with telling us what “issues” we had. He was probably the nicest person we spoke to all week. He and Bernice, the masseuse next to Lydia’s, were by far the kindest people we met. We took the bus to St.John’s for the afternoon, and it worked out really well. Bus number 20 picked us up outside the hotel, and dropped us off at the supermarket on our way back. The best part was the $3USD price tag for 2 people each way. I’m glad we didn’t take the shuttle or a taxi. The buses are like small shuttle buses, so they were quite comfortable. The hotel doesn’t offer bottles of water, so we bought a few at the supermarket down the road. We would refill them at the bar or in the restaurants where the water was filtered. Also to be noted, there are seagulls everywhere. Many, many seagulls. We weren’t expecting that at all, and while it isn’t the hotel’s fault, I must say that they were quite annoying. Apparently the birds are there during mating season, from April-November, I believe. They are loud, obnoxious, and aggressive. They will take the food right off your plate with you sitting there if you aren’t careful. I’m not sure if the hotel could put some fake owls around to keep the birds away? I don’t even know if that would work, but it may. There are also a lot of pigeons, and some kind of small black bird. We saw a lot of people feeding those birds, which would attract the attention of the seagulls and then you would get swarmed. Please don’t feed the birds!! There are also cats that wander around the property. We saw people feeding them which made the cats keep coming back. Going into it knowing it was a 3 star, I can deal with the rooms, the food, the grounds... my biggest issue was the rudeness of the staff. It actually makes me wonder if that’s just the general attitude in Antigua. And if that’s the case, I don’t even think I will return to the country, let alone the resort.

Jolly Beach Antigua: Une plage doré

Plage merveilleuse, l'hotel tant qu'a lui manque toujours d'amour. Un rafraichissement lui donnerait une valeur ajoute, Après 3 visites en 7 ans il serait bon que le management pense à rafraichir cette endroit de Rêve.d Les piscines auraient besoin d'un bon nettoyage journalier...... un peu beaucoup .

Jolly Beach Antigua: A True 3 ☆

My best friend and I visited this resort for one week from April 26 to May 3, 2019. The hotel grew on us after a few days, however having been to numerous resorts in the Caribbean over the past 20 years, this one ranks one of the lowest. Overall, the resort is clean and functional. The food at the main buffet was good. We are not picky eaters so we found something we liked every night. We went to the Italian Restaurant one night and would not recommend it. Lydia's Seafood Grill was by far the be [... read more]st - try to reserve there as often as possible. Many of the staff at the hotel seem annoyed all the time. The service was just "okay", from the reception, bar and restaurant staff... they mostly all seemed unhappy. At this time of year, there are many birds at the resort. Apparently it's matting season. They are a nuissance. Always trying to eat your food and really noisy. The beach and scenery are absolutely stunning. Although fantastic, it didn't make up for what the resort lacked in other areas. It is truly a 3 star and if you can lower your expectations, you may enjoy this resort, however, I will not be returning. I'd rather pay an extra $300 and go somewhere more modern that offers a nicer experience for their guests.

Ocean Point Resort and Spa: A true gem !

Lovely suroundings and two private beaches. Good sunbeads and plenty of shade. Food was varied and tasty. A lot of options and italian chef. We had a nice oceanfront room. simple but clean and spacious, nice blacony to sit outside. Staff very friendly as well. Would return at the right price.