Jolly Beach Antigua: Great Getaway

The hotel was great. It'seems situated on the best beach by far. The staff were friendly and entertianing and the food was really good. View from our room was of the pool and beach. Couldn't ask for anything more!

Jolly Beach Antigua: Great Getaway

The hotel was great. It'seems situated on the best beach by far. The staff were friendly and entertianing and the food was really good. View from our room was of the pool and beach. Couldn't ask for anything more!

Sandals Antigua: Amazing resort Sandals Grande Antigua

My husband & I spent 14 wonderful days in Sandals Grande Antigua. We were there August 6 to 20, 2016. We were checked into our room very quickly. They originally had us booked for the 3rd floor, but when I asked for a walkout room they showed us both rooms and we picked the walkout. The patio was bigger and had two lounge chairs with a round table in between them. And a rack to hang our wet bathing suits. The room was wonderful. Two sinks, a jacuzzi tub and a walk in shower. Lots of shelf an [... read more]d counter space. The room was always kept very clean by the housekeeping staff. The king size bed was comfortable. We had a fully stocked bar, including white and red wine, liquor, beer, juice, water and pop. The restaurants are all very good. I wasn't as keen on the Ok Coral, but my husband liked it. It's really a matter of personal preference. We ate at the Bayside restaurant several times. I would recommend the Chateaubriand or the lamb. The meat was cooked to perfection by Chef Kerry or Chef Dwayne. The appetizers and desserts were also delicious. There were different buffet theme days for lunch at the Bayside restaurant, again, very good food. Eleanor's has a la carte breakfast. Eggs Benedict and blueberry pancakes are amazing. You can even get them with sides of bacon, sausage or ham or all three! Also has Browns. The Eggs Benedict is quite filling. We ate at the Barefoot Grill for lunch. They have jerk chicken or pork, mild or helfire. The portions are generous. We had the steak and lobster for dinner and it was excellent. Mario's has a buffet breakfast. We were in there almost everyday for breakfast. The best thing about it was the chef who cooked our omelettes. Ronalyn was always smiling and has a great sense of humour. After a couple of days, she already remembered what we liked in our omelette. She recommended the use of pepper jack cheese in the omelette and she was right, we loved it. Desire was also one of the chefs who ensured the buffet food was kept full. Rosalyn and Desire made it worth going to Mario's. Rolrene and Asana were very good servers. Kimono's was entertaining and the food amazing. Chef Nathaniel and server Oydayne made our experience great. I suggest you try the Sake Cruise drink, it is refreshing and delicious, but can go down very quickly as you don't taste the booze in it. The main pool was fun. We have never had such good pool bar service. Celestine took our drink order soon after we got our lounge chairs by the pool. She was also quick to return to ask if we needed refills. LaToya was the bartender at the Caribbean pool. Between volleyball games she would set us up with shots, sometimes we picked, sometimes she surprised us. Celestine filled in as bartender when LaToya went for break. Both of these wonderful ladies made the best drinks! The entertainment staff got people involved in the games, flip cup, beer chugging, ring toss, name that tune, trivia, etc. and of course pool volleyball. Cheers to JoJo, Rakim and Antonio for making the volleyball and other games fun. The resort grounds are beautiful and well maintained. Fogging is done to keep the bugs away. The beach is beautiful with soft powdery white sand. The water was warm and clear. The only negative thing I can say is that the beach is public, so you have vendors coming up to ask if you want to buys various items or go on tours. A few pleasant "No, thank you" responses are accepted. We met a lot of very nice people from Britain, the Sates and our fellow Canadians. The resort staff are friendly and very nice. They go out of their way to make sure you have the best vacation. I want to say thank you to nurse Angelina and Dr. Stevens for taking such good care of me when I needed it. Shemika and the rest of the Loyalty Club staff are wonderful in helping you make the difficult decision of which Sandals to go to next. We would return to Sandals Grande Antigua, but we want to try other sandals before returning. We have been to Sandals Grenada, Whitehouse in Jamaica and the Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay. Each resort has so many positive aspects and very little negative. It all depends on personal preference.

St James Club and Villas: St. James Club: Go there. Now.

In a word, St. James Club is phenomenal. Our oceanview balcony was breathtaking, the food was creative and buffet offerings rotated in theme and variety, the beach was stunning, the staff friendly and helpful, the resort clean and spacious, the entertainment solid and interesting, the grounds well kept, the insect spraying and lack of Zika relieving, the sunrises and sunsets glorious. A few additional beach towel stations, an espresso machine, a beach bar on the ocean side (bless the golf cart d [... read more]river who brought around drinks), windsurfing permitted on the ocean side, and a touch more Calypso Jim would be my only improvement suggestions. We'd return in a heartbeat.

The Verandah Antigua: Best Trip Ever!!

The hotel grounds were clean, tidy and nothing was out of place. The public places were always clean and ready to go. The resort was made up of several small white cottages with access to shuttles readily available. Our room and bathroom were both spacious. There was an a furnished balcony with tables and chairs for morning coffee or tea, which was also supplied, along with coffee maker, kettle, toaster, small fridge and glassware and cutlery.Our dining experience was excellent! The resort offer [... read more]ed a different theme each night at the Seabreeze buffet (Oriental, BBQ, Caribbean, Mexican, International, Southern, and Italian.) We enjoyed breakfast, lunch and dinner. There was an option for fine dining at two restaurants: Buccaneers and Nicole's (these were not included in the all inclusive and required a summer dress code) With such a variety of foods everyone in our family was happy. All meals included fresh fruit, cheese platter, salads and desserts. The beach offered lots of water sports and beach toys for kids. We enjoyed seeing the wildlife on the beach like: mongoose, pelican, crabs, geckos and many varieties of small fish in the water.

Jolly Beach Antigua: Fantastic beach!

Had a great time - people were friendly, the beach awesome. Food was good and really enjoyed the entertainment. The resort is a little dated but know that going in and have a mindset of you are just going to enjoy yourself and you will.

Royalton CHIC Antigua: Amaizing! Clean, Safe, Nice People, Delicious Food

This hotel is clean, well maintained, easy access to all facilities. Always a different place to have either breakfast, lunch or dinner. Staff are always ready to help, they are patient and try to make you feel welcomed. The beach is clean to what is humanly possible , there is however some smoker who throw cigarettes butts to the beach. Unfortunately, staff have to bend their backs to clean the mess. There is plenty of space to relax and not be bother by smokers. The water is clean and you can  [... read more]see fish around you the whole time. If you happen to check the weather report before you arrive and see thunder storms, do not panic. The rain if few, warm and you can enjoy it even while you are on the beach bed or in the water. We did it! Going on the tours is something to take advantage of. We had great tours around the island and went to Barbuda, a little extension of paradise. The ferry which bring you there is a little bit hard on your back as it jumps the two out of the three hours of trip length. But hey, worth it! Some tips, bring a cushion, bring some chips and packed food, change many one dollar bills for the tips prior trip, the banks have change but the lines are long. Overall, well recommended, bring yourself, your spouse and your children. It is a beautiful place to give yourselves a prize from your hard work.

Sugar Ridge: SugarRidge

I enjoyed the moment I have arrived till the very last moment, the hospitality was sensational with an upscale courtesy. I recommend this resort to anyone who will be travelling to Antigua. The service was excellent as well as the ground maintenance. Very clean.

The Verandah Antigua: Beautiful Resort

The Verandah is a lovely resort for families and couples. The water is shallow and very warm both in the bay and the two pools. The food was very good and the drinks amazing. The beaches are small, but large enough and plenty of loungers always available. The grounds are well kept and you often see the Manager around checking on things. The rooms are large, but need updating. The fridge is empty so be sure to buy wine at the duty-free if you want to have a glass on the lovely balcony. Superior w [... read more]aterfront rooms have the best views and are close to the pool and main bar area. Be sure to go to Shirley Height's on Sundays for the weekly barbecue. It overlooks English Harbour and is a fun night for food, drinks and dancing. It's about a half hour from the Verandah by taxi. If you want a quiet, relaxing holiday on a beautiful island, the Verandah is the place for you.

St James Club and Villas: Phenomenal! Just Paradise!

We got married and brought a group of 64 with us to the hotel. The hotel staff were very pleasant and accommodating to our large group. The beaches and grounds were just breathtaking and gave a very different vibe than your typical resort. You did not have to reserve or fight for beach chairs - even at full occupancy! The water and beaches were gorgeous and you can snorkel right off the shore with ease! Restaurants and food was delicious - wedding - Paul the wedding co-ordinator did an amazing j [... read more]ob but she really needs an assistant - she is very overworked!! The wedding was amazing and the vacation was so much fun - we will definitely be back to this resort in the future! :)

St James Club and Villas: Amazing Resort

The best experience .....Your exceptional staff The location and view....Fabulous area the best of both world s - combo of Ocean and Bay The bar service and foodfare .......Really good WE will BE BACK!

St James Club and Villas: St James Club

The beaches and hotel were beautiful. There was an ocean-side beach and a bay-side beach both part of the resort with bars and restaurants nearby. Lots of lounge chairs at the beaches and the 5 different pools. The grounds were immaculate. The weather perfect and the people there were so friendly and helpful. What a truly amazing place. We loved it!

The Verandah Antigua: Fun resort with some issues

Grounds were great, beaches and pools were great, rooms had some issues (leaking ac, untimely cleaning), most staff were excellent some were a little rude. Food was amazing and hanged daily. Lots of walking so use the shuttles.

The Verandah Antigua: Fantastic unique place!

Grounds are gorgeous. It's Green and Eco-friendly so you really experience being on their island. No high rises. Gorgeous views from most rooms. Food was fantastic but don't look for a buffet of a 100 items. This is well prepared, fresh food. Beaches are smaller and more intimate. This is a place to go to relax and unwind.

St James Club and Villas: Superb!

Gorgeous setting and meticulous grounds. Very relaxing atmosphere and delicious food. The pool aerobics was amazing and fun, so hat's off to each and every instructor! Exercise room excellent as well as the tennis courts! Your maintenance staff very hard working and professional, from grounds workers to maid service, awesome. Special mention to restaurant staff who were wonderful, professional and fun to be around, Matarah, all the ladies at Piccolo Mondo, especially Priscilla's(bartender at Doc [... read more]ksider) Mom (can't remember her name!) and Sandeep at Coco's who was so pleasant to chat with and very professional. Your beverage cart driver who is best known as "Celo" , is so amazing and hard working to please guests, hats off to you!! Would love to come back xoxo

Pineapple Beach Club: Grand pineapple overall a good resort

I arrived at this resort on April 17, Resort was not full which was great. No lineups, upgraded room and no chair shortage Over all the resort is a good 3.5.Adult pool not nice beach was beautiful but a bit of a problem with seaweed, not always cleaned up. Food, you won't go hungry, the best was Mary's outhouse. Room was fine,Maid service was very good. Bar tenders could smile once and a while,some of them just didn't seem to want to be there. Would return if price was lowered.

The Verandah Antigua: In general quite good resort.

Nice grounds, fairly big with well established shuttle service, decent food, friendly personal, no fridge restocking at all, premium brand international liquor, good mosquito situation, room could be...

Sandals Antigua: Paradise

Wonderful food, cleanliness, service & ambience. The Penthouse Romeo & Juliet Room was so luxurious and spacious. The weather was perfect: 28/29 during the day, 24/25 at night, with slight breeze and only one brief shower.....oh and no humidity. Only suggestion would be to have a couple of larger scale shows, per week.

Sandals Antigua: Paradise Found

Recently returned from 2 weeks at Sandals Grand Antigua. Our 5th 2 week Sandals trip and we now rate this one #1. Staff go beyond in every aspect. Not uncommon to see Mr. G., Kevin, Frank and many others picking up glasses, towels, etc around resort. Ate at all restaurants without any complaints. Resort grounds beautifully manicured. Ground crew take pride in their work as do the rest of the staff under Mr.G's expert leadership..Stayed on Mediterrean side. Rooms great. View beyond great. Service [... read more] impeccable. Definitely a resort we would return to in a heart beat!!

Royalton CHIC Antigua: Great Value

There are three things that I personally expect from a vacation. Good food, a beautiful beach and a comfortable bed to sleep in. The Rex met all of my expectations. Yes the buildings are old so it's not a palace, but my husband and I don't care about that. Management and staff work really hard at making the best of what they've got; for example, changing the colours and patterns of the table cloths in the main dining room. We loved the white sandy beach, the lunch at the Carib bar, the yummy din [... read more]ners and desserts. Italian night was beyond excellent. Thank you to all for a great holiday. Margaret and Brad