Favourite beach and staff!

Love the beach, fabulous sand, beautiful water. Great grounds, easily walkable and not too spread out. Entertainment staff phenomenal from Judith singing the morning song to Super Dave and Crazy Sean aqua aerobics. So friendly. Cleaning staff keeps rooms very clean and tidy 😁

Great time

Yes it a 3 star hotel but you can't beat the beach and the food was good and the staff all 5 star ...best time my wife and myself had better then cuba and Dominican Republic will be back as soon as i can miss it already..mike and karen ..🎶🎵👍

Loved Starfish Jolly Beach!

My best friend and I stayed at Starfish Jolly Beach for our first time Feb 12-19, 2020. Rooms are a solid 3 star- dated and small but always clean. Our first standard room in Dominica building had 2 single beds but had newer mattresses and we're very comfy. Unfortunately hot water and water pressure were lacking causing us to finally get a room change on Saturday. We then moved to 3rd floor in the Antigua building... One king bed-old mattress, kind of hard on the back but had lots of hot water.  [... read more]We found it was best to not shower when the neighbour was showering as that's when hot water and pressure seemed to be lacking most. Corgen who I assume is a manager was fantastic to deal with regarding our room issues/changes. The rest of the resort staff were fantastic and the beach was incredible! Definitely a 5 star beach!! Lots of vendors on the beach selling excursions but a 'no thank you' was usually sufficient if you weren't interested. Food was good. Buffet didn't have a huge selection but food was good. The pool grill was really good everyday for lunch. That coleslaw!! We didn't go to all of the evening entertainment but did attend most. Entertainment staff did a wonderful job! Unfortunately we had rain half of our trip so we didn't get many days to fully enjoy the beach and water sports but would most definitely return to SJB!

Awesome Resort

The beach is incredible. The staff are amazing and fun. All very engaging. They are what makes the resort. Great location. Lots to do. The sunsets are unbelievable. If it does rain, the most magical rainbows.

Great Time

This was a great trip. Although the resort itself is outdated and there is no wifi in the room, one couldn't ask for a better beach, entertainment, and atmosphere. Staff went above and beyond. Food was good. The food at the Grill was great.The age group is overall 50 plus for guests with some younger crowd. I am 40. I would come back for the beach alone.

Starfish Jolly Beach Resort (In need of an upgrade).

The Hotel building is very old and run-down, which in my opinion needs to be closed down and rebuilt in the not too distant future. The water runs outside the bedroom doors in places and in the bathroom of my room, the toilet only flushed after approx. 2-4 times of pushing down the handle, which incidentally was located in the WALL. Subsequently, there was water on the floor of the bathroom every day. Towards the end of the week at 10:30pm, this toilet began flushing on its own, followed by a k [... read more]nock on the door which turned out to be two maintenance men (who were flushing the toilet from outside) coming to check a complaint about running outside and suggesting they come and fix the toilet. At 10:30pm when it wasn't working all week, I don't think so!!! We suggested they come back in the morning,which I don't believe happened. In the main area washroom one day, rain water was pouring from the ceiling into a pail. Other area's of the building including the main dining area also had many holes in the ceiling. I personally did not like the high volume of voices in the main dining area caused I suspect by the low ceiling, which made it virtually impossible to carry on a conversation during an entire meal. I also personally found the beach bar too loud during the afternoons. The food was pretty good; evening entertainment good; and I give 100% for staff service and pleasant manner.

Sunquest and resort need help

Sun quest rep did not help at all,although upgraded room was paid for we did not receive,rep did not even help in any way. Rooms outdated,beach lovely,restaurant on beach fantastic. They need more servers at bars and bartender at bar at entertainment could be friendlier

Awful

No one goes out of their way at all,sunwing rep. Was no help at all,not enough staff,our rooms were not cleaned until 4 in the afternoon,one day not at all,showers were not working beds were day beds the beach was great ,charge for water in bottles and safe key ,this place is so wrong

Needs extensive repairs

Grounds are beautiful well kept. Pool was very nice and beach was amazing. The rooms need major work. Toilets leak, hot water handle in shower didn’t work, no water pressure, no hot water. Electrical plugs are in the wall sideways and no plugs fit in them even took two converters for electricity that wouldn’t fit. Bedspread have been so well used that the colour is faded. No drawers in the room to unpack your clothes. They nickel and dime you for everything. Pay for safe key, pay for a cof [... read more]fee maker in the room. Needed an extension cord and was told it would be $20 if not returned. The staff is amazing except for the front desk clerks who are miserable especially Yvonne. Food wasn’t bad mostly chicken and fish, but always had different salads

Holiday Travel

The Starfish Jolly Resort is somewhat tired as far as the rooms are concerned,however the beach is excellent,the staff was amazing,and the food was great. There was a great variety of drinks and the entertainment was 2nd to none. We really had a great time! It is our understanding that there are some renovations in mind which would only enhance the premises. Thank-you very much. Michael Dulmage

Relaxing vacation

As usual the vacation was too short. This Starfish Jolly Beach Resort and Spa in Antique is located on a beautiful beach, the staff warm, friendly and accommodating. Hotel and rooms are dated, but clean. Great selection of food and drinks. Sunwing Rep, Shana was very helpful with all our inquiries. Finally would like to thank Michelle Turco for making our booking with her so easy, and we will be calling you again to book our next vacation. Thank you.

Beautiful beach!

Beach was great! Food was good as well. The resort itself is in need of updating but you get what you pay for. Staff friendliness was hit and miss. Nobody bothered us on the beach and our belongings stayed safe when we left our things on the beach.

Great Resort

We were at the Starfish Jolly Beach resort from January 4th to January 11th. The resort is a little dated but the beach makes up for that. The beach is truly breathtaking! We stayed in a Superior room queen and found it wasn’t worth the upgrade. It came with a fridge that wasn’t stocked so waste of money, 2 queen beds (only used 1) so not worth it for a couple. The room was a good size but again for us not worth the upgrade. The buffet food was above average but not much variety. The BBQ on  [... read more]the beach was great! The beach is what you pay for and worth the money. 1.5 miles of pure powdered white sand. The staff were great and were very helpful. If you want bottled water you have to pay for it, go off resort to purchase as it is quite expensive on the resort. Local buses run regularly just outside the resort to take you anywhere for cheap. I would return to the resort again but would not upgrade room for the 2 of us but if you have kids than it may be worth it for the size and extra bed. Great trip and Antigua is beautiful!

Amazing Beach

This was our second New Years spent at this resort and once again I had a great time. The.beach is one of the best. Most of the people that work at this resort are some of the nicest people anywhere. They go out of there way to help you have the best time possible. Every day I was able to find one of many umbrellas on this huge beach. The food is minimal so if your looking for a huge variety this is not the place for you. However what was made available was tasty and made with love. If there is  [... read more]one thing lacking, it is the rooms I understand it’s a 3 star hotel with 5 star service but I wish there was more room upgrades available at the time of booking that would include a guarantee of one of the few renovated rooms with the much needed basic amenities. It would be well worth any extra charge to make a perfect vacation.

Warm and welcoming

The staff jokingly call it the Flintstone hotel ... referring to the way the rooms were built. This resort is 40 years old and some of the rooms have been updated but most of them are original. BUT it doesn't matter because you'll want to spend all your time enjoying the soft sand on the expansive beach and cooling off in the warm ocean or in one of the 2 pools. I can't say enough about the staff - they are warm and welcoming and happy to assist whenever and however possible. The buffet  [... read more]was not as expansive as I've had at other resorts on different islands but the quality of the food was excellent. The homemade local bread and desserts were sooooo yummy! The animation staff worked very hard and long hours to keep people entertained. Would highly recommend this resort.

Older resort with a Wonderful Beach

If you wish to visit Antigua but are on a limited budget the Starfish Jolly Beach is a great way go. The resort itself is very dated and the rooms very small. However, the mile long beach is truly beautiful. The hotel staff, animation staff, and restaurant staff are all really friendly. We had a lovely vacation. If you don't care about the size of your room the Starfish is a great choice.

Good value for the money

The beach is the best part of resort.Resort is dated but clean. Food was fine. Some of the servers were not very friendly other staff were great. Staff around the pool were very engaging trying to get vacationers involved but not pushy

Fun place

This is my forth time at Jolly Beach. Although this is just a 3 star the staff are more like a 4.5 star staff. All are friendly and helpful. The rooms are small and the buildings are older but clean. Overall we love visiting Antigua and Barbuda

Beautiful beach impeccable service

Resort is dated however very clean and grounds well maintained food was good variety was limited but still plentiful beach was the best my biggest complaint was with the huge price drop and felt I overpaid totalling 600.00 difference which is substantial

The beach makes up for the hotel

This hotel is in desperate need of upgrades, HOWEVER we didn’t go to stay in our tiny rooms all day. We made do and it was initially shocking how small the rooms were but it got better throughout the week. The beach is amazing and very long, the beach grill was delicious everyday. The buffet was a little repetitive but no one starved. And the food was good as well were the a la cartes. Our favourite was the Mexican. We didn’t get a chance to try Italian because they only have one restaurant  [... read more]open a night and you have to book the day before. You will not get a day of reservation because no matter one they’re “full”. I don’t suggest this hotel for a fun romantic getaway but for a girls trip this hotel was great.