Hotel Information:
An open-air lobby containing a garden and a series of fountain pools exemplifies the restful ambience that attracts couples and families to the resort, which offers expansive grounds, tropical gardens, and seclusion from other developments.
Amenity highlights:
The resort fronts an undeveloped 1-km (0.5-mi) beach fringing oblong Deep Bay. At one end of the beach are thatched shades, lounge chairs, and vendors' shacks selling beachwear, souvenirs, and arts and crafts. A pool has a swim-up bar and children's section.
Insider tip:
Visitors and residents from all over Antigua gather Sunday afternoons at Shirley Heights overlooking English Harbour for an outdoor dancing/partying ritual that includes a panoramic view of the sunset. The resort shuttles guests to the party for a surcharge.
Traveler Ratings Summary
| Overall satisfaction | 50% of travelers (4 of 8) recommend this hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rooms
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).This resort offers 268 large guestrooms in a nine-story building with two wings facing a lagoon and a steep green hill at the rear. Furnished balconies provide views of the lagoon, sea, or pool. Tile-floor rooms contain dresser/desks and overstuffed loveseats and wing chairs covered in tropical-print fabric. Large bathrooms are equipped with shower/tubs and marble vanities. Televisions offer U.S. cable channels. All units have two closets.
Room Amenities
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Renovation Notice
The Lagoon Restaurant is presently closed for renovations. Estimated completion date: early July 2006.Recreation
The hotel pool consists of two connected arcs, one measuring 36.5 meters (120 feet) and featuring a swim-up bar and the other measuring 18 meters (60 feet) and featuring a shallow children's section. Lounge chairs and thatched shades are available on an expansive terra-cotta pool deck ringed by palm trees.
A watersports center provides complimentary snorkeling gear, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfers, kayaks, water bikes, and pedal boats.
For surcharges, the watersports center also offers parasailing, personal watercraft, water skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing, and banana-boating, as well as fishing and snorkeling trips, glass-bottom-boat rides, and cruises. Vendors on the beach arrange scuba-diving excursions and instruction.
Eight lighted tennis courts are available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Property Amenities
An expansive nightclub with bar and dance floor opens several nights weekly for live music, DJ music, or karaoke. An electronic casino offers video poker, slot machines, and a horserace game. (Hours vary according to hotel occupancy.) A palm reader plies her trade in a cabana adjacent to the pool, which also has tables for games and dining.
An air-conditioned health spa with one treatment room and a beauty salon offers massage, body wraps and scrubs, facials, waxing, and hair and nail care. An adjacent air-conditioned fitness center contains cardio machines, a Universal gym, and free weights. An open-air promenade includes shops selling jewelry and gifts and an air-conditioned business center with four computers providing high-speed Internet connections (surcharge). The resort serves a complimentary traditional tea in the afternoon.
Complimentary supervised activities are provided for children age 4-12 when the resort is busy.
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Policies
Extra person charges apply.Complimentary rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
The majority of meals and beverages, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).The resort hosts a complimentary traditional afternoon tea from 4:30–5:30 PM (schedule subject to change).
Lagoon Café - Open-air restaurant with lagoon view. Rattan tables and chairs. Full breakfast, Continental breakfast, and dinner buffets daily.
Barrington's - Air-conditioned restaurant with white linens, wood floor, draped windows. International cuisine, intimate atmosphere. À la carte menu with choices such as Oysters Rockefeller, chicken satay, goose-liver paté, smoked-salmon mousseline, pasta, steak, veal scallops, lobster, fish. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirt, and closed-toe shoes for men.
Andes - Casual, open-air restaurant and bar overlooking Deep Bay. Named for ship that sank nearby in 1905. Wood structure, fishnet decor. Candles at dinner. Open for lunch daily. Open for dinner some nights, depending on hotel occupancy. Lunch choices include burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, pizza, salads, soups, steak, pasta, fish, and specials. Dinner choices such as conch fritters, salads, barbecue ribs, steak, fish, pizza, cannelloni. Dinner reservations required.
Beach Bar & Grill - Rustic takeaway spot serving jerk chicken, barbecued chicken, chili, burgers, hot dogs, for lunch. Bar open midmorning to sunset.
Lobby Bar - Open midmorning to late night for cocktails, tropical drinks. Live music some nights.
All-inclusive Details
The majority of amenities and activities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for meals, drinks, activities, or use of both land and water sports equipment. Click each link below for more details.All-Inclusive food and beverages All-Inclusive food and beverages
- Daily meals
- Set-menu dinner twice weekly in Barrington's fine-dining restaurant (or twice-weekly fixed-amount vouchers to apply toward cost of à la carte menu dinners)
- Unlimited beer, wine by the glass, liquor, tropical drinks, and soft drinks (house brands)
- Morning coffee/tea and afternoon tea/cookies
Not included: Room and food/drink taxes, gratuities, and service charges; premium-brand drinks; wine by the bottleScroll down to the Dining section for restaurant/menu details.
All-Inclusive activities and equipment All-Inclusive activities and equipment
- Non-motorized water sports
- Supervised children's activities (ages 4-12) during busy periods
- Resort fitness and recreation facilities
- Resort activities and entertainment
Not included: Motorized water sports
Not included Not included
- Taxes, gratuities, and service charges
- Premium-brand drinks; wine by the bottle
- Airport transfers
- Optional or outside tours and excursions
- Shuttles to St. John's and local transportation
- Motorized water sports
- Spa and beauty products, treatments, services
- Incidental purchases
- Telephone, fax, and Internet access charges
- Business services
- Laundry and dry cleaning
- Video and photo services
- Babysitting services
Airport taxes may or may not be included.
Address
| St Johns Antigua St. John's, Antigua Antigua & Barbuda Nearest major airport: St. John's, Antigua (ANU-V.C. Bird Intl.) |
