The Beach Club

Antigua, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Superior Room
Superior Room
Coco's
Coco's
Superior Room
Superior Room
Coco's
Coco's

The hotel

Nestled on it's own 100-acre peninsula at the southeast point of the island, The Beach Club offers a collection of spacious beachfront rooms with access to not one, but two beautiful beaches. And how you spend your beach days is up to you - choose from the calm bay side, where you can try your hand at a wide range of free non-motorised water sports and the other benefiting from refreshing ocean breezes to cool you as you soak up the rays. From am to pm meal times are a real treat with a choice of five restaurants. Coco’s Restaurant has an airy, spacious feel and overlooks the beach, serving an excellent all day menu. Its bar is the perfect spot to seek some shade during the day or enjoy a relaxing pre-dinner drink as the sun goes down. Children are in their element here as the kids’ club is great fun — parents will appreciate the break to enjoy a couples treatment at the spa or perhaps indulge in an afternoon tea. Obviously, lounging around the pool terrace at Coco’s, drinking a coconut crush is another option, especially if topping up your tan is high on your holiday ‘to do’ list!

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis
  • Windsurfing
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym

Where is it

On Coco's Beach at the southeast tip of the island. A separate wing of the popular St James’s Club & Villas, enjoying use of their facilities as described. Transfer time from airport: approximately 35-40 minutes.

Hotel information

72 rooms on 2 floors in 3 buildings with no lifts. All have balcony/terrace overlooking the beach and sea, air-conditioning, satellite TV, coffee-maker, small fridge and safe. Standard Rooms are located upstairs on the 1st floor and have a balcony, shower only, 1 king-size bed plus rollaway* (on request, additional local cost of US$20 per person per night), sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. There are no interconnecting Standard Ocean View Rooms.

All Inclusive of: Coco’s beachside restaurant for lunch and dinner five nights per week. Dinner two nights per week at the St James’s Club at the Rainbow Restaurant and/or the Docksider (scheduled days apply). Guests pay approximately US$40 per person for dinner at Piccolo Mondo at St James’s Club (Italian). All drinks (beers, spirits, house wines, sparkling wine, water and soft drinks by the glass), all activities and entertainment above unless otherwise stated.

Superior Rooms are located on the ground floor and have direct access to the beach from their patio with a small fridge, iron and board, bath, 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds (on request), sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. Single bed or rollaway* available on request (subject to availability, additional local cost of US$20 per person per night).

Interconnecting rooms (king room to double room) are available on the ground floor (on request).


Restaurant Eleven/11 serving an all day menu (from 11:00am-11:00pm, serving pizza, pasta, paninis, salads and burgers). Coco’s beachside restaurant (a la carte and continental breakfast from 7:30-10:00am, dinner on a rotation basis serving Caribbean tapas). Mamora Bay Café. Dinner 2 nights per week at the St James’s Club at the beautifully re-imagined Rainbow Restaurant and/or the Docksider (scheduled days apply). Reservations are required at the restaurants and all open on rotation. Complimentary drinks at Coco’s pool at all times. Use of St James’s Club restaurants on other nights incurs a local charge. Drinks at all bars in St James’s Club (including pool bars) will be chargeable at any time. Afternoon tea takes place at Rainbow Garden between 4:00pm-5:00pm daily.

Twice weekly entertainment. Manager’s cocktail party (held at St James's Club on Monday nights, subject to change).

Full access to the facilities available at St James’s Club & Villas. 6 swimming pools including a designated kids pool and 3 adults-only pools. Tranquility Spa (massage and beauty salon)*. Gym with extensive list of exercise classes including yoga and Pilates. 4 tennis courts (floodlit for night play), tennis coaching*. Beach volleyball. Table tennis. Complimentary non-motorised water sports including windsurfing, Hobie sailing, snorkelling, kayaks and pedal boats. Deep sea fishing is also available*. Cooking lessons weekly. Kids' Club with indoor and outdoor activities. 3 Pickleball Courts (daylight use only). Extensive reading library. Nature walks.

Complimentary WiFi in public areas.

This hotel has a resort fee of $24 including tax per room, per night, (payable locally, subject to change). Please note: a room levy of $5 per guest, per night applies to guests aged 6 years and above (payable locally, subject to change).

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: child ages are 2-11 years.

Please note: children are not permitted to stay on the 1st floor.

Dress code: day time - in the restaurants, shoes are worn and bathing suits are covered and dry. Evening time (after 6:30pm) - The following applies to Coco's and Docksider Restaurants. Resort Island Casual - Long trouser, stylish jeans, dresses, skirts and dress shorts are permitted. Dress shoes and dress sandals are allowed (no flip flops or tennis shoes in the evening). Short or long sleeved shirts (no t-shirts or tank top/sleeveless shirts). For Rainbow Garden, Piccolo Mondo Restaurant and Manager Cocktail Parties: Long trousers, dresses, skirts. Dress shirts with long or short sleeves. Dress shoes or dress sandals.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fantastic Antigua Experience

Dec 2, 2023 LloydminsterTykie Lloydminster, Canada

We reserved a Villa at the St. James Club for Nov.19 to 29 and have never made such an awesome decision before for accommodations. The Villa has 2 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom with shower , king size bed with fantastic fluffy pillows and plenty of them, an extra blanket if needed as well as their own temp control air conditioner which… Read more
We reserved a Villa at the St. James Club for Nov.19 to 29 and have never made such an awesome decision before for accommodations. The Villa has 2 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom with shower , king size bed with fantastic fluffy pillows and plenty of them, an extra blanket if needed as well as their own temp control air conditioner which were on the lower level with a walkout patio accessible from the patio doors in each bedroom. There are TVs in each of the rooms as well. Upstairs has a lovely living room area with 2 chairs, a leather couch and a coffee table as well as a TV. The kitchen and dining area are very usable The living room has it's own patio door as well as the dining room area. The patio stretches in front of each patio door upstairs. We had so much room and were very impressed with these accommodations. Our Villa number was414.I would certainly recommend going with a Villa over the individual rooms if you are going with another couple. The breakfast buffet was in the Rainbow Garden room and was delicious every morning The food in the buffet , weather breakfast or in the Dockside for dinner was wonderful and the staff, every single one of them were fantastic . Some who were over and above helpful and friendly were: Aimee and Shrrian in the Rainbow Garden . Luella in the Dockside and the MOST memorable of all was Dane in the Jacaranda Bar. We had so much fun almost every evening with this young man! He is amazing at his job , handles any situation with ease and is a pleasure to be greeted from when entering his domain. Chad and Dane make a great duo on busy nights. Chad is equally capable however we did not see him as much as Dane. We went to the Piccolo Mondo al a carte one night . The food quantity we found small portioned. This restaurant was an extra expense to go to. The surcharge was $37.50 per person . We had rack of lamb and Caribbean Lobster (steamed not grilled) The lobster was a little dry but the rest of the meal was good. The rack of lamb was very good. We went to Eleven-11 restaurant for lunch which was very good but never went for dinner there. There was no reservation needed for dinners there, There was a Docksider Beach Grill open from 10 to 6pm which didn't require a reservation as well. The hamburgers and chicken wings were great there. As I said, the food in all the restaurants was very ,very good. For excursions we did the Sunset cruise on the Mystic. We left from the St. James Harbor and toured English Bay then Falmouth Bay then out of the Bays to catch the sunset. The captain and his crew were wonderful. What a beautiful relaxing sight to behold. The captain had the catamaran positioned perfectly to catch an amazing sunset. This tour was $65.00 per person US We also went on the Excellence Circumnav which was a full day of travelling around the island, stopping at Green Island where you could swim or go on a snorkeling guided tour which 2 of us did. We didn't see anything but 2 Conch shells on the snorkeling tour . This I found not worth the money, the sights on the boat trip were beautiful and seeing the smaller islands was very pretty but not so much for the snorkeling. There no colorful fish or coral to be seen. The lunch was very good on board. The bartender was a tad grumpy and could possibly use a holiday. This tor left from the harbour in St. Johns. The Calypso Cat was right beside us on Green Island. We found out it left from the harbour at St. James . I believe you would get more bang from your buck if you took the Calypso Cat Green Island Tour instead of the Excellence Circumnav. The Cat is smaller but there is much less time travelling to see the same sites. The beach at the St. James is fantastic with lots of chairs and palapas. They have "donuts" in the water you can lay in or sit on the sides and visit. They hold a few people dep[ending on your size. The water is clear and blue. Overall a favorite resort for us. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Our 5th Visit

Nov 29, 2023 Carlanne H

This was our 5th visit to St James to once again stay in one of the Jr Suites on the bay side of the resort. We appreciate the spaciousness of the rooms, especially the large bathroom with double vanity. The shower is large with a shower spray nozzle on both ends. You'll have adequate towels which is nice. Rooms are not serviced daily anymore… Read more
This was our 5th visit to St James to once again stay in one of the Jr Suites on the bay side of the resort. We appreciate the spaciousness of the rooms, especially the large bathroom with double vanity. The shower is large with a shower spray nozzle on both ends. You'll have adequate towels which is nice. Rooms are not serviced daily anymore even though there remains a $24/day resort fee. The closet has plenty of hangars which can be taken off the rod. There is a safe. The property has plenty of space to walk around, hills and stairs among the on-property villas for extra exercise. There is a gym. Our arrival was rather difficult as we ended up, after a full day of travel, carrying our own bags to our room after waiting 20 mins for a Porter. Thank you to Khadija for sorting out and honoring a discount at the spa which had actually expired, but the ad was still being displayed at the concierge's desk 2 weeks after it had expired. If you wish, there is a beauty shop. A shout-out to Elvis, the bartender in the Docksider; he knows his drinks and has top drawer liquors, but you must ask for them. He will mix cocktails to your recipe. Note that you'll need to make reservations in the Rainbow Restaurant for their themed dinner evenings soon after you arrive. Piccolo Mondo is up the hillside among the villas and is a lovely setting; extra charge and make reservations at the start of your stay. One thought: maybe the $24 per day resort fee could purchase some bar snacks? I bet everyone would appreciate that! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great location, but a few problems.

Nov 27, 2023 PeterandJan503866 Harpenden, United Kingdom

This a brilliant site for an hotel/resort, nestled on a promontory between two bays. It's a shame that our holiday was spoiled by the air conditioning in rooms. It sounded good when we were told at reception on arrival that we had been upgraded to a Junior Suite, top floor and quite near all the main restaurants, pool and bars. However the first… Read more
This a brilliant site for an hotel/resort, nestled on a promontory between two bays. It's a shame that our holiday was spoiled by the air conditioning in rooms. It sounded good when we were told at reception on arrival that we had been upgraded to a Junior Suite, top floor and quite near all the main restaurants, pool and bars. However the first room we were given had no functioning air con unit. After two sweltering nights we were moved to an identical room four doors along the balcony. The room was freezing that morning so we turned off the air con. That evening the walls were covered in condensation and pools had formed on the floors. After many "discussions" and two engineer visits a balance was struck with the air con temperature which had to remain on constantly. We couldn't turn it off during the day when we were out otherwise condensation reformed. A waste of electricity. The room nevertheless smelt musty and so did clothes in drawers. It was interesting talking to other guests, some of whom had moved rooms twice. The other criticism is that the pools didn't appear to be cleaned every day judging by the sand and other detritus on the bottom. The Rainbow Restaurant was fine for buffet breakfast with a range of choice, albeit the choice was the same for all 11 days we stayed. The lunch and dinner choices there were limited and disappointing. The Docksider was only open 5 days a week for dinner but the buffet was pretty good for choice and quality. We ate at Eleven-11 a couple of times from a rather limited "a la carte" menu but the catch of the day was very good. The only starters were soup. Coco's restaurant was closed during our visit. To get a drink from any bar one had to queue at the bar. There was no waiter service at the bars or pools. There was an obvious shortage of staff and the barmen were under a lot of pressure at meal times. The only bars open in the evening were the main bar by reception (air con and noisy) and the bar at Eleven -11, where you could actually sit outside. Special mention amongst the bar staff for Elvis. Exceptional guy. Staff at the restaurants were great, even though they had to spend a lot of time queueing at bars getting drinks for diners, instead of being able to tend to seating people and clearing tables. Had two really good boat trips. One with the resort boat, half day, to Green Island and one full day circumnavigation of Antigua with Excellence, which was very good. Make sure you visit English Harbour and the Donkey sanctuary. We did that with a hire car from the guy in the resort car park. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great stay during Thanksgiving week!

Nov 25, 2023 Aisha B Westchester County, New York

We had a pretty nice stay for 6 nights and 7 days. This was our second time at the resort. The resort was about a $65 cab ride from the airport, about 1/2 hour drive. We stayed in the beach front rooms facing Coco beach. The beachside of the resort has nice views, but the water on the beach itself was a little rough, so we spent most of the… Read more
We had a pretty nice stay for 6 nights and 7 days. This was our second time at the resort. The resort was about a $65 cab ride from the airport, about 1/2 hour drive. We stayed in the beach front rooms facing Coco beach. The beachside of the resort has nice views, but the water on the beach itself was a little rough, so we spent most of the time during the day hanging out on the bay side of the resort. We enjoyed hanging outside on our patio and on the beach side during the evening to chill out and relax. The sound of the waves, the beautiful ocean view and starry sky were so relaxing at night. There were lots of bugs out at night though- bring bug spray, which they did not have for purchase at the gift shop. The room itself was a little bit worn. The tile was cracked here and there, and the furniture was a bit old. Everything was clean though. I think the rooms are being updated because the room next door was having new flooring installed. The renovation added a little extra noise, but we didn't mind. If I had one suggestion for the room, it would be to get rid of any decorative bedding, which made the room appear more dated and feel less clean. The food was pretty good- we loved the Fish and Chips at 11/11 and the grilled fish sandwich at the Docksider restaurant. After a week, the food selection started to feel limited, but it was certainly good enough and our kids were happy with their options. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Overall we had a lovely stay and left feeling relaxed and refreshed to return home. We would certainly return again! Read less
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Nov 24, 2023 Rider269 Bideford, United Kingdom

We have just returned from St James Club Antigua after having a great two week vacation, which we enjoyed immensely. Weather was great only minor rain mainly during a couple of nights and no seaweed phew! The all inclusive package was good value as the food quality was good. Overall a great holiday.