The Verandah, Antigua

Antigua, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Lovers Beach
Hillside Suites
Waterfront Suite
Waterfront Suite
Waterfront Suite
Superior Waterfront Suite
Superior Waterfront Suite
Rasta Beach Pool
Waterfall Pool
Waterfall Pool
Villa Pool
Portofino’s
The Beach Grill
The Beach Grill
Sails & Tails
Sails & Tails
The Wavy Wicket Pub
Lazy Pelican Bar
Seabreeze Restaurant
Nicoles Restaurant
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa
Villa bathroom
Two Bedroom Villa with Pool
Spa
Rasta Beach
Rasta Beach Pool
Main Pool
Lovers Beach
Hillside Suites
Waterfront Suite
Waterfront Suite
Waterfront Suite
Superior Waterfront Suite
Superior Waterfront Suite
Rasta Beach Pool
Waterfall Pool
Waterfall Pool
Villa Pool
Portofino’s
The Beach Grill
The Beach Grill
Sails & Tails
Sails & Tails
The Wavy Wicket Pub
Lazy Pelican Bar
Seabreeze Restaurant
Nicoles Restaurant
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa
Two Bedroom Villa
Villa bathroom
Two Bedroom Villa with Pool
Spa
Rasta Beach
Rasta Beach Pool
Main Pool

The hotel

This adults-only resort is in an idyllic spot, up on the secluded Northeast coast, featuring a brand new pool on Rasta Beach with amazing views of the ocean, a revitalised lobby and bigger gift shop. Everyone gets a well-appointed, lovely suite with its own oversized, furnished verandah. The rooms are all in single-storey, open-planned suites scattered throughout the beautifully landscaped, 30-acre resort which leads down to two sandy beaches. Natural materials have been used in the suites' classic Caribbean design, with gabled roofs and timber-clad frames. Come together and learn Hobie Cat sailing, enjoy beach volleyball, explore the nature trails of the national park or admire the limestone formations of Devil's Bridge.

Amenities

  • Hobie Cats
  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant

Where is it

On a bluff on the northeast coast of Antigua, fringed by two white sand beaches and next to a national park with nature trails. Transfer time from airport: 30 minutes.

Hotel information

185 open-planned suites and villas all with spacious, furnished terrace, living area, air-conditioning, satellite TV, WiFi access, tea/coffee maker, kitchenette with mini-fridge, kettle, safe, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, bathroom amenities, and 1 king-size bed. Hillside Suites sleep maximum 2 adults.

Please note: suites are open-planned, there is no separate bedroom or living room but instead, there are sleeping and living areas.

All Inclusive of: all meals, drinks by the glass and snacks (additional surcharge to dine at Nicole's Restaurant payable locally, subject to change). All activities and entertainment above unless otherwise stated.

Water View Suites offer partial ocean views, with 1 king-size bed sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Waterfront Suites are newly refurbished and directly overlooking the bay with unrestricted views. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Superior Waterfront Suites are newly refurbished and directly overlooking the bay with unrestricted views. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

5 restaurants: Seabreeze (International buffet restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Nicole's* (fine dining à la carte offering Caribbean-fusion cuisine, open for dinner - surcharge applies, subject to change). Portofino’s (Italian themed setting and Michelin three star inspired menu). Sails & Tails (bar/grill, seafood restaurant). The Beach Grill (casual beachfront dining). Papa Rico’s Pizzeria. Café 17 61° (coffee shop, afternoon tea). Bars: Rasta Bar (beachside), Lazy Pelican Bar (beach bar located on the water sports beach), Pool Bar, The Wavy Wicket Pub.

Dine-around privileges, allowing guests to explore the culinary and entertainment offerings of sister resorts, Pineapple Beach Club and St. James's Club & Villas at no extra charge.

Please note: reservations are required for dinner at Portofino’s and Nicole's restaurants. Restaurants are open on a rotation basis due to season/occupancy.

Low key entertainment on selected evenings. Themed BBQ nights. Weekly manager's cocktail party on Tuesdays. The Wavy Wicket, a brand-new sports-themed bar.

4 swimming pools. 2 beaches with water hammocks. Non-motorised water sports including kayaking, pedalos, Hobie Cat sailing, windsurfing, stand up paddle boarding and snorkelling. 2 tennis courts (lit for night time tennis). Beach activities including volleyball. Fitness centre. Yoga and aqua aerobics classes. Nature walks. Refurbished Tranquility Body & Soul Spa* offering beauty and body treatments plus an 'outdoor' treatment room. 18-hole mini-golf. Pickleball courts.

Gift shop. Golf cart shuttle service (there are no vehicles within the resort). Complimentary WiFi available in public areas and in all rooms. Concierge.

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

7 nights from 21 Dec-2 Jan.

10 nights required in the Villas between 27 Dec–2 Jan.

* Denotes local charge.

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 Seabreeze, Nicole’s and Buccaneers’ restaurants plus Manager cocktail parties. Resort Island Casual — long trousers, 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 collared shirts (no T-shirts or tank top/sleeveless shirts).

Please note: guests are required to present a valid form of ID (passport, driving license, ID card) along with a valid credit card at check-in. A USD$350 pre-authorisation will be processed on the credit card at check-in to cover for any incidental purchases or similar expenses. Incidental purchases may include tours, excursions, gift shop purchases or dining in the speciality restaurant. We understand that not all guests incur additional charges during their stay, but this process assists the resort with fraud prevention. Upon check-out, the pre-authorisation is released, assuming there are no charges made.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Would we go back? Absolutely!

Apr 27, 2024 Shannon R

It was an all-around fantastic experience from check-in to a resistant departure. We enjoyed the adults-only resort on the NE part of Antigua situated on stunning landscaped grounds and elevated waterfront views. The resort itself is clean and maintained, villas are a generous size with big balconies, food is decent, love the coffee shop with… Read more
It was an all-around fantastic experience from check-in to a resistant departure. We enjoyed the adults-only resort on the NE part of Antigua situated on stunning landscaped grounds and elevated waterfront views. The resort itself is clean and maintained, villas are a generous size with big balconies, food is decent, love the coffee shop with snacks open till 11 PM, the water is drinkable and tastes good, good selection of 3 pools (2 in a private setting, main pool more in an open social setting) and both beaches are quiet and not overcrowded. ALL the Staff were helpful, friendly, and always greeted with a hello in passing by. Special STAFF shout-outs to Theodore (always smiling and willing to please) at Seabreeze for Breakfast and also at The Beach Club for lunch, Leon a nighttime bartender at the main bar always making me the best drinks when I wasn't quite sure what I wanted (ask for a Miami Vice or Espresso Martini), Young at Water Sports on Lovers Beach and "Mr Friendly" Jeremiah lol We went on the "Experience" catamaran excursion, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! A great way to see the entire island with its pretty 365 beaches from the water. Also provided with a stop on Green Island for beach time, snorkeling, and a delish lunch served on the catamaran. Thanks to Albert and his crew for a memorable day! A suggestion to the resort would be to add more local cuisine dishes to the buffet, a side table offering daily. We didn't want to have food we ate every day at home. We wanted to experience more of the local food in Antigua. See you again soon. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great place to chillax!

Apr 26, 2024 Glenys E Wokingham, United Kingdom

Excellent hotel, with bungalow accommodation in spacious beautiful gardens. So much choice with 4 pools each with their own character, and all good. Sea breeze is the main restaurant for breakfast and dinner with NO need to book. Also, the coffee shop opens at 6.30am and has a big choice of drinks, filled rolls, pastries, cookies and cakes; so… Read more
Excellent hotel, with bungalow accommodation in spacious beautiful gardens. So much choice with 4 pools each with their own character, and all good. Sea breeze is the main restaurant for breakfast and dinner with NO need to book. Also, the coffee shop opens at 6.30am and has a big choice of drinks, filled rolls, pastries, cookies and cakes; so always an option all day! We regularly dropped in here for afternoon tea and a cheeky cookie! The Bread pudding is good too. For lunch there’s a lovely beach cafe with a great salad bar and a range of hot dishes, including Jerk Chicken, Ribs, chicken wings and more! You can also eat at the fish restaurant or Pizzeria. We ordered a pizza and then went to the fish restaurant for salad and chips to accompany it. We easily booked the a la carte restaurants and enjoyed the menus at both. The staff are professional, hard working and friendly. The bar had a wide range of cocktails and international branded drinks. Chilled water and ice is available around the site. It took us 8 minutes to stroll from our room by the main pool to the reception, however we could phone for the shuttle to collect us if we were being lazy, and they arrived quickly. We wanted a relaxing hoIiday to recharge and this resort was 10 out of 10. The Calypso catamaran took us to Bird Island, passing the Rays on the way. We saw colourful fish, turtles coming up to breath and we got to snorkel with them too. The picnic lunch on board was excellent and the crew looked after us well. I am very happy to recommend the hotel with its excellent facilities. We could also go over to Pineapple for a day and their beach was longer if you like to stroll down a long beach. We also tried our hand at Pool and crazy golf, aqua aerobics! Read less
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Apr 25, 2024 Pirri79

Hotel overall is cute but I definitely wouldn’t return or recommend. 1- At check in they gave us no info on hotel, restaurants, or activities and the hotel is big We had no idea we had to make dinner reservations Where anything was or times or restaurants/ buffet. 2- They do not provide anything in the room nothing to drink only a one… Read more
Hotel overall is cute but I definitely wouldn’t return or recommend. 1- At check in they gave us no info on hotel, restaurants, or activities and the hotel is big We had no idea we had to make dinner reservations Where anything was or times or restaurants/ buffet. 2- They do not provide anything in the room nothing to drink only a one time 2 small bottle of water. We woke up dehydrate we called for water they told us drink from the sink it’s filtered. I’ve never ever heard of such a thing. So if u still want to go make sure u take a water bottle to refill 3- food sucked no real choices dinner buffet wasn’t great and there was no lunch buffet only the grill which served the same menu everyday And it wasn’t good 4- You can’t swim In the beach it’s very shallow. It’s pretty to see but can’t swim. 5- no beach or pool towels if you didn’t get them early you better have saved the one from day before 6- coffee shop not great either. 7- no cans of beer to have in the room soda water nothing no snacks Overall staff was nice Room was cool but if it gets hotter I don’t think you can control the ac They didn’t even mention that u can walk to devils bridge which it’s an attraction of Antigua I wouldn’t return or recommend. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating It's ok.. but I wouldn't stay here again

Apr 23, 2024 LER03 Manchester, Connecticut

We arrived before our room was ready and self-checked our luggage in the luggage room. We were greeted with a cool towel and a choice of water, rum punch or fruit punch. The front desk gave us paperwork with the hours of each restaurant and bar. It would have been great if they had these digitally available, so we didn't have paper to keep up… Read more
We arrived before our room was ready and self-checked our luggage in the luggage room. We were greeted with a cool towel and a choice of water, rum punch or fruit punch. The front desk gave us paperwork with the hours of each restaurant and bar. It would have been great if they had these digitally available, so we didn't have paper to keep up with. The food at the resort is very basic with pizza, burgers and not many salad or seafood options available during the day. The only breakfast option is the buffet. For lunch, there's a pizza area which is the best tasting options available in my option. For dinner, you can go to the buffet or make reservations at 1 of the 3 options. One of the options, is an upcharge of $40pp but the food is good and for an appetizer, entree, dessert and drinks, is kinda a good deal. However, paying for all-inclusive, I expected, just that, all-inclusive. The bars liquor selection is very lacking. The "best" vodka brand they have is Absolute and that is only available at the main bar. The pool only has shade around the perimeter and you have to wake up early to place your belongings on a chair to "reserve" one. There aren't any umbrellas for the other beach chairs. Also, the resort ran out of beach towels each day around noon each afternoon. When we asked the staff when they woudl be replaced they only responded with some are coming. That never happened and we ended up having to use bath towels from our room. The resort is large and they do have golf carts available, but they are not always prompt with responding. You are able to use the sister resort next door Pineapple Beach, which we did explore on our last full day. Note that you have to make a reservation ahead of time to go to this resort. The Verandah is about 40 minutes away from the main town and port so you'd need a car or taxi service to visit the tourist area if interested. They do provide resort taxis that you can rent to drop-off and pick-up. We didn't use this but seemed to be beneficial amenity. Our room was clean but did have ants along the kitchenette counter. The maid did spray but they were in the wall and came back. The staff were nice but aloof. Leon at the main bar was the best and we made sure to visit him the most for service. Overall, we would not stay at this resort again Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating An excellent getaway from busy life.

Apr 22, 2024 gilh555

I really loved this resort. Friendly staff. Clean and tidy surroundings. Lovely beaches, especially 'Lovers Beach'. Good variety of food. Gave 3 stars for service just because of low staff numbers at times. However, if there were more waiting staff like Theodore and Nicole, 5 stars. Our pool guy Jonathon and ground maintenance staff were also… Read more
I really loved this resort. Friendly staff. Clean and tidy surroundings. Lovely beaches, especially 'Lovers Beach'. Good variety of food. Gave 3 stars for service just because of low staff numbers at times. However, if there were more waiting staff like Theodore and Nicole, 5 stars. Our pool guy Jonathon and ground maintenance staff were also outstanding. Overall, a great holiday. Highly recommended. Read less