We stayed at the hotel from 6th - 13th Jan and have not experienced such a bad 4/5 star hotel. We had no shower for 4 days, the staff were completely unhelpful and most pretty ignorant. The food was ok but expect to be ignored while waiting for a table. The accommodation was very basic - nothing had been updated from the 90's. We moved rooms eventually but the new one smelt of the pool's restrooms situated below.
All in all, a terrible experience - avoid at all costs.

we booked to stay at ST james from 4th to 14th Jan for 10 nights, we only stayed 5! i have to say i was extremely dissapointed with this hotel.
firstly i have to add we travelled as a couple and not a family, and this resort is more aimed at familes however i know of a few families that were not happy either.
With exception to the ladies on Guest services, the staff were miserable and this is not want you want when your on holiday. the beaches were not great (cocos was better), the beaches in Antigua are beautiful and St james are the worst. Mamory Bay was very calm (good for kids) but was more like a lake and was slushy under foot this was not the white beautiful beaches you expect in Antigua.
the food was very bad, the best was the Docksider which did have a nice ambience however the food was not that good.
i would not advise to stay at ST James i do not know how they have such a good name.... we moved to Galley Bay (sister hotel to ST James) and this hotel was amazing true paradise!

We stayed at St James in Dec & though we enjoyed the resort our wedding there tarnished our stay. If you are planing to get married here you should be made aware that the Gazebo they have on their website has building work going on around it so you cannot use it.They suggest that you get married on the end of the jetty which most people did but we opted for a more secluded area as we did not want to get married in front of a beach full of people.A number of other things went wrong for instance they did not decorate the site as they agreed to, our cake dissapeared after we had our photos taken(we never saw it again)& other bits & pieces which idividually don't matter but collectively make for a v.dissapointing wedding. Worst of all we still havent got our marriage certificate. They ommitted to inform us that the one we got on the day is not the legal cert. we needed to order it! Nice resort - dissapointing wedding.

After researching many "family" resorts - we chose St.James's Club in Antigua ... with the expectation that this resort caters to toddlers (we have a 2 year old).

If you are planning on bringing a toddler - honestly, spend the money on a different resort (this is costly and there are many other better options to choose). If you are planning a romantic get-a-way - this is a great resort.

What do you need to ensure your toddler and YOU are going to enjoy yourselves?

1) Walk-in pool (so you are not worried that your toddler will jump/fall in, be too scared to play in the water without you there by his/her side -- there is no walk-in ( my fault, they did not advertise that they did). The resort advertises a "Kids Pool -- but it is a secluded pool 4-5 feet deep.

2) Play ground of some sort (to entertain the little ones other than spending time on the beach) -- they advertise this - but what they have is a fenced in portion of their Kids Club with sand and a few sand toys -- no swings, slides, etc. And in order for your child to be able to spend time (unsupervised by you) at the Kids Club -- they need to be fully potty trained (although they claim Kids Club from 2 years old ... not sure how many toddlers are fully potty independent by two)

3) Kids Meal -- which they had -- and it was fantatsic!

Also --- It is not "truely" all inclusive -- for example if you want "Shrimp" with your steak, or some speciality menu items -- there are additional costs. There is one restaurant on the resort that is not included in the All Inclusive package ( the one true fine dining restaurant on the resort) -- but the other restaurants do have good food.

This is an honest review and I hope it helps those planning on vacationing here - whether for a family vacation or a romantic get-a-way.