We stayed a week at the St James Club end of May beginning of June. Like so many others we read the reviews and got a little apprehensive. No need though! Absolutely fantastic time, could not fault it. Only problem we had was with car hire, no suspension, gave us a good laugh though<and this down to Avis!! We had the hotel make us a picnic up, at $18 a head fantastic, all packed into a huge ice box. We were there with our friends celebrating our wedding anniversary and loved it so much we have booked to take the kids back October half term.

As someone else listed, and as the hotel advertise it is a 'formal' hotel, you get what you want from it and every, and I mean every member of staff were polite and spoke with a smile if approached. My husbad witnessed some off handness by staff but this was down to a 'rude' guest, you get back what you give here.

.We have just come back from St. James's Club with a wedding party of 14 and really enjoyed our stay. I have to say the last couple of reviews I’ve read are extremely accurate and pretty much some up the hotel. Its a very quiet and peaceful resort with a good choice of activities including windsurfing, peddle boats, volleyball, table tennis, cricket and tennis although I must warn that for most people its just too hot to play volleyball or tennis during the day and that’s why they were always pretty unused. The big beach (I like to call it) is not very breezy at all as already said by other reviewers and this does get very hot which forces you into the sea which unfortunately is not much cooler but does the trick although you may be nibbled by fish or stung by jellyfish which has happened to a couple from our party! There are plenty of bars situated through the resort and the drinks cart is pretty much always up and down the beach at convenient timings and there are plenty of restaurants to choose where to eat whether its coco’s, docksider, rainbow lounge or barbeque hut on the beach or even piccolo mondo in the evenings that requires a $35 surcharge for all inclusive guests but the food is extremely good. I found the food in all the other restaurants to be a bit hit and miss as its all presented beautifully but then some of it just tastes bland but then some of it is delicious, although you generally cant go wrong if there is a buffet on in any of the restaurants. Breakfast was generally eaten in the rainbow garden by our party (coco’s is the other option) and the buffet was pretty much the same every day which is sausages, scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, yoghurts and also a chef making omelettes. I shouldn't forget the barbeque hut which I was a big fan of, as I was there every day choosing between hot dogs, cheeseburgers, freshly caught fish or chicken salad which I recommend you splash a bit of Susie’s hot sauce over. There has been a little talk about the mannerisms of the staff on these reviews and although there are one or two staff that don’t seem to be enjoying there job or being asked for cocktails after cleaning the blender it would be extremely unfair to label the staff as unfriendly or rude because this is simply not true for the 99 percent of them that are unbelievably friendly and seem to genuinely want you to enjoy yourselves and I would rate the friendliness of the staff very high. One or two disappointments I had was that the hotel is very secluded and although Shirley heights on a Sunday isn’t far away, the capital st.Johns is on the other side of the island. Also the ocean wasn't as clear I was I was hoping but the smaller beach side did actually start to get clear after the first few days and looked very beautiful with the sun bouncing of it. There is next to nothing for nightlife as your only option is the casino for a gamble or a bar lounge next door which is not usually very active and closes for 1am, but as for most brits due to the 5 hour difference you’ll probably be up very early have a very long day and after your evening meal be ready for bed anyway. As long as you understand this is a lazy resort with not much happening and you can expect to do next to nothing apart from eat and drink during the day then you’ve hit the jackpot!
There is building going on presently hidden behind the main pool (out of the way) and at some of the rooms on the big beach. I can honestly say that it goes completely unnoticed and I did hear a hammer on a couple of rare occasions but it’s so limited you wonder how these guys are going to finish it!
One last thing is I was looking on ---- before the holiday to get an idea as you do, and it said for the next 10 days it was raining there which put a bit of a dampener on the holiday before we even got there. Needless to say it was extremely hot for two weeks and even if you do get a shower it usually lasts no longer than 30 mins and then the sun are back out and it can be a welcome break in 93 Fahrenheit temperatures.
All in all sit back relax and look forward to st.James's club as you won’t be disappointed.

We have just returned from our stay at the St. Jame's Club 6/10 - 17/2006. This will be a review that you can trust if you are planning a vacation here. First, the summer months are not the time to travel here, it has very little to do at night, and during the day, you have the so called beach. I say this because that is the biggest let down of all. The hotel is located on the Atlantic Ocean side which makes the beach dirty, cloudy, and very very windy which is not what you would expect when you visit an Caribbean Island. The bay side, where all of the non-motorized water sports are located is a hot, buggy, lake type water, with very little air. It is not something you would like to swim in. Pretty to look at, but that is about all. The beautiful beaches that you dream of when you book this type of vacation, can be found on the Caribbean side of the island. To get there, I would recommend renting a car if you are a large group. The taxi's are VERY EXPENSIVE it would have cost us about $12 a person to the capital city of St. John's or to area where the better beaches are located, like Miller's on the bay. My brave brother-in-law got his Antigua drivers license ($20) and drove on the left side of the very narrow street just like he was born there. We used our rental van to find places to stock up our kitchen in our villa. This is because the food at the hotel (if you don't book the meal plan) is also very very EXPENSIVE. The deli at the hotel has a small selection of food $7.50 for a 1/2 gallon of Milk, $8 for a small box of cereal, $8 for a bag of charcoal. Get the picture, it is a very costly vacation. We did have a small grill on our deck, so we had our own BBQ to save on the cost of dinner. Here is an example...$20 - $28 just for the main meal, $8 for soup, salad, or dessert each. $5 for a small cup of coffee. Buffet breakfast from $15 - $19 per person. The meal bargin of the week was a grill on the bay that served $6 hambergers or hotdogs with chips. Small cup of soda $2.50. Keep in mind a 18% ( 10% service 8% gov tax) is added to all bills. Suggestion buy bottle water and the on the go mixes to add to your water bottle. We did have a rain out day during our weeks stay, and were at a complete loss about what to do. The tour desk was not very helpful with suggestions to fill our day. At best, when it cleared we played a little ping pong and tennis. I also recommend a hidden parlor in the capital of St. John's which is a fun shopping area. This "Big Bannana Holding Co. Ltd." Pizza Restaurant was surprisingly good, despite the long wait. Look for it near the docks, or just ask around. Back to the hotel, I would like to state that everyone I spoke with at the hotel was very very friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Except for some of the wait staff at the restaurants. They were rude at best and hardly knew their craft as you had to ask several times to get some ketchup which would arrive a half and hour later. As for the rooms, we had a villa located in what they referr as the Village area near the deli and beauty shop. The villa was clean and beautiful with two levels; however, we had construction all around us which was not pleasant. The rest of my party stayed in the Premium ocean view rooms which were also very nice and in a better location closer to the main pool and front desk. Our best day there, was the catamaran tour we booked, where we snorkeled and had a BBQ lunch. Keep in mind when you leave the hotel for any tour, the transportation is on you which is very costly. To end this long but I hope helpful reveiw, it was a nice hotel, but it had to many things that we did not enjoy to ever wish to return.

We have just returned from a 2 week all inclusive at The Beach Club. What a lovely friendly place.

We stayed in a ground floor room 3 steps down from the beach. The kids loved it as it meant they could venture onto the beach whenever they wanted. The rooms are very generous and cleaned daily to a high standard.

The beach outside our room had constant breezes which made sunbathing easy. It was cleaned every day and there were always plenty of sunbeds and umbrellas free. The beach on Mamora Bay was much hotter but also a joy to be on. The watersports are here and are good fun. There is also a Beach Grill on this side and for all inclusive guests the food is free. If you're feeling too lazy to get off your sunbed a beach buggy comes round regularly serving drinks.

The swimming pools are all kept very clean and the same as when getting into the sea it's just like getting into a warm bath.

The food was lovely. We mostly ate at Cocos, there was always a good choice of food at every meal time and the menu didn't seem to repeat itself. The staff were very friendly and were always there to top up your glass. Marlon is particularly friendly so if you get a chance to sit at one of his tables tell him his friends from England say "Hi" (the ones who thought he looked like Will Smith) that will put a smile on his face. We also ate at Dockside and Rainbows over in St James, we found the food here to be equally as good.

While we were here we got married. There was a choice of places to pick from either on the beach or in a gazebo at the end of a jetty. We chose on the beach in a horseshoe shape of palm trees with a decorated arch. It was lovely. Tammy the wedding co-ordinator was extremely helpful and made sure we got everything we wanted.

We would just like to end by saying if you read any bad reviews about the Beach Club don't believe them as we have a really brilliant time, we couldn't fault anything. It was just like being in paradise and hopefully we are going to return.