My husband and I spent our honeymoon at Carlise Bay and needless to say we were incredibly disappointed. For over $1,000 a night I would expect a lot more. First of all, we spent the entire 5 days of our trip picking up broken glass from the brown sand beach. The water in the bay was brown and we could not see our feet when we walked in 2 feet of water. There were very few activities or outings offered by the hotel and if there were they were ridiculously expensive. Our sheets were only changed once the entire time we were there. We called housekeeping and finally the manager to address the matter and after 3 requests our sheets were changed. There were swarms of birds in the restaurant where we at breakfast every day. There were several occasions that waiters would set down a tray full of food only to be devoured by birds and then served to customers. There are several other items that I could complain about, but my best piece of advice would be to read an issue of Wall Street Journal that was printed the week of February 14-21st of 2005 (not sure on the exact date). There is a large and descriptive article specifically about this resort and it is labeled "Trouble in Paradise".

Over its service teething problems with slick management at the top whose presence was very obvious each day. Wonderful rooms (we stayed in a luxury oceanfront suite), huge very comfortable bed and a great bathroom with a walk in shower and separate bath. The decor is very non-caribbean, more colonial with teak and cream everywhere. The beach was 30 secs from our room with a great view. This is a resort that manged to make you feel utterly relaxed from the moment you arrived, with a well-stocked library, DVD rentals and 8 tennis courts (equipment lent out free). The spa was great, we went on the blue spa offer which I thoroughly recommend as you get 4 pilates/yoga classes and 4 spa treatments per couple per week. The food was very good particularly breakfast (e.g. marscapone pancakes with berry compote and warm banana bread with caramalised bananas). The resort is fairly small which gives it an intimate atmosphere and you were made to feel valued. We would definitely go back again.

I spent 3 nights with my husband in an oceanfront suite, it was exceptional. The staff was wonderful, they went out of their way to make our experience enjoyable. We arrived in the afternoon but our luggage never made it. The staff made special arrrangements for us to dine in the restaurant even though we didn't have the proper attire to change for dinner. We we given toiletries to use while the staff worked relentlessley with the airline to get our luggage delivered.

The resort and the staff were wonderful, I would definitely go back again!

My husband, 12 year old daughter and I have just returned from two weeks at Carlisle Bay. We were met in the Arrivals Hall by a representative from Carlisle Bay who made the paperwork and transition through the airport as painless as possible. A taxi was awaiting our arrival and we were in the Resort within just over an hour from landing in Antigua. The welcome we received was wonderful and we were given a short guide before being shown our suite. The suite we had chosen was a Beach front Suite (no 35) which consisted of a very large bedroom and equally large bathroom together with a spacious separate bedroom for our daughter. In addition, the veranda had a table and chairs together with a sun bed and we were literally two steps from the beach. We were on the Chill Out Week which basically meant breakfast and dinner were included. We ate at one of the Hotel's two restaurants every evening and never tired of the menu. The food was excellent and the staff more than happy to arrange for "off menu" items to be provided. Whilst the service was not the same instantaneous service you might expect in a city centre Hotel, any request was always qualified with a "that will be with you within the next 10 minutes" and it generally was. The staff were all friendly and helpful and the Manager made the point of talking to everyone at breakfast to sincerely check on their level of satisfaction and deal with any queries or concerns. Guest Services were happy to arrange excursions and we would certainly recommend the helicopter flight over a Montserrat - a once in a lifetime experience! A lovely resort which we do hope we will be able to visit again sometime.