My wife and I chose Sandals Antigua for our honeymoon because (according to Sandals) it's the number one rated resort for romance. Bah humbug! Certainly at the price we paid we expected world-class romance and great food. What we got was an old room and mediocre food. What we were paying for, we found, was unlimited free booze for lots and lots of people who liked to drink (and smoke) far more than we do. Strongly recommend you give Sandals a miss -- unless you like to start drinking at 10:30 a.m., and enjoy hanging around others who do. And who smoke. A lot. Oh, the resort itself literally smoked -- every day around 5:00 or so they sent this poor man around in a gas mask who fumagated the whole place (bugs must be bad there), filling the air with smoke and lending the place a decided post-apocolypitc sensiblity. A major disappointment. We'll never go back. (Plus, the diving sucked -- they took us to an all but dead reef -- but by now you get the idea...)

Sandals Antigua is definitely not a 5-star resort.

Food: Food is ok. Breakfast and lunch buffets are adequate. two or three cats roam the bayside restaurant which in my opnion is completely unhygienic and would not be allowed in the UK.

Drinks: All cocktails are watered down. You will struggle to taste the alcohol and you will find much better cocktails in the 'The beach' bar further down Dickenson bay.

Rooms: We were 'upgraded' from a newly refurbished deluxe room to a grande luxe room ovelooking a small pool. The room was worn and tired with dirty carpets and the bathroom was terrible. Black mould all over the grouting in the tiles. Overall the room was a 3.5 star max.

Beach & gardens: Absoultely beautiful.

We arrived after our flight was delayed at 9pm. We were greeted in the lobby with champagne. After 5 minutes they came with our room key and led us to our room. They did not let us carry our bags anywhere, someone was always there to do it for us. The Honeymoom veranda suite with concierge service was amazing. In room fridge with beer, liquor, wine, champagne that was restocked every day. The entertainment team were really nice and friendly if you participate they definitely take care of you. The beach was beautiful, towel/chair service for you. The water was clear to the bottom. The only thing we did not like about the beach was all of the Islanders trying to get you to buy stuff. The restaurants were top notch. Kimono's the Japanese steakhouse was by far the best. Ask for Sugar to be your chef. iL Palio the italian place was very good. There was always food when you needed it, a late night snack bar was open from 11pm to 7am where you get could a burger or sandwich. The bar was great, bartenders were nice and always gave you what you wanted. The pool bar was very fun to hang out at and relax while having great access to drinks. Betty Jo's Boat Yard the night club was never crowded and always was playing the latest music. The piano bar was my favorite just a chill place to hang out and listen to the guy play the piano and sing along. All in all it was a great resort to go to definitely ask to talk to Franklyn and he will take care of you

This hotel is one of the best I stayed in. You would love your time here, the food, people the beach was great. You have to try every restaurant to enjoy your stay. You would enjoy your visit.