Had a wonderful time at the Antigua village and the staff at the resort and the two close by restaurants were fantastic . I give the edge in service and quality to the "Beach" as the staff were excellent in helping us with our kids. Kizzy, Emerson and Marcella were exceptional servers! The beach is wonderful but further down towards Sandals is a bit more heavily populated and the construction boards are not the prettiest, but hey that's progress and I'm sure the end result will be very appealing to the eye. If your out for a Lobster dinner be sure to visit the Lobster Shack about 5 minutes down the road- great food and ambiance! Happy vacation!

We had an absolutely fantastic time there! The Antigua village was fantastic ,people and staff were terrific! We ate quite frequently at "The Beach" and if you have children the menu is great and the staff great. Ask for Emmerson or Kizzy or Marcelle as they were great at keeping our kids happy and were exceptional servers. We also found the Lobster Shack 5 minutes away that was a superb place for dinner overlooking the ocean and the sunset , be sure to go aound 5:15pm in march so that you can enjoy the sunset with youir meal. Prices are realistic and resonable when all things considered. If you are looking for a great snorkelling experience find "Smokey" down the beach by The Sandals as he is professional and entertaining. Another great experience is the Treasure Island Catamaran trip which is fun and refreshing, best to leave young children away from this one though.
Worst part of our trip had to be the airport! No AC and they decided to change out the toilets when there was about 300 plus people there, ridiculous! This task could have been done in the late evening early morning. I am hoping that when I return the air port will be better!

We stayed at Antigua Village in a one bed appartment, it had two balcony's, a washer & dryer (although I believe the other properties had no washer and dryer), upstairs bedroom and bathroom and slept 4 people (two on sofa bed downstairs.)
The decor was a bit dated and needed vamping up but otherwise the appartment was clean and bright. There was an extra charge for the air conditioning but we didn't need to use it because the appartment had large fans anyway.

The pool was clean and poolside beds more comfortable than the beach. All the staff were really friendly and in fact everyone we came accross on the island was friendly too.

The beach is beautiful, white sands and has swimming areas sectioned off for safe swimming. The Sandles hotel is expanding which is next to Antugua Village and I would imagine the beach will get busy due to this. (They told us Sandles is due to open in July 2007.)

There seemed a lot of people selling jewellery, t-shirts, music etc on the beach but when we said 'no thanks' they didn't bother us- like in some other places we have been to!

We tried the restaurants nearby, The beach and Coconut Grove both excellent food and prices are about the same as the UK.
We visited The Coconut Grove on our first day and watched the sun go down whilst drinking cocktails- very romantic!

Don't forget your spray for the midges- we went thru a can and had no problems until we ran out and then got bitten in the evening.

We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and have even enquired about purchasing a property at Antigua Village.

Stayed in room 39A recomended by previous reviewer. Great room , good discount price because it was September, in fact we only saw 3 o4 other couples during our stay. Coconut Grove and beach restaurants both ver good although a little pricey as has been mentioned. Small but nice beach however the beach is shared with Sandals and they are bulding a large exstension and I can imagine that the beach might get crowded in the peak season. We recomend a trip to English Harbour for those with historical or naval interests (Take the bus from St. Johns its an experience).