The sailing was terrific, pool was huge and staff were incredibly nice and helpful. A little more variety in the salads and olive oil would have been nice, but still overall it was quite good. Unfortunately we won't be going back to Antigua again though due to the recent expropriation of a significant piece of land and resort there by the Antiguan government. Investors in Antigua beware.

We booked through SunSail, although were on the island as part of a longer holiday, so didn't fly on the charter that most people did. It's a great part-inclusive destination although you need to be keen on the activities side to make the most of it. But if you are keen then the sailing is worth the trip - excellent instructors, a wide range of well-maintained equipment, consistent winds for the sailing and short distances from other eventful opportunities (for diving, yachting and snorkelling). It seemed to be great for the kids (who didn't radically impinge on the childless) and their parents. The accomodation and food/drink was merely reasonable - we likened it to an upmarket Butlins - but it was plentiful and (where not inclusive) relatively reasonably priced (although the bar service sometimes bordered on the scandalously poor).

I would recommend Antigua as a destination - and aside from the sailing and water sports, this isn't a good representation of the island - but Colonna is well worth the trip, and make the effort to leave the joint and see some more of Antigua.

I totally recommend Club Colonna (which we booked through Sunsail) and everything about it. It was a very relaxing and fun holiday. We had apartment 30 which we booked in advance, we wanted apartment 32 but it was already booked. We had been told apartment 32 was the best and when we got there we agreed because that apartment had four balcony windows which would have let more wind through when you were relaxing on the balcony and ours had just two and was a bit hot (mostly from the air conditioning unit but you could turn that off while you sat outside) with beautiful views out to sea. The rooms were really large and clean and the bathroom spacious enough. TV and fridge very handy with kids. Pool fab, kids club great, sailing excellent, most staff very nice but bar staff a bit slow and needed to smile a bit more. John's garden tour was great. Owain's fitness classes were brilliant and I even did the triathlon which I have never done in my life before which was great. My husband enjoyed Craig's sailing courses. The coffee shop in reception was wonderful but I got a bit addicted to their iced creamy coffee concoctions. It was good for a light lunch if you wanted a change from the restaurant although the food in the restaurant was yummy. So as I say, a very good holiday. We had great weather too. Enjoy!

My family of 4 children aged 13/11/7/2 yrs and both myself and husband have just returned from a week at the sunsail hotel colonna, where we had a really good week with fantastic weather and great sailing despite us all being beginners.

The sailing and watersport facilities are outstanding. There are lots of beginners clinics, and the whole beach team are extremely enthusiastic, knowledgable, and extremely helpful.

Both myself and my husband did the 2 day RYA beginners sailing course with "stuart" who was just brill,and even had us entering the regatta at the end of the week.

The clubs for all the kids were great, ranging from all sorts of land activities as well as getting them out on the water everyday either on hobie cats, or topaz or teaching them to windsurf.

The staff who look after the younger ones were wonderful with a very hesitant 2 year old, who definately didnt want to go to club on day one, but couldnt tear him away by the end of the week.

The whole feel of the club is very social with fellow guests and hotel staff and especially sunsail team who put themselves out to interact with all the guests.
We met some lovely friends and likewise all the kids had heaps of friends they could go sailing,swimming with etc.

Unlike some previous entries we found the food to be of a good standard, with plenty of fresh fruit, imaginative local cuisine, great hot selection at breakfast, maybe if we were staying for 2 weeks then we too would venture further afield, on the 2 non inclusive nights.

The only thing that lets the club down is the standard of the accomodation.Despite being in a very large villa which was set out over 3 floors, it was extremely dated, with lots of things either broken, or about to break. Having said that, they did provide some home comforts ie hairdryer, fridge etc
This i know is an issue with Sunsail and its rumoured to have a bit of a spruce up next year. If so it would be very welcome and would make the club even better.
All in all, a fab friendly holiday, plenty of time to try new things whilst the kids are in superb care!
would definately return......