In a beautiful and secluded shoreline location, the adult-only Hawksbill Resort boasts no less than four soft white sandy beaches to explore, including Antigua's only clothing optional beach. Rooms have recently been refreshed and offer simple but clean and spacious accommodations, all clustered behind the beaches and stretching into the resort's 37 acres of lawned gardens. There are daytime and evening dining options on-site or take a taxi into town for more choice. Facilities include a new infinity swimming pool, tennis court and upgraded water-sports facilities and equipment. Simple, charming and traditional, the Hawksbill is value at its best!
Amenities
Kayaking
Sailing
Snorkelling
Tennis
Honeymoon
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Restaurant
Spa
Beachfront location
Where is it
Just 15 minutes from the capital of St John's. Transfer time from airport: 25 minutes.
Hotel information
105 rooms. All with a balcony and terrace, ceiling fans, tea/coffee-making facilities, mini-bar*, mini-fridge, shower and safe. Garden Bungalows are semi-detached on Sea Grapes Beach (2nd row position), with garden views, with 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
All Inclusive of: full buffet breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and buffet dinner. Unlimited local drinks, soft drinks and house wine by the glass with dinner.
Please note: bottled water, Champagne, premium drinks and à la carte dining not included.
Superior Sea View Rooms in a 2-storey main building on Sea Grapes Beach with balcony or terrace, partial sea views, and have 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults. Some of these rooms have air conditioning.
Superior Beachfront Bungalows are located on the front of Sea Grapes Beach, with terrace, and 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults. Some of these rooms have air conditioning.
Beach Club Rooms (Royal Palm Beach) all have air-conditioning and terraces with sea views and bath with shower. They are in close proximity to the Royal Palm Beach, with 1 king-size bed, or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Beach Club Rooms (Honeymoon Cove) are located on bluff facing Sea Grapes Beach or Honeymoon Cove, with air conditioning, 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Please note: there are no TVs in any of the rooms, however, there is a TV lounge for guests to use.
2 restaurants and bars. The Tamarind Tree (open-air, informal restaurant that serves both local and International cuisine. Breakfast is served daily). Sea Grapes Bar and Grill (light lunches and drinks by the beach). Weekly beach barbecue. Private beach dinners*. Please note: dress codes apply (please see additional information).
Weekly barbecue. TV Lounge.
Infinity swimming pool. Wellness spa*. Kayaking. Snorkelling. Tennis court.
Room service*. Gift shop.
Please note: a room levy of $5 per guest, per night applies to guests aged 6 years and above (payable locally, subject to change).
This resort may be unsuitable for guests with mobility restrictions as this is a hilly resort with steps throughout.
3 nights minimum stay at all times.
* Denotes local charge.
Please note: this property is an adult-only (age 12 and above) resort.
Restaurant dress code: breakfast and lunch – casual T-shirts and regular shorts for men, modest wraps for ladies. Dinner – smart casual with long trousers or Bermuda style shorts and collared shirts for men. Swimwear not permitted.
Please note: this hotel operates a non-smoking policy except in designated areas.
Based on 2092 reviews
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The best possible Antiguan experience
Nov 20, 2024David J
The Hawkesbill is in a unique location
and has always had charming friendly helpful and professional staff. We have been coming here for years, and in the last year or two there have been major improvements— upgrades in accommodation, a new infinity pool, wi-Fi in every room, and the food is consistently good, even including smoked salmon with…
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The Hawkesbill is in a unique location
and has always had charming friendly helpful and professional staff. We have been coming here for years, and in the last year or two there have been major improvements— upgrades in accommodation, a new infinity pool, wi-Fi in every room, and the food is consistently good, even including smoked salmon with capers in the breakfast choices! You will be well looked after by the ever helpful Fenton in watersports, multitalented as an excellent DJ as part of the evening entertainment.
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A Spectacular Resort
Nov 19, 2024david o
Our holiday didn’t start well! We booked direct with the hotel which entitled us to a taxi from the airport directly to the resort, however the taxi dispatcher spent 20 minutes trying to put us in taxis going to multiple resorts. Eventually they found a lovely couple who had pre-booked transport to the Hawksbill and we travelled with them. …
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Our holiday didn’t start well! We booked direct with the hotel which entitled us to a taxi from the airport directly to the resort, however the taxi dispatcher spent 20 minutes trying to put us in taxis going to multiple resorts. Eventually they found a lovely couple who had pre-booked transport to the Hawksbill and we travelled with them. Finally arrived at the resort tired where we were offered a drink, warm beer, not a great start.
Were upgraded to a beachfront villa, very nice, clean, hot water and fresh towels daily.
The resort is large with lots of space and is spectacular. Pretty much the best vista we have seen in the Caribbean. Beaches clean, sea beautiful and lots of activities including kayaks, paddle boards, snorkelling and hobby cats. We felt very safe walking around the resort day and night, it is very well lit, however no cover if it rains.
The staff at the resort were wonderful including the non-customer facing staff such as maintenance, gardening and house keeping.
Food is mainly buffet, good quality and surprisingly always hot. As with most of the Caribbean, we find some things don’t go together but we certainly didn’t go hungry.
Our main gripe is both of the bars have no bar stools so there is no real socialising to be had with other guests. This is important to us and lots of other guests we spoke to round the pool or in the sea.
We had seen reviews about the entertainment finishing before 10pm, which we thought odd, however it would seem the hotel understands its clientele as there was a mixture of ages while we were there and Sea Grapes was getting empty at 9pm and by 10pm, not many people were there. It was low season when we were there.
We also saw reviews about cats which made us apprehensive because we aren’t keen on feral cats. We have been to a number of hotels in the Caribbean where feral cats plague the dining areas, we are thinking the Rodney Bay Area of St.Lucia among others. However, we found just one 3 legged cat around the resort which kept itself to itself and didn’t come into the restaurant while people were eating. We can’t say that about the ducks, but they didn’t bother us at all.
Whilst there are no tvs in the rooms, the WiFi is very strong around the resort so we found no trouble streaming anything we wanted.
Overall, we had a very relaxing, wonderful time and we would definitely go again and have already booked to return.
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An escape to paradise!
Nov 19, 2024Karina_Martins20Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Me and my husband went to Hawksbill Resort for a 7 days break to celebrate 20 years together! We’ve been to many places that were memorable to us but Antigua has the 1st place on our top 3 best holidays. And I think this is mainly because of the hotel. A resort in the middle of the paradise, with access to 4 private beaches, surrounded by nature,…
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Me and my husband went to Hawksbill Resort for a 7 days break to celebrate 20 years together! We’ve been to many places that were memorable to us but Antigua has the 1st place on our top 3 best holidays. And I think this is mainly because of the hotel. A resort in the middle of the paradise, with access to 4 private beaches, surrounded by nature, birds chirping and singing, stunning views from anywhere you look and very friendly staff who made our stay even more special! I absolutely loved and will remember those 7 days forever!
Thank you Hawksbill Resort, you made our dream come true!💗
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A great week.
Nov 19, 2024Johnchambers32Sevenoaks Kent
Just had a great week at the Hawkesbill. The staff treat you like royalty and at all times they make sure that you are enjoying the experience. The food is good in all three restaurants and the bar staff are clearly very knowledgeable. I didn't leave the resort at any stage, because I couldn't see the point and I feel very relaxed. Thank you to…
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Just had a great week at the Hawkesbill. The staff treat you like royalty and at all times they make sure that you are enjoying the experience. The food is good in all three restaurants and the bar staff are clearly very knowledgeable. I didn't leave the resort at any stage, because I couldn't see the point and I feel very relaxed. Thank you to everyone at the Hawksbill.
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With a little bit more attention it could be much better
Nov 18, 2024Mal JLlanelli, United Kingdom
We stayed for 2 weeks in November in a beach front bungalow, the views were the best anywhere in the world. The room was clean with comfy beds but could do with refurbishment.
The plus side were the views from the top bar which were fabulous. The staff are brilliant. Food at breakfast and lunch at the beach bar was good. The beach on Sea Grapes…
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We stayed for 2 weeks in November in a beach front bungalow, the views were the best anywhere in the world. The room was clean with comfy beds but could do with refurbishment.
The plus side were the views from the top bar which were fabulous. The staff are brilliant. Food at breakfast and lunch at the beach bar was good. The beach on Sea Grapes is great.
What needs attention is you are given 2 small water bottles on arrival which should be refilled at water dispensing locations but these were mostly empty and would have to wait ages to be refilled.
Beach towels are another issue, we only changed our once in 2 weeks as there are never any available, apparently only when the laundry get them ready, which could be anytime of the day and once they arrive at the water sports hut they are gone within minutes.
The dinner at night must be the worst we have experienced in any of the all inclusive resorts we have stayed in. I know we didn't pay 5 star prices but you would expect much better as the stay was not exactly cheap.
The beach loungers on sea grapes are worn out and very uncomfortable.
We did enjoy our stay and met some really nice people but would not rush to return unless they sort out these niggles.
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