The Verandah, Antigua

Dining

5 restaurants: Seabreeze (International buffet restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Nicole's* (fine dining à la carte offering Caribbean-fusion cuisine, open for dinner - surcharge applies, subject to change). Portofino’s (Italian themed setting and Michelin three star inspired menu). Sails & Tails (bar/grill, seafood restaurant). The Beach Grill (casual beachfront dining). Papa Rico’s Pizzeria. Café 17 61° (coffee shop, afternoon tea). Bars: Lazy Pelican Bar (beach bar located on the water sports beach), Pool Bar, The Wavy Wicket Pub.

Dine-around privileges, allowing guests to explore the culinary and entertainment offerings of sister resorts, Pineapple Beach Club and St. James's Club & Villas at no extra charge.

Please note: reservations are required for dinner at Portofino’s and Nicole's restaurants. Restaurants are open on a rotation basis due to season/occupancy.

Entertainment

Low key entertainment on selected evenings. Themed BBQ nights. Weekly manager's cocktail party on Tuesdays. The Wavy Wicket, a brand-new sports-themed bar.

Fun and Games

4 swimming pools. 2 beaches with water hammocks. Refurbished Tranquility Body & Soul Spa* offering beauty and body treatments plus an 'outdoor' treatment room. Fitness centre. Non-motorised water sports including kayaking, pedalos, Hobie Cat sailing, windsurfing, stand up paddle boarding and snorkelling. 2 tennis courts (lit for night time tennis). Beach activities including volleyball. Yoga and aqua aerobics classes. Nature walks. 18-hole mini-golf. Pickleball courts.

Handy Stuff

Gift shop. Golf cart shuttle service (there are no vehicles within the resort). Complimentary WiFi available in public areas and in all rooms. Concierge.

Resort Fees

This hotel has a resort fee of USD $24 including tax per room, per night, (payable locally, subject to change). Please note: a room levy of USD $5 per guest, per night applies to all guests (payable locally, subject to change).

Minimum Stay

7 nights from 21 Dec-2 Jan.

10 nights required in the Villas between 27 Dec–2 Jan.

Additional Information

* Denotes local charge.

Dress code: day time – in the restaurants, shoes are worn and bathing suits are covered and dry. Evening time (after 6:30pm) — the following applies to Seabreeze, Nicole’s and Buccaneers’ restaurants plus Manager cocktail parties. Resort Island Casual — long trousers, stylish jeans, dresses, skirts and dress shorts are permitted. Dress shoes and dress sandals are allowed (no flip flops or tennis shoes in the evening). Short or long-sleeved collared shirts (no T-shirts or tank top/sleeveless shirts).

Please note: guests are required to present a valid form of ID (passport, driving license, ID card) along with a valid credit card at check-in. A USD$350 pre-authorisation will be processed on the credit card at check-in to cover for any incidental purchases or similar expenses. Incidental purchases may include tours, excursions, gift shop purchases or dining in the speciality restaurant. We understand that not all guests incur additional charges during their stay, but this process assists the resort with fraud prevention. Upon check-out, the pre-authorisation is released, assuming there are no charges made.

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Excellent (2797)
Very good (1521)
Average (484)
Poor (171)
Terrible (100)

Worst place I have ever stayed at 0 stars garbage

Jul 8, 2024 Mzeinali1 Los Angeles, California

*Worst resort I have ever stayed at...RUN!!!!** This is the absolute worst resort I have ever had the misfortune of staying at in my entire life. I usually don't bother with reviews, but this place is so atrocious that I felt compelled to warn others. Giving this property even a single star is a gross overstatement; it deserves zero stars.… Read more

*Worst resort I have ever stayed at...RUN!!!!** This is the absolute worst resort I have ever had the misfortune of staying at in my entire life. I usually don't bother with reviews, but this place is so atrocious that I felt compelled to warn others. Giving this property even a single star is a gross overstatement; it deserves zero stars. Whoever rates this place higher must be completely delusional. We were coming from a spectacular five-star experience at Hermitage Bay, which was phenomenal. Unfortunately, our flight got canceled, and American Airlines stuck us in this dump. The food is utterly inedible. Both of us got violently ill from the garbage they dared to call meals. The room was revolting—absolutely filthy. It was already disgusting, and then we found giant spiders crawling around. The ceiling looked like it was ready to collapse with every passing second. The service is equally horrendous. We requested a bottle of water to be delivered to our room, and they flat-out refused, telling us to drink from the sink. Seriously, what kind of place tells their guests to drink tap water in a resort? Their main restaurant, if you can even call it that, is a joke. This establishment doesn't deserve to stay in business. If you're considering booking here, save yourself the agony and run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. RUN RUN RUN! This property is definitely paying people to rate them above a 1 garbage Read less

Just got better…

Jul 8, 2024 Jo-anne g

Had been to resort previously in 2017 and this time it felt like coming home. We settled into a routine straight away and just enjoyed a holiday of pure relaxation. Loved the new features of the beach pool, coffee shop and the sports bar…overall it was really fantastic. Crowds were down which meant at some times it felt like we had the place to… Read more

Had been to resort previously in 2017 and this time it felt like coming home. We settled into a routine straight away and just enjoyed a holiday of pure relaxation. Loved the new features of the beach pool, coffee shop and the sports bar…overall it was really fantastic. Crowds were down which meant at some times it felt like we had the place to ourselves. The staff were lovely and it was great to meet the new GM and have some fab conversations. We look forward to returning in the future and can’t wait to once again ‘do nothing’… Read less

New Changes

Jul 1, 2024 Michael A Boca Raton, Florida

My last visit to Antigua was in July of 2019 with 11 family members, and the experience was wonderful. The island is such a paradise to visit and we looked forward to seeing some local friends, changes made to the island and The Verandah where we staying. The first noticeable change on the island was at the airport. It was completely redone and… Read more

My last visit to Antigua was in July of 2019 with 11 family members, and the experience was wonderful. The island is such a paradise to visit and we looked forward to seeing some local friends, changes made to the island and The Verandah where we staying. The first noticeable change on the island was at the airport. It was completely redone and nicely upgraded. The changes made to it helped a lot from baggage claim to taxi service. The taxi from the airport revealed how lush the landscape was. Upon arrival at check-in, we were greeted with a welcome drink and moist towel. There is a new place for coffee, exchange books, and relaxing lounge chair in the pool, water sports and snacks. The staff was friendly, accommodating and worked hard to make our stay a pleasant one. Read less

Great for a getaway

Jun 22, 2024 S7954LSrachelm

Wonderful resort. The food was exceptional and there were many options available. I loved the pizza and seafood restaurant. The rooms were large and clean. My only negative was the restaurant on the beach had mosquitoes. The beach in the neighboring property is lovely and you can get day passes to go and have access to the food and drink there.

Checked in late and checked out early. We were still there too long.

Jun 18, 2024 LAtraveler225

I wanted to love this resort and everything about Antigua, but my husband I were left disappointed at every turn. I’ll start with the good. The pizza was fresh and the beer was cold. The tennis and pickleball courts were new. The main pool had a great area with partially submerged lounge chairs. And Rowan was a smiling face that stood out around… Read more

I wanted to love this resort and everything about Antigua, but my husband I were left disappointed at every turn. I’ll start with the good. The pizza was fresh and the beer was cold. The tennis and pickleball courts were new. The main pool had a great area with partially submerged lounge chairs. And Rowan was a smiling face that stood out around the property. That’s it. The “renovated” rooms were damp and had poor circulation (even if the window unit was set to full blast!). Honestly, if you needed to spend more than two minutes in the bathroom with the door closed, you ran the risk of heat exhaustion! The sheets didn’t fit the mattress. The tv picked up a few channels, but each were so pixelated that you had to guess what was playing. And the power went out multiple times every day. The “beaches” were very small and towels were virtually impossible to find. The resort sits on a peninsula within a bay, which limits the waves but also limits the breeze. As a result, nobody uses the patios/balconies of their rooms, because they were miserable after about 30 seconds. While the water was pretty, the view above the waters was rundown and littered with abandoned buildings. Not the picturesque views on the website and/or those that were promised. There are a few pools throughout the vast property, but most of them are very small in size. The largest (and most resort-like) pool has ZERO umbrellas and/or cabanas to sit under. What it does have is a series of man-built structures that contain glass/clear rooftops for coverage. These cause the sun to be magnified as opposed to shielded, as the glass roofs amplify the heat and create a sauna feeling … exactly what you don’t want at the pool! The food and drinks were the second most disappointing aspects of the resort. I’ve included multiple pictures, but note that the “premium” alcohol consisted primarily of liquors served out of plastic bottles. By the second day, I was able to at least request Bacardi or Smirnoff … and these were the most premium alcohols they had available. The food, whether at the “beachy” restaurants, buffets, or “high end” offerings, was almost exclusively terrible. We ate pizzas and otherwise survived on grilled vegetables and snacks we’d saved from the plane. It was that bad. My husband and I joked that we felt like we were at “fat camp” … the food was so bad that nobody was eating it, and we sat outside sweating and drinking water … we both lost weight! While our experience with the “product” offered by the Verandah was disappointing, perhaps the most surprising letdown of our trip was the service. Staff seemed putout by any request. Nobody was smiling and everyone seemed upset to be there. At times, it felt like they were being held against their wills, which made us uncomfortable. We wanted to love this place … but to say that this was one of the worst travel experiences of our lives would be an understatement. Read less

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