As a Certified Sandals Specialist, I have been fortunate enough to stay at most of the Sandals Resorts.
My favorite of all is Antigua. The island of Antigua is beautiful and well kept. One feels safe there because employment is usually 100% so you don’t feel like you will get robbed walking in St Johns, the capital. When touring the island, the modest homes are not shabby and there are sugar mills and sites such as Nelson’s Dockyards which are rich in British history. Another nice feature is that the airport is not far from Sandals unlike some of the other islands where you can drive two hours just to get there.
Once we arrived at Sandals, we were awed by the elegant yet casual ambiance and the amazing number of restaurants. They have added more since we were there but the food and service are the best I’ve seen at any Sandals. There’s a fine Italian restaurant, a pizzeria, Kimonos Grill, a sushi bar, Tex Mex, an authentic British pub, even a restaurant called Barefoot as you are sitting on the beach itself. The Sandals beach is one of 365 beaches on the island and it is perfect. Not too big or too small, it adjoins beaches of a couple of other resorts and the sand is fine and white.
All in all, Sandals Antigua holds many fond memories.
Written by: Laura U
laura@atlastravelweb.com
