St. James's Club & Villas

This resort had mixed reviews especially with the sargassum issue. We had an Oceanfront room and even with the Sargassum bloom, it was beautiful and relaxing. The ocean side was quiet and the staff worked tirelessly every day to clear the beach of the grasses. The food at all restaurants was fantastic. It is well worth the uncharge to dine at Piccolo Mondo as the food is spectacular and the service on pointe. Our waiter, Samori, was nothing short of entertaining, gracious and phenomenal from the moment we were seated up until we left. Everyone is friendly and helpful and there are plenty of activities to do or enough places to hide out and relax. The Friday night beach party is one to not be missed as there is more food and variety and live entertainment that is amazing. The rooms are recently renovated and a second floor one with vaulted ceilling and spacious outdoor balcony was comfy and perfect! Absolutely would return to Antigua and St James Club again!

Excellent location all grounds maintained to high standard. The atmosphere around the site was excellent with staff always friendly and prepared to assist in any way possible. Food buffet style breakfast and lunch very good. Evening meal problems with having to book ala carte restaurants 48 hours in advance which were always fully booked even at 6.00 am Both Rainbow Garden and Piccolo Mondo Restaurants Fantastic Qmar ,the beverage and catering manager was extremely helpful along with his staff Initially after a few problems with our junior suite we were transferred to a villa. FANTASTIC. Porters and buggy service excellent

This was our 2nd stay at St. James Club and we will hopefully be returning next year. We stayed in a 2-bedroom villa on the Mamora Bay village side and it was lovely. This large but quiet resort has everything you need for a relaxing vacation in a beautiful setting (sport facilities, great gym, water activities, wonderful spa). We did not participate in the all inclusive plan, as we prefer to make our own meals in our villa and explore the local restaurants nearby in English Harbor for some of our meals. As we are tennis enthusiasts, we quickly fell in love with the tennis facilities during our last stay several years ago; our joy for the amazing setting was surpassed only by the experience we had with the on-site tennis pro, Bennett. He was our main reason for returning to St. James Club this year. If you are a tennis player or avid tennis fan/enthusiast, I highly recommend you book a stay at this resort. Of all tennis pros we have hit with in the past 5 years, Bennett has--by far-- surpassed the experience and skills of all of those other tennis pros combined. To say that we have had a priceless and invaluable tennis experience with Bennett at St. James is a gross understatement. And he certainly has a following of dedicated regular tennis players that return time and time again to St. James to hit with him and learn from him. We hope to return next year to hit with him and enjoy the serene setting on Mamora Bay that St. James Club offers to it's guests! Highly recommend!

Title Return visit: Still great...even better We returned to this beautiful resort for the 12th time. Various small changes everywhere and the grounds very well kept. The staff looks happy and obviously enjoy what they do. We stayed in the Premium rooms. The rooms are spacious, clean and everything works. Special mention to Sandra, Diana, Riaan, Chris, Alton and Judy. Keep up the good work. See you in November!

Just back from a break at this resort. The beautiful sandy beach in the bay was excellent for swimming . The Atlantic side of the resort had obvious issues with sea weed but there was plenty of room on the bay side beach and loads of sun loungers. At the start of the holiday we had an issue with lack of hot water in our room but this was dealt with superbly by Kersha (duty manager) who moved us (with an amazing upgrade!) late one evening under her personal supervision. FOOD Breakfast was superb with huge variety of foods - special mention to the omelette makers! Lunch we took at the Beach Grill and must be said the burgers were about the best we have ever tasted anywhere. Dinner varied at the Docksider restaurant with different themes daily. Normally a carved meat of some sort. On the Friday night the beach party was amazing - such a variety of food served with a large number of tables and chairs placed on the beach specifically for the evening. The coffee shop was a really nice area to chill out under the trees and open late. A most enjoyable stay that could have been a bit of an issue but for the marvellous Kirsha - whom made a point of staying in touch with us throughout our stay. As they say - problems/issues arise but it is how you deal with them that is them is the most important. Will definitely look to return .