St. James's Club & Villas

The resort is nice but in the summer months the oceanside beach is covered with Sargassum. It smells bad and if you have an oceanfront room you can't really use your deck or beach. The bayside is clean and beautiful. In the summer they have three restaurants running plus an afternoon beach grill, the nightly buffet, a nice cafe, and Cocaos a nice restaurant that requires reservations. The difficulty is that they are short staffed and you often can't get anyone to answer the phone to make the reservation. Staff attitudes are mixed, but generally positive.

Excellent hospitality provided by GM Riaan and good Excellent staff and one of the best place to stay in Antigua. Friendly, accommodating staff, willing to help with smile. Good looking rooms and other facilities. There was GM riaan was very helpful and polite. We highly recommend this hotel.

I had the most amazing stay at St. James Club & Villas celebrating my girlfriend's 70th birthday. Although we had other celebrants in the group, hers was the main reason for our trip. The staff were friendly, pleasant, and kind. The property was lovely. I loved the private pool with a bar for the villas. And the dining experience at the property's many restaurants is a connoisseurs delight. The beach Aloha one night had you enjoying several local cuisines, which was a gourmand experience. That night and others were spent dancing the night away. Special thanks to the GM, Aekhya, Orlando, Ozzie, and others for making my friend's birthday such a memorable one! Thank you!

We had an awesome time at this beautiful resort, Yes there was Seaweed around, but it is not the fault of the Resort. They had shuttles taking guests out to a nearby beach. It felt like a picnic. The service of a high standard. Management is very visible and approachable. Guest did actually seem very happy. It is also obvious tgat some upgrades are ongoing without affecting he guest experience. Special thanks to General Manager Riaan, Omar, Nia, Ken, Tanisia and Shanika. The resort is a must visit.

After visiting St James’ many times in the past with the family and really enjoyed it, this was our worst visit to the resort by far. The beaches are unusable from the impact of the Sargassum seaweed - both water quality and smell; there are numerous noisy works areas across the resort occurring daily; restaurant choice is restricted to usually only 2 per evening; and management were very slow to communicate. That said the team are great! Including Ozzie, Tori, Jo-Ann, Stephen and many, many more who were so welcoming, positive and helpful. Thank you to the whole team. With the need to get off resort due to the smell, we visited many stunning parts of Antigua. We highly recommend the beaches on the West Coast (including Darkwood, Pigeon Point & Little Ffryes); the rainforest; Boom day pass at their pool & restaurant; The Hut beach club on Little Jumby; the Tuk-Tuk raod tour; and Cloggys restaurant. And if you love swimming with turtles, a boat trip to Green Island is a must! Overall, Antigua and its people did not disappoint. It’s our Happy Place. Sadly, St James’ did on this occasion.