The Verandah Resort & Spa

We love the Verandah. We have visited 3 times and always have a wonderful time. The food is great at all the restaurants. The Seabreeze does an excellent job with their variety of food choices. It is always nice to come back and see familiar faces. These are some of the people that really make you feel welcome: Theodore, Leon, Kelly Ann, Renado, Tristan, Shawn, Ashley, and Captain D. We did the Mystic Land and Sea Excursion. Tiffany was our land guide, she was fun and engaging. The guys who worked on the Mystic Catamaran were wonderful and entertaining. The food was excellent on the Catamaran. The Verandah is very clean. We plan on returning again. I have two areas I think could be improved. The first one is that some of the staff working at the Verandah could be more friendly and make you feel welcome. The second one is to put some fresh paint and new handles on some of the bathrooms such as, the bathroom by the pool, the bathroom at Sails and Tales.

Pros: The Verandah is a beautiful property with 2 beaches and several pools. The food is good. We had 7 couples and they were able to put us close to each other which was nice. Cons: The rooms are dated, spacious but badly lit and the bedding is very thin. The staff is inconsistent at best. Some can be at least agreeable while others are openly rude and make you feel like you're inconveniencing them by merely asking for a drink. You can be nice, you can tip, but it still doesn't always translate to a friendly demeanor. We commiserated with the couples we were with as well as fellow travelers about the hostility of some of the wait staff. Particularly at the Lover's Beach Bar and the Coffee Shop main woman. Having gone to nicer places in Mexico, this is not anything we were used to. Nicole's is good but the service was slow and long. Be prepared to be on island time. Beautiful scenery but I would never come back. I have no idea how this resort won a 2025 Traveler's Choice award. Milton seems like the head guy there - he is very nice and we gave him feedback during the trip as to what we were experiencing.

2nd time at the Verandah an it did not disappoint ! Fabulous staf ,f great food , delicious drinks ,beautiful scenery! I highly recommend !!!!

This really is an excellent hotel which I can highly recommend. We've been to Antigua several times and always stayed at one of the Verandah's sister hotels, the St James Club. Whilst the St James Club is good, The Verandah is definitely better. For a start the grounds are bigger and extremely well maintained; the rooms are spacious and well equipped and the facilities are all to a high standard. The rooms are serviced every day, although the Housekeeping department must have thought we were only staying for ten days not twelve because the room wasn't serviced on our last two days. There are several restaurants to choose from and the food is good at all of them. Plenty of variety and very well presented. For three of the restaurants you need to book but this is not a problem and whilst we were there we had no trouble getting a table at a time to suit us. There are two beaches to choose from, Rasta Beach which is near reception and Lover's Beach at the other end of the resort. Rasta beach has a swimming pool and a beach bar serving food at lunch time and is probably a little quieter than Lover's Beach. It also has better (newer?) sunbeds. Lover's beach is bigger and has a bar and water sports. No food, but the Pizza restaurant and Sails and Tails are only a short distance away. Something to note is the fact that the resort is quite hilly. Our room was almost at the highest point and was close to the main bar, the Pub and the buffet restaurant . Very convenient for our needs but it meant a bit of a walk down to the beaches. Very pleasant on the way down but a bit of a slog on the way back. However the hotel is obviously aware of this and provides a "bus" service that runs throughout the day and well into the evening. It consists of large golf buggy type vehicles permanently travelling round the resort and whilst there are designated "Bus Stops" the drivers will pick you up and drop you off at any point. We had a great holiday and would like to thank all of the staff who made our stay so enjoyable. I'm sure we'll be back.

Really enjoyed the week away. Went to celebrate my 60th.