The Verandah Resort & Spa

This is my 5th time at The Verandah. I have to say this year bar far has been the best. We certainly had some disappointments in the past, but I feel like they have figured their issues out and worked past them. The food was absolutely fantastic this time. One of us is a very adventurous eater and he was in heaven all week. The towels were plentiful which in the past was always an issue but not this time. Employees were MUCH friendlier than in the past. Some of our favorites Theodore at the buffet brought a smile to my face daily. So friendly and welcoming. Glen Roy in the Italian restaurant was so friendly and professional and made the most of our nights there. Nicole in the Italian restaurant remembered us from years past and greeted us with a warm hello and hug. She is so sweet. Lassandra at the pool bar also remembered us and always goes the extra mile and cracks me up! Leon the evening bartender was fantastic. Always cleaning and running around making everything perfect. Jensen at the beach was always going above and beyond to make our visit special! We can’t wait to come back!

We had a lovely chilled out two weeks here. Food great in all venues especially in Portofino. The lamb shank here is huge!. Good selection in the buffet restaurant (different themed evenings). All the staff make a great effort at the Beach BBQs, a fun evening. Drink service in the restaurants is a bit hit and miss, although the staff are quick to provide water. Wavy wicket pub not particularly welcoming and very cold. Both beaches are lovely. Water hammocks and water sports at lovers beach are good. Sun beds and towels plentiful. The grounds throughout are well maintained. It's a really clean and tidy resort. Spa was good. Great excursion on the Calypso Cat. Devil's Bridge and Long Bay Beach just a few minutes walk from complex, both worth a visit. Aqua aerobics daily in the main pool usually undertaken by Tehran or Selina is good. Foam party on Thursday afternoon great fun. You really can be as chilled out lazy or as active as you want. Lovely holiday.

We and our friends looked for a vacation spot on the coast for climate and beach time. They found the Verandah Resort & Spa , and we booked a stay. We were there for one week, and found ourselves in a lovely, friendly, atmosphere. Everything was very very clean. The facility was managed beautifully, and the lovely staff went out of their way to help us with any of our needs. The restaurants and bars were wonderful and offered a variety of great food and drink. The beaches were well stocked with beach lounges and shade, and offered a sheltered area for swimming, snorkeling, catamarands, and kayaks. This all-inclusive, all adult resort was so wonderful that we all can't wait to go back. You won't go wrong at the Verahdah Resort & Spa.

Excellent accommodation, chalet type pairs of rooms, all overlooking sea, loads of bird life, great to watch pelicans diving. Spacious and very clean. Could be a long distance (big site), with undulating road between parts of site, but electric buggies were shuttling up and down all the time, or could be called (longest wait we had was five minutes). Slightly misleading on their site about restaurants, read carefully because the seven or eight they claim are not all open in the evening, and two have to be booked 2 days in advance. In addition, our favourite (Sails and Tails) was closed three evenings - that said, there were plenty of good options available in the buffet (open every night). Two beaches were man made, and one was closed for swimming, these were great for sitting between the palm trees (both had bars, one had good lunchtime menu). Good pools (one at the beach that you couldn’t swim on). Plenty of seating and shade at all of them. Drinks at pools were a bit watery (probably intentionally weak, which is fine) but excellent at restaurants. Outside site (round the headland, but only 200 metres walk) was a lovely natural public beach with a beach bar (but of course you have to pay for sunloungers, parasol, food and drinks - great for swimming. All in all, advantages far, far outweighed these minor negatives

We got home yesterday after an absolutely fantastic holiday at The Verandah. The hotel grounds are absolutely stunning and spotless, they take great care in ensuring this resort is kept clean and beautiful. The team of staff from housekeeping, gardeners, buggy drivers, chefs, waitresses, water sports guys and bar team are friendly, courteous and professional and this really made our stay thoroughly enjoyable. I had one minor negative which was the level of service in Portofino Italian Restaurant, the wait was very long, the food was average and my husbands wine glass was cleared away prior to receiving his main course, the only thing I could put this down to was perhaps an inexperienced waitress so we didn't return. Sea breeze, Rasta Beach Grill and Sails and Tails were all amazing, the food was delicious with lots of choice and the staff were great. The pizza place was ok with a long wait for food due to the fact there was mostly one chef with lots of orders to get through. We were lucky that we shared our holiday with some really fun and lovely guests who added to the atmosphere and enjoyment of our holiday. A special mention to André and Leon at the main pool bar, 2 great hard working guys who go above and beyond with service, fun and kindness, these two guys are probably the biggest reason we'd revisit in the future, they felt like friends by the end of our holiday and I don't think Leon actually ever sleeps, he's always working hard, serving drinks and restocking the bar and shifting boxes. The entertainment was fantastic, the singer at the beach party was amazing and with the guests joining in we were laughing a lot. Lovers Beach is beautiful, spotless and the water clean and calm. Thank you Verandah for making our first visit to Antigua truly amazing. Until next time x