The Verandah Resort & Spa

My husband and I had an amazing time—it’s a truly beautiful resort. Our room was huge, cleaned every day, with lovely toiletries provided. The bed was very comfortable, and the balcony was fantastic, offering stunning ocean views and perfect for watching the pelicans. The water sports were excellent—we had so much fun. The sea was very calm, and there was no sargassum. We visited all three beaches, each with its own charm. Lovers Beach was our favourite, Long Beach got a bit busy at times, and Rasta Beach was great for tasty beach food and the pool, although the sea there wasn’t as inviting. The food was delicious throughout our stay, with the Italian restaurant and Sails and Tails being particular highlights. The beach party, pool party, reggae night, and mini golf were all great fun, and we met some wonderful people along the way. We hope you love it just as much as we did

What can I say, the Verandah is the best resort I have ever stayed at, fabulous rooms, food and grounds and the friendliest staff I have ever met, can’t wait to return

We stayed at the Verandah for the first two weeks of March, and from the moment we arrived, the experience was seamless and welcoming. We were greeted with a refreshing glass of rum punch while completing a quick online check-in, after which we received our room card and a complimentary beach bag. A short golf cart ride took us to our suite, setting the tone for a relaxing stay. The Verandah had everything we were looking for on our favourite Caribbean island. The resort offers all the amenities needed for a peaceful, stress-free getaway, making it the perfect place to unwind and enjoy the surroundings. We found the staff at the resort to be exceptionally friendly and attentive. The gardeners and room maids would always greet us with a wave and a smile as we passed by, which added a lovely personal touch to our stay. A special shout-out goes to Theron for making his water aerobics classes fun, energetic, and engaging every time. We’d also like to mention Deputy Manager Patricia, whose friendly daily banter—often centred around my choice of T-shirt—really helped make our stay even more memorable. We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of food on offer, especially the opportunity to sample local dishes not just at dinner, but at breakfast as well, which gave us a truly authentic taste of Antigua. The Pink Party BBQ beach event was a highlight—fantastic atmosphere, great food, and clearly a lot of effort goes into organising it each week, which certainly didn’t go unnoticed by us. Overall, it was a wonderful stay, and we would happily return in the future

I had a certificate for this resort through a gala I had attended. We have had friends visit this resort and also a neighboring resort and I only heard good things about it. My husband and I along with another couple spent a week there in March. I am a 68 year old who loves to travel, have visited at least 15 all inclusive resorts. I am not a big complainer, but there is always a first time, I had never been to Antigua. I am going to list pros and cons about this resort. Pros- in Antigua, it's a beautiful island, the layout of the resort is lovely and big. The cottages have 2 separate rooms but adjoining decks if you want. (a door), great views of the bay. It is hilly but great opportunity to get your steps in. They have pickle ball courts if that is what trips your trigger. They also have a miniature golf course and shuffle board. They have good restaurants and the food is good across the board. They have a really good pizza shop and a cafe-coffee shop open all the time. You can always find something to eat. They have 2 larger beaches with beach bars and restaurants there or nearby. Lots of beach chairs and towels. The larger beach has kaiaks, small sail boats, snorkeling, and great water rafts to use. There are several pools also, and lots of RR if needed. Rooms are nice size, and it was cleaned daily, we didn't always get wash clothes but always had fresh towels. They have golf carts to take you around if you need it. There were some lovely friendly staff.. but.. Cons- This resort has a small reception area don't expect to sit you stand, and when we arrived after a long day of travel we were told to scan a code and fill out the information on our phone, we were given a drink and warm towel if we wanted, but my husband didn't understand he was to fill out the form, I was signing some forms and the receptionist snapped at him about he needed to fill out the form and rolled her eyes at him. I actually still can't believe how rude she was. I will say upon check out also no wam greetings, no questions at to how our stay was? Both myself and my friends couldn't believe how cold they were, not thanks for coming I hope you come back ( which I won't). Later we went to guest services to ask about booking our restaurant nights, she was equally as rude, at one point I said, I am sorry I don't understand, but I have never been here can you explain how you go about booking a dinner and why we can only book 2 days in advance? No apology, more of a glare. One of the days at the big beach bar there was a rude bartender, Daquan, usually bartenders are so friendly and talking up the place, making you feel welcomed, not this one. The bar had dirty glasses sitting around he was outside the bar and wasn't happy he had to come wait on you. I still can't believe he is an employee. I talked to other guest and they agreed with me. He was back the next day a mildly better, but not bartender material. Also even though it's all inclusive, you will not have a stocked bar in the room. I tried to get a bottle of wine for the room and was told if I wanted to buy a bottle and take it back I could but not one of their wines from the bar. In conclusion, they have some great things going for it, but they really need to work on customer service if they want repeat guests, there are too many other places to go to that know how to treat their guest to ever return here.

Great time at Verandah. Was the perfect place for us. Relaxing. Food was good, pools and beaches were great. Staff very friendly. Accommodations were more than adequate. We were really impressed with our regular food server/waiter Theodore. He really went out of his way to make us feel special.