Galley Bay Resort & Spa

Away from cruise ship people, Understated luxury, Quiet unspoiled beach, Food second to none, Ideal for a quiet relaxing vacation, We did two centre holiday along with Admiral inn Recommend both highly.

This is the perfect place to come, relax, eat, drink and be merry. Most rooms are open and few steps to the gorgeous beach with your private lounge chairs, umbrellas (if you wish) and beach towels. Its all inclusive so plenty of amazing food, drinks, desserts are available from morning to after midnight. Its adults only so kids will not fit in or want to be here so leave them home. The staff goes out of their way to make you happy and all water sports are included including, sailing, snorkeling, kayaking. Will be coming back, and again.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Galley Bay is just so consistently great. This was our 10th visit and it was so relaxing and enjoyable as always. We noticed that the menu was expanded, and as usual, our room was spotless all week, and the grounds were beautiful. If you just want to get away to paradise for a week and forget about winter, go to Galley Bay.

We were four couples that requested to be setup in the same building. Even at check in, we asked and we were told we were all in the same building. Unfortuately, we were all seperated into different buildings with one of the rooms not available in time. Some rooms had issues like low water pressure, AC not working properly, showers not working at all. All issues were brought to the GM's attention and worked after he got involved. On the plus side, the rooms were large with ample storage and great views. The food and drink was very good and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Not a lot to do in the resort in comparison to other resorts we had all stayed in the past. We noticed some communications breakdown when ordering some food or drink. We were not sure if there was a language issue or not. Resort could use another restaurant as there were two that were included in the all inclusive and one that had an up charge of $50 pp.

Our 1st visit and were here for 9 nights. Lovely welcome upon arrival with cold towels provided along with a glass of champagne. Nice touch. We had prebooked a private taxi from the airport as we were aware that there could be long lines otherwise. We used Natasha's Taxis and would thoroughly recommend. Very reasonably priced, nice vehicles and punctual - waiting for us a we came through arrivals. https://natashataxiantigua.com/ Also used for the return trip and an island tour. Our accommodation was an upper deluxe. It was lovely and spacious with an excellent air conditioning unit plus overhead fan which allowed us to maintain a nice room temperature. The bed was very comfortable with lovely linen and pillows. Bathroom was very spacious with a walk-in shower - one negative was the shower had to be run for ages before hot water appeared plus the pressure was poor. Room was serviced every day with fresh towels provided - staff were wonderful. Large balcony with 2 sun beds. Views were stunning. Sound proofing was also great as no noise from other rooms - just the gentle rolling of the sea could be heard. Meals were excellent. We ate at all 3 restaurants. The extra $50 pp for dinner at Ismay's was worth it as it was that extra bit special. We ate at Gauguin a fair bit - breakfast, lunch and dinner. We enjoyed its setting and the more personal feel as it is a lot smaller. Sea Grape was also excellent and had a bit more buzz about it. Drinks were of a good quality and the wines provided were lovely. Good range of cocktails and mocktails. Beach was excellent with each room having its own numbered umbrella and sun loungers. Staff were on hand to deliver drinks which was great - smoothies were brilliant. Sea was nice and warm although you had on occasion to be careful of the waves. Evening entertainment was provided which ranged from single performers to 5 piece groups. All very traditional. If you're looking for lots of noise and heaving dance floors this isn't for you. WiFi - excellent in our room and on the beach and generally OK. However, disappointing with poor or no signal in the restaurants - but guess we should be socialising and not be on our phones! Had discussions with lots of other guests. Most were repeat visitors with some 15/16 times. So that tells you the attraction of this resort. Staff on the whole were superb and we had lots of lovely interactions with many of them. They really helped make our stay so enjoyable. Our 1st time at an all inclusive resort and it was great being able to go about every day without the need for cash or a credit card. At the end of your trip there is a box at the checkout desk should you wish to leave a general gratuity for all staff and/or place cash in an envelope if you wish to recognise a particular member of staff.