Sandals Grande Antigua

The resort is lovely however it is huge and getting from rooms in the towers and over on the "Mediterranean" area, as well as the rooms up more on the cliff etc. in the "Caribbean" area makes for a long walk to the restaurants, beach, large pool etc. After a few days my husband found a route to our room that avoided all of the stairs. It was a slightly longer walk, however I appreciated not having to navigate 20 steps to and from our building entrance from the pool, restaurants , beach etc. Overall, the resort could benefit from care to safety for older travellers. The grounds were stunning. Beautiful gardens with fireplace areas after dinner and the lighting after dark was so well done. The food was good. Buffet at the Bayside and Mario's were very good. There was a great variety at the buffet. Barefoot by the Beach" was our fave dinner.  We went twice. Bayside had a nice dinner menu as well. We chose not to go to a couple of the restaurants.  Not a fan of sushi and we figured we could get ribs etc. at home. The only reservation we could get for Eleanor's for dinner was 8:30 p.m. Too late for us. If you can contact the resort ahead of time for reservations, I would suggest doing so. Kimono's was a nice evening out. The ambience was lovely and we enjoyed the chef's performance, however we found the food to be under-seasoned. The Drunken Duck was nice. Food was decent. My Bangers and Mash were good. My husband was glad to be able to get a Guiness. I was hoping the menu would include a Scotch Egg. Maybe the chef could add that in the future. We never made it to lunch or to enjoy the crepes since it was too easy to overdo breakfast! Our room was nice. One review stated it was dated. It was a bit, but I would prefer the mahogany furniture to some minimalist ,cold and ultra modern decor. We had a lovely rain shower that appeared to be recently installed. My concern as a senior was the lack of grab bars for safety. Again, as a senior, the commode was very low with no handrails for assistance. Since we are an aging society with lots of baby boomers who are now travelling, I would suggest that some accommodations for safety issues would be a really good idea. As a Canadian, the idea of paying $30 and $40 U.S for a t-shirt even for a children's shirt for young children and grandchildren. We didn't take much U.S. money with us..just enough for tips for cabs etc. More USD would be good to have for the little shops on the beach where shirts, hats, beach bags etc. were much more affordable. We had an issue with chairs at the pool and beach. Every morning they were all covered with towels and stayed that way without people using them. One day we put our towels and books on the chairs we found. When we came back after about a half hour the books and towels were gone. They showed up the next day on another chair. I think there must be rules for this issue. The spa was delightful but be aware that your 60 minute spa massage costs $200 USD. It was very relaxing but I wouldn't spend it again. Overall we had a lovely vacation. I hope the resort management will make the effort to address some of the issues we faced. Overall we had a lovely time and enjoyed our stay. It was li

We came back a week ago to us Antigua is so beautiful we have been here 6 times Sandals location is perfect on a pure white sandy beach surrounded by lush green gardens ,our 15 day stay here was amazing our butlers Hunter Cori and June were amazing did everything we asked for and beyond must mention Tanya Lea what a lovely girl she is even though she wasn’t our butler this year she made a effort to come and see us also the wine manager Jamie an outstanding young man who should be proud of himself .Hotel itself does need some renovations which I believe is being sorted out apart From that everything in Our opinion is perfect so much so we have booked next year to return

My wife and I spent 10 amazing nights at the Sandals Grande Antigua. One of the restaurants we dined at during our trip was the OK Corral. The staff went above and beyond and kept our group very well looked after. The food was amazing and the service was fantastic. Thank you to the wonderful team that looked after us - Jacalli, Lotoya, Sherma, Jamano, Steneel, Jaleel, Karincia, John, and Malik. You all made our experience so much better than we ever expected. We love the Sandals resorts and highly recommend Sandals Grande Antigua!

Very good experience-- our second time here.

Really enjoyed Sandals Antigua. The staff were attentive, joyful and engaging. Entertainment was great- I loved the shows they had every night. Alot of talented singers and dancers performed each night. Only thing I would say- ran out of certain things: bananas, and blanco tequila (don't like cuervo - i left that in HS). Dairy alternatives. Other than that- I really had a very nice and relaxing time and will be back.