Pineapple Beach Club - All Inclusive

Hello Pineapple Beach Club. Finally have a moment to drop a line on our stay at the Resort from June 1 to June 10 of this year. It was fabulous, the hotel &amenities were very good, the food was very good with many choices to pick from. As for the Staff, they are beyond excellent. The following people should be commended for their above excellent courtesy & service . They are Ronnett, I cant say enough about Ronnett her kindness & friendship are beyond any words that we can express, Supervisor Nicole & Ishena extremely kind at breakfast, Jo-Ann who makes fantastic Omelets, Annetta kept my caffine going in the evening, Supervisor Monetta very accommodating & helpful. Kevonte keep the food flowing & hot. Tricia very courtesy & entertaining. Anderson a super nice young fellow who is always there to help. Lastly, Denie he is the beach ambassador super nice young fellow. because of these fine people, they are the reason that my wife and friends will be back staying at the Pineapple Beach Club. They are the true backbone of your Resort. I do hope that they all return after your renovations are complete. Please do not hesitate to contact me if needed.

2 weeks in July, fantastic resort, friendly staff, awesome food, so why the 4 stars and not 5? Let me explain… When I go on holiday, I become a beach dweller, I want to switch-off, no targets, no appointments, no schedules. A bit of diving, Sun, Sea & Sand (and few drinks). I don’t need the likes of “G-Man” and his band of merry men, to hassle me for money, every single day for 2 weeks! Explained to him on day-one (they go for pale-skinned tourists, fresh out of the plane), “Look, I know what your are selling, should I wish to purchase something from you, I’ll come to you, not you to me!” Then he started telling us, how the “official” shop on the resort, would send money to Miami, if we were to buy a tour from him, the money would stay in Antigua; Sure, I can symphatise with that, but as a Sales Strategy? Wrong… Just wrong. We obviously, ended up doing a couple of tours out of the resort (not with him). Went SCUBA Diving (not with him), went around the island (not with him). The last couple of days, he had the guts to challenge my “Antiguan experience” - “What are you telling your friends when you go home? That you spent 2 weeks on a beach?” (we didn’t) but even if we did, what’s it to you, what’s your problem?! Have YOU paid for my holiday?! The hotel it’s All-inclusive, so food is aplenty, he gets guests that he befriends to go and get him burgers and drinks, everyday. No. 9k all-inclusive, does not includes for your lunch my friend. Stay clear of this man, he’s a nuisance and he should be removed from the beach, but I have a funny feeling, the hotel it’s in a cut from the tours he sells. That’s why 4 Stars, and not 5, and that is also why I wouldn’t go back.

Great location, good food & some nice touches including the Outhouse. Rooms need an update. Poor security however allowed dodgy individuals on the beach selling illegal stuff & pestering female guests. Won’t be returning due to this reason.

We booked in March for our upcoming thirtieth wedding anniversary on July 8. I wanted a small hotel with good snorkeling possibilities right off the beach. I started getting very excited and wanted to find out everything I could about the resort. Tripadvisor and YouTube were my places to scout. I found: Monday - Managers Cocktail Party Tuesday - Karaoke Wednesday - Garden Dinner / White Party Thursday - Mexican Night Friday - Beach Buffett / Mini Carnival Saturday - DJ I was most looking forward to the Garden Dinner and Beach Buffett Mini Carnival. We set off on July 5 at 4:00 AM after our flights with layovers we arrived at 6:20 PM. Our traveling day from Hell was finally over. We checked in our room set off to find something to eat and head off to bed. I thought it was strange to be in a hotel room with no windows. You heard me right NO WINDOWs - not in the room or bathroom, none. We were only located 10 steps from the quiet pool with the Tickled Turtle Bar. OK we take the good with the bad. When we got up the next morning headed to the Beach to claim a spot and find some breakfast. The Topaz Restaurant had a nice selection of foods, hot and tasty. for even the pickiest eater. The problem was the open-air restaurant was like eating in a bird sanctuary. Birds flying every which way trying to steal your food and let's not forget the "droppings" everywhere. We headed to the beach to check out the snorkeling, The beach is beautiful with gorgeous blue water. It felt like I stepped into a picture. While snorkeling I saw a lot of beautiful fish including trunk, parrot, and tangs while finding most of the coral to be bleached and dying. Water clarity was not good until you reached the reef that is just inside the open end of the bay. The next morning, I went to make reservations and found out that most of the nightly entertainment had been reduced to soundtracks with a singer. No Beach Buffett, no Mini Carnival, no steel drum bands. When I asked the reason, I was told "This is our off season and very low capacity of guests." I also then asked the hours and days of the Tickled Turtle Bar that was near to our room and again was told it is closed during the off season. To make this long story short and try to focus on the positives: We loved the Cafe' 1761 Coffee Shop and couldn't get enough of the Outhouse Restaurant up on the hill. Also booked an outing with Mr. G & Marvin to Stingray City I LOVED THAT! Every time I walked past the turtle enclosure, I took the time to stop and chat with the little guys and wish them a good day.

Just got back from 2 weeks at the pineapple resort .while we were there we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary and my birthday we chose the pineapple after reading all of the reviews ie friendly staff always smiling nothing too much trouble I don't know what hotel those people stayed in but it wasn't mine . It felt we must have been the wrong nationality as the mighty dollar seems to rule here . We had a lovely beach front room but halfway through the first week we found we found we had a lodger living in our closet a venimous centipede which was quickly dispatched by Jacob our hero security guard .it. might be the fact the hotel will soon be closing for an update that caused some of the staff to be un responsive and less than welcoming . Food was repetitive but good always found something we liked .Overall we had a good time but looking at the new prices for the end of this year we will not be returning as we feel the hotel although as good as it is does not justify the cost