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Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort
St Johns Antigua
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
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| Escape to beachfront luxury in the heart of the Caribbean.Combining modern amenities with a classic atmosphere all its own, this resort caters to the whole family with plenty of activities for all.Try a match on one of the championship tennis courts, go surfing, or simply lounge on the half-mile white sand beach.Choose from a European plan (no meals) or an all-inclusive plan.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort Amenities
An expansive nightclub with bar and dance floor opens several nights weekly for live music, DJ music, or karaoke. An electronic casino offers video poker, slot machines, and a horserace game. (Hours vary according to hotel occupancy.) A palm reader plies her trade in a cabana adjacent to the pool, which also has tables for games and dining. An air-conditioned health spa with one treatment room and a beauty salon offers massage, body wraps and scrubs, facials, waxing, and hair and nail care. An adjacent air-conditioned fitness center contains cardio machines, a Universal gym, and free weights. An open-air promenade includes shops selling jewelry and gifts and an air-conditioned business center with four computers providing high-speed Internet connections (surcharge). Complimentary supervised activities are provided for children age 4-12 when the resort is busy. center
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Recreation
The hotel pool consists of two connected arcs, one measuring 120 feet and featuring a swim-up bar and the other measuring 60 feet and featuring a shallow children's section. Lounge chairs and thatched shades are available on an expansive terra-cotta pool deck ringed by palm trees. An undeveloped half-mile beach stretches along oblong Deep Bay at the resort's western end, and the first 125 yards has thatched shades, lounge chairs, and colorful vendors' shacks selling beachwear, souvenirs, and arts and crafts. A watersports center provides complimentary snorkeling gear, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfers, kayaks, water bikes, and pedal boats to both European Plan and All Inclusive Plan guests. For surcharges, the watersports center also offers parasailing, personal watercraft, water skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing, and banana-boating, as well as fishing and snorkeling trips, glass-bottom-boat rides, and cruises. Vendors on the beach arrange scuba-diving excursions and instruction. Use of eight lighted tennis courts is complimentary. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: An open-air lobby containing a garden and a series of fountain pools exemplifies the restful ambience that attracts couples and families to the resort, which offers expansive grounds, tropical gardens, and seclusion from other developments.
Amenity highlights: The resort features a 125-yard-section of an undeveloped half-mile beach fringing oblong Deep Bay. A pool has a swim-up bar and children's section. Use of snorkeling gear, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfers, kayaks, water bikes, and pedal boats is complimentary for both European Plan and All Inclusive Plan guests. Other watersports such as parasailing and personal watercraft are available for surcharges.
Insider tip: Visitors and residents from all over Antigua gather Sunday afternoons at Shirley Heights overlooking English Harbour for an outdoor dancing/partying ritual that includes a panoramic view of the sunset. The resort shuttles guests to the party for a surcharge.
Lagoon Café - Open-air restaurant with lagoon view. Rattan tables and chairs. Full breakfast, Continental breakfast, and dinner buffets daily. Barrington's - Air-conditioned fine-dining restaurant with white linens, wood floor, draped windows. Open for dinner only, with openings dependent on hotel occupancy. Twice-weekly, multicourse, set-menu dinners for All Inclusive Plan guests or fixed-amount vouchers to apply toward price of dinners from à la carte menu. À la carte menu with choices such as Oysters Rockefeller, chicken saté, goose-liver paté, smoked-salmon mousseline, pasta, steak, veal scallops, lobster, fish. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirt, and closed-toe shoes for men. Andes - Casual, open-air restaurant and bar overlooking Deep Bay. Named for ship that sank nearby in 1905. Wood structure, fishnet decor. Candles at dinner. Open for lunch daily. Open for dinner some nights, depending on hotel occupancy. Lunch choices include burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, pizza, salads, soups, steak, pasta, fish, and specials. Dinner choices such as conch fritters, salads, barbecue ribs, steak, fish, pizza, cannelloni. Dinner reservations required. Beach Bar & Grill - Rustic takeaway spot serving jerk chicken, barbecued chicken, chili, burgers, hot dogs, for lunch. Bar open midmorning to sunset. Lobby Bar - Open midmorning to late night for cocktails, tropical drinks. Live music some nights.
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Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort
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Overall: 2.78 |
Service
3.11 |
Condition
2.56 |
Cleanliness
3.11 |
Comfort
2.78 |
Recommend
44.44 % |
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| Not Impressed. |
Overall: 2 |
Service
2 |
Condition
1 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| Hotel needs major renovation. The elevator closest to our room was out of order throughout our stay. Our bed had a plywood tucked in between the mattresses for support. We had to let the shower run until the rust stained water disappears. There were no bell boys to take your luggages to your room. It's definitly not the ideal place to stay on any vacation.
Reviewed by traveler from Murrieta, CA on July 5, 2006 |
| Needs renovation; bad food |
Overall: 2 |
Service
3 |
Condition
1 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| The hotel was in desperate need of a renovation. The food which was all inclusive was not good at all....dissapointing to say the least. The beach and the pool area were nice as well as the staff.
Reviewed by traveler on May 24, 2006 |
| Would Not Recommend |
Overall: 2 |
Service
1 |
Condition
2 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| Would not recommend this hotel. Service was poor. I would not call this an all inclusive, but a pre-paid meal plan. Many features were not open when we were there.
Reviewed by traveler from St. Louis, MO on May 11, 2006 |
| A good experience |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Nice staff. Nice food. Nice people.
Reviewed by traveler from Long Island, New York on May 4, 2006 |
| We'll be Back |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This was my 3rd time here and it was much better. Alot of improverments have been made. It is very peaceful and laid back. The food was very good and the staff helpful. The view was beautiful. It is only rated a 2 stars but I must say it is the best two star I've ever been in. All and all a good deal and just a few minutes to St. Johns via taxi. We will be back!
Reviewed by traveler from Maryland USA on May 3, 2006 |
| Not Impressed |
Overall: 2 |
Service
2 |
Condition
2 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| All inclusive food was not good. the hotel had no DSL in the room. Hot water and general infrastructure was not good.
Reviewed by traveler from Atlanta, Ga on May 3, 2006 |
| Great hotel for the price |
Overall: 3 |
Service
4 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
3 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The food is great, the beach is gorgeous, and the staff is wonderful. This resort is very secluded, and was actually very quiet while we were there. This is a great option for the traveller who wants to get away from their busy life, and literally have nothing to do for a while. Unlike other islands we have visited, the few beach vendors aren't pushy at all. It was a very relaxing vacation, and Antigua is absolutely beautiful! The actual building is in satisfactory condition, and needs some updating, although the grounds are well maintained. However, there are major renovations that are getting underway. For our first extended stay in the Islands, this trip left a great impression.
Reviewed by traveler from Rochester, NY on April 26, 2006 |
| Great Fun |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Enjoyed the staff and especially the food. The hotel was very nice with an exceptional beach. Hotel is going through some nice renovations. I will go back.
Reviewed by traveler from Atlanta, GA on April 24, 2006 |
| Okay |
Overall: 2 |
Service
3 |
Condition
2 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| Still one of the best beaches I hav ebeen to! I stayed at this hotel about 7 years ago and was thrilled with my stay. Last week I was disappointed with how the quality has gone down in such a short time. There is only 1 place to eat for each meal and NO entertainment at all. The resort was empty......at least that meant plenty of lounge chairs and towels were available. The people that worked there were very friendly and nice. A few issues: the beds all had boards under them for support, after repeated request to fill the drinking water cooler in the gym, I ended up buying an expensive bottle of water since it never came. There was a 1hour power outage (at just our resort) and one of the elevators never moved, so I went to the next one....this one stopped on the correct floor but only the interior door opened.....revealing another door that never opened. We gave up on the elevators and walked up 5 flights of steps the rest of the trip fearing another pwer failure or worse. Another weird thing, no alarm clocks or clocks of any kind in the room, not even the TV had the time on it. I fogot my watch so this was a pain in the butt. Room service not included with the all inclusive package and no late night snacks so eat up at dinner!
Reviewed by traveler from New Jersey on April 12, 2006 |
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