Antigua & Barbuda Travel Guide
Discover the best hotels, restaurants, activities and local businesses across the islands
Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Antigua 2026: Honest Reviews
Antigua has around a dozen genuine all-inclusive resorts spread across five parishes. Sandals Grande Antigua is the top pick for couples on Dickenson Bay. Curtain Bluff is the prestige choice with a 65% repeat-guest rate and the Caribbean's most celebrated wine cellar. Families lean toward St. James's Club or Royalton Antigua. Budget travelers should look at Jolly Beach Resort. This guide matches the right resort to the right traveler, with honest verdicts on value, beach quality, and location.
Kitesurfing in Antigua: 40 Knots Guide & Best Spots (2026)
Kitesurfing in Antigua: 40 Knots Guide & Best Spots (2026)
Dickenson Bay Antigua: The Complete Guide to Hotels, Beaches & Restaurants
Complete guide to Dickenson Bay Antigua: best hotels by traveller type, top restaurants by vibe, the Kon-Tiki floating bar, water sports & day trips from the beach.
Best Cafes in Antigua: Coffee, Bowls & Breakfast Spots 2026
Carib Bean Coffee Roasters, The Bowl Eatery, Fred's Belgian Waffles and more. The best cafes in Antigua for coffee, healthy food and a great breakfast
Antigua Sailing Week 2026: The Spectator's Complete Guide
Plan your visit to Antigua Sailing Week 2026 (April 22–26). Best spectator spots, beach festivals, English Harbour bar scene, and where to stay near Nelson’s Dockyard.
Best Restaurants in St. John's Antigua: Local Food Guide 2026
Best Restaurants in St. John's Antigua: Local Food Guide 2026
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Antigua: The Complete Visitor Guide (2026)
Everything you need to know about visiting Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. Tickets, match schedule, getting there, and tips for non-match days.
Fig Tree Studio Art Gallery Antigua: Caribbean Art in the Rainforest
Visit Fig Tree Studio Art Gallery on Antigua's Fig Tree Drive — a rainforest art gallery showcasing original Caribbean artwork by Sallie Harker and established regional artists. Open November to May.
Best Beaches in Antigua 2026: The Complete Guide to 365 Beaches
Antigua claims 365 beaches — one for every day of the year. The best ones for swimming are on the west and southwest coasts, where the water is calm and protected from Atlantic swells. Dickenson Bay is the most accessible and liveliest. Half Moon Bay on the east coast is the most dramatically beautiful. Ffryes Beach and Darkwood Beach on the southwest are the best if you want space and quality without the crowds.
Things to Do in English Harbour, Antigua: The Complete Guide
English Harbour is Antigua's most historically and culturally rich area, built around Nelson's Dockyard — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only continuously operating Georgian dockyard in the world. It has excellent restaurants, a thriving sailing scene, hikes to Shirley Heights with legendary Sunday sunset parties, and a concentration of boutique hotels and bars that make it the best base for visitors who want more than just a beach holiday.
Is Sugar Ridge Resort Antigua open in 2026?
Sugar Ridge Resort Antigua closed in 2020 and won't reopen. Here's what happened, what Sugar Ridge Homes is, and the new restaurants Rokuni and Roca now open on site.
Shirley Heights Antigua: The Complete Guide to the View, the BBQ, and the Sunday Party
Everything you need to know about Shirley Heights Antigua — the iconic Sunday BBQ party, Thursday Reggae Heights, daytime views, admission prices, and how to get there.
Jolly Beach Antigua: The Complete Guide for 2026
Everything you need to know about Jolly Beach Antigua in 2026 — the beach, Jolly Beach Resort honest review, and the latest on the Nikki Beach construction next door. Is it still worth visiting? Yes.
Best Restaurants in Antigua 2026: From Beach Bars to Fine Dining
Antigua's restaurant scene punches well above its size. Sheer Rocks leads for fine dining with its cliffside sea views. Catherine's Café is the best spot for a long Caribbean lunch. Cecilia's High Point Café is the local favourite for authentic Antiguan food. The area around English Harbour and Falmouth has the highest concentration of good restaurants on the island. Most places are casual, cash-friendly, and heavily focused on fresh seafood.
Best Hotels in Barbuda 2026
Barbuda is one of the most unspoilt islands in the Caribbean — 17 miles of pink and white sand beaches, a population of around 1,500 people, and almost no crowds. Hotels here are small, exclusive, and deliberately low-key. Barbuda Belle leads for luxury bungalow stays. Barbuda Cottages suits travellers who want something simpler and personal. And Nobu Beach Inn Barbuda, opening in 2026, is set to become one of the most talked-about new resorts in the region.
Cocobay Resort Antigua: Everything You Need to Know Before You Book
Cocobay Resort is an adults-only boutique hotel on Antigua's southwest coast, set on a headland between two beaches. It has 53 colourful hillside cottages with sea views, a pool, and direct access to Ffryes Beach — one of the island's most beautiful stretches of sand. It sits next to Sheer Rocks, consistently rated one of Antigua's top restaurants. Rates are lower than Hermitage Bay or Galley Bay, making Cocobay the best-value boutique option on the island for couples.
Best Hotels in Antigua & Barbuda 2026
Antigua welcomed a record 330,000+ stay-over visitors in 2024, and it's easy to see why. The island has hotels for every style: ultra-luxury boutique resorts like Hermitage Bay, polished all-inclusives like Galley Bay and Royalton, family-friendly options like Blue Waters, and budget-friendly stays near Dickenson Bay. The west coast gives you the calmest water and the best sunsets. Pick your style, pick your beach, and you're set.
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