My boyfriend and I went to Antigua in November last year (2007) for his 30th birthday. We stayed at Dickinson Bay resort at the Halcyon cove by rex resorts. The room was lovely and clean with king size bed and clean bathroom. The view from the balcony was amazing, especially first thing in the morning When there is no one around and you can see the sun rise! We were located at the end stretch of Dickinson bay. This meant we had no other people passing through. The beach was about 400m away from our room. So a minutes walk and your there, in a secluded private beach with few people and plenty of sun loungers. The sea was a calm turquoise colour with soft white ...  Read the complete review

I have, at some point in my life, namely summer 2007, have stayed in the Jolly Harbour Resort, situated on the west coast of the beautiful, pictoresque, and frankly wonderful Carribean island of Antigua. I, personally, felt that this resort offered all that a stereotypical British tourist would want - a Chinese and a pool. However, in the opinion of me, I felt that the white sandy beach was a much better alternative to the pool. The beach, which I found to be white and sandy, as previously mentioned, was of such a high standard, that I even saw a marriage ceremony taking place. One thing that must be said, however, is that in a one hour spell on a certain part of said ...  Read the complete review

I went to Antigua in July last year as part of a cricket touring party and stayed at the Jolly beach resort, where self catering houses were on offer. As i understood it they were part of a large development that people had bought and then were able to rent to holiday makers. I really enjoyed my stay at this resort. It was like a self contained island which i felt took away some of the personality of the island but was clearly aimed at travellers. The resort contained a number of places to eat including a tandoori would you believe, ran by a man from Nottingham which is very near to my home! Also at the resort was a casino, supermarket and its own beach. From what i ...  Read the complete review