Carlisle Bay

There is something very special about this place, food, ambience, staff, facilities and management all come together to make this the sort of place you will want to re-visit. From the moment you arrive you are made to feel special and quickly find the paradise you were looking for.

Carlisle Bay is situated on a beautiful peaceful bay in Antigua, one of the best on the island! My husband and I had a well appointed beachfront villa steps away from the ocean and what a beautiful view. The resort is ran and maintained very well. We could not have asked for a better vacation- the staff always greeted us with a smile, ready to help and the food was delicious! The property is very peaceful even with many families with younger children vacationing. Carlisle Bay is a great resort to unwind and relax. There are daily activities to get involved with if one desires. My husband and I did partake in two off property excursions arranged by guest services that were outstanding! Each excursion ran seamlessly with taxi pickup at the resort and a taxi waiting for us at the end of the excursion. We go on many vacations and this one left us needing a few more days after only having a five nights stay.

We had visited Carlilse bay about 10 years ago with 2 of our then small children. My husband and I decided to return at the beginning of March to celebrate our birthdays and were happy to find it as good as we found it before. This time we were in an ocean suite with a lovely view. Beach is beautiful a lovely bay to walk and run along and the palm trees make it stunning. I love the cooler box with the bottles of water that is brought when you take a sun lounger. The jetty restaurant was an addition from our previous visit and popular, East great sushi and Indigo a magical sea front setting. This time we went all inclusive and felt this was good value. We do not return to many places but were pleased we had here and will happily return in the future.

We stayed at the Carlisle Bay Hotel for 4 nights, it was not the luxury experience we expected. We were advised beforehand of and prepared for refurbishment building work going on near our suite building but that was all. On the first day of our stay the water running into the bathtub was green with a large amount of black sediment in the water showing in the base of the bath, apparently the hotel’s water pump had not been working for sometime and we were told they were bringing in tanks of water until repaired. We understand after our complaint that the tank holding the water was cleaned which helped with the sediment, but the water was still green. We also had a problem with daily housekeeping, the linens were supposed to be changed after two nights stay and ours weren’t. We again advised the hotel of this omission and they were then changed. Body wash ran out and was not replaced, we had to call for replacements. Other complimentary supplies were not replaced until mentioned. We had expected a better experience. On a positive, the beach is really beautiful.

Have just had 7 days here for a special family celebration, what an amazing holiday we had, was lucky enough to stay in one of the beachfront Carlisle suites which were beautiful- we were on all inclusive so the fridge was refilled with wines beers and sweet and savoury snacks. All the food and drinks were delicious in all the restaurants - East was our favourite (sushi) never eaten food like it ! Incredible ! There is beach and pool service and the staff cannot do enough for you your wish is their command ! They are a huge credit to the hotel - service was impeccable - all the beds are so comfortable too (outside and in) - I hope to revisit this beautiful place again - but for now thank you Carlisle Bay ! And all your team x x