3/5 Paul B. 1 year ago on Google
We
have
just
arrived
home
from
Antigua
and
stayed
a
surprise
week
at
Hawksbill.
It
was
a
surprise
for
a
couple
of
reasons-
we
were
due
to
stay
elsewhere
but
on
arrival
were
told
our
accommodation
was
overbooked.
We
spent
a
couple
of
hours
looking
for
another
resort
and
arrived
on
the
doorstep
of
Hawksbill
who
were
so
incredibly
welcoming
and
offered
us
their
last
available
room
which
was
a
huge
relief
for
us.
This
is
a
resort
I
have
bypassed
when
booking
hotels
in
Antigua
in
the
past.
I
have
stayed
in
many
of
the
island’s
hotels
and
avoided
this
as
it
looked
too
shabby
for
my
liking.
However,
we
were
quite
impressed
for
the
price.
Our
room
was
a
beach
front
‘Palm’
room
(
number
126)
which
I
believe
is
a
premium
room.
It
was
very
Caribbean
colonial
and
simple.
It
had
AC
and
a
ceiling
fan.
It
had
a
comfortable
bed
with
two
dressing
tables,
a
large
wardrobe,
a
safe
and
a
huge
bathroom
with
his
and
hers
basins,
a
bath,
a
bidet
and
power
shower.
After
our
long
journey
and
then
the
stress
of
driving
around
to
look
for
emergency
accommodation
I
really
fancied
a
bath
but
the
plug
wouldn’t
work.
We
called
the
reception
and
they
sent
a
man
straight
out
to
fix
it.
The
best
thing
about
the
room
was
the
location
of
the
beach.
That’s
why
we
come
to
the
Caribbean
and
what
more
can
you
ask
for
from
a
room
than
it
being
literally
on
the
beach
with
endless
views
of
the
turquoise
sea.
Beautiful
and
very
peaceful.
The
resort
itself
needs
a
makeover
but
is
having
one
in
mere
weeks.
I’m
aware
they
are
closing
for
a
complete
refurb
and
putting
in
an
infinity
pool
which
it
desperately
needs.
The
existing
pool
is
ghastly
and
I
wouldn’t
risk
dipping
a
toe
in
but
that
didn’t
bother
me
when
there
were
four
beaches
to
choose
from.
The
food
is
another
matter.
I
really
hope
they
improve
this
aspect
of
the
resort.
This
is
the
only
all
inclusive
resort
I
have
ever
stayed
in
that
doesn’t
offer
much
in
variety
of
food.
My
fiancée
is
vegetarian
and
there
was
certainly
a
lack
of
variety
of
salads,
vegetables
and
fish
options.
It
would
have
been
lovely
to
see
a
prawn
salad
one
evening.
The
food
was
very
basic
and
at
times,
canteen
like
or
of
a
school
dinner
vibe.
The
other
issue,
if
you
couldn’t
face
lunch
or
dinner
or
you
missed
it
if
you
were
out,
then
you
were
scuppered
and
would
go
hungry
as
there
are
no
food
options
outside
of
allocated
‘eating’
hours.
I
have
never
encountered
this
before.
The
staff
are
lovely
and
one
day
when
we
planned
to
go
hiking
they
made
us
warmed
breakfast
rolls
and
gave
us
some
bananas
for
a
mini
picnic
as
we
would
miss
breakfast.
The
staff
seemed
much
friendlier
and
happier
than
at
a
more
expensive
Antiguan
Hotel
we
recently
stayed
at
(St
James)
I’d
put
their
food
above
Hawksbills
because
they
had
a
wider
variety
and
offered
cuisine
at
all
times
of
day.
The
Hawksbill
is
tired
but
that
is
being
rectified.
I
do
hope
they
sort
out
the
food
issue,
because
as
far
as
we
were
concerned,
it
is
an
issue.
It
would
also
be
lovely
if
a
coffee/cake
bar
could
be
added
to
bring
the
resort
up
to
some
of
the
other
local
hotel
standards.
Overall
this
resort
was
a
pleasant
surprise.
Sweet,
Caribbean,
beautifully
located,
quiet
and
a
nice
chill
out
place.
Do
not
visit
if
you
want
night
life,
want
to
be
within
walking
distance
of
shops
/
anything,
or
struggle
with
steps.
This
hotel
has
a
charm
about
it
and
I
might
be
interested
in
booking
in
the
future
if
the
prices
stay
where
they
are
and
they
improve
the
food,
facilities
and
decor.