St James's Club & Villas

Nic

My trip didn’t start out the way I’d hoped—my suitcase was left behind at JFK, and I arrived in Antigua feeling a little sorry for myself. But as I quickly learned, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it—and the staff at St. James Beach club said it all with kindness. From the moment I arrived, every interaction lifted my spirits. Yes, views were breathtaking—especially the beach view from my room and all around the property —however, it was the people of St James who made this trip unforgettable. The front desk check-in was easy, Captain Kenny, with his wonderful smile, took me sailing around the bay. He shared the history of the property and the surrounding area, turning a simple boat ride into a scenic, soulful experience. Later, I bumped into Mr. Igol, who offered teach me chess on the beach. He made it fun and surprisingly easy. A skill I plan to take back with me to play. And every evening, a staff member (whose name I wish I’d gotten!) ensured my dinner and drinks were perfectly paired—like the mango peach cocktail that was absolutely delicious. He even checked in at breakfast to make sure my morning started off right. This wasn’t just a vacation—it was a warm welcome away from my stressful day to day. This team truly understands hospitality. Thank you, St. James Beach, for turning a rocky start to my vacay into a beautiful memory.

Nicole Bernard

The staff was absolutely amazing, friendly and accommodating!! The food was decent, beach wasn't the best but was peaceful and the beach bar food was delicious. Would definitely return and recommend only if you don't care too much about the beach as it is very seaweed full.

Lilly Narayangonj

Overrated, overpriced and definitely lots of mis information in website. I was in this property from 11th - 14th October and this is my third Caribbean island tour and worst one. Lots of mess happened within this short period of time. Food: grade C. Lots of restaurent were closed due to low customer on site and everyday we had very limited options for meal. In website it’s not mentioned at all. Service: lowest grade. Out of 3 days more than 24 hours WiFi was down and after multiple attempts it fixed at last night. I booked cake at dinner table for my wife’s birthday with filled out a form and after all formalities it didn’t deliver. Finally, we were looking for photographers there but they didn’t help, however when I was suggested by front desk employee to bring photographer from outside, once photographer came they were looking for 75$ charge and they hold me 50 mins to clear my photographer and let us use car to go to spot. So we went for photo session at 530pm instead of 430pm and due to low sunlight it wasn’t good. Good thing was, management apologized and took off charge but it’s already massed up. Last mess when we left. We booked transport to go to airport. While we were waiting for car dime other company car took us and I found mid way if airport that we took wrong car but that car dropped us at airport. It’s a big security. But, this property has good natural view from room and restaurant. Only one positive thing I found. This property I chose for my family which has kids and senior member. Accommodation has multiple level and it’s has very risky narrow stirs. 4000$ usd for 3 night doesn’t worth for the food, service and accommodation we got. Don’t recommend this to book angain and suggest to look through more before book this property.

Nicole Field

The St. James is a very nice resort. It was classic in Caribbean decor and allowed us to enjoy a wonderfully slow island pace. The sargassum seaweed was prominent on the Atlantic side of the peninsula. I felt for the workers trying to clean it up. It's not their fault. We were in a villa on the bay side and it was just lovely. No sargassum issues at all. The staff were kind and thoughtful. We had the same waiters/waitresses each day, and by the end of the week, they felt like family. We enjoyed the daily/nightly entertainment! Thank you for putting so much thought into these events! My only nudge to the hotel is to improve the food quality and provide more breakfast options.

Forum Shah

We had a good stay at St James in Antigua. We went in mid September so it was still somewhat off season. Note, if you go during off season a lot of things are closed or limited. When we went the Kids Club was closed the whole 5 days - they didn’t even open on weekends. The restaurants also have odd hours during off season and sometimes there was only 1 place open. There also ran out of things - lemons, limes, mint, etc and it was frustrating as we were there for several days. They ran out on our 1st or 2nd day there and still didn’t have it by the time we left. There was only 1 bar open past 10pm and they closed at 12am. There are no stocked mini fridges so if we wanted drinks afterwards it wasn’t possible. They also stopped food at 11pm even though this was advertised as a 24 hr all inclusive. There were many nights we would want a late snack and there was nothing open. There was only 1 area with AC and that was the indoor bar. They would turn down the AC though when it got late - felt like they were forcing us to go back to our rooms. All the restaurants don’t have AC and it was unbearably hot to eat. Service Service was hit or miss. I’m not sure if it was staffing issues or just the people but sometimes I would order a prosecco at breakfast and get it when I was leaving. They would have local hot sauce at one restaurant but not another and wouldn’t bother to bring it either. Some staff were very rude and just ignored us completely. The bar staff generally were all very friendly. Food Food was hit or miss. They generally ran out of the good food early on and the veg options stayed about the same even in different restaurants. The food either came out really fast or really slow and there was no way to predict it. There was no variety in breakfast the whole 5 days we were there so that got very tough after a while. They grilled jerk meats by the pool and ran out within 2 hours so not everyone was able to try it. Rooms The rooms were nice, felt a bit older and had some cracks but overall nice. Some of our other friends had rooms with leaks or bug because there were gaps so had a lot of mosquitos. The shower had hot water, a huge plus, but the pressure was very low as expected in a large resort. The room was spacious and the bed was comfortable. We got the beach view and it was nice to wake up to the ocean. AC was great in the rooms. Blankets were just a sheet. Pools They have 1 kid pool and next to it a bigger pool that’s about 4ft. They don’t have any towels or bars or service there though so it’s not the greatest. The main pool is pretty big and goes as deep as 6ft deep. There is a bar open by the pool so you can get drinks but no place for food. They said we can go get food and bring it to the pool but it’s not always easy. They also have 1 adult pool, it’s got a waterfall and is nice but not as deep or big. Beach There was A LOT of seaweed. Made it impossible to go on the beach. The locals told us most of the resorts have seaweed because of the side of the beach it’s on. The only beach that doesn’t have it or has less is Coco Beach but there aren’t a lot of resorts there. They had a bay side which was nicer but still slimly from algae. They had water activities on the beach that were included and that was nice. We took the sail boat out once. Overall, it’s a nice budget friendly place to stay if there are kids on the trip. I wouldn’t stay here again just because it lacks so many things that I would expect from an all inclusive - good service, variety in food, AC, and late night food/drinks. Insta: @TheShahLALand Activities: vi.me/sDI5J