Crawlbay Suites

We decided to visit Antigua and bought the flight tickets without having a hotel reservation. Needless to say, it would seem that we had planned to go to Antigua during peak travel season and weren't able to book any of the 7 hotels that were recommended by friends and on Social Media. As good fortune would have it, we found a sustainable modeled hotel called CrawlBay Suites Hotels near English Harbour. The hotel is a collection of "cottages" with modern amenities. They're diligent about cleanliness and hospitality. The owners are world travelers as well, so their sensitivities reflect as much. It is a new operation, less than 2 months old, so it will only get better and better. Some tips: there is only one ATM in the nearby town so one would be wise to have sufficient local currency before exploring Antigua. There doesn't seem to be a crime issue in Antigua but it is nice that CrawlBay has an exterior wall around the entire property and the cottages face inward so that likelihood of theft seems unlikely. I left cameras/computers out at the property and one of the iPads was even plugged in to be charged while we were at the beach. The challenge with Crawlbay, I suspect, is that people will book the entire place for their groups or companies because it makes sense. Soooo not sure how the availability will go here once more people learn about it. Therefore, as per Antigua, book early always! We can wax on endlessly about Antigua but will end here with a thumbs up and look at all of the other places we've reviewed around the world to best gauge how much credibility to afford our assessment of this lovely jewel of the Caribbean (same review on Google, sorry for being lazy).

Great family run place in a quiet location. Lovely comfortable rooms- we had a family room with the mezzanine level. Pool area was fabulous. Breakfast simple, maybe a good coffee machine would be nice. Homemade banana muffins were super! The owners made sure we had everything on hand and went out of their way to make our stay memorable. Little shop on site for basics. Short taxi ride to all the restaurants and bars in English Harbour.

Love the property, really enjoyed my stay with Brent and Susan, only one thing some of the units are in need. Air conditioning would help for the hot nights. Great people p, great location. I would stay again.