Ellen Bay Inn

Stayed here for a week alone as a single mid twenties female traveller. I have family in Antigua but wanted my own base and privacy and this place was perfect. I was late arriving but Sharon was still there waiting when I arrived. The room had everything I needed - comfy bed, good air con and a good warm shower. Sharon was incredibly friendly and I felt almost at home whilst I was there! Mr David was always on hand in case you needed a lift for a small fee. If you let him know what time you want to come home, he'll pick you up too which is great as Taxi's on the island can be expensive for tourists. One day in the morning I'd been looking at the dinner menu but hadn't decided on anything. Last orders for food are at 4pm and Mr David picked me up from the beach at 4 and asked if I'd arranged dinner as I hadn't ordered anything. I said I hadn't but would sort something. About half an hour after arriving back there was a knock at my door and it was Mr David with a container of hot goat stew! It was so tasty and such a lovely gesture. I also hired the inn's jeep for a day for $50 - super convenient. Loved my stay and would most certainly return! It is a fantastic spot if you really want to experience the real Island way of life. Blissful.

Antigua: Rent a Car & Ellen Bay Inn Just on the plane heading home from the charter yacht show in Antigua. Wanted to stay somewhere cheaper than the $2,000 packages for rooms near English Harbour area...so found that the combo flight/hotel package had the Ellen Bay Inn & the Ellen Bay Cottages as an inexpensive option for me. I chose Ellen Bay INN... On the plane, fill in BOTH sides of the customs form! but let me start at the car rental: I had initially emailed and had a confirmation that "Island Breeze" would be at the airport with a car...but no one from there was or is setup at airport, I discovered. I ended up, for the same price, $45 US/day, renting a Toyota Corolla from St. John's. They have Hertz & a few other big names but I chose a smaller company...and no one had attitude or anything! The Antiguan people are super nice, I really enjoyed that aspect of it. But I digress....the car I got...as I was signing the visa slip they hold, he handed me a map and said "oh and you drive on the left side of the road, you know"....eeek! I even researched car rental and it never really came up that they were right hand drive!! I had debated about getting a car...but when I thought of the inn location versus the docks..and I like to go where and when I want....a car was the super smart way to go, I applauded myself...however....driving on the left hand side from the passenger side of the car....hah hah...that was an event in itself...and people just pull over everywhere and you have to go around them, and someone may pass you....and the roads are just two cars wide with potholes and drop offs onto more potholed shoulders! And when you turn into a parking lot....stay to the left!! The funniest thing was when I got to the Inn, I was trying to be sure I had locked the car, I am on the left side, Canadian driver's side....looking for the key hole...as the remote did not see to work....so I am starting to get nervous thinking: well if the remote doesn't work..and the car is locked...and there is no key hole, how do I get in?! So, yes, I laughed out loud when I realized....driver's door is on the other side!! quite funny when you are also told to drive up onto the grass and it had just rained and it was so slippery I could barely get up the incline...and the car almost bottoms out as the incline meets the huge asphalt chunk at the side of the road... Ok, so I get in the car..with the map from the car rental place, which was great, by the way, no kidding! The girl there told me how many lights and roundabouts to the inn general area...and I had GREAT directions from Monique Abbott: Ok, just to be clear: Ellen Bay Inn and Ellen Bay Cottages were both built by the Abbotts, the parents, whose names I apologize I did not get. The parents stay mostly at the Inn, which is higher up and has six rooms, and the kitchen & Miriam the awesome cook. Sharon is the daughter of the Inn & Cottage owners. She runs the Inn, and came running out to greet me

We enjoyed our stay at Ellen’s Bay Inn. The room was clean and comfortable.

Its away from big city. Clean, host was excellent and kind. She said its a family owned restaurant and hotel. We stayed one night prior to our big all inclusive location. It's nice to stay with a family place and she can cook excellent. She worked for Marriott for 15 years too.

Very comfortable. The staff were extremely friendly and went out of their way to accommodate our requests. We loved staying there. The food was delicious. Home cooked, tasty and healthy (if you chose). They supplied me with regular fruit trays after I raved about the fruit.

Great environment. Staff were friendly and hospitable Room looks just as it is in pictures