Hotels in Antigua & BarbudaSt. John's

Just five minutes walk from the spectacular white sand beach of Fort James and the historical fort lies a little bit of Antiguan Paradise, the Dove Cove Hotel. Only 10 minutes from St. John’s and only fifteen to the airport make this the perfect location for discovering all of Antigua. Our climate is perfect: low humidity and sunny days cooled by pleasant tradewinds help maintain and enhance your equilibrium. Dove Cove Hotel is a secluded, informal, all-suite apartment hotel set amongst manicured tropical gardens and complemented with an attractive swimming pool. Just minutes from the form warm clear waters of two of the island’s most beautiful beaches – Fort James and Runaway Bay and a 5 minutes drive to popular Dickinson Bay, this is the perfect base for a relaxing beach holiday. With is proximity to St. John’s this is also a great base for shoppers wishing to take advantage of Heritage Quay and its duty free shops, and the business traveller wishing to have quick access to the city while taking time our for rest and relaxation.. This all makes Dove Cove Hotel the perfect year round place for relaxation and rejuvenation, whether on vacation or a business trip.

Suites All Dove Cove suites are fully air conditioned and have all the accoutrements you could require for daily meals and entertainment. The luxury continues with a ‘welcome pack’ consisting of tea, coffee, water, cable television, telephone and maid service. We offer a choice of immaculate one and two bedroom suites. The one bedroom apartments consist of queen sized bed, bathroom with bath and shower, living area, kitchen, breakfast par and patio. The two bedroom apartments, comprise of one bedroom with queen sized bed and ensuite bathroom with both bath plus shower and a twin bedroom, bath room, large living and dining areas with a table to seat six people, large kitchen and extensive patio.

Activities

With its unique location Dove Cove is an excellent base to explore the island and enjoy the many activities on offer.

Beaches
Dove Cove Hotel has three of the islands most spectacular beaches only minutes away – Fort James, Runaway Bay & Dickinson Bay. Of course our island is famous for its 365 beaches – one for each day – so hire a car or take a tour to discover which one is your perfect idea of paradise.

Restaurants
When you get tired of preparing your own meals you will be spoilt for choice as we are close to many superb bars and restaurants – some of our favourites are Russell’s Fort James, Millers, Julian’s Al Fresco, Coconut Grove, the Lobster Shack and The Beach Bar and Restaurant – all of which are beach side or with amazing se views. If you want to dine in town there is The George, Hemmingway’s, The Home Restaurant, Café Napoleon, Commissioner Grill and many others. If you don’t want to hire a car we can organise a taxi to pick you up and drop you off so you can enjoy your evening and not worry about driving home afterwards.

Sports
We are close to the National Fitness Centre for those who don’t want to stop their exercise program, Cedar Valley Golf Club is only a 10 minutes drive away, and there are water sports available on nearby beaches form jet ski’s to snorkelling, sailing and kayaking – you can be as active as you like while on vacation in Antigua. For the truly adventurous you can also try kite surfing at Jabberwock Beach on the north coast – only 15 minutes drive away.

Shopping
With a trip to St John’s only 10 minutes drive there are lots of opportunities for excellent shopping. For food there is the Epicurean at the Woods Shopping Centre, the Market in St John’s is an excellent place to buy fresh produce – and then for luxury items and gifts Heritage and Redcliffe Quay’s in town have some wonderful shops to browse through.

Tours and Excursions
We will be happy to help you select the right tours and excursions from the many on offer on island which will ensure you see and do exactly what you want to while visiting our beautiful twin nation.

Transport and Taxi’s
We can arrange care hire, or are happy to organise tax’s for those who prefer to be chauffeured around the island.