Sandals Antigua

This is our journal for our 10 year anniversary trip back to where we honeymooned. Sandals is launching a new 5 star addition that when we booked our trip back in December was due to open in February. Now that launch date is a mere week before we are to ...

... approach I would recommend at night! This is a very active bay with lots of water sports and many hotels including the huge Sandals Antigua. We anchored down the beach right off the Coconut Grove, swam to shore, walked the beach and then later dinghied ...

... to eat and were headed back to the room when we decided to join in on some water volleyball (motivated by earning points to get a Sandals necklace as a souvenir).  This started on island time (scheduled at 11:30 - we went to the pool - no sign of ...

... a couple of tennis cans in closer together.  When all was said and done - I think we finished fourth - they gave sandals necklaces to the top 3 finishers!  Caroline and Jeff both hit a 100 spot (highest point value).    Naptime ...

... ;  Hey everyone, here's a quick update since Copan Ruinas.  We left at noon on Wednesday and arrived in Antigua at about 7:30pm after a painfully slow ride in a painfully cramped minibus.  Thankfully we arrived with enough time to keep ...

... rough, turbulent journey across to Amsterdam ensured no sleep and a tense belly... and then we arrived... in shorts and sandals to Manchester Airport! Not a good move when a) its snowing and freezing cold and b) your brothers have been unable to ...

... always stopped to talk to us. We hope our review will help you make your choices for your honeymoon or next vacation. We will not return to Sandals Antigua and will deeply hesitate to ever visit any of the other Sandal/Beach resorts in the ...

... more interesting for walking and avoiding puddle splashes from passing cars.   I may have to leave the sandals behind for any walking around Antigua!   Much of town was dark as I suppose the power outage was widespread.  Our ...

... carnival celebrations. Tonight's venue sponsored primarily by Digicell, the country's main cellphone provider is a warm up to Antigua's upcoming carnival. Arriving early, a $15 admission fee gets me free samples of protection and adult beverages from a ...

... photos and i'll try and upload some of the video footage of the lava (real......FLOWING lava!!) as soon as i can. Hanging around Antigua for a bit is the current plan. There's lot's of salsa up here and bars with Conga drums so im enjoying it a great ...

... – so say the brochures.  And we can vouch for those words.  We were privileged to stay at the Sandals Grande Resort in Antigua for four nights while I was a travel agent.  Who could ever ask for more, it is everyone’s ...

... at 6am this morning!! So we got up bright and early and set off for volcano pacaya (via the market as climbing a volcano in sandals was not a great idea, especially when you read on!!). Initially the walk was just one big climb, 1 hour and a ...

... bad, but the view was splendid. Especially, when the sun started shining down on the city. Azotea In Jocotenango - a suburb to Antigua - lies Azotea, which is an old coffee farm. We had an interesting afternoon there Tuesday last week, where we visited ...

... all the way from Guate to Antigua to drop it off.  Thank you Clark you are a wonderfully, thoughtful human being.  Antigua is a very quaint, colonial town, full of cobbles and character.  Sunday there was a huge procession (to do with ...

... and can also be visited. The city has many colonial buildings and cobblestone streets which prove difficult to walk with sandals! I enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere in the city and especialy the lovely cafes, some situated in beautiful court ...

... en route to Antigua left me gasping for air and reprieve.  However, it was a moment of startling clarity, those few days in Antigua, that I am not this type of traveller. I don't know if it's my presence of some-what rare audacity (I'd like to think ...

... of Guatemala but also the most important city between Mexico and Peru.  Most of the religious orders were stationed at Antigua and this explains why the city is full of marvelous houses, churches, government buildings and convents.  The city ...

... , and I meet up and went to a couple shops that where along the pier, I bought a few souvenirs including a new bathing suit and sandals for me. Since Chris and Sara where booked on a earlier tour I reminded them that we would all be meeting up for dinner ...

... is flexible with eh schedule to accommodate the group…. He is also a good drinking partner and I enjoyed our last night in Antigua, I think the 2 of us will be having many more similar nights over the next week… The 2 new comers are Daniel ...