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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

A Visit to Blue Waters Resort, Antigua

My visit to Blue Waters Hotel in Antigua started at their new luxurious Cove Suites. Each of the 4 Cove Suite buildings house 6 suites and 1 penthouse:

The spacious interiors of the Cove Suites are warm and inviting with impressive features found in the bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas and private kitchens:

There is ample seating indoors and out, to take in the amazing view:

The view:

The view as seen looking out the patio door and past the villa's private pool:

Blue Waters has 3 restaurants {The Palm, Vyviens, and The Cove - seen below} and the Pelican Bar. Room Service is also available.

Blue Waters is the perfect blend of old and new:

I didn't get any photos of the other accommodation options, so be sure and check them out on the hotel's website:

The beaches at Blue Waters are small, but what they lack in size, they make up for in number. There are 5 beaches within walking distance of the hotel grounds: {sidenote - there was more seaweed on the beach than usual, but I visited the hotel the day after 10 straight days of rain and storms.}

And lastly, meet Hugo:

Be sure and check out my Destination Wedding Blog later this week for a feature on weddings at Blue Waters Hotel.

For more photos from my Blue Waters visit check out our Flickr Set.

Enjoy,

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

My Trip to Sandals Grande Antigua

I just returned from four splendid days on the island of Antigua. It was a lovely trip, albeit very last minute and I arrived much like a hurricane. Sandals Grande Antigua was the host hotel for my stay. It was my first time to the property since they completed the Mediterranean Village. Aside from the first two days of rain, I have only good things to say.

This is what you see when you first arrive. The hand painted ceiling of the lobby on your left and the picture perfect Caribbean Sea straight ahead:

I took time to wander the entire property. While I enjoyed my suite accommodations on the Mediterranean Village, I loved the lush look of the original Caribbean Grove section. If you are booked in the Caribbean Grove in a concierge room, this is where you would check-in:

While you walk to your charming West Indian cottage style accommodation, you will pass a few hidden pools... Sandals Grande Antigua has a total of 9 pools, not counting the private ones found in the villa accommodations:

Pure West Indian bliss:

If you do book a unit with a private pool, it will look something like this:

Before we move over to the new Mediterranean Side, I need to tell you that my favorite restaurant Kimonos, is located in the Caribbean Grove - seriously good Japanese fare:

This was the view from my room. Every day, all day beautiful seabirds would fly past my balcony and seemingly float in the air before then gracefully swooped on past and through the gardens below:

This is the main building in the Mediterranean Village. I stayed in a Mediterranean Honeymoon Penthouse 1 Bedroom Suite with Ocean View & Private Butler. It was amazing. I broke my wide angle lens so my photos are not that great - you can check out all the rooms online here.

My second favorite restaurant is Barefoot by the Sea... the amazingly fresh beer battered Mahi Mahi and the Grilled Swordfish Salad were my top choices: