My wife and I just returned from BCC and I can't say enough positive things about it.
Two Questions: Do you want comfort and quiet relaxation? Do you require luxury and nightlife? If your answers are Yes and No, BCC will be perfect for you.
Location: On the southern/western edge of Dickenson Bay, just below Siboney, Antigua Village and Sandals.
Layout: This is a very small resort with only 18 rooms. When entering from the road, think of a backwards "L". Coming through the gate, one building (rooms 1,2,11,12) is to your right, parallel to the street. The small office is ahead to your left. Following the sidewalk that goes straight to the beach, there are three buildings on your left and a good sized pool (maybe 30' x 15') on the right. The closest building is rooms 3,4,13,14 then 5,6,15,16 and 7,8,17,18 closest to the beach. Right at the short fence that leads right out to the beach are the 2 two bedroom units, cottage 1 and 2. All of the other units have one bedroom, a large bathroom, good sized living room and small but well equipped kitchen. All units have a patio or balcony. All of the balconies are the same size and large enough for two chairs and a small table. Patios for rooms 5,6,7,8 are larger than the rest, with a small dining table and 3 or 4 chairs.
Rooms: We were in unit 13. Single number rooms are ground floor and rooms in the teens are one flight up. The kitchen has a small full size refrigerator, sink, microwave and toaster over. There is no full oven. You can ask for a coffee maker. There are ample pots, pans, cups and mugs with plates and bowls for 4. The living room has a TV on the wall and large sectional sofa. The A/C unit over the back kitchen wall was operated by remote control. The bedroom was smallish but not tight, also with a wall TV, remote A/C, large dresser and closet. There was a safe in the closet. The bathroom was very large with a long counter, though only one sink.
Beach: Walk through the gate between the two cottages and you're on the beach. It's small but was never crowded. Remember, this is a very small resort. The beach was perfectly sandy with no rocks outside of the two jetties that flanked each side of the beach. To the left was open land and beach, I think for a development that appears stalled. To the right, the Coconut Grove Restaurant is right there for drinks or food. To the right from BCC's beach is the Siboney, another tiny resort, the Antigua Village, an older looking condo complex with zero beach, Sandals Grande Antiguan and finally a Rex resort at the top end of Dickenson Bay.
Pool: Wonderful. Large enough for this small resort with plenty of lounges and 3-4 umbrellas. The back wall that separates it from Siboney next store featured a huge bougainvilla bush. With that and all of the palms and other trees, you would have to look closely to find Siboney from the pool area. And there was no music! Unlike large resorts that seem to want to play loud caribe tunes all day, the BCC pool area was blissfully quiet, broken up only by the birds.
Staff: Also wonderful. Very pleasant and helpful when requested. Rooms were cleaned every day.
Arrival/Departure: At the end of the review, as it's not related to BCC. We came in on American non-stop from JFK and everything went smoothly at the airport, which clearly needs to be replaced. That's in the works but it'll be years before anything happens. We rented from Avis and were given an old Diahatsu Terios with 60K+ miles. After a couple of days, I called in when the Check Engine light came on and it was replaced with a much newer and nicer Kia Sportage. No hassle, they brought the Kia and took the junker away, hopefully to be retired. On returning the car, it took awhile but not any real problems. Leaving on AA was also uncomplicated.
Groceries: Top Choice is a large, full service grocery store that's maybe a mile away.
Would We Return: ABSOLUTELY. On an island where it would be easy to spend a lot more than we did ($229 US per night), the BCC was a bargain. With a car, it's well located for restaurants or to go into St. John's. Without a car, Coconut Grove is right there and there are other bars up the beach for drinks or lunch. A casino and Putters restaurant are only a very short walk.
