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Dickenson Bay, St. John's, Antigua
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Trade Winds Hotel
Ranked #9 of 28 hotels in St. John's
4.5 of 5 stars 49 Reviews
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“Fantastic views, beautiful grounds, spectacular customer service.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2011
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The Trade Winds sits atop a hill overlooking Dickenson Bay on Antigua's north end. Getting down to the beach requires a ten-minute walk, maybe fifteen. Add five minutes to the return because of the steepness of the hill. A shuttle is available but didn't appear to run according to the published schedule. Like everything else, the busses run on island time, so leave the big-city, rush-rush attitude behind. Relax and enjoy the slow pace. Don't come here for a business-type function and expect to keep a tight schedule. If you need a ride somewhere, the staff will call you a taxi. A ride into the actual town/port of St. John's, about four miles west/southwest cost $12 US, which seemed very reasonable.

The hotel grounds are beautiful. Gardeners work all day (quietly, by the way) to keep things looking great. Hummingbirds and yellow-bellied sapsuckers (yes, they really do exist) flit around the colorful hedges and flowers. The pool and deck are kind of small, but you don't want to spend much time there anyway. Too much to see on the island.

Next to the pool is the outdoor restaurant/bar. The food is great. Other reviewers have commented on slow service, but, as stated earlier, relax and enjoy the setting and the view. Leave the stateside rush behind. The food is worth the wait. Cruise ship customers take taxis from St. John's just to visit the restaurant. Enjoy the sunrise or the sunset. Have a cocktail or two or an Antiguan Wadadli beer. When your meal arrives, savor it. You'll love it. The menu has something for everyone.

I wondered a little bit when I walked into the room and saw a big can of bug spray sitting on the dresser, but I didn't see anything frightening other than mosquitoes, which ate me alive after dark. The rooms are very clean, as is most everything else that the typical tourist will see on the island.

The hotel staff all go above and beyond to make your experience enjoyable. If and when you go, say "hello" to Milton the security guard, Stephen the bartender, and Kim at the front desk, along with everybody else. They are all friendly, courteous, and extremely helpful.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“AMAZING”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2011
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people found this review helpful

We were very happy to find a small, cozy and personal hotel in all aspects: Friendly receptionists, security people and waiters and waitresses. By the time we left we almost knew them and they us by name, particularly the restaurant staff where we spent most of our time. We spent so much time there that we definitely put on weight. The food, was very good and the chef was even happy to accommodate specific requests even for “astakomakaronada”, lobster and shrimp spaghetti in tomato, garlic and parsley sauce.

The whole property was well kept: nicely groomed gardens, clean pool and restaurant, and a very clean room. And our room was very big ( thanks), comfortable and quiet, with a great view. And the hotel is located at a great spot with fantastic views and easy access to most places. And all people in Antigua are so friendly and keen to help with directions.

A great experience we would recommend the hotel and island to all, and definitely candidate for repeat as soon as we can make it again!

Again, thanks so much for arranging everything for us!

Warmest regards from both of us.
Harris and Christiana.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Beautiful views and location, but basic rooms and slow service.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2010
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I stayed in this hotel a few times with work colleagues and these are the pros and cons.
Pros: beautiful hilltop view over the stunning caribbean sea, all balconies give lovely views.
The food is tasty and always well cooked even if its on the pricey side!
Staff are friendly
Security at the entrance to the hotel
Cons: The rooms do not have double locks or chains on the doors or balconies so can feel slightly unsafe for lone travellers. I worried that someone could easily get onto the balcony and break in as all the balconies are very low level.
The service at the bar is very slow
The pool is clean but very small as is the sunbathing space, so not great when lots of people are staying.
It is a long walk to the beach and back up the hill
The bathrooms are basic and quite tired ie. cracked tiles and old shower curtains.

  • Stayed December 2009, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Cheryl Carter, Managing Director at Trade Winds Hotel, responded to this review
29 November 2010
We thank you for your positive coments and wish to allay your security concerns as our electronic entry door locks also have a deadbolt as do our patio doors. We also have a Security Team who constantly patrol the grounds and room blocks. The property Security is audited by the Companies who hold contracts with us with the most recent being carried out on November 16th of this year with very pleasing results.
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London, United Kingdom
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35 reviews 35 reviews
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29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Very enjoyable stay at the Trade winds”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2010

My husband and I, two teenage children and young daughter stayed here with friends...We had the ebst room, facing the sea (many rooms do, but this one has an extremely large balcony, large enough to have a small party on it)...The large rooms were very bright and airy, clean and very comfortable.
The restaurant, lovely food, beautiful view and again extremely comfortable. My only negative here is that some of the staff are not terribly friendly, depending on who was on shilft as to whether you had a smile and a chat...
Great choice of drinks..wine very nice (I do like a good bottle of wine). Children are very welcome and are made to feel wanted (staff always nice with the children).
We made friends with the staff who maintain the gardens.etc..vry very nice at all times, same with security....For those with very young children or perhaps the elderly may find it a bit of a job to walk down to the beach from this hotel..so a taxi I think would be advisable...We often got a taxi on the return as quite steep to walk up for the younger child (and me if she fell asleep)...I would certainly return to the hotel, as very well located and a very relaxing break...The swimming pool is small,m but at the time suited us, as our daughter was just learing to swim and couldn't be out of our reach. There were very little people staying there at the time and we often had the pool to ourselves which was actually far better than a large one with too many people in it....

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Better then the rex !!!!!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2010
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person found this review helpful

I needed a good hotel to put some co-workers that are use to great service and high class hotels, in st. john its hard to find great hotel on a budget, ontill this gem came up. great everything just needs a gym and better parking area. But the view is worth a million dollars. the lobby is not all that but the rooms make up for it, upgrade!!!!!

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Cheryl Carter, General Manager at Trade Winds Hotel, responded to this review
5 August 2010
We thank you for taking the time to write these positive comments.
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