Jolly Beach Resort
Hotel Information: Popular with Europeans as well as Americans, this 16-hectare (40-acre) Antigua resort attracts active couples, singles, and families seeking a beach holiday next to the turquoise Caribbean Sea.
Amenity highlights: The Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive features fountains and a large swim-up bar with tables and semicircular "booths". A freeform pool extends 76 meters (250 feet) along the beach. Water cascades down a tiered rock structure past a 12-person spa tub into the pool. A second freeform pool curls for 27 meters (90 feet). After swimming, guests can nap in hammocks within an open-air structure.
Insider tip: Under an agreement with the resort, local vendors sell their wares on the beach at what is called Crab Hole Village. Every day, vendors open up the doors of their wooden stalls and display handcrafts, beach wraps, t-shirts, and jewelry for purchase. They also offer hair braiding (surcharge.)
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this Antigua resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
The Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive offers 462 guestrooms in 21 white-concrete, two-, three-, and four-story buildings arrayed around 16 hectares (40 acres) of tropical gardens. Access is by exterior corridors and stairways (no elevators). Simply furnished rooms are bright with white walls and ceilings; floors are ceramic tile; fabrics are tropical-colored; furniture is rattan.
