Galley Bay Resort & Spa
St. John's 4.5
Overview
An intimate hideaway for discerning travellers who want a refined yet unpretentious experience. This all-inclusive, adults-only, beachfront resort is set amid 40 acres of tropical gardens and situated on three-quarter mile Antigua white sand beach. Minimum age is 16.
Resort fees include
- Wi-Fi
Other fees include
- Antigua Tourism Guest Levy (effective for travel from October 1, 2021).
- This fee is per GUEST per night (6 years and up)
Check in
3 p.m.
Check out
12 p.m.
Rooms
98
Inclusions
- Daily activities
- Round-trip airport transfers
- All taxes
Rooms

- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Bathroom with shower only
- Ceiling fan
- Patio
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Concierge service
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
- Climate control

- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Concierge service
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
- Climate control

- 1 king bed
- Garden view
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed
- Garden view
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Bathroom with shower only
- Patio
- Private plunge pool
- Outdoor shower
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Concierge service
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
- Climate control

- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- 1 king bed
- Oceanfront
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 3 adults
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Bathroom with tub and shower
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee maker
- Patio
- Seating area
- Wi-Fi
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Concierge service
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
- Climate control











Amenities
- Adults only
Type | Amenities | |
---|---|---|
TeePee Bar | Bar, Lobby bar | Open air |
Lounge Bar | Bar | |
Gauguin Bar | Bar | |
Rum Shack | Bar | |
TeePee Bar | ||
Type | Bar, Lobby bar | |
Amenities | Open air | |
Lounge Bar | ||
Type | Bar | |
Amenities | ||
Gauguin Bar | ||
Type | Bar | |
Amenities | ||
Rum Shack | ||
Type | Bar | |
Amenities |
Check-out time: 12 p.m.
Wi-Fi
- Lobby
- Select public areas
- Room
Internet
- Business centre
Type of restaurant | Type of cuisine | Open for | Additional Information | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sea Grape Restaurant | À la carte | Caribbean | All day dining | |
Gauguin Restaurant | À la carte | International | Dinner, Lunch | Dress code, Reservations required |
Ismay's Restaurant & Bar | À la carte | Mediterranean | Dinner | Dress code, Reservations required, Supplement of $45 per person required |
Barefoot Grill | Snack bar | Grill/steak house | Lunch, Snacks | |
Coffee Shop | Café | Coffee and Pastries | Snacks | |
Sea Grape Restaurant | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | Caribbean | |||
Open for | All day dining | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Gauguin Restaurant | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | International | |||
Open for | Dinner, Lunch | |||
Additional Information | Dress code, Reservations required | |||
Ismay's Restaurant & Bar | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | Mediterranean | |||
Open for | Dinner | |||
Additional Information | Dress code, Reservations required, Supplement of $45 per person required | |||
Barefoot Grill | ||||
Type of restaurant | Snack bar | |||
Type of cuisine | Grill/steak house | |||
Open for | Lunch, Snacks | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Coffee Shop | ||||
Type of restaurant | Café | |||
Type of cuisine | Coffee and Pastries | |||
Open for | Snacks | |||
Additional Information |
- Rooms: 98
- Renovated in: 2017
- Fitness centre: on site
- Salon: on site ($)
- Spa: on site ($)
- Spa treatments: on site ($)
- Water aerobics available ($)
- Water circuit available ($)
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All-inclusive: Included
- All meals plus snacks
- Dinner can be à la carte (reservations required, dress code in effect)
- Unlimited international and domestic drinks
Pools
- Freshwater pools: 1
Water sports
- Non-motorized watersports: on site
Other sports
- Bicycles: on site
- Hiking: on site
- Tennis courts: on site
- Tour excursions: on site ($)
Other activities
- Beach activities: on site
- Daily activities: on site
- Games room: on site
- Nightly entertainment: on site
- 24 hour front desk
- Baggage check
- Business centre
- Concierge
- Currency exchange
- Giftshop available ($)
- Laundry facilities
- Medical services available ($)
- Meeting facilities available ($)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking
- Shopping onsite
- Tour desk
- Wedding facilities available ($)


Pool

Beach

Beach

Common area

Seagrape Restaurant

Barefoot Grill

Gauguin Restaurant

Ismays Restaurant

Coffee Shop

Rum Shack

Tee Pee Bar

Tennis Court

Fitness centre

Bicycles

Watersports

Yoga

Spa

Massage

Private dining
Location

Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
4.5 Excellent
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Cleanliness 4.8
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Location 4.8
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Rooms 4.6
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Service 4.7
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Value 4.4
Heaven!
Jerry S (Gravesend, United Kingdom) on Mar 17, 2025
If there’s such a thing as heaven, it’s called Galley Bay! We spent 7 nights at the resort to celebrate my wife’s 60th birthday and our stay was faultless. We arrived via airport transfer at reception, th...at’s a short golf buggy ride from the main resort, through picturesque grounds, and via a road dissecting a pretty lagoon. We were greeted warmly, with a rum punch and a smile, before being driven to the heart of the resort to take in a jaw dropping view of the beach and the turquoise waters in which we’d swim throughout the week. Paradise! Then it was on to our accommodation, a beachfront deluxe room, up a flight of wooden stairs to the first floor. All the buildings are low rise, in what I’d describe as a colonial style, white timbers and rustic wooden steps, sitting comfortably in the beautiful grounds, amidst exotic trees and well-tended borders, populated by a vibrant array of colourful bird life. Our room was spacious and very high quality, with a huge bed, walk in wardrobe and a fabulous bathroom with large shower. The balcony had two deluxe sun loungers and we could look out on the beach, and our dedicated beach loungers and parasol just a few steps from the sea. Neither the beach, nor the pool (nor anything else come to that) was ever really busy, always quiet and relaxing. The balcony view was stunning and the whole place tranquil and calm. We chose Galley Bay partly for the excellent dining options, and these did not disappoint. The Sea Grape is the basic restaurant, though anything but basic, with excellent menu choices, generous wines and friendly staff. The Gaugin requires booking (no charge) and is worth the walk through the grounds to dine in a cabana on the beach. Again, top notch food. As if this wasn’t enough, we dined twice at Ismay’s, for which a supplement is payable, but worth every penny, for such a fine dining experience (and I mean bordering on Michelin starred). The lobster was delicious but then, hey, so was everything else. The culinary highlight was our ‘Dining by Design’ experience. We pre ordered our choices in the office of the VIP guest manager, Nadia, who was warm, charming, and informative. The meal, if you can picture this, was in a first floor open pavilion on the beach, with our own waiter and chefs - hang on, it was only the executive chef for the whole resort and his capable assistant chef! As each course was served, the chef emerged from his screened cooking area and described each course in detail. The food was exquisite, the service amazing. Our special thanks go to Chef Guvan, his lovely assistant Alicia, and Dasani, our super-smiley waiter! This topped off a week of beautiful dining and we could not have been more happy. The supplement was well worth it for the experience of benefiting from such personalised dining, fed by an amazing chef, who has worked in both Claridges and La Tour d’Argent in Paris. He’s a star! Finally (I could write pages of accolades) the guest services staff, especially Bri, were lovely and super helpful. Cocktails were varied and delicious, the pool lovely, and the grounds exquisite. Get the general idea? If I could only pick one place in the world to go for a final holiday, it would be Galley Bay. Thank you to the excellent team for a truly memorable week.
Perfect In Every Way
chrisbrooky (Liversedge, United Kingdom) on Mar 15, 2025
Our third holiday in Antigua and Galley Bay Resort has been far and away our favourite hotel. It’s a great beach location and the food, entertainment (including Sir Curtley Ambrose & Sir Richie Richardson!...) and staff were outstanding. Cannot praise this hotel high enough and we will certainly return. Thanks Cedric and all the staff.
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