Lord Nelson Hotel & Residences

The property provides spacious, clean rooms with ocean views and comfortable beds. It is conveniently located near the airport and local amenities. The staff is exceptionally welcoming and accommodating.

Firstly, if you are thinking of coming here you will need a car. We paid $30 US to get to here from the airport by taxi, literally 3 minutes. Secondly, bring the local currency. We bought US dollars, when paying they did a mental conversion from ECD to USD for us using who knows what rate and then gave us the change in ECD. Half the time we didn’t know what we had paid?? Thirdly, be aware that there is an additional payment to be paid on arrival at this hotel. The apartment we stayed in was comfortable enough, there were a few issues but they were sorted quite quickly. Neil the hotel manager is very pleasant & helpful. Although the description says it’s fully equipped, it’s not, we had to buy a bottle opener, tin opener, fish slice/burger flipper and baking trays to name but a few things in order to cook our meals and we needed them as we had to cook almost every night for 15 nights. There is nowhere to store your valuables on site, but we did not have any problems. The apartments are situated on the beach and the sound of the sea is lovely to listen to. However, the beach is not very wide and most of it is covered in old seaweed and debris, 3 sun beds for whole complex and a couple of wooden bench tables. There are much nicer beaches on the island if you explore, my favourite being Long Bay. There are 2 restaurants within walking distance along the beach, BUT, they are not always open and you need to book in advance. A bit pricey too, in our opinion. One of them shut at 9pm, they were practically standing over us, while we were eating, waiting to take our plates away. There is a little shop along the beach, although it is a bit hit and miss as to when it is open and it has a limited choice. If you have a car, there are supermarkets not too far away where you can get most things. There is a bus stop at the end of the drive, the bus will take you to St John’s where you can catch another bus to other resorts, beware, the last bus back from St. Johns is 5:30pm ish and taxis are very expensive. Buses are a cheap way to travel, but slow, as the roads are not great and there are many stops. St.Johns has a market and a designer shopping street where the cruise ships come in. If you want places to go and things to do in the daytime and evenings try English Harbour, Jolly Harbour or Dickenson Bay as there is much more there. There are also lots of lovely secluded beaches on Antigua if that is what you are looking for. If you want peace, quiet, total seclusion and to lose a few pounds come here. The people of Antigua are very friendly and helpful and it is safe to go out and about.

We stayed here while visiting our son who is studying at AUA Medical School. It is super close to the school and convenient. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The staff was welcoming, professional and courteous. We will definitely stay again.