Five Islands Village Hotels

I have traveled to most of the islands and St. Johns has the most beautiful beaches. I could do without the sandflies....bring bug spray. The staff was very attentive and very warm. Would go again in a heartbeat.

Beautiful location where they upgraded us to a beachfront cottage with A/C (this was helpful). We visited with 3 other couples and had a great time at dinner. They had a table ready for us each meal.

Staff is friendly and cares about taking care of you. Older resort that has not lost its charm. Some staff members have been there over 20 years. Food is good, wine selection was most excellent for an all inculsive. Beaches are the best we have visitied in Antigua.

So you know we like Hawksbill - Many of their customers are repeat visitors - some as many as 20 - 25 times. We were welcomed with a cool towel and a cold drink. Check in was easy and quick and we were soon our way to our room. We were upgraded to an airconditioned room on Honeymoon Beach with no extra charge. Hawksbill still has some features of when Antigua was a province of England. There is afternoon Tea and long pants are required for Supper. Sometimes (usually Sunday) there is a Cricket game on the largest beach. The atmosphere is pretty laid back and quiet, probably not a good fit for teenagers. The meals are very good with enough variety at each meal to satisfy all tastes. There is some entertainment most evenings, during or right after supper. We have found the staff personnel to be friendly and knowledgeable, many of them working at Hawksbill longer then we have been going there. The internet is available for a small fee. There are no phones or television in the rooms - a plus in our opinion. Overall, we feel that Hawksbill is a good value for the money.

Overall a very satisfactory resort.Food was very good and service was better than I have experienced in a dozen trips to the Islands.Rooms were OK.No A/C and it took them 2 days to fix a ceiling fan.Grounds and facilities were very good and well maintained.

Our family spent our March Break at Hawksbill form Friday March 12 to Friday March 19th, 2010. My review is written from a family’s perspective. (children ages 15,12, 10) We chose this resort because it offered good value, potential snorkeling, and had a breathtaking setting away from crowds and noise. It was definitely one of the most beautiful locations on the island, and we did rent a car for 2 days and drove around the island to explore and compare. If you love quietness, space, not a lot of people and a gorgeous setting, then this is the resort for you. We were often the only ones on the beach when we did our morning and early evening beach walks. HOW TO OCCUPY YOURSELF We found the guests to be mainly seniors at about 60% British, 20% Italian and 20 % American and Canadians . There were a few nights with some good entertainment such as a fantastic Steel Drum band called A.M.P Halcyon Steel Orchestra. The only slightly disappointing thing was that everything packed up by 11pm or earlier. After the kids went to bed, my husband and I wouldn’t have minded staying up a bit later. The most popular resort activity seemed to be reading a book on a lounge chair (of which there seemed to be 2 or 3 available for every person to lounge on) I had to work hard keeping my children entertained as there were no other children at the resort their age, for most of the week, and no television in the rooms. We had planned to snorkel all week, but found the snorkeling not great. If you could manage to swim out to the Hawksbill rock, from Eden Beach, away from the sand, the snorkeling was not bad. It was quite the swim and the kids were ready to turn around and come back shortly after reaching the rock. If you manage to get out to the rock, it gets shallow and the water clarity improves significantly. I didn’t make any new sightings, as there was the usual blue tang and yellow snappers, but no large schools. There was also some okay snorkelling at the dock area, especially swimming...

Hawksbill is a relaxed resort without a lot of hoopla or pressure located in a very beautiful setting on the beach in Antigua. They are not the classic white sand beaches, but very nice. The accommodations are comfortable, the food is good and plentiful as are the drinks. If you want a relaxed time with friendly folks around and are not looking for gourmet fare and 5-star accommodations, Hawksbill is a great choice.