Hammock Cove Antigua - All Inclusive - Adults Only

This was our first time to Antigua. We've been to many all inclusives in the carribean over the years, but nothing beats Hammock Cove for luxury. We visited the resort for 10 days at the end of February through the beginning of March. Each couple has its own detached villa with a bar, private patio and plunge pool. Note: the pools are not heated but as a Canadian this was still very pleasant temp. The rooms are supplied with top shelf liquor. The California king beds are very comfy and the pillows are plush. The bathrooms are large and double shower is very large and nice. Water pressure is good too. As mentioned in another recent review on this site, someone was talking about the rooms needing updating... the resort is 5 or so years old and a new section of 10 units were added just this year. We stayed in one of the original units and I can't imagine what the reviewer saw, but everything was updated from what we experienced. As a vegetarian, eating at all inclusives can be difficult. This resort is amazing for Vegetarians! Chef Marco has created amazing vegetarian meals which change each day. He will even create a personalized meal to meet your dietary restrictions. I cannot say enough about the food at the lighthouse restaurant. For the most part the service was great. Troy took very good care of us. The bartenders Joell, Shamarke, Shawna, Nigel and Erik all were very friendly and personable. The beach has some pros and cons. First the pros; All of the beach servers are very nice and helpful. One of the beach servers Julio is literally the best. He would move your umbrella to make sure you are protected from the sun without even having to be asked. He will walk drinks out into the water to you. He is the epitome of what luxury service is. Thank you Julio. Hammock cove provides special food days at the beach. Aside from the beach menu they also have Seafood BBQ, oysters and champagne as well as caviar, among many other things. Being a vegetarian they arranged to bring tofu veggie skewers to my beach chair. Unless you want one of the 6 or so umbrellas on the actual beach you never have to race down in the morning to claim your chairs. There are plenty of seats to go around. As for some cons; The food and drink service could be a bit quicker. The top shelf liquor isn't available at the beach bar. Also the beach bar closes at 4pm. (2hrs before the sun goes down). The beach itself is small but the water is shallow and calm with a nice sandy bottom. This resort is quiet, with minimal nightlife. The bars on the resort are open till 10:30pm. If you want a party vacation you are looking at the wrong place. This is the perfect spot to unwind and let life's worries and stress drift away. We met quite a few Honeymooners as well as Retirees during our time and both demographics equally enjoyed their experience at Hammock Cove. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hammock Cove, and can't wait to return to this little piece of heaven on earth.

We recently stayed at Hammock Cove at the end of February 2025. I felt compelled to write this, as the stay could not be further from what is advertised from Hammock Cove. Hammock Cove is supposed to be a 5-star luxury resort with 5-star service, as per their social media and website. The service was nowhere near even close to 5 stars. The vast majority of employees were miserable and unfriendly. Below is what we experienced from a service perspective throughout our stay: -No greeting from bartenders at the lobby bar – they would just stare at you with an annoyed look on their face. -One instance at the lobby bar, we had to wait to order drinks until the bartender was done using her personal phone. -The service at Irina’s for lunch was unbelievably slow – during one lunch we ordered appetizers and an entrée. After finishing the appetizers (which took around 45 minutes to come out), we were asked if we wanted to put in entrees. We told the server that we already did, and his response was “Oh”.. extra points for him since he was the person who took the order in the first place. -The service at the beach and pool was atrocious/non-existent – on multiple occasions we ordered drinks that never came and on average food orders (a tiny pizza) would take an hour+ to be delivered. After experiencing this for a couple of days, we wondered if management tells the servers at the pool/beach not to approach guests unless they specifically ask for something (given the resort is all-inclusive and that would be a good way to increase margins). -A few days at the pool/beach we found chairs that had no covers or towels on them. When we asked for chair covers and towels, we were usually greeted with either a simple "no we ran out" OR a confused look and a “let me see”. When we finally were able to get chair covers, they were tossed onto the chair for us to do ourselves. -The concept of an “Ambassador Service” is nice, but it made getting simple things much harder than it had to be. One of the features marketed by Hammock Cove is a “fully stocked” bar. Though there were a few bottles of liquor provided there was no ice, which means every day when we wanted a drink in the room we needed to call the Ambassador for ice. There were several times the ice just did not show up. -Lastly, we booked the Escalade service through the hotel for our airport transfers ($360 round trip). Both on the way to the resort and on the way to the airport the driver was answering calls and texts, and screaming on his cell phone the entire ride. If this was a discount all-inclusive resort, some of the above might be expected, but Hammock Cove was supposed to be 5-star luxury. This was my wife’s 40th birthday trip and I chose Hammock Cove over many other “5-star resorts”. After all of the add-ons (premium wine at dinner, spa, etc), the cost of staying at Hammock Cover was over $14,000. That is a ton of money to pay to be frustrated every day. We would neither return nor recommend this to anyon

All the reviews you will see on this resort are excellent but it just isn't so. The only thing going for it was (most of) the food at dinner. Breakfast and lunch food was not good at all-- even the most basic things like a hamburger just doesn't taste normal. It is "off" or processed or something. Milk is from a box. The beach is TINY- like it is crazy small. And you cannot see a sunset here which is magical in the Caribbean!- plus it is as far from the airport as you can go-- right near the choppy windy Atlantic Ocean. None of the their 3 small pools are heated which was not ok - but neither are the private plunge pools which was beyond upsetting. If your villa doesnt face the sun (and even if it does) the water will not get warm enough to put a foot in even if it is 80 degrees outside. Thin towels, truly rushed average house keepers that don't vacuum (maybe they broom?) and always forget something important. Here is the issue with service: it is poor. These people are untrained with flat unsmiling faces. They do not like their jobs and it shows. This is not a cheap place! Also, we never left the resort because there is no place to go. If you drink a lot- like you want to start at 10am and go all night- come here. But dont expect much else. You will be sick of seeing the same faces all day long in the restaurant and the beach. Yikes- never again.