Ocean Inn

We booked our room three months in advance. At arrival they showed us our room, The room was small but nice, with a nice view of Nelsons Dock Yard. The only attraction to see on Antigua. The Island of Antigua is just a run down dump with people of bad attitude. At check out they informed us they didnot have a room available like we had requested so they gave us a better room and now wanted $50.00 per night more. They said we should have been told but they slipped up and we had enjoyed the better room so they expected to be paid the full... more

We arrived at Ocean Inn with a print-out of an email from them confirming our arrival dates, but they still weren't expecting us. As a result, we did not stay in the Inn itself, but in a basement room in another building just across the road. The room was quite tired, and not terribly clean. The only windows looked out into the car port and across the (small and murky) swimming pool, so we didn't have the wonderful views that rooms in the main part of the hotel enjoy. Breakfast was very disappointing – usually some sliced bread, stale-ish... more

We orignially had planned to spend just three days of our week-long vacation staying in and around English Harbour before moving on to the resort areas. However, three days in, we found both the Ocean Inn and the English Harbour area so charming that we stayed there for the duration. English Harbour is a yachting center with a year-round population of British ex-pats living the good life. The Inn is not for everyone, but a good choice for those who are a little more independent in their travel tastes (fans of all-inclusive resorts... more