The Escape at Nonsuch Bay

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The Escape at Nonsuch Bay | Antigua, Caribbean | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Antigua, Caribbean

4 stars

The Escape at Nonsuch Bay Resort in Antigua is a modern adult-only, All-Inclusive getaway, perfect for couples. While a part of the larger Nonsuch Bay Resort complex, Escape Antigua is located on the other side of the hill which is out of sight and at least a quarter of a mile away from the Residences section of the resort. The Escape features its own fine-dining restaurant, reception, lounge and other public facilities. All meals are provided exclusively at the Drift restaurant located at Escape.

Amenities

Kayaking
Honeymoon
Bar
Internet Access
Restaurant
Spa
Swimming Pool
Close to Beach

Explore the local area

Located at Hughes Point, on the beautiful Nonsuch Bay on the East Coast of Antigua. Transfer time from airport: 40 minutes.

Hotel Information

Room Information
Room Upgrade Information

40 luxury ocean front plunge pool suites designed with comfort, romance and island living in mind. Each suite is designed with a king-sized bed, along with an en-suite bathroom with a separate shower and double vanity basins. The suites also feature an elegant wet bar/coffee centre, along with a seating area perfectly aligned to the views, an outdoor soaking tub and relaxing day beds overlooking the private plunge pool. Available with either a garden view or a bay view, sleeping 2 adults.

All Inclusive of: all meals, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. All activities and entertainment unless otherwise stated.

Hotel details

Getting Around

Shuttle from The Escape to Nonsuch Bay. Shuttle by boat from The Escape to the nearby beaches of an Offshore Island*.

Dining

The Drift Restaurant & Bar is opened for cocktails, breakfast, lunch, and dinner as apart of the All-Inclusive package.

Fun and Games

1 infinity pool (separate from all private plunge pools). Spa services*. Kayaking. Yoga*. Nature walks. Resort extras* (floating amenities, private picnics, private dinners and sunset cruise). Guests can also use the beach and beach bar located at the Residences section of the resort. 'Escape with Love' experiences and Resort Extras that can be added to your trip (advance booking recommended).

Handy Stuff

Complimentary Wi-Fi in rooms and in the lobby reception. Pre-arrival contactless check-in system, allowing guests to skip the check-in line and focus on enjoying their stay.

Minimum Stay

Minimum stay applies.

Resort Fees

There is a mandatory Tourism Guest Levy for all guests over the age of 6 of $5 per person, per night, (payable locally on departure, subject to change).

Additional Information

* Denotes local charge.

Dress code: Tailored pants, collared shirts, casual shoes, covering for bathing suits – no sportswear.

Please note: This is an adults-only property. Guests aged 18 years and over are permitted.

Trip advisor rating

4.6/5

624 reviews

Sleep Quality
Location
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Service
Value
Cleanliness

Excellent

77%

Very Good

13%

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“October 2025 trip - amazing”

Nov 05, 2025Lucy B

We had the best week here in October 2025. It was my husbands birthday and we also got a week adults only. We paid extra for the bay view suite and it was absolutely stunning. The food was great also, every meal was so nice. The staff could not do enough to help, from the ground workers, to the waitresses to the admin staff on reception! Helped us shape and build a fantastic holiday and trip for us to remember for a lifetime. Personalised touches were such appreciated and I could not recommend staying here enough. Secluded, quiet and taxi rides away from an island in the Caribbean full of beautiful beaches and stunning views!

“Good, but not great”

Nov 03, 2025bumblebeekemble

Apologies for the length of this post but we wanted to give what I think is a fair and balanced view of the Escape. It offers good value for money, but please be aware of the resort realities before committing. We enjoyed our holiday, but will not be returning. Location The Escape is in a very quiet and secluded location to the east of the island. Great if you are happy to relax in resort, but you will need a car or taxi to go anywhere else. The Escape was part of a larger development the majority of which is not operational, so although there are other buildings nearby, it’s largely deserted. Resort The resort is very small. There is one restaurant/bar which links directly to the pool deck. Pool itself is very small with a limited number of sun loungers around it. Two or three chairs/tables on the dock. There are no other communal areas/relaxation spaces. Overall the resort feels tired/a little run down - torn lounger cushions, paint/woodwork in need of a refresh etc. Pool water always looked a little murky/cloudy – we tended to stick to the one in our room. Accommodation Rooms are largely as described but again are showing signs of age, wear and tear. Paintwork scuffed, older fixtures and fittings, faded/marked upholstery etc. Plunge pool was nice and patio spacious but only one arm chair unless you moved one from inside the room. Beach The beach is located on the opposite side of a steep hill where the empty resort buildings are located. Access is via boat from the Escape dock (shuttle twice a day) or you can walk (15 mins). Beach has sun loungers but nothing else. Beach bar not operational during our 11 night stay. It is not nice to swim from this beach – full of seaweed. No one seemed to be addressing this despite what previous posters have said. We paid ($25 a person) to go to Green Island a few times to swim/relax where beach is beautiful and water clear. Other good beaches near-by but all require private taxi transfers. House-keeping Rooms serviced every other day to a really basic standard. Towels changed and bed made, but nothing tidied, floors not mopped, shower/basins not cleaned. During our stay we were given one bath towel and a flannel each. No hand towels. Each room had two beach towels which could be exchanged at reception. These were rarely available leading to us using the same ones for a few days running. Not nice in heat/sun-tan lotion etc. Restaurant All meals served al a carte. Reasonable choice but quality varies hugely. Some good dishes, others poor. Menu seems to be on weekly rotation, so will get some repeats over a 7+ day stay. Bar service was good although could be slow at busy times. Wildlife Others have mentioned the birds on the restaurant terrace. They can be a pest, but it’s not helped by some guests feeding them. We regularly shooed them away and did not find them too bothersome. The mosquitoes on the other hand are out of control. The resort sits over a mangrove forest and the amount of mosquitoes in/around the resort is incredible. No rooms/communal areas have screens and the hotel appears to fumigate infrequently. Despite coming prepared with repellent wrist bands, spray etc we still got bitten multiple times. Some people had 30+ bites. It made sitting outside even during the day very uncomfortable, hence we paid for taxis to do a number of day trips to the beach to get some reprieve. Ill fitting patio and bedroom dooms do not help with mosquitoes making it into the bedrooms – we kept the air-conditioning on very cold to try and deter them. Overall I think a fair rating for the hotel would be 3.5 stars. The staff try really hard and are all very pleasant, but the hotel does need work. Great for 'getting away from it all' but not for those who are looking for a little bit of luxury.

“Book! Such a surreal experience”

Oct 31, 2025Lauren R

What an incredible hotel. Staff went absolutely above and beyond to make our honeymoon special. No ask was too much and they really do anything to make you feel amazing. The only critique would be that it is a distance from any of the ‘main’ areas, about a 45 min taxi. Taxis came about to 80$USD for a return each time. However it is justified as they drop you off and agree a pick up time, you can also do a multi drop off (we went English Harbour then Shirley heights then back to hotel) the beauty of the hotel does outweigh the taxis tho. It is so quiet and peaceful. We’ve only ever been to big resorts and it was just so nice to chill, not having to race for a sun bed. 3 course meal each night, no buffet. Food was gorgeous and made you feel fine dining. The communal pool is on the small side but it’s a small hotel, plus you have your own pool in ur room so it really wasn’t an issue. My partner has trouble with mosquitos, a few other guests did too, I Didn’t have a single issue so suppose that’s just a gamble you take, but the hotel sell spray and have plenty of citronella candles for you to use. Additionally extras we did and reccomend- turtle snorkel tour- as people who never been snorkelling this was perfect first time and was just amazing to see turtles up close. The island was deserted we were the only people there. Champagne sunset cruise- BOOK THIS! Wow what an experience, ‘Devin from heaven’ was a superstar, so kind and funny, gave us a photo shoot and make the whole experience worth it just in the first 5 minutes. A beautiful sunset boat tour around the bay, drinks and snacks included. 1.5-2 hours. We informed them it was our honeymoon, the decorated our room and even decorated the dinner table on the week anniversary of our wedding day. All in all I couldn’t fault it. It’s beautiful, everything we ever dreamed of and never thought we could afford , was the perfect honeymoon.

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