The Escape at Nonsuch Bay

Excellent hotel if you require peace, quiet and total relaxation. Totally stress free holiday with exceptional staff from arrival to departure from Keirah. I can't remember all names, but Maxine (loveliest smile, very attentive especially with specially requested desert of cookies and ice which was our fav and made every day special), Hannah (friendly and bubbly and good for music at beach bar). Would recommend that the bay view room our plunge pool was a game changer, especially in the heat. Food was not your normal all-inclusive and was A la carte, but enough for us, and you could request different options. Wednesday night was bbq and was our favorite night especially the jerk chicken. Hiring a car would be a must in this location. Green island tours with turtles, barracuda, and even an eagle ray were a good experience, and the beach trip on a boat was great. Only thing we would personally like to see would be somemore fruit during the day or in the rooms Thanks to all the staff and look forward to returning in the future. Read less

Review of The Escape at Nonsuch Bay, Antigua ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (10/10 – would rate 100 if possible!) My boyfriend and I stayed at The Escape at Nonsuch Bay from September 7th to September 10th. Our stay was amazing from start to finish. It exceeded all of our expectations and was a dream come true vacation. We were welcomed upon arrival by the manager, Cheraine Simon, at the reception. Her hospitality and professionalism set us in the right mood for our stay. Every single staff member we interacted with: managers, waiters, and housekeeping personnel, were very friendly and made us feel taken care of. Our room was spacious, spotless, cozy, and elegantly furnished with a garden view that was exquisite. It was the perfect combination of charm and comfort. The cuisine was incredible. We were impressed by the revolving lunch and dinner menus. Each meal was a new adventure. The appetizers, desserts, and everything in between were all cooked to perfection. It was a treat to get to meet Chef Danny in person. You can tell that he loves to cook in every meal. The views were stunning, the setting was peaceful, and every detail of the resort was well thought out to make our stay memorable. This is not a party resort; it is the contrary, and that is what makes it so unique. The Escape is perfect for quiet, peace, and reunion with your partner or even with yourself. It is a cool, serene getaway, and we would highly recommend it to anyone who values tranquility over nightlife, relaxation over activity, and intimacy over people. We would strongly suggest The Escape at Nonsuch Bay to anyone seeking a once in a lifetime indulgence. For the food, the view, or the warm hospitality, this place has it all. If the restaurant were to ever open to the general public, we would return for the cuisine alone. A huge thank you to Cheraine, Chef Danny, and the rest of the team who made our stay so memorable. Without hesitation, we give it 10/10, 20/20, 100/100. We will definitely be back! Read less

This was our third consecutive visit to the Escape, which once again did not disappoint. The rooms are as fabulous as ever, we opted for a sea view for the first time, which although you compromise slightly on pool size, is compensated for by the stellar views. But what really makes this resort so good are the staff. Across the whole team they are welcoming, thoughtful and caring. From the gardeners through to the bar, restaurants and kitchen staff and front of house, the team are wonderful. There have been changes since our last visit, such as reducing plastic waste through using a water cooler rather than bottled water through to a slightly reduced menu size at dinner. These though di not diminish from the experience. Perhaps the only area lacking is in the fruit selection which is limited and the variety of the menu which is a little limited. Read less

Our third time at the Escape and although there have been some minor changes, it is still the wonderful place we have got to know. As always the staff have been amazing - I don’t want to pick out individuals as everyone deserves a mention, but the banners, decorations and card for our various birthdays were such an extra special touch. We’ve loved getting to know everyone. Maxine- thank you for the guineps! For those who may consider the hotel: rooms are spacious- and fully air conditioned. To reduce plastic waste the hotel now does not supply daily bottled water, instead there is a dispenser in reception for refills. A minor inconvenience. My biggest piece of advice: hire a car and see the island. The small beach is picturesque but 10-15 min walk from the hotel (or boat rides are available twice a day. However it is prone to sargassum so useful to have the option to explore the island. Mosquitoes have been plentiful this year so bring a repellant with minimum 30% deet. The a la carte menu caters for most people and the chef will adjust to dietary requirements where ingredients allow. Am sure we will be back! Read less

We spent 10 nights at the hotel and overall had a great stay in Antigua. I have a mixed review, hence the 3 star rating. The biggest selling point is the rooms having private pools and a bathtub outside, which is one of the main reasons why we booked the hotel. Our room was exactly as advertised and very clean. No complaints there. Note that housekeeping is every other day. It is a quiet resort with not much going on and fairly secluded, so it's ideal for those wanting to escape it all and relax. That's what we wanted from this holiday. I would say it is more of a couples hotel. We loved the small dock areas where they had lounge chairs. It was nice to have that semi-private area to relax and have drinks. All the staff were very welcoming and friendly. A special mention to Agatha and Hannah from the restaurant and Ivanna who remembered each morning to get me hot water for my tea bags and Charles, the bartender. Some of the things why I didn't give a 5 star rating: There are limited activities as part of the all-inclusive package; just kayaking which we enjoyed and a nature walk which we didn't try. Other activities, you had to pay for as resort extras. We booked the private island picnic, which was the highlight of our stay. Money well spent. I recommend booking this. The food was good and they gave us a good selection of drinks and desserts. There is just one main restaurant which offers a 3 course menu for lunch and dinner. The menu changes daily, but repeats weekly. We found this limiting but give thanks to the staff who were flexible with combining/swapping parts of the dishes to accommodate our dietary requests. By day 7, we were a bit sick of the limited/same choices and started to skip breakfast and/or lunch. For that reason we felt that 7 days would have been long enough. One thing that never changes is that the Drift Burger is on the menu every day, for lunch and dinner. Overall the food was good. Service got a lot slower in the last few days of our stay and there were incidences when they didn't clear our starters/left our plates from starters on the table whilst we ate our mains and one occasion where they forgot to bring our starters and just brought out the main course. The blueberry cheesecake strudel was VERY nice. Our favourite dessert. We would have liked to see/experience a menu with more Caribbean cuisine other than the Antiguan breakfast offered on a Sunday. The BBQ buffet on a Weds night, helped mix things up a bit, so did the live music on some nights. The selection of cocktails and wine was good. Be warned that very chirpy black birds will join you for breakfast and lunch, looking for scraps of food. Karen the yoga instructor, was great. Unfortunately, she had to reschedule the two sessions that we booked, we rescheduled one, and had no time left to reschedule the other, so that was disappointing. I know it's a small resort, but I would have expected something like Yoga to be included in the all-inclusive, rather than a resort extra that you have to pay for. The resort is not well lit at night when walking from the rooms to reception, the hotel should invest in some lighting. The Internet in our room went down for about 24 hours and only got fixed because we happened to walk by the technician as he was about to leave the resort. We were told different stories about why the Internet was down. The biggest pain point for me was how many times I had to complete a credit card authorisation form. I had to fill one out to book our room, fill one out to add extra nights to our stay, to book the island picnic (this submission didn't get to the hotel, so I had to do it again), to book Yoga, to book our massages and then again upon check-in. This was VERY frustrating. It would have been easier to complete one form and check off which items/incidentals should be charged to the card. The last few days we couldn't get the bath to fill up, it kept leaking. Seemed to be an issue with the plug. The bath taps also need replacing as the black coating was peeling off and leaking water. We had an amazing time in Antigua and I would recommend staying at the hotel, but for 7 days or less. Read less