Galley Bay Resort & Spa Galley Bay Resort & Spa

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Treat yourself to an adults-only, all-inclusive, beachfront sequester at gorgeous Galley Bay Resort & Spa. Trade the hubbub for just you two and the sounds of the Caribbean Sea

This boutique hideaway is nestled between a sweeping three-quarter-mile powder-white stretch of sand and verdant tropical foliage. With a focus on exceptional all-inclusive experiences, Galley Bay Antigua will welcome you into a world of five-star island refinement.

Decompress amid 40 acres of gorgeous gardens, while enjoying the freedom of knowing you're just 15 minutes from the island capital, St John's (for if all that seclusion gets a little too relaxing).

Each room or suite provides an unprecedented sense of privacy with all the finest amenities. Meanwhile, 3 al fresco dining options await, delivering delicious dishes championing the hotel's farm-to-table ethos.

When you're not catching the rays on the sand, exploring the bustling streets of St John's, indulging your appetite in the choice of restaurants or simply marveling at the seclusion, you could be enjoying a good old-fashioned pamper in the soothing resorts spa - aptly named the 'Indulge Spa'.

With all that in mind, it's easy to see how Galley Bay Resort & Spa was named among the 'Top 100 resorts of the World' and among the 'Top 10 Best Resorts for Romance in the Caribbean'. Experience the Caribbean with finesse and distinction at Galley Bay Resort & Spa.

*Please note. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has enacted The Tourism Guest Levy 2021. As of 01 July 2020 this levy will be implemented at $24USD per room per night to be paid on arrival for all Elite Island Resorts

  • Five-star, luxury adults-only retreat located on picture-perfect Galley Bay beach
  • Most accommodations enjoy a beachfront location with easy beach access
  • Go Green programme ensures the resort is environmentally friendly
Overview

At a glance

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Awards

2025

  • Travelers Choice

2024

  • Travelers Choice Best of the Best - AllInclusive
  • Travelers Choice

2023

  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - All-Inclusive
  • Travelers Choice Best of the Best - AllInclusive
  • Travelers Choice 2023
  • Travelers Choice

2022

  • Travelers Choice 2022
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - All-Inclusive
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - Romance

2021

  • Travelers Choice 2021
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - All-Inclusive
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - Romance
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - Top Hotels

2020

  • Certificate of Excellence 2020
  • Travelers Choice 2020
  • Traveler's Choice - All-Inclusive
  • Traveler's Choice - Romance
  • Traveler's Choice - Top Hotels
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - All-Inclusive
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - Romance
  • Travelers Choice Best of Best - Top Hotels

2019

  • Certificate of Excellence 2019
  • Traveler's Choice - All-Inclusive
  • Traveler's Choice - Romance
  • Traveler's Choice - Top Hotels

2018

  • Certificate of Excellence 2018
  • Traveler's Choice
  • Traveler's Choice - All-Inclusive
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Accommodation

The gorgeous rooms at Galley Bay Resort & Spa do more than rival the views for beauty, they celebrate them. With most accommodations offering dreamy Caribbean Sea vistas, there's not a bad seat in the house.

To round-off those special views, you also have access to a plethora five-star amenities.

Room Amenities at Galley Bay Resort & Spa

  • Air conditioning
  • Minibar
  • In-room safe
  • Tea & coffee making facilities
  • Satellite TV
  • Telephone
  • Bath or shower facilities
  • Bathrobes
  • Slippers
  • Hairdryer
  • Make-up mirror
  • Complimentary wifi

Bathroom Amenities

  • Gilchrist & Soames luxury amenities
  • His-and-hers showers
  • Deep, corner-installed bath for two
  • Double sinks

Suite Amenities

  • Living rooms with a wet bar
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows
  • Private furnished terraces or balconies
  • Wall-mounted LCD televisions
  • DVD player
  • iPod alarm clocks
  • WiFi access
  • Individual climate control

Room Categories at Galley Bay Resort & Spa

  • Deluxe Beachfront Rooms
  • Superior Deluxe Beachfront Rooms
  • Premium Beachfront Suites
  • Gauguin Suites

Deluxe Beachfront Rooms

  • 32 sqm
  • King-sized bed
  • Private beachfront sun terrace
  • Sea views
  • Max occupancy: 2 adults

Superior Deluxe Beachfront Rooms

  • 43 sqm
  • King-sized bed
  • Private balcony
  • Sea views
  • Max occupancy: 2 adults

Gauguin Suites

  • 42 sqm
  • King-sized bed
  • Private courtyard & plunge pool
  • Garden & lagoon views
  • Max occupancy: 2 adults

Premium Beachfront Suites

  • 53 sqm
  • King-sized bed
  • Private beachfront sun terrace
  • Sea views
  • Max occupancy: 2 adults
Dining

Restaurants at Galley Bay Resort & Spa

Part of the joy of staying at Galley Bay Resort Antigua is sampling finest cuisine spread across 3 al fresco restaurants.Each of the elegant eateries deliver the finest dishes from cuisines across the world by putting Antiguan ingredients front-and-centre of the offering through their farm-to-table approach.

Not only does this sustainable initiative play into the resort's green ethos, but it also ensure you taste mouth-watering ingedients at the height of their seasonality.

  • Sea Grape
  • Gauguin Restaurant
  • Ismay's Restaurant & Bar

Sea Grape

  • A la carte
  • Cuisine: Caribbean-Creole
  • Breakfast: 07:00 - 10:00
  • Lunch: 12:00 - 14:00
  • Dinner: 18:30 - 22:00
  • Dress Code: Casual elegance

The Gauguin

  • A la carte
  • Cuisine: International
  • Lunch: 12:30 - 16:30
  • Dinner:18:45 - 20:30
  • Dress Code: Casual elegance

Ismay's Restaurant & Bar (£)

  • A la carte
  • Cuisine: Island specialities
  • Dinner: 19:00 - 22:00
  • Reservations are required & there is surcharge of $50
  • Dress Code: Casual elegance

The Barefoot Grill

  • A la carte
  • Cuisine: International
  • Lunch: 12:00 - 16:30
  • Dress Code: Casual

Galley Bay Coffee Shop

  • Cafe
  • Cuisine: Sweet snacks
  • Open: 07:00 - 22:30

Afternoon Tea & Little Treats

In addition to serving three delicious meals, the resort also provides afternoon tea, evening hors d'oeuvres, top-shelf beverages, live entertainment, cocktail parties and a Caribbean barbecue right on Galley Bay beach on Thursday evenings.

Bars

  • Rum Shack: 18:00 – 22:30
  • Tee Pee Bar: 10:00 – 23:00
  • Gauguin Bar: 12:00 – 23:30
  • Sea Grape Bar: 10:00 - 23:00
Facilities

Eco-Friendly

Galley Bay Resort & Spa offers a wide range of eco-friendly initiatives to preserve and protect the local area, including:

  • A state-of-the-art reverse osmosis water purification plant which produces fresh water from the sea.
  • Use of recycled paper products
  • Energy-efficient lighting
  • Sensored air-conditioning that detect open doors
  • Expertly trained staff who understand the importance of conserving engergy
  • Re-use of waste for practical purposes, including re-using kitchen oil to fuel local farm vehicles
  • Waste food is separated and given to local farmers for feed processing
  • Installation of solar water heaters in the newly completed premium suites
  • On-site herb, fruit and vegetable garden delivering the freshest ingredients to the table
  • Non-motorised watersports
  • And much more.

Galley Bay Resort & Spa has been awarded the Green Globe Certificate for sustainable tourism highlighting their commitment to making positive contributions to people and the planet.

Leisure

Whether you prefer to lounge all day, get out into the azure Caribbean Sea, try your hand at a new sport or explore more of gorgeous Antigua, Galley Bay Resort's selection of leisure activities has you covered.

Sports

  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Croquet
  • Jogging
  • Cycling

Water Sports

  • Kayaking
  • Stand Up Paddle Boarding
  • Hobie Cat Sailing
  • Swimming
  • Snorkelling
  • Diving excursions

Excursions

  • Adventure Antigua Extreme Circumnavigation
  • Adventure Antigua Eco-Tour
  • Wadadli Cats
  • Excellence Catamaran Cruises
  • Stingray City
  • Nightwing Charters
  • Antigua Rainforest Zipline & Kayak Adventure
  • Antigua Rainforest Canopy Tour
  • Tropical Adventure 4x4 Discovery
  • Full Island Tour
  • Tropical Adventure Land & Sea Tour
  • Shirley Heights
  • Pinchin Bay Picnic
Spa & Wellness

Indulge Spa

The Galley Bay resort spa allows you the opportunity to envelope yourself in complete serenity.

An extensive range of therapeutic, rejuvenating treatments are available. Using high-end Pevonia Botanic skincare products treat your senses to everything from body wraps and facials to a romantic Swedish massage for two.

An à la carte spa menu is also available on request. In addition, you can choose to get a new perspective on your therapy from tree-top treatment rooms.

The Indulge Spa saloon is also available for when you want a new look or quick refresh. With cuts, colour and styling wizardry all on offer, you can completely transform your look or just give yourself a little pamper. Or choose to treat yourself to a host of beauty treatments.

Weddings

Getting Married at Galley Bay Resort & Spa

The three-quarter-mile white-sand beach that makes Galley Bay Resort & Spa so striking serves as the ultimate romantic escape and the perfect choice for one-of-a-kind destination weddings.

The Elite Wedding Package

  • Decorated Site for the Wedding Ceremony (the wedding is set up for a maximum of 6 persons)
  • Best Man or Maid of Honour (if needed)
  • Bouquet of Fresh Local Flowers for the Bride
  • Boutonniere for the Groom
  • Wedding Cake (Single Tier)
  • One Bottle of Sparkling Wine
  • All Hotel Taxes and Gratuities

Optional Extras

  • Photography
  • Videography
  • Hors D'Oeuvres
  • Private Dinners
  • Additional Wine
  • Beauty Treatments
  • Local Entertainment such as Steel Bands
  • And More

Special Honeymoons

The outstandingly beautiful tropical vegetation, powdery beaches, and aquamarine coastline of Galley Bay Resort & Spa is an exceptional location for an all-inclusive honeymoon.

Romance & Private Package

  • Romantic champagne picnic on secluded beach
  • An evening of in-room romance package with candles, flower petals and aromatic bath oils
  • Two massages (one each) with trained masseuse
  • Two matching galley bay bath robes

Pampered & Indulged Package

  • Champagne continental breakfast in bed
  • Two soothing 1-hour aromatherapy massages (one each)
  • A his & hers treatment of choice (manicure, pedicure or facial) per person
  • A spa pack of body products
  • Two matching galley bay bath robes

Anniversaries

Make any special occasion even more special with by choosing to celebrate in the luxurious environs of Galley Bay Resort & Spa.

Renewal of Vows Package

  • Decorated site for the ceremony (the renewal of vows celebration is set up for a maximum of 6 people)
  • Services of the wedding coordinator
  • Commemorative certificate
  • A renewal of vows cake (single tier)
  • One bottle of sparkling wine to toast the ceremony
Eco-friendly

Galley Bay Resort & Spa offers a wide range of eco-friendly initiatives to preserve and protect the local area, including:

  • A state-of-the-art reverse osmosis water purification plant which produces fresh water from the sea.
  • Use of recycled paper products
  • Energy-efficient lighting
  • Sensored air-conditioning that detect open doors
  • Expertly trained staff who understand the importance of conserving engergy
  • Re-use of waste for practical purposes, including re-using kitchen oil to fuel local farm vehicles
  • Waste food is separated and given to local farmers for feed processing
  • Installation of solar water heaters in the newly completed premium suites
  • On-site herb, fruit and vegetable garden delivering the freshest ingredients to the table
  • Non-motorised watersports
  • And much more.

Galley Bay Resort & Spa has been awarded the Green Globe Certificate for sustainable tourism highlighting their commitment to making positive contributions to people and the planet.

Faqs

How much does it cost to stay at Galley Bay Resort & Spa?

The cost of your stay at Galley Bay Resort & Spa will depend on a number of factors including when you go and which room type you book. However, you're guaranteed to see the best prices anywhere by signing up to access our Subscriber Exclusive offers.

What are the check-in/out times at Galley Bay Resort & Spa?

Check-in at Galley Bay Resort & Spa is at 15:00, while check-out is set at 11:00.

Where is Galley Bay located?

Galley Bay and Galley Bay Resort & Spa are located on the shimmering west coast of Antigua around 3 miles from the island's capital, St John's.

How many rooms does Galley Bay Resort have?

As a boutique resort, Galley Bay Resort & Spa has only 98 rooms. So you're sure of a quiet escape.

How long is Galley Bay beach?

The stretch of white sand at Galley Bay beach is three-quarters-of-a-mile long.

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