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SANDALS GRANDE ANTIGUA PICS!!!

Original post by jeanyus27

We had an amazing honeymoon! Before we left we read a few not so great reviews about Sandals Antigua and i was a little worried. Well this place totally exceeded our expectations. The grounds are gorgeous. DH couldn't stop talking about how every plant, tree and shrub is different! I never felt like there was a lot of people there. It was always quiet when walking through the paths. Just the sound of frogs and birds, which i loved! The beach is so beautiful. We spent our first night there watching the sunset while floating in the ocean. It was unbelievable. The food was awesome! All of the restaurants were great. Eleanors was the only one that we thought was ok (Caribbean food). Every night we would go to the Cricketers Pub and get nachos, wings, burgers, chocolate creme brulee, cheese cake and so many other delicious things! The drinks were made really well too. Everyone is so friendly and they really go above and beyond to make sure everyone is happy and having a good time. We did a helicopter tour which booked on our own before we left with Cariibbean Helicopters. That was the most amazing experience! We did an Eco tour with Island Safari, that was so much fun! The party at Shirley Heights was so much fun too! If anyone has any questions, FM me and i'll try to help. We loved this place so much! Enjoy the pics!

The beach at Sandals








view from the helicopter






On the eco tour














On our balcony


Every single night that we were there we saw the most amazing sunset








At Bayside restaurant




From the overlook near Shirley Heights




This pic looks so scary, but there was actualy a lot of land around him!




Kimonos


These seagulls made me laugh cuz they look like the ones in Finding Nemo! I felt like any minute one of them would say 'Mine! ...Mine!'




stacey23 Posted:

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Antigua is GORGEOUS!!!!!! great pics
RisiLeigh Posted:

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Holy jealous!! What gorgeous pics you got!!! I wanna go on MY honeymoon now, too LOL!

FinallyEngaged Posted:

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WoW... what beautiful pictures!!!! Looks like an amazing time!!!! What a great escape after all the wedding planning and partying!!!!

Future Mulligan Posted:

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that beach looks amazing! and i am so jealous you took a helicopter ride! that looks awesome!

jessnstu08 Posted:

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wow , it looks so beautiful , the water is crystal clear! looks like you had a great time !
jeanyus27 Posted:

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Posted by siffleuse319

Wow...thanks so much for posting these. I have to admit, I've been stalking your profile to see if you had posted anything about your HM...I'm going there in a few weeks. And, trip advisor is scaring me. But what I'm learning is that it's only the people who have a difficult time that are propelled to write something on there.I'm so happy to hear that you guys loved it. Your pics are beautiful. How was the dinner reservation system? Should we call before we go? Thanks again. I'm going to share this post with FH tonight...I know he'll be psyched.



We were able to try every restaurant there. When you first get there you can make reservations up to two days before. So every couple of days we would just call up and make reservations for the next two days. It was really easy!
jeanyus27 Posted:

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Posted by emomma17

OMG that looks so beautiful!!!! Those beaches are insane! Welcome back! Oh and are you from Long Beach??? Saw it on FH's shirt :)



Yes we're from Long Beach! and the craziest thing, is that when we went to the party at Shirley Heights we met a couple that lives one block away from us!
jeanyus27 Posted:

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Posted by dannisayz

What you just said makes me feel so much better about going there.

What type of room did you have?



We had a 'honeymoon garden of eden suite' on the Caribbean side. We loved our room and where it was on the property.
FCsBride914 Posted:

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I'm sooo glad you posted these pics!!! They are gorgeous! FH wanted to take another Vacation after Disney World because he thinks that it won't feel like a real HM... FH will be very happy when I tell him I decided we should go because of your pics!!! You 2 look like you had a wonderful time!

redvelvet Posted:

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Thanks so much for posting this!!! fh and i are planning on going there for our HM Glad you had a good time.
KK Holiday Posted:

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wow it looks like paradise!!!!!!!!!!

glad yuo had such an awesome time!!!
Princess Cut Bride Posted:

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Looks amazing!
Beautiful pics!
babygirlb Posted:

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Omg! Everything looks amazing. I was nervous when I read the reviews but your review looks and sounds amazing. I think I might go to Antigua afterall. I am glad you enjoyed your honeymoon.

dannisayz Posted:

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Posted by jeanyus27


Posted by dannisayz

What you just said makes me feel so much better about going there.

What type of room did you have?



We had a 'honeymoon garden of eden suite' on the Caribbean side. We loved our room and where it was on the property.



I think we are in a similar room. Thanks so much for your review. I was getting so nervous when I couldn't book certain things on the site.
mj6608 Posted:

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your pics look amazing! i'm going in exactly 9 days! glad to hear you enjoyed everything...for every mediocre review on tripadvisor there's a good one so i'm not too worried...i'm staying in a one bed penthouse suite on the mediterranean side and i can't wait! did you notice if the butlers reserve chairs for guests at the pool? i thought they did but then i heard if you don't come in like a 1/2 hour they just take your towel off the chairs...any insight is appreciated, thanks!

jeanyus27 Posted:

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Posted by mj6608

your pics look amazing! i'm going in exactly 9 days! glad to hear you enjoyed everything...for every mediocre review on tripadvisor there's a good one so i'm not too worried...i'm staying in a one bed penthouse suite on the mediterranean side and i can't wait! did you notice if the butlers reserve chairs for guests at the pool? i thought they did but then i heard if you don't come in like a 1/2 hour they just take your towel off the chairs...any insight is appreciated, thanks!



not sure about the butler service. But we never had a problem finding chairs. The beach never gets crowded either, which we loved! You're going to have so much fun!
LuvMyAlfonse Posted:

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Sounds like an amazing honeymoon!!! Thanks for the pics and the review!!!

fdny3113 Posted:

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soooooo pretty!!!!!
smplynluv Posted:

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It looks gorgeous!! The sand looks so white and the water so clear! Glad you had a great time!
mj6608 Posted:

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yeah it seemed like every bad review complained about not being able to find pool chairs and waiting long for pizza and drinks at the swim up bar...glad to hear it's not true! did you stop over in puerto rico and if so did it take long to transfer? i only have an hour in between my flights and i have a feeling i will end up running through the airport to catch the next flight...thx again!

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