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Discover Trade Winds Hotel Antigua Nestled on a hillcrest in the prestigious Paradise View residential area, Trade Winds Hotel welcomes you to an unparalleled experience overlooking the picturesque beaches of Dickenson Bay. Immerse yourself in the serene ambiance, where every moment promises breathtaking views and unforgettable sunsets. With 51 thoughtfully designed rooms featuring various styles, our hotel caters to diverse preferences, ensuring a comfortable and spacious retreat for your vacation, business trip, or transiting visit. At Trade Winds Hotel, we are committed to exceeding your expectations, from the moment you consider staying with us to the days following your departure. Your satisfaction is our foremost priority – before, during, and after your stay.
J. Hadeed Street Dickenson Bay, St. John's Antigua
Trade Winds Hotel
4.1 reviews
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We stayed at the Tradewinds hotel for 3 nights/4 days, our plan was to have dinner their once but the food and service was so amazing on our first night that we ate dinner there every night and had breakfast there every morning. The views from the Tradewinds dining area of Dickenson Bay and the turquoise blue Caribbean Sea are spectacular and no photo can ever do these views justice, especially at sunset. I was impressed with all the staff especially those on Reception who were proactive and always went the extra mile. We were celebrating a 50 year Anniversary and my birthday whilst we were there and our bed was decorated with the petals of local flowers in the shape of a 50. In addition the restaurant staff brought in a birthday cake complete with a candle and sang Happy Birthday as they came in. From our wonderful spacious room we had great views at the front of Dickenson Bay and the Caribbean and at the back we had great views of the Atlantic Ocean. The bed and pillows were very comfortable and we both slept very well every night and everywhere we went was very clean and well maintained. We walked into Dickenson Bay twice and it took around 15 minutes each time, we got a taxi back as the road is very steep and all uphill. We didn’t use the swimming pool. The Tradewinds proved to be an excellent base for exploring other parts of Antigua e.g. we went to Falmouth Harbour, English Harbour, Nelson Dockyard, Shirley Heights, the capital St John’s and the old and new cricket grounds. After leaving the Tradewinds hotel we joined a P&O cruise at St Johns on Arvia for a week.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Make sure you book a table for dinner especially at weekends.
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Response from Linda W, Owner at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 23 Sept 2024
Hello Guest, Thank you so much for your spectacular review! We’re absolutely thrilled that you had a fabulous stay with us, and that our team went above and beyond to make your anniversary and birthday truly special. Your kind words mean the world to us! Whenever your travels bring you back to the beautiful island of Antigua, we would love to welcome you again for another memorable experience. Warm regards, The Trade Winds Hotel Team
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Wow, this small, but perfectly formed hotel, situated on top of a hill and overlooking the ocean and Dickenson Bay, is a delight. The perfect place to relax, rooms are large and comfortable and there’s a delicious restaurant with fantastic views, where the locals come to celebrate, special occasions. But Trade Winds’, greatest asset, is its wonderfully, warm and welcoming staff. Everyone from the lovely Arianne and Anna Louise in the restaurant to Kerisa at reception to the housekeeping and security staff were incredibly friendly and helpful throughout our two week stay. We felt more like family than guests by the end. So glad we came here instead of one of the big all inclusives. We’d come back in a heartbeat!
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Having a car was useful but beach is in walking distance if you don’t mind an uphill return.
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Response from Linda Watkins, General Manager at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 1 Feb 2024
Hello Miranda, Thank you for your lovely review. Your feedback of our team and property is greatly appreciated and we look forward to hosting you again :). Cheers! TWH Team
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I had a fantastic experience at the Tradewinds Conference Room. The facilities were top-notch, providing a comfortable and professional environment for our meeting. The room was well-equipped with modern technology, making presentations and discussions seamless. The staff was incredibly helpful and accommodating, ensuring that all our needs were met throughout the event. The overall atmosphere was pleasant and conducive to productive discussions. I highly recommend the Tradewinds Conference Room for any business or professional gathering.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Linda Watkins, General Manager at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 25 Oct 2023
Hello Q5569UFsophiam, Thank you for a 5-star review of our conference facilities. We are elated to receive your kudos and thrilled to know your expectations were met. Thank you for choosing Trade Winds Hotel for your conference needs and we look forward to hosting you again. TWH Team.
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The hotel is well located close to Dickinson Bay with a great view with confortable rooms. But, they had loud parties at least three times during my stay. We were a party of three, and they brought only two set of towels I was needed to ask for it three times for them to regularly bring three sets. Bugs bite a lot on swimming pool area and they don’t have any electric buzzers only four small citronella fire torches, I got plenty of bug bites, the street to arrive is plenty of potholes, the restaurant manager asks too many personal questions. Walkways are very narrow only one person fits. Pool is up to 6 pm. The restaurant portions are small, I asked for an angus steak and they brought a patty size. TV was out two times I was needed to call the cable guy twice.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Linda W, Owner at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 1 Jan 2025
Dear Giuseppe, Thank you for choosing Trade Winds Hotel for your recent stay. We sincerely regret that we did not fully meet your expectations on this occasion. While our restaurant sometimes hosts special events or promotions with DJs—particularly during the holiday season—we strive to maintain a balance between creating a vibrant atmosphere and ensuring a comfortable stay for all our guests. To minimize any inconvenience, we adjust music levels as events progress into the evening. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we truly appreciate the opportunity to host you. Should you choose to stay with us again, please share your room preferences so we can do our utmost to ensure a more enjoyable experience. Warm regards, The TWH Team
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Absolutely disgusted by the room which is of piss poor standard, extremely dated, musty and not cleaned properly. After a very long day of travel, I was met with no hot water and a broken shower. I am uncertain as to how this could have been missed by the hotel personnel. Are these rooms not supposed to be cleaned between guests especially the showers? Makes you wonder whether the rooms are actually cleaned.
Ordered room service which took 1.5 hrs to arrive due to a glitch in their system where my order was either cancelled or not received ) It was only when I called to inquire about the status of the order did they apologize and inform me of the glitch. Upon receiving my meal, there was mold on the dessert. This is unacceptable, as such contaminated food should never ever be present in a commercial kitchen or served to anyone. Makes you wonder about the state and hygiene of the kitchen.
Noise- the room that I am placed in is just off the reception and appears to be next to either a storage or maintenance room, as such I have been subjected; every now and then throughout the night to loud banging or movement of what sounds like heavy furniture
All in all based on this preliminary experience I would give this place a flat zero and I am looking forward to leaving soon. First impressions are lasting and this is definitely a poor one.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Linda Watkins, General Manager at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 11 Jan 2024
Hello Kariss, We sincerely apologize for the recent guest experience you shared with us. Your feedback is invaluable, and we regret that your stay did not meet our usual standards of excellence. We would appreciate the opportunity to personally discuss the points you raised with our management team. Your insights are crucial in helping us improve and ensure that future guests enjoy a seamless and exceptional stay. Thank you for giving us the chance to host you, and we are committed to regaining your trust and loyalty. Please let us know a convenient time for you to meet with our management team, as we are eager to address your concerns.
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Room just ok. Clean enough but not luxury. Stuffy/moldy smelling if AC not on. Sewer type smell in bathroom. No toilet paper holder. None. Odd. Restaurant ok nothing special. Service at the restaurant poor. 40 min to get a breakfast omelette, 15+ min wait just to get a cup of coffee. Other tables served much sooner. Ditto dinner, took 20 min to get glass of wine, just forever to get 2 cold appetizers, maybe an hour? Ouch. Loud guests past 10:30pm, asked reception, they said they would check it out, nothing happened. Had to find party myself and ask the guests at 11pm to please be quieter. Won't be back for a room or the food...
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Â There are better choices
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Response from Linda W, Owner at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 23 Sept 2024
Dear Culture, Thank you for choosing to stay at Trade Winds Hotel and for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We sincerely regret that we did not exceed your expectations during your stay and dining experience. Please accept our heartfelt apologies for any shortcomings. Your patronage means a great deal to us, and if given the opportunity to welcome you back, we will do everything we can to ensure your next experience is exceptional. Kind regards, The Trade Winds Hotel Team
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I am so happy for the people that have had great experiences here but that just wasn't my fortune at Tradewinds. I want to highlight the positives first: I was greeted warmly by Kerisa and was later assigned my room by another staff member. I had lunch before being assigned which was wonderful, and as a vegetarian I truly appreciated the flavors they managed to achieve. Food and drinks generally were a hit and the hotel views were great.
As for the room, it was not what had been shown to me prior by my course organizer which was beyond disappointing but I compromised for peace sake. That is until I noticed all my colleagues got AMAZING rooms which beach views while I had a "garden view" which were some potted plents. I came first by a day and even paid my down-payment first, but was given the worst room; which somehow I knew was gonna be bad by the receptionist's tone. I asked for another room to which the supervisor declined at first but I asked again 2 days later, after realizing I had been shortchanged. Mind you I booked 6 nights at this hotel. When I did get the room, (not the one I wanted but better than what I had before) I had to battle mosquitoes in large number in the bathroom after a long day of a business course.
I won't give the details but the supervisor at the bar was rude to me saying she lent me an umbrella and I never returned it. The guys who borrowed it said she was extremely nice to them though I told her it was them and I had taken a towel to shelter and not the umbrella. I was promised breakfast as part of my stay but on arrival they said it wasn't included.
I wanted to get a drink at the bar and no one was responding to my request. All I got was rolled eyes and mumbling. I had to ask 3 times apprehensively if I was going to get my request but the woman addressed her colleague as if I was bothering her and asked her aggressively if they had it in the back. I literally had to ask of they were really busy for her one of the to check her attitude.
My experience is so different to my colleagues who all witnessed it, that they wondered if there is an undertone of racism as they are all not of African descent and found they were having a great time. I have to say that I'm the last person to make such a serious claim, but I was left to wonder. They felt to comfortable addressing me disrespectfully that I just want to leave. Sadly, I have 2 more nights here.
This place has left me wanting my first trip to Antigua to be my last. Tradewinds, I have never been so belittled in any establishment that I have been to. I'm disappointed that this beautiful island could have such poor staffing as part of their tourism industry. Remember that staff member who greeted me warmly, she was Dominican. Go figure.
Better training needed. I want to go home. I hope the Royalton which i head to on Tuesday, totally changes my experience in Antigua, because I've had enough of Tradewinds at this point.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Â Ask for photos of your room and if breakfast included beforehand and get everything in writing.
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Response from Linda Watkins, General Manager at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 13 Feb 2024
Hello CindyannB2023, Thank you for choosing to stay at Trade Winds Hotel and for your positive rating of our property. We greatly appreciate your feedback on the aspects you enjoyed during your stay. We sincerely apologize that the initial room did not meet your preferences, but we were glad to be able to accommodate your request for an alternate room promptly. We take all guest feedback seriously, including your concerns about biased treatment based on race or class. We want to assure you that such claims are taken very seriously and are not reflective of our team's values or practices. It was disheartening to hear that you felt our team and Antiguans in general are racist, as this is far from the truth and careless to class an entire island in such a manner. At Trade Winds Hotel, our team members strive to provide an excellent service to all guests regardless of background. We are proud that our staff is often praised for their friendliness and helpfulness by the majority of our guests, as evidenced by the positive ratings we receive on various platforms such as TripAdvisor, Booking.com, and Expedia. While we understand that perceptions and experiences can vary, we want to emphasize our commitment to ensuring that all guests feel welcome and valued during their stay with us. We deeply regret any discomfort you may have felt, as it is our priority to exceed the expectations of all our guests - before, during and after their stay. Warm regards,
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We went to Bayside Restaurant at Tradewinds hotel. We were a group of 8 and it is safe to say we will never return to this restaurant. We understand that larger groups may have longer waits for food but definitely not like this one. We arrived at 12 pm for pre booked reservation and waited 2 hours for food. At 1:53 pm we still had NOT received our food…… during the 2 hour wait not once did the server come to ask if we needed refills or to simply give updates on our orders. We had to constantly ask them what is our ETA… the place was extremely hot as well and we this is beyond their control but it definitely added to the misery of this lunch experience. When the food finally came out, it was cold and not worth the 2 hour wait. The supervisor came out and extended apologies which was awesome but then explained the reason why there was a delay in our service is because there is this guy that orders to-go meals every Sunday and his order was before ours and wanted to ensure all went well with his. Um??? Respectfully, that is not the customers business and it is definitely UNACCEPTABLE to know that someone’s to-go order was prioritized ABOVE a group of friends that came for the EXPERIENCE of the restaurant. Horrible horrible horrible…… they did try to make it right by extending a 20% discount against a nearly $800 bill and it was appreciated. It is what it is but this is not recommended for group dining!!! 0/10.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Kerissa Henry, Guest Services / Front Office at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 25 Dec 2024
Dear Selina N, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We deeply regret the experience you had at our Bayside Restaurant and sincerely apologize for the extended wait and lack of communication from our team. We understand how frustrating it must have been to wait for such a long period, especially without proper updates on your order. We also regret that the temperature of the restaurant and the prioritization of another guest's to-go order negatively impacted your dining experience. Please know that this is not the standard of service we strive to provide, and have address these concerns with our team at the time of your review to ensure that this doesn’t happen again. While we are glad the supervisor’s apology and the offered discount were somewhat appreciated, we know this doesn’t change the fact that your experience was far from what we aim to deliver. We sincerely hope you’ll consider giving us another opportunity in the future, as we would love to offer you the positive dining experience you deserve. Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention.
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This is a review for the service of the restaurant ONLY; we did not visit the hotel. We were a group of 13 visiting the restaurant. We were all completely aware that accommodating a group of that size with no advance reservation would take a little time to get us seated. The attitude that we were met with, given our patience, was something that we didn't expect. It seemed as of we were the biggest inconvenience the restaurant ever faced and providing quality service was an afterthought. When informing a waitress that a moth landed in a glass of wine that one of our party was drinking from, we were rudely reminded that we would still need to pay for the glass and never given a replacement glass (or even asked if we would like one) until quite a while later when we told the waitress that we indeed wanted a new one. For me that tainted the entire visit, but we decided to continue on and focus on each other. It took almost 15 minutes after our dishes were cleared away to be presented with the check
By this time you might have already stopped reading but bear with me. We decided to patronize the restaurant once more by ordering takeout. At the instruction of the person taking the order, we waited about 45 minutes to head over the the restaurant. On arrival we were told that our order was not even put through and that we would have to wait for another 25 minutes. At the 25 minute mark, the food was still not ready and there was no indication given of when it would be. We ended up leaving having wasted more than an hour, with nothing to show for it.
The lackluster in-person service, coupled with this botched attempt at ordering and actually receiving takeout has sealed the deal for me. Any establishment that requires me to beg for reasonable service is one that I will never enter again.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Linda Watkins, Owner at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 8 Feb 2023
Hello OlisaC, Thank you for your review. Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience experienced. We are empathic that our service delivery at the restaurant did not meet our Company Standards. Your feedback is well received, and we can assure you at the time of your next visit, we will be sure to exceed your expectations. TWH Team.
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This hotel is situated on a hilltop 15 mins walk above the beach and so has great views, particularly at sunset. I have been coming here for over 25 years with work and it has failed to keep up with standards. The plumbing in the rooms is pretty poor, with the showers being almost unusable - either a pathetic drip reminiscent of an old man with prostate problems, or if there is sufficient water, then the temperature hard or impossible to get to a bearable range. The staff are a little on the abrupt side at times, although in this part of the world, that seems to be the norm. Food in the restaurant is not too bad, but service can be very slow. I have fallen asleep at the table before waiting for food. If a hotel in Antigua cannot offer a beach, then everything else needs to be at the top of its game. Unfortunately not the case here.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Â Higher elevation rooms seem to suffer from low water pressure. The lower the room number, the...
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Response from Linda Watkins, Owner at Trade Winds Hotel
Responded 6 Feb 2023
Hello Stephen, We are sorry to learn that our service standards fell short of your expectations. We have reviewed your feedback and will ensure all concerns are promptly addressed. Thank you for your long-standing loyalty to the brand and we look forward to a future opportunity to WOW you. TWH Team.
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New York City, New York2 contributions2 helpful votes
Hi. Its close, but the way Antigua is designed its not walking distance from this hotel. The shuttle should be able to take you as I remember seeing it nearby, but not close enough to walk back and forth from. I hope this helps! Enjoy!
There are more places to choose from in the St. John's area.
PRICE RANGE
S$375 - S$512 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
trade winds st johns, hotel trade winds
LOCATION
CaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntiguaSaint John ParishSt. John's
NUMBER OF ROOMS
51
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