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Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive

Bolans Village P.O.Box W2009 Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Caribbean beach resort with 2 pools

Powdery sand beach
This Antigua resort fronts a white-sand Caribbean beach 1.5 km (1 mi) long, on the island's west coast; downtown St. John's is 10 km (6 mi) away and the airport is 16 km (10 mi) northeast. Show more
All-Inclusive resort
The Jolly Beach Resort & Spa room rate includes meals, afternoon tea, snacks, and drinks plus access to pools, tennis courts, a kids' club, a spa tub within a rock waterfall, and nightly entertainment.
Balconies or patios
Tropical-decor guestrooms at Jolly Beach Resort & Spa have patios or balconies with partial ocean views. Air-conditioned rooms are furnished with rattan pieces, colorful draperies, and bed coverings. Hide

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3.6out of 5

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78%

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Supersaver
1 double bed. Access via exterior corridors. Balcony. In-room safe. Cable/satellite television channels. Television. Premium television channel(s). Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Iron/ironing board (on request). Air conditioning. Ceiling fan. Climate control. Window opens. Nonsmoking.
Standard room
1 king2 twinBalcony. Television with premium cable/satellite channels. In-room safe. Bath amenities include hair dryer and complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains and clock radio. Air conditioning and ceiling fan. Iron/ironing board available on request. Nonsmoking.
Superior - 2 Queens
2 queen beds. Access via exterior corridors. Balcony. In-room safe. Cable/satellite television channels. Television. Premium television channel(s). Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Iron/ironing board (on request). Air conditioning. Ceiling fan. Climate control. Window opens. Nonsmoking.
Superior - 1 King
1 king bed. Access via exterior corridors. Balcony. In-room safe. Cable/satellite television channels. Television. Premium television channel(s). Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Iron/ironing board (on request). Air conditioning. Ceiling fan. Climate control. Window opens. Nonsmoking.
Junior Suite
1 king bed. Access via exterior corridors. Balcony. In-room safe. Cable/satellite television channels. Television. Premium television channel(s). Direct-dial phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Iron/ironing board (on request). Air conditioning. Ceiling fan. Climate control. Window opens. Nonsmoking.
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Hotel Policies & Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Know Before You Go
  • There are no room charges for children 2 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding.
Policies
  • Pets not allowed
  • Check-out time is Noon
  • Check-in time starts at 3 PM

All-Inclusive Details

The majority of amenities and activities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for meals, drinks, activities, gratuities, or use of both land and water sports equipment.

All-Inclusive children's activities

A Kidz Club for ages 3–12 offers supervised activities Monday–Friday mornings and afternoons (with lunch break of two hours). Activities include:

  • Sand castle building
  • Beach games
  • Arts and crafts
  • Beach walks
  • Story time
  • Movies

    Not included: Babysitting services

    A Teenz Club for ages 13-16 features flat-screen televisions and video-game consoles.

    All-Inclusive food and beverages All meals, snacks, afternoon tea House brand alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages Taxes and service charges (gratuities)

    Not included: Select menu items; premium wines or liquors; certain imported beers

    Scroll down to the Dining section for restaurant/menu details.

    Policies

    There are no room charges for children 2 years of age and younger. Children's rates apply to children 3–11 years old; adult rates apply to anyone 12 years and older.

    Scroll down to the Policy section for more details.

    All-Inclusive activities and equipment

    Water sports

  • Windsurfers (with instruction)
  • Kayaks
  • Paddle Boats
  • Sunfish sailboats (with instruction)
  • Surf bikes
  • Float mats
  • Snorkeling gear
  • Pool volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Use of 2 freshwater pools/spa tub/beach and pool lounge chairs/towel service

    Not included: Motorized water sports such as water skiing and glass-bottom boat tours; scuba diving courses, certification and trips; snorkeling tours

    Land sports

  • Tennis (day and night play)
  • Basketball
  • Beach volleyball
  • Cricket
  • Beach soccer
  • Horse shoes
  • Croquet
  • Chess
  • Use of fitness center/hammock lounge

    Not included: Tennis Pro lessons

    Classes/instruction

  • Windsurfing instruction
  • Sailing instruction
  • Mixology
  • Caribbean dance
  • West Indian dialect

    Not included: Tennis Pro lessons

    All-Inclusive entertainment/nightlife

    Nightly entertainment may include:

  • Music and dance shows on the open-air stage
  • Staff and guest talent show
  • Antiguan floor show
  • Calypso, steel pan band music
  • DJ music and dancing

    Not included

  • Select menu items; premium wines or liquors; certain imported beers
  • Motorized water sports such as water skiing and glass-bottom boat tours; scuba diving courses, certification and trips; snorkeling tours
  • Tennis Pro lessons
  • Babysitting services
  • Hair braiding
  • Airport transfers
  • Optional or outside tours and excursions
  • Incidental purchases
  • Telephone, fax, and Internet access charges
  • Business services
  • Laundry and dry cleaning
  • Video and photo services
  • Weddings

    Airport taxes may or may not be included.

  • Property Amenities

    • Swimming pool - outdoor
    • Poolside bar
    • Swim-up bar
    • Concierge desk
    • Fitness facilities
    • Bar/lounge
    • Restaurant(s) in hotel
    • Secure parking
    • Parking (free)
    • Banquet facilities
    • Multiple large conference rooms
    • Event catering
    • Multiple small meeting rooms
    • Audio-visual equipment
    • Business services
    • Internet access in public areas - surcharge
    • Internet access in public areas - high speed
    • Multilingual staff
    • 24-hour front desk
    • Porter/bellhop
    • Security guard
    • Safe-deposit box at front desk
    • Total number of rooms - 462
    • Number of floors - 4
    • Gift shops or newsstand
    • Babysitting or child care
    • Tour assistance
    • Currency exchange
    • Medical assistance available
    • Children's club
    • Dry cleaning/laundry service
    • Arcade/game room
    • Air-conditioned public areas
    • Tennis on site
    • Supervised child care/activities
    • Wedding services
    • Pool table

    Rooms

    The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this Antigua resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).

    The Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive offers 462 guestrooms in 21 white-concrete, two-, three-, and four-story buildings arrayed around 16 hectares (40 acres) of tropical gardens. Access is by exterior corridors and stairways (no elevators). Simply furnished rooms are bright with white walls and ceilings; floors are ceramic tile; fabrics are tropical-colored; furniture is rattan. All guestrooms are nonsmoking.

    Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive, Bolans,  Antigua and Barbuda, Rooms Guest Room

    Room Amenities

    • Cable/satellite television channels
    • Premium television channel(s)
    • Balcony
    • Ceiling fan
    • Air conditioning
    • Climate control
    • Access via exterior corridors
    • Blackout drapes/curtains
    • Voice mail
    • Direct-dial phone
    • Wake-up calls
    • Extra towels/bedding
    • Complimentary toiletries
    • Hair dryer
    • In-room massage available
    • In-room safe
    • Daily housekeeping
    • Window opens
    • Clock radio
    • Iron/ironing board (on request)
    • Cribs (infant beds) available
    • Non-smoking only

    Dining

    The majority of meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information.)

    Hemispheres - Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive's main restaurant is open-air with colorful table linens under glass. Open daily, it offers breakfast, lunch, and theme dinner buffets.

    Ristorante Bocciolo - Indoor, air-conditioned, dinner-only Italian restaurant with antipasti bar and á la carte menu featuring homemade pasta. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men (no jeans, beach sandals, or athletic shoes for either men or women). Surcharges may apply for select menu items.

    UTSAV - Cuisines from India served in intimate open-air setting featuring small rooms with blue cushions on built-in white benches. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men. Surcharges may apply for select menu items.

    Lydia's Caribbean Seafood - Beachfront, nautical-themed, open-air spot surrounded by the neon-colored wood-stall vendors of the Crab Hole Village. Open for dinner and Sunday brunch with á la carte dinner choices such as grilled swordfish, crab/salmon cake, seared red snapper with passionfruit sauce, beer-battered conch. Reservations required. Surcharges may apply for select menu items.

    Coconut Grill - Open-air grill between pool and beach serving burgers, jerk chicken, French fries. Open for lunch only.

    Splash - Two-story wood structure with poolside bar and swim-up bar on lower level, covered seating offering panoramic sea view on upper level.

    Entertainment Bar - Casual, colorful spot, that is part of a three-structure open-air complex of wood roofs supported by wood poles next to an expansive plaza. One structure shelters the bar, another the bandstand, and the third shelters the dance floor. Live music nightly.

    Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive, Bolans,  Antigua and Barbuda, Dining Restaurant

    Recreation

    • Golfing nearby
    • Scuba diving nearby
    • Water skiing nearby
    • Yoga classes/instruction nearby
    • Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
    • Horse riding/rental nearby
    • Fishing nearby
    • Aerobics on site
    • Basketball on site
    • Kayaking on site
    • Sailing on site
    • Snorkeling on site
    • Swimming on site
    • Volleyball on site
    • Windsurfing on site

    Verified Reviews: All guest reviews are verified as submitted by our customers and reflect their stay at Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive

    3.6
    out of 5
    avg. guest rating
    Hotel service:
    3.6
    Hotel condition:
    3.2
    Room cleanliness:
    3.8
    Room comfort:
    3.2
    Location:
    4.0
    Neighbourhood:
    3.7
    79%

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    A Traveller from New York, NY
    2.0
    out of 5
    Does not recommend this hotel
    Posted 6 Dec 2011

    “Save yourself from disappointment”

    So this is my first review ever, I've traveled all over and dozens of time to te islands..and I have to say that this hotel was by far the worst. It's dirty, boring, and is managed very poorly. The food was mediocre and limited. The only thing that saved this resort was its beautiful beach. It was breath taking but otherwise save yourself from wasting a trip on this roach motel.

    A Traveller from Virgin Islands
    4.0
    out of 5
    Recommends this hotel
    Posted 8 Nov 2011

    “relaxing holiday”

    After travelling for 36 hours, there ia no better place to have a relaxing break than at Jolly Beach Hotel and Spa

    Carl from Arkansas
    4.0
    out of 5
    Recommends this hotel
    Posted 15 Aug 2011

    “Jolley Beach is nice”

    Jolly Beach was a nice place for the money. The pool bar was nice and hotel staff very friendly. If you are staying in Antigua then I would reccommend it. Antigua is beuatiful and the beaches are the best in the world.but the country is not far advanced. If staying in Antigua Jolley Beach is the way to go.

    Getting around
    The roads are in much needed repair, and weeds grow up on the side of the road. The goverment don't pay their workers much of a wage. Instead of buying a tractor and bushog to mow the sides of the roads they give them weedeaters and kaiser blades, (some folks calls them slingblades I call them kaiser blades), so be careful when driving.
    A Traveller from Richmond, VA
    3.0
    out of 5
    Does not recommend this hotel
    Posted 15 Aug 2011

    “Best Beach Ever But Hotel Needs a Serious Update”

    The beach at Jolly Beach Resort was the best. Beautiful water, lots of beach to walk and activities to enjoy. Hotel rooms need an update. Bathroom is way too small. Air conditioning barely worked. Food was okay- restaurants need to have better offerings- buffet was superb for every meal. Did not get enough towels in the room daily for showers. Bring your own cups- they offer great drinks but in tiny plastic cups. Take plenty of money for excursions.

    Area recommendations
    Stay at the resort no need to go anywhere.
    Moustafa A from Ohio
    5.0
    out of 5
    Recommends this hotel
    Posted 23 Jun 2011

    “We would go back”

    Very nice staff, serve with a smile. Very helpfull. We recommend it to others. We like it and would go back.

    Area recommendations
    Jolly beach resort
    Getting there
    ren a car, or by taxi
    Getting around
    You can use a rent a car or the resort shuttle (free)
    Shopping
    in the resort shops, or in St. John
    Events and shows
    The resort has its own daily shows.
    Outdoors or beach
    Very nice white sand beach.
    A Traveller from Guyana
    1.0
    out of 5
    Does not recommend this hotel
    Posted 31 May 2011

    “Antigua Jolly Beach Resort & Spa NOT IMPRESSED”

    I have travelled the World and stay in the fines to the worse hotels but knew up front what I was paying for. Jolly Beach Resort & Spa is over rated, over priced. This is my first review ever but I think you need to know before you book at this hotel. The hotel is rated 3 stars and should be rated 2 stars. There are no elevators so be prepared to carry your suitcase up 3 flights of stairs and back down again, corridors are very narrow. The drive from the airport is roughly 40 minutes and the roads are in terrible shape, too many pot holes. I pre paid for an Ocean view room and didn’t get it. Furniture in my room was outdated. The pillowcases never changed on my bed, eye make up all over. No room service, no mini bar, no taxi on hand I had to pre book and paid $30.00 US to go back to the airport. All inclusive means buffet meals only at the only restaurant at the hotel, so you had no choice but to eat here. The beach front is very small and not clean and the hotel is location far from everything. The only positive thing I can say is the staff at the buffet restaurant are very friendly. I would never stay here again. SGH

    Area recommendations
    don't know
    A Traveller from New York City
    3.0
    out of 5
    Does not recommend this hotel
    Posted 8 May 2011

    “points off for old resort, what a shame, staff, & food was good”

    We were originally booked for Xmas & New Years but the East Coast weather cancelled that trip. Good thing too, it was twice as expensive. We got half of our money back and I would have been sooooo disappointed, if we had arrived there at those prices. Lets start on a positive note: Food & staff made up a little for the very, very, old resort. We never had a problem with the menu or choices of activities. Now on the negative side: I have never been to a more out- dated hotel, and although we didn't have to change rooms other guests did. I inquired if there was a more updated room, that I could be changed to, I was told no, that the resort was old by the reception staff. The beach look beautiful reminiscent of Aruba, but NO on second thought the water was full of sea weed, rocks etc. I was told that the jet skis and motorized water sports were the reason for some many things touching my feet and legs under water. Since I couldn't see what was brushing against my legs, it creeped me out so I gave up on enter the water after a while. Shame the water looked gorgeous. Tip: if accomodations aren't that important and you're looking for an all inclusive vacation, than Jolly Beach Resort is for you.

    Area recommendations
    Didn't travel outside of resort but once to Shirley Heights and it cost $56.00. My teenager was bored and I wasn't impressed it was several hours before the return trip back to resort. We were ready to leave as soon as we gave the site a once over.
    A Traveller from Pennsylvania
    5.0
    out of 5
    Recommends this hotel
    Posted 12 Apr 2011

    “Relaxing Beach Vacation”

    Loved my stay at Jolly Beach. Went for the sun and the beach and was NOT dissappointed. Beatiful Views of the sea from all over the resort. Resort was not a 5 star...so dont expect that. Yes the rooms were small, but very quaint and clean. The food was good and the staff were friendly. The beach was gorgeous and the pools were nice. Ate at the restaurants available..enjoyed all my meals and service was excellent...they keep filling up your wine glass! Really have no complaints about resort...but if your looking for a modern 5 star resort and to be waiting on ..this may not be your place. If you want a relaxing , casual no effort beach vacation...this is it.

    A Traveller from Tacoma Washington
    2.0
    out of 5
    Does not recommend this hotel
    Posted 11 Apr 2011

    “Beach was beautiful. Was not impressed with food or service at any of their restaurants.”

    room was not ready and not acceptable for price paid. Was put in a out of the way location without any view until I complained. They offered a better view but a lesser value room. They said I would have to sign a disclaimer to get that room. I arrived at noon and finally got shown the initial room at 3:OO. It took until 4:OO and a tip to get an acceptable room.

    Area recommendations
    I would pick a different location farther down the beach that was not all inclusive.
    A Traveller
    4.0
    out of 5
    Recommends this hotel
    Posted 31 Mar 2011

    “Nice place to stay.”

    The hotel room was functional (not special) but the resort grounds, beach, restaurants were great. Our first trip to the island and to an all-inclusive and we enjoyed it.

    Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive

    Bolans Village P.O.Box W2009 Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda

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    Nearby Points of Interest

    • Jolly Harbour Golf Club - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
    • Valley Church Beach - 1 km / 0.6 mi
    • Mosquito Cove Beach - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
    • Fryes Beach - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
    • Darkwood Beach - 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
    • Hawksbill Beaches - 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
    • Galley Bay - 6.6 km / 4.1 mi
    • Deep Bay - 7 km / 4.3 mi
    • Fort Barrington - 7.1 km / 4.4 mi
    • Carlisle Beach - 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
    • Fort James - 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
    • Museum of Antigua and Barbuda - 8 km / 5 mi
    • Antigua Botanical Gardens - 8 km / 5 mi
    • St. John's Cathedral - 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
    • Her Majesty's Prison - 8.2 km / 5.1 mi

    Location Highlights

    • Marina nearby
    • On beach

    The preferred airport for Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive is St. John's (ANU-V.C. Bird Intl.) - 13.2 km / 8.2 mi.

    Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

    Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

    Nearest Major Airport:

    • St. John's, Antigua (ANU-V.C. Bird Intl.)

    Area:

    Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda: This English-speaking island was once Great Britain’s most important Caribbean outpost. Now, the coral reefs that attracted the Royal Navy make the island a paradise for snorkelers and scuba divers, and the winding coastline features numerous secluded, sandy beaches. English Harbour and neighboring Shirley Heights are rich in landmarks that evoke the island’s colonial past.

    Jolly Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive

    Bolans Village P.O.Box W2009 Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda

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