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Sunsail Colonna Beach Resort

To describe this hotel as a "Beach Resort" is a little misleading but Sunsail Colonna offers excellent value and some unique features. YES there is beach there but somehow the term "Resort" makes you think of a large imposing development. In fact the complex is very compact and the beach feels a little small. HOWEVER, the hotel is thoughtfully laid out around the largest pool that I have seen in Antigua with everything leading to their exceptional sailing facilities. The reason the beach "feels" small is because it is broken into two small harbors where an impressive array of small sailing craft, from laser size to 30 footers, are available to the guests. Staff are extremely safety conscious and a rescue boat is always within sight. In addition to the regular dingy sailing the staff provide courses on various aspects of sailing technique.

Sailers with families get the best of both worlds. They can sail an hour or three at a time while the family sunbathes and the hotel also offers baby sitting and children's activities for when mum and dad want to get away for a while.

The hotel also seems to be great value. Most tourists are British and guests appear to be getting two weeks holiday with five meals a week for little more than the cost of the regular air fare!

Since Sunsail Colonna is just down the street from Island Arts @ Hodges Bay it is a convenient place for me to occasionally pick up crew for Pumkin's Saturday race at JHYC. Anyone interested in racing should call Nick @ 461 6324.

The only criticism that I've heard was that sometimes the wind off Hodges Bay can be a bit too wild for novice sailors (there is not much the hotel can do about that). The trick then is to stay inshore where the land shelters the sea and keep to the south of the hotel which is much more protected from the wind. When you compare what you get for what you pay I think you'll have to go a long way to find better value or more fun on the water. Almost everyone I have met was complementary about their holiday.

The hotel policy of providing limited meals, I think its something like 3 dinners and 2 lunches a week, is actually VERY SENSIBLE. Eating the same stuff every day can be boring and part of the fun of visiting a new place is to get out and about to see other things. Le Bistro, one of the top restaurants on the island, is only half a mile away.

A tour desk can arrange optional services and excursions at additional charge including...

• Island tours (A visit to Nelson's Dockyard and Shirley Heights is recommended. So is AntiguaPaddles eco kayaking, round the island catamaran tours and Jolly Roger
• Island arts @ Hodges Bay is just a short walk away and the tour desk will have tickets for our bi-weekly Star Wars gatherings... a UNIQUE chance to party with Antigua's YodaGuy involved in building the creatures for the classic trilogy. Its a MUST for fans of the classic trilogy)
• Shopping trips to St. John's (see HeritageQuay.com and RedcliffeQuay.com)
• Golf (the course is about 2 miles away)
• Rental cars

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