Admiral's Inn and Gunpowder Suites

This place is simply wonderful. A beautiful location at Nelson’s Dockyard is a great setting for this wonderful hotel. The rooms are lovely - I’ve stayed at both the Gunpowder suites as well as in the cottages at the hotel itself. They’re beautifully furnished and very well equipped. Pillars restaurant has great food ( I had breakfast, cocktails and snacks, and dinner there several times). The pool and accompanying restaurant are also lovely with a great view of the Harbour. I can’t say enough good things about this inn. We are definitely coming back!

Most stunning location, within a great historic setting. This alone makes it worth booking. The super friendly and helpful staff are the cherry on top. Only caveat: the rooms at the Loft are poorly soundproofed (guess due to them being historic) and thus you'll hear anything going on in other rooms or the road.

Loved our week at Admiral’s Inn. Totally lived up to our expectations! Friendly attentive staff who went out of their way to assist us with anything we needed. The grounds are beautifully maintained with palm trees and flowers everywhere. Room was spotless and comfortable. (We stayed at the Gunpowder Suites) Outstanding pool facilities and easy access by boat to Galleon Beach. We took taxi to Pigeon Point Beach but easy enough to walk home. Boom and Pillars restaurants were terrific re: location and food. (Be aware if you have mobility issues, the Gunpowder Side has steps, cobblestone pathways and some slopes.) The Nelson’s Dockyard location is outstanding, so picturesque and close to shops and other restaurants. Would definitely recommend this lovely hotel.

This is our 7th year in a row visiting the Admiral's Inn, which you could say means we like it. A lot. The staff are great, with little turnover so we see the same folks each year, which makes it that much more enjoyable. The hotel itself is great, in an incredible waterside location. We like to relax so we spend a lot of time at the infinity pool and Boom restaurant, located a stone's throw from the hotel itself. Ticks all the boxes for us. A great poolside setting and lunch when you want it. The town of English Harbour is a short 5 minute walk from the hotel and offers a good variety of restaurants and some shops. It's not large though, which makes it so nice. If you want shopping on steroids then we would recommend taking the bus into St. Johns (bus 17) for $3.75 each (an adventure unto itself!). All in all the Admiral's Inn is a great place to relax and recharge. We've already booked our stay for next year.

Lovely room, lovely setting and excellent service. We stayed in Villa 9 which had a lovely view & good facilities. Pillars restaurant is a joy and lovely food & service. Shauna at Boon is great. Quite a few mossies though which meant it was difficult to sit on the balcony in the evening. Will definitely return & very happy to recommend.

The good bits - the staff are amazing, from those on reception to the men who drove the little boat, from room care to those working in the restaurant. They couldn't have done enough for us. The location of this hotel is superb and the decor and ambiance just lovely. We were very comfortable. The major complaint was the food - a very underwhelming evening meal consisting of an uninspiring curry for me, and an unpleasant seafood basil pesto for my husband. Some of the mussel shells were unopened, a rooky error. One desert was ok, the bread and butter pudding rock hard at the base. And breakfast was disappointing - butter (although not much like butter) and jams in those un environmentally friendly little plastic pots and the 'bacon' was inedible. The poached eggs were ok. So all in all, a lovely hotel, but we wouldn't come back because of the food. Sorry.

My partner and I had an incredible stay at Admiral's. We were on the other side of the marina in the Gunpowder Suites (as opposed to the main Inn in Nelson's Dockyard). It is exceptionally cool to have stayed right within a UNESCO World Heritage Site and I'd recommend it, for that alone! ||The service and the team are phenomenal. Everyone is super welcoming and easy to talk to. We even saw one of the folks from Boom Restaurant at a local eatery and it was like bumping into a friend. The owner, Paul, was extremely kind and informative and we really enjoyed chatting with him (and meeting his adorable dog, Ting!) ||They have a small boat to take guests between the Admiral's and Gunpowder sides all day long so you don't have to walk all the way around, which was convenient. You can also take a 5 minute ride on this boat to Galleon Beach; they'll take you and pick you up whenever you request. (We hung out at LOCA at Galleon one day, and it was a blast.) The pool at Gunpowder is gorgeous and was an awesome way to unwind at the end of the day. ||Both of the restaurants on the property are fantastic. We had lunch at Boom on the Gunpowder side on our arrival day; the food was fresh and delicious, and service was friendly and wonderful. We also had a really romantic dinner at Pillar's on the Admiral's side. The food was excellent, and again the team working there was fabulous. Melinda was such a total delight to chat with, and the whole team provided an excellent experience 'from soup to nuts.' ||There's some great hiking on the Dockyard side, which you must check out if you're there and seeking some nature and history (you'll see Fort Berkley, One-Gun Battery, Fort Culyer, Guard House from the 1700s and 1800s along the way, in addition to some incredible scenery - and some goats!) Also at the end of the Middle Ground Trail, it dumps you out at Pigeon Beach - we jumped in fully clothed. It's too nice of a beach not to (plus after a hike we were hot!) You can easily walk back to the hotel afterwards (on flat ground). The Dockyard side has another small eatery and a bar (not affiliated with the hotel) and a small but informational museum about the history of Nelson's Dockyard which is worth a visit! ||The Inn/Suites are easy walking distance from a host of restaurants and bars, and Antigua Yacht Club, which is another marina area with additional food and bars. It's also walking distance to a grocery store which came in handy. We traveled just on the tail-end of the off-season, which was intentional - it is quiet. Some of the restaurants had just opened for the peak season the week we arrived. The marinas were quiet. We liked it that way! But keep that in mind when planning your visit. We stayed there from 10/30- 11/1. Had we booked the same trip one month later, it would be quite crowded and lively. Which is also a great time, just a different experience. All about what you're looking for! ||Will 100% be going back to this absolutely unique and magical property!

Food was superb only surpassed by the wonderful atmosphere and welcoming staff led superbly by Melinda. Reggie at the bar was great too, mixing delicious cocktails for us to enjoy, always with a smile. All the waiting staff always made us feel really welcome.