Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Antigua (2026)

Tucked into a rainforest-backed bay on Antigua's south coast, Carlisle Bay is a contemporary luxury resort that sets itself apart with a genuinely outstanding programme of activities — one of the Caribbean's best tennis academies, a watersports centre with serious credentials, and a film screening room for evening. The beach here, protected by reefs, is immaculate and rarely crowded.

• Luxury
• Tennis
• Beach
• English Harbour

★ 9.5 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

Keyonna is Antigua's most talked-about intimate adults-only retreat — a clutch of just 16 beachfront cottages on Lignum Vitae Bay, one of the island's prettiest and most secluded beaches. No room keys, no televisions, no clocks — the design philosophy is radical simplicity, and the guests who seek it out return year after year.

• Adults-Only
• Secluded
• Barefoot Luxury
• Jolly Harbour

★ 9.4 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

Galley Bay is a Relais & Châteaux adults-only all-inclusive set on one of Antigua's widest and least-trafficked beaches. Thatched gauguin cottages line a lagoon path through tropical gardens to the sea; the Gauguin beach grill and Gaucho Grill provide very good dining across the all-inclusive package. The sheer quality-per-dollar ratio here is exceptional.

• Relais & Châteaux
• Adults-Only
• All-Inclusive
• Dickenson Bay

★ 9.3 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A quietly elegant boutique hotel that has anchored English Harbour's social scene for decades, The Inn strikes a perfect balance between colonial charm and modern comfort. Hillside rooms overlook Freeman's Bay, and the beach bar below — where the sailing set convenes at sundown — is one of Antigua's most convivial meeting points. Small, personal, and thoroughly authentic.

• Boutique
• Sailors
• Heritage
• English Harbour

★ 9.2 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

Blue Waters occupies a secluded north-coast bay between Soldier's Bay and Dickenson Bay — close enough to the action for convenience, set apart enough for genuine tranquillity. The resort's mix of rooms, suites, and private villas with their own pools gives it an unusually flexible offering; the spa and recently renovated beach are among the island's finest.

• Spa
• Villa
• Beach
• Dickenson Bay

★ 9.2 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

Hawksbill by Rex Resorts offers something genuinely rare: four private beaches — including Antigua's only clothing-optional stretch — on a 37-acre estate just minutes from St. John's. The resort's all-inclusive formula, inclusive of all meals and most activities, delivers excellent value for couples and families seeking a gracious but unpretentious Caribbean retreat.

• All-Inclusive
• Private Beach
• Value
• Jolly Harbour

★ 8.9 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation