Antigua is famous for its many beaches, its sailing heritage and Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour. Much of the island is all-inclusive resorts, but cheaper rooms can be found in guesthouses, apartments and small hotels around St. John’s and the south coast.
Finding cheap rooms in Antigua is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Antigua you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Antigua is a popular eastern Caribbean cruise port of call, with ships docking in St. John’s right beside the town center.
The capital and cruise port, with shops, markets and some of the island’s cheaper rooms.
A popular beach north of St. John’s, with resorts, restaurants and watersports.
The historic naval dockyard and yachting harbor, with inns, apartments and waterfront bars.
A marina village on the west coast with villas, apartments and nearby beaches.
Zoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
December–April is dry high season, with Antigua Sailing Week and Carnival bringing busy periods. Hurricane season runs June–November, when rates are lowest.
Guesthouses and small hotels in and around St. John’s, and apartments at Jolly Harbour or English Harbour, are usually cheaper than beachfront resorts.
Yes — it is the most historic part of the island, with Nelson’s Dockyard, good restaurants and the Shirley Heights lookout nearby.
That is the island’s famous claim — either way, there are a great many, and most are public.