Carlisle Bay
Old Road, St Mary’s, Antigua
Location
Old Road, St Mary’s
On the south coast in a horseshoe bay between beach and rainforest, near the Devil’s Bridge trail.
Transfer
A south-coast transfer
Around 35 to 45 minutes from V.C. Bird International.
Villas
Eighty-seven all-suite
Eighty-seven suites with daybeds on every terrace, from Garden and split-level Ocean suites to family Beach Suites and adults-only Bay Suites with butler service.
Best For
Who it suits
Families and couples — family suites at one end, adults-only Bay Suites and Jetty Grill at the other.
Board Basis
B&B or all-inclusive
A flexible bed-and-breakfast or all-inclusive base.
About the Resort
Contemporary all-suite, beach meets rainforest
Carlisle Bay is a contemporary all-suite Leading Hotels of the World resort set in a horseshoe bay where the beach meets the rainforest. Clever zoning groups family suites at one end and the adults-only Bay Suites and Jetty Grill at the other, while nine tennis courts, a PADI dive centre, a cinema and the CARA Organic Spa with ESPA treatments fill the days. Bed-and-breakfast or all-inclusive gives flexibility across four restaurants.
Accommodation
Suites
Eighty-seven all-suite accommodations.
Entry
Garden Suite
Sleeps three, king. A 72-square-metre split-level suite opening to tropical gardens, with partial ocean views.
Split-levelGarden view
Ocean
Ocean Suite
Sleeps three, king. A 72-square-metre split-level suite with floor-to-ceiling windows and full sea views at the calm end of the beach.
Sea viewSplit-level
Family
Beach Suite
Sleeps four, king plus a second bedroom. A suite-to-sand family suite with a second bedroom and a terrace daybed.
FamilyBeachfront
Adults
Adults-Only Bay Suite
Sleeps two, four-poster king. At the quiet end with butler service and a private terrace.
Adults-onlyButler
Suite
Carlisle Suite B (2-Bed)
Sleeps up to four. Two bedrooms, a living area and a large terrace.
Two bedroomsFamily
Signature
Carlisle Suite A (3-Bed)
Sleeps up to six. A 163.5-square-metre three-bedroom suite with a kitchen and expansive living and outdoor space.
Three bedroomsTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Four restaurants, from beach grills to pan-Asian.
Beach
Indigo on the Beach
All-day grills and seafood.
Asian
East
Pan-Asian dinner.
Italian
Ottimo!
Poolside Italian with wood-fired pizza.
Adults
Jetty Grill
An adults-only grill.
Wellbeing
CARA Organic Spa
A six-room spa with ESPA treatments, saunas, plunge pools and a yoga and Pilates pavilion.
ESPA treatments
Six rooms with saunas and plunge pools.
Nine tennis courts
Plus pickleball and a dive centre.
Cinema & library
A screening room and library.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A do-everything luxury all-suite.
Beach meets rainforest
A horseshoe bay setting.
Family/adults zoning
Suited to all parties.
Nine courts & diving
Tennis and a PADI dive centre.
CARA / ESPA spa
Treatments over the sea.
Cinema
A screening room on-site.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
About 35–45 minutes from ANU
A south-coast transfer.
In the bay
Beach & rainforest
A horseshoe bay between the two.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
✓ Verified via feefo
★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
✓ Verified via feefo
★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Carlisle Bay. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
✓ Verified via feefo
Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast or all-inclusive.
Zoning
- Family one end, adults-only the other.
Minimum age
- Check-in from age eighteen; no cribs.
Getting there
- Around 35–45 minutes from V.C. Bird International.
Book This Property
Start Planning Your Carlisle Bay Stay
Your HighStreet specialist will respond within 2 hours with a personalised quote and the best available rates — guaranteed.
1
Your holiday
2
Your details
3
Review
Step 1 of 2
Tell us about your stay
Dates, party size, villa preference and budget.
Destination
Dates & party
Date flexibility
Adults
2
Children
0
Budget & accommodation
Budget per person (flights + hotel)
£4,500
£500£50,000+
Villa preference
Flights
You Might Also Consider
Other Antigua resorts you might consider
Antigua
Curtain Bluff
An iconic resort since 1962, set on a bluff between two beaches — calm Bay Beach for swimming and watersports, and the Atlantic Surf Beach. A genuinely comprehensive luxury all-inclusive, with a tennis academy, full watersports and twice-daily snorkel trips to Cades Reef all included.
Antigua
Hermitage Bay
An intimate thirty-suite, Green Globe-certified eco-luxury all-inclusive on a secluded west-coast bay. Plunge-pool villas with sea views, organic farm-to-table dining, a Garden Spa, and barefoot, no-formality romance reached down a long approach to sixteen acres of gardens.
Antigua
Hodges Bay Resort & Spa
A contemporary north-coast boutique resort, the closest of the set to the airport, with Katsuya's first Caribbean location and the fine-dining NaCl. Exclusive access to the uninhabited Prickly Pear private island, an adults-only infinity pool, and townhouses and villas with private plunge pools and kitchens.