Bay House - 3 bedroom Villa, private pool and garden, near beaches

Great house, but short on cutlery and half dishwasher a bit small for family use. But mostly - THE NOISE on three or four nights each week from across the road! Often until 2 am…

This villa is an excellent design with three double bedrooms all en-suite, open plan kitchen, dining room and living room and ample open space with comfortable furniture under cover and really nice sun beds for sunbathing by the pool. Kitchen and property in general really well appointed. One thing missing from the description was that the house sits directly opposite a disco / karaoke bar on the other side of a busy main road which plays loud music well into the early hours (3am at weekends and beyond midnight during the week) making it less than comfortable from a quiet relaxing place to sleep. Other than that - everything is as good at it looks in the photos and description - great equipment / fridge / washing machine etc - would definitely recommend apart from those noisy nights

The villa is well situated but the down side is the sports bar opposite which is very loud until the early hours. Previously I had stayed in the villa next door, so know the area well. Bay House does need some updating, most of it cosmetic. Overall, a pretty good stay but the owner does need to invest as it is a villa that looks dated and a little shabby in some parts. Howard and Jenny were excellent with good communication at all times.

Great property

Location! It’s our 3rd trip to Antigua in 18 mths, and of all the properties we’ve rented, while the others were more serene, this one is by far perfectly located: It is a 5-min drive to Darkwood Beach, Rum Bus, and the stretch of beaches along the Caribbean coast. It’s a 3-min drive in the other direction to Epicurean supermarket, Jolly Beach. It’s 20-25 mins to St John’s shopping and 40-mins to English Harbor, 20 mins to Wallings Nature Reserve and zip lining. We loved how central the villa was to anything we wanted to do during our 10 days.The villa delivers a beautiful outdoor living space, where our family of 5 spent lots of time with doors open & breezes wafting throughout the house. The pool is lovely, well-taken care of, the surrounding Bougainvillea, palm trees, and flowering hedges were beautiful and attracted lots of birds. The bedrooms were a good size, each with its own bath. The only time we used AC was at night. The villa is large enough to spread out & have a balance of “me time” for 5+ people and for family fun (we brought Scrabble & card games.) Due to the length of our stay, we had a mid-stay housekeeping visit. Jenny, the property manager, was warm, welcoming and accessible. When we inquired about beach towels, it was not typically provided, but Jenny had 4 dropped off the next day. With 2 kids, this was helpful. Things to consider: (A)We were hesitant to book when we saw previous reviewers discuss noise from across the street. Here is my honest feedback: The villa is on a main road with a collection of bars across the street. Two of them play music in competition with each other at night, at least 1 is playing music all day long. Perhaps things have ramped up lately? The constant, loud music brought a certain energy to the villa that was wearying at times when we just wanted to have a villa/pool day to relax. You can’t hear it as much indoors, but that lessens time spent in the lovely outdoor area if you’re not in the mood for that music. (B)The villa has a washer but no dryer -there are clotheslines to air dry laundry, so pay attention to weather & schedule doing it accordingly. (C)The wifi only works in the kitchen & living room where the router is, but not in the bedrooms. (D)There are intermittent power outages (2 while we were here - 1 for just a few mins and a 2nd for 3 hours). When the power goes out, so does the water. The other 2 places we rented had generators, so we weren’t affected. If both water & power g

We have just returned from a 13 night stay at Bay House. We had a wonderful experience from start to finish . Communication with Howard and Jenny was excellent . We had to stay two extra days due to a flight cancellation which was no trouble. Bay House is well maintained, equipped with everything that you need and very comfortable. Fabulous location near restaurants and great beaches.pool is great . Would highly recommend to anyone.

This is a comfortable property. We, six adults, had plenty of room and loved the pool. It is within walking distance of Miracles restaurant and a short ride to Jolly Harbor restaurants and epicurean supermarket. Very clean!

Location, location, location. No, you are not on the beach but that was not an expectation. What you are is within 5 minutes of the best secluded beaches or if you prefer, some of the more commercial ones. And you are 5 minutes from the grocery store, a gas station and a pickup point for excursions all over the island. It's a perfect launch point for a stay in Antigua. The home is CLEAN. It has all you need and was a perfect spot to end the day in and lounge about after hiking, snorkeling, driving about and basking in the sun. The restaurant across the street has a cornball sign, but the food is great if you don't want to journey out for the night. The property is on the road and so you do get the sounds of vehicles from time to time and you can hear the music across the way lightly playing reggae tunes into the night most evenings. We did not find it distracting. It is the only thing someone might be offput by. Howard and Jenny are great and responsive. Jenny helped arrange an excursion which was kind. Howard happened by and we chatted about his interesting life. We barely used the pool, but it was clean and refreshing at the end of the day for a quick dip. Great home for my wife and I and . our two teenagers. Thank you Howard and team. Good luck in 2020!

The villa has all you need. It’s location is ideal. Once you go through the gate you are in you own private space where you can totally relax. Great break.

Very comfortable clean villa that was both private, but within easy access to local beaches, harbour and amenities. Great space inside and out with a nice pool which was lovely and refreshing any time of day. We used the bbq a couple of times and enjoyed using the large size veranda. The wi-if connection and signal was good The local beach - Valley Church - is within walking distance and is a really nice beach with white sand and turquoise sea and there is a bar at one end of the beach. Jolly harbour is easily walkable for supermarket, restaurants and good beach and beach bars too. Would recommend a trip to Nelsons Dockyard at English harbour and also Falmouth Harbour and to Shirley heights all in the same area. We got the bus outside the Villa to the capital St Johns, which is worth having a walk around, and going to the cathedral (being renovated) and the museum. The Villa is in a great location if you just want to relax on the beach or by the pool or whether you want to venture out and explore the island.