We chose the PinkShacks because we wanted an authentic local, cultural, community experience in Antigua. We truly wanted to experience Antigua in it's fullest and you really need a place like the PinkShacks in order to feel like you have arrived :)
Our stay at the PinkShacks went above our expectations. Honestly, the moment we arrived we were all smiles and really surprised at how fantastic the PinkShacks were in person and how friendly and helpful our host Sonja was.
The PinkShacks are a beautiful set of four pink cottages located in the relaxing Five Islands area of Antigua. Much to our surprise it only takes minutes on foot, by bike or by car to any of the amazing beaches on Five Islands. Yepton beach is definitely our fave on the Five Islands. You could not have asked for a better host than Sonja! She is extremely welcoming, exceptionally helpful, and she knows Antigua better than most as she was formerly a tour guide there.
Speaking of tours - Sonja included a fantastic tour of Antigua as part of our stay. The tour highlighted a short history of Antigua, some great site-seeing, basic cultural background, stops at notable sites, and drinks at the Beach Limerz Restaurant right on gorgeous Fort James beach next to Fort James. This tour really helped us get our bearings and gave us the information we needed to start our holiday on Antigua. Sonja is really helpful!
We stayed in two of the cottages including "Pinkshacktoo" and the sweet little "Pinkshackette."
The PinkShack cottages are very cute, comfortable, well-maintained, safe, and ready for any kind of stay. The property was full of luscious tropical greenery that reminded us of a Hawaiian garden, which included various fruits growing around the property. We liked that all cottages came with a full kitchen with everything we needed as we like to cook for ourselves most of the time.
Sonja arranged our airport pickup and our rental car (car hire) with free drop-off and pick-up. We highly recommend going through Sonja for these items as they will save you time and money. In addition, we were really glad we did not hire a car right away as driving and finding your way in Antigua is quite a challenge if you have not been there before. After three days of getting oriented Sonja had our car delivered right to our door-step.
Overall - we were impressed and the service was fantastic!
THANK YOU SONJA!
** We Loved our stay at the PinkShacks! **
