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Two teens, one mother-in-law, and a luxury resort in Antigua. What could possibly go wrong, asks Phil Davies


@travjournalist


a degree of trepidation that the Davies family took the plunge and made our return to Carlisle Bay in Antigua. Seven years on from our last


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visit to the resort, set in an idyllic, crescent-shaped sandy bay, and my two children are now well into their teens and no longer reliant on kids’ club activities. Yet my mother-in-law, Ruth,


was insistent my wife and I repeat our multigenerational holiday to the property she fell in love with when we last visited with two primary school-aged youngsters in tow. Happily, it was just as we


remembered. She was greeted


ever go back, the old adage goes, so it was with


We were greeted like long-lost friends by Winston, who had dispatched our bags to our suites in 2011


like a long-lost friend by Winston, the same porter who had swiftly dispatched our bags to our respective suites in 2011. We were doubly delighted to


discover that ‘Magic’ Marvin – mega-star of the children’s Blue Crew club, who taught Tilly and Hal to snorkel – is still dividing


70travelweekly.co.uk24 January 2019


his time between running water sports and supervising activities for children. It’s a testament to the hotel


that staff remain so loyal, meaning guests, including my son Hal, 13, and 16-year-old daughter Tilly, feel straight at home.


 ROOM WITH A VIEW Ruth, who has stayed in more high-end hotels than most travel agents, let alone seasoned travel journalists, was wowed by her beachfront room last time, and her expectations were once again exceeded by the quality of accommodation. Her split-level Ocean Suite featured a stylish open-plan bedroom-sitting room with sun terrace.


Being conscious of the conch


was one of the first things we learnt after checking into our family suite. We were greeted with a giant shell in our beachfront apartment and told to leave it outside the door if we wanted privacy, so no one would disturb us. Such attention to detail is just one illustration of why so many British holidaymakers flock to flop at one of the Caribbean's loveliest luxury resorts. There are 87 suites set on either two or three levels, with two-room Beach Terrace or Beach Balcony suites located in the family half of the resort, laid out with a studio-style master bedroom with king-size bed


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