Category Archives: Trade Winds Hotel

Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas….

In six short sleeps it will be Christmas and here at Trade Winds Hotel and Bay House Restaurant we’ve been quite busy.  We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing Bay House Restaurant for your holiday and private dining functions…it was indeed a pleasure having you. We continue the holiday celebrations here at Bay House on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve with two festive menus, featuring traditional classics.  We invite you to make it a …
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Hello December!

Hellooooooo December!  Where did November go?  More like where did the year go?  Christmas and the New Year are sneaking upon us real fast.  It seems liked just yesterday we were wishing you Happy New Year (oh did you keep those New Year’s resolutions?)  After carnival Christmas is the most joyous and festive time of the year here in Antigua & Barbuda. You know it is Christmas when: Your children are giving you daily Christmas lists You’ve begun receiving invites …
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We Survived Tropical Storm Gonzalo

“Spectacular yellow with hues of orange blaze in the skyline” “Into the sea the sun sinks behind the coconut trees” “A brilliant orb of gold and tangerine as the sun sinks lower and lower in the sky until it dips into the horizon painting the sky magnificent hues of gold” Is the sunset captured on Wednesday evening two days after our island paradise succumbed to the strong winds and heavy rains of Tropical Storm Gonzalo. The Management and Staff of …
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Fall Into Fall

Autumn is a fantastic time to travel.  The kids are back to school it’s a bit quieter and less expensive as the summer crowds have gone.  Here in Antigua the fall (well we don’t really have fall) weather is just as nice as summer and to some it might even be better.   Although October is the peak season for hurricanes in the Caribbean region the odds of your vacation being interrupted by a storm is very small.  With temperatures ranging …
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Check Antigua Off Your List.

“Many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart…pursue those.”  – Anonymous Wow, we are half way through the year already, and before you know it Christmas will be upon us.  SLOW down you say…I’m guessing you have many things on your travel wish list for 2014, including that vacation in Antigua to tick off your list…but you haven’t found a way to do so yet.  You need this vacation badly but, a few things …
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Mayscape at Trade Winds Hotel

Just like April…May is the perfect time to travel as it’s the shoulder season in most places; fewer tourists, lower prices and perfect weather especially here in Antigua & Barbuda. Can’t decide between a cityscape and a beach getaway?  Well here at the Trade Winds Hotel you get a mixture of both.  The moment you enter Trade Winds Hotel you will become aware of an atmosphere of charming Caribbean.  Nestled on the crest of a hill, we are surrounded by …
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