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Gunpowder House & Suites

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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January 2025

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Property grounds
Property grounds
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Miscellaneous
Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available

Explore the area

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Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua
  • Clarence House
    1 min walk
  • Admiral House
    2 min walk
  • Nelson's Dockyard
    3 min walk
  • St. John's (ANU-V.C. Bird Intl.)
    34 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Harbour View

Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Harbour View

  • 46 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

English Harbour

When you a stay at Gunpowder House & Suites in English Harbour, you'll be on the waterfront, just steps from Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites and Clarence House. .This beach hotel is 14 mi (22.6 km) from Dickenson Bay Beach and 14.4 mi (23.2 km) from Galley Bay.

What's nearby

  • Clarence House - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Nelson's Dockyard - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Pigeon's Point Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Shirley Heights - 7 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Galleon Beach - 9 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • V.C. Bird Intl. Airport (ANU) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Shirley's Heights - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Admirals Inn Antigua - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sweet T's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Pillars Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Indian Summer - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Gunpowder House & Suites

Beach hotel with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa
Gunpowder House & Suites offers 10 accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This English Harbour hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. The complimentary beach shuttle makes getting to the surf and sand a breeze.
Enjoy international cuisine at Pillars Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 11 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11 AM.
Pillars Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Boom Restaurant - This poolside restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves brunch and lunch. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free off-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free beach shuttle

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–11 AM: USD 17 for adults and USD 17 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Pillars Restaurant
  • Boom Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body treatments
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Reflexology
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • iPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between August 30 and October 09.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 100.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 5.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 6 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 17 for adults and USD 17 for children
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 100.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Gunpowder House Hotel English Harbour
Gunpowder House English Harbour
Gunpowder House Suites
Gunpowder House & Suites Hotel
Gunpowder House & Suites English Harbour
Gunpowder House & Suites Hotel English Harbour

Gunpowder House & Suites Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 14 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Gros Islet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent boutique property with great food and service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous Spot in English Harbor
Lovely place in a terrific location.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just the perfect stay for a quiet peaceful recharge.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely peaceful period property with great restaurants and friendly service. Pillers and Boom both served great food with friendly service. Also easy walk into town for local restaurants. Highly recommended for something different to the resort hotels elsewhere on the island.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jess

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful spot. Fantastic staff, great spa treatments, lovely food. Shame we had to move rooms because the night club across the water decided to go for it until 6am. But we were very happy that the hotel helped us move. We had a mix up on check out with bill etc which was a little frustrating after such a lovely stay. Thanks for having us!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing unique property definitely will return
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really fantastic place to stay in English Harbour. Highly recommended and very friendly staff. Great vibe and live music at Admirals Inn where you can also stay and where check in happens. Great complimentary boat and or car service (if after 7pm) over to Gunpowder house which is more secluded than Admirals. Lots of bars & restaurants nearby in walking distance, and right next to Nelson’s dockyard. Because you’re in the harbour this isn’t a great place for ocean swimming access although it’s likely easy to find a beach nearby with a car. We stayed for one night to end our trip but a few more would have been lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Darshan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely book this hotel - it’s fantastic
It was fantastic! The rooms were amazing - clean, Great views, spacious and loved the four poster beds with netting. The staff were so hospitable. Fantastic!
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
We had an amazing stay the food and service both at Boom and PIllars was excellent. We have rebooked for march 20
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was excellent in all respects. Nelson’s Dockyard is a special historical spot and the Admirals Inn sits elegantly in the Dockyard The views from my room was stunning and the professionalism, charm and courtesy of the staff made my stay ready enjoyable. I would single out Emma who was Acting Manager during my stay. Everything was dealt with calmly and efficiently - Dortha dole a bit sticky - and she was a delight to meet. I will definitely stay at Admirals Inn again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Beth, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic hotel in a great location
I stayed at the Gunpowder Suites for 3 nights, which had a lovely view overlooking English Harbor. The staff at the hotel were great - Cecil was very kind and went the extra mile to help with whatever was needed. Kemlin and Linda were also great to help book local activities. I would only caution who the hotel works with when booking certain activities. For instance, do not book Sean from Soul Immersions diving. I booked him through the hotel and he confirmed, but on the day of the dive, he never showed up and didnt bother to call or tell me in person that he was cancelling the dive. Luckily, Linda was great and helped me book Tony from Dockyard Divers that very day. Additionally, they arranged a taxi with Oris to take me to the airport. After 15 minutes of waiting for Oris to show up, I had to switch to another taxi, because I couldnt wait any longer. Oris had driven me the day before to Stingray City, but he was also 20 minutes later picking me up after our arranged pick up time. I would caution the hotel to be careful who they do business with, as it lowers the overall impression of the hotel and enjoyment of the guest.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

rejean

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023