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Sprucing Up Continues.
Here at Trade Winds Hotel we are constantly looking to move forward and listen to what you, our guests are saying. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our facilities and giving guests the best experience possible we began refurbishment and upgrade of our hotel and restaurant two weeks ago. Being a small hotel we have been approaching this effort in stages and have started the refurbishment on two of the rooms in the northern block. The rooms were …
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Family, Friends and Food!
Over the past month here at Trade Winds Hotel and Bay House Restaurant & Bar we’ve had the privilege of witnessing a few weddings and birthday celebrations. The moment that stood out in each celebration was “The Toast”. The Webster Dictionary defines a toast as “an act of proposing a drink in honour of someone or something”. What I’ve have noticed however that some people just don’t wait on special occasions to toast but they toast at every meal, whether …
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Eating Local When Travelling.
So you’ve done the bus tour and seen Fig Tree Drive, Devil’s Bridge, Nelson’s Dockyard, Shirley’s Heights, spent endless hours on our beautiful beaches, swam with the sting rays, shopped for souvenirs in Redcliffe and Heritage Quay, plus worked on your golf handicap. Now with all that done here’s the big question: “Have you really experienced Antigua & Barbuda?” Many travellers will tell you that until you interact with local residents, you’ve only just skimmed the surface. For many the …
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Learning New Things About Old Things
There is an old adage that says, “you learn something new every day” and today we learnt a lot of new things about something very old. Many of us here in Antigua and in the Caribbean grew up using concentrate drink mix Sunquick. A bottle of Sunquick could be found in every cupboard as it was economical and a quick way to make a cool and refreshing drink for the kids. Today some of our restaurant and kitchen staff attended …
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Travelling Solo? Stay At Trade Winds Hotel!
The number one…to many it may be the loneliest number especially when it comes to travelling. But of late the number of persons travelling solo has been increasing. For many, travelling solo is the ultimate liberating experience affording you flexibility where your time is truly your OWN. Despite being tagged as one of the Caribbean’s most romantic destination, Antigua is also perfect for the solo traveller. Whether you are looking for an exotic and intimate setting to hide yourself away …
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New Year’s Eve at Bay House Restaurant
Can you believe that the year is almost over? Celebrating New Year’s Eve is one of the oldest and most-exciting customs around the world. Ringing church bells, tooting horns and ear-piercing shrieks echos throughout the world on this festive day. Whether visiting relatives or watching the New Year’s ball drop at home on the TV, welcoming the New Year is always a time of entertainment, celebration and resolution. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day …
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