I believe the Village at St. James is a new resort. There are no rankings or reviews on TUG. All of the units are 2 BR with a kitchen.
It is very expensive to eat in Antigua from what I understand or at least can be.
Restaurants are some of the finest and can be found in all price ranges. Shopping is increasingly better with huge USA style supermarkets. Speaking of shopping -- lots to choose from in the duty-free area and clothing manufactured in the islands abound in many shops.
Is taken from a review of another resort also in St. John's, Antigua.
I'd personally opt for Pueta Vallarta where I'd take either the Krystal, Ocho Cascades, Paradise Village, the Westin Regina or maybe the new Rancho Bandaras. Of these only the Ocho Cascades and PV are II resorts but both are on the
DVC exchange list. Ocho Cascades would be my choice for a couple that weren't taking kids and liked to relax. PV would by far be my choice in any other situation using DVC. There are other quality resorts on the DVC list but I think a DVC member would likely be disappointed with anything else. Just because the others I've listed aren't on the DVC list doesn't mean they are off limits, there are other ways to get them you know.
I was just communicating with someone today that owns PV and wanted to trade into DVC. Might be a win/win situation especially since PV is also a points resort and very flexible in unit size, days, time of year and view. If you want the contact, I'll be happy to give it to you as I'm sure they wouldn't mind.
Also don't forget other options to include Key West, Aruba, St. John's, and Cancun especially for warm weather locations. How about one of the Royals in Cancun, the Westin on St. John's, Hyatt Sunset Harbour and Galleon in KW and one of several quality places in Aruba.
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