Here is all the information you will need to book your trip for our wedding!
***Please remember to use our group code (WG12083073) when booking your stay
- Where? Sandals Grande All Inclusive Antigua Resort & Spa (Website: http://www.sandals.com/main/antigua/an-home.cfm)
- When? Wedding date is set for Friday, May 31, 2013 at 2pm. The resort requires a stay of at least 3 nights. Our guests have the option to select when they fly in, especially if you are staying longer than 3 nights, but need to be at the resort by at least Friday morning. We would recommend flying in Thursday, May 30 and departing Sunday, June 2nd if staying for the 3 night minimum.
- Accommodations? Caribbean Grove (Resort has two portions to it, we are staying at the Caribbean Grove section). UPDATE!!! The original rooms that were mentioned on our website are SOLD OUT. The room that you will want to reserve is the Garden of Eden PREMIUM.
- Price of Rooms ONLY (not including flight)? $1,623.00 per couple for a 3 night stay (must be a minimum of 3 nights for all inclusive), $811.00 per person. Each room must have 2 people, whether you're friends or couples. Unfortunately, you cannot have singles and cannot have more than 2 people. Please let us know if you need to be paired with another person. Also, be aware that the pricing of the rooms will fluctuate. If the rooms are booked today and a special comes up before our departure, Sandals will honor that special if you call in. Sandals will NOT notify you of the specials, you will just have to check the website frequently.
- Flights? Each flight pricing is different depending on where you are flying from. Sandals will provide you with the best deals or you can book the flights on your own. The airport that you will be flying into is the St. John's, Antigua with an airport code of ANU which has free shuttle services to the resort. When booking your flight through Sandals, you must pay the flight IN FULL. Just to give you an idea, flying out of Washington, DC, it was $1,733.00 ROUND TRIP for Rob and I collectively.
- Payments? When booking, there is a deposit of $400 to reserve your room. If you choose to reserve the airfare through Sandals, that is also due at the time of booking. If you also opt for the travel insurance, it is also due at this time ($198 per couple). The travel insurance only covers the land portion (all-inclusive room) and not the flight. Please ask Sandals for more information. The entire payment for the trip is due April 12, 2013. You can make payments as you go, but the $400 is due to reserve your room.
- Need a passport? YES! You will need a passport in order to travel to Antigua. Please remember to obtain one as soon as possible to make sure you have one at the time of travel.
- Kids attending? Unfortunately this is an adult only resort. We can't bring our own kiddies, but the adults will enjoy a great vacation!
- Included in the All-Inclusive? ALL food, alcoholic drinks, and unlimited land and water sports are included in the price. The resort hosts eleven world-class restaurants and 5 full service bars including a swim up bar.
- Other Activities? There are multiple tours and activities that are also available at an additional cost. You can pre-book them before our trip. The list is available at http://www.sandals.com/main/antigua/an-tours.cfm
- How to reserve? Call 1-888-726-3257, option 2 (New Reservations) OR call Laney at extension 4872. Do not select the option for weddings. The agents get a little confused! When booking your reservation, please provide the agent with the group code of WG12083073. I have worked closely with Laney and she knows about our wedding, so that might be the easiest way to go, rather than speaking to a random agent.
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