Optional return ground transfers from VC Bird Airport. Free Fibre Optics wifi included. Pinkshack Studio Cottage is a beautiful Caribbean style guest cottage located in a fantastic fully matured tropical garden setting. Giant Bamboo style palms and mature majestic Silver fan Palms grow in my jungle themed style garden. Pinkshack Studio Cottage is a beautiful Caribbean style guest cottage located in a fantastic fully matured tropical garden setting. Giant Bamboo style palms and mature majestic Silver fan Palms grow all around the garden and around the cottages. If you love the beauty of giant tropical trees you'll love my jungle themed garden. It is an example of a true 'freespirit' style tropical Oasis, most outdoor spaces offer both diffused and naturally sunlit spaces, you will find a favourite 'nook' in the garden to enjoy, my garden offers beautiful tropical serene garden views, which can be taken in sitting on one of our swing chairs or multiple seating options around the garden... The Caribbean village of breezy Five Islands is a small and very friendly village and is nestled within a Caribbean valley offering rolling hill views... If you want to discover and experience local village life Pinkshack Studio is a well secured, perfect choice to enjoy your vacation on Antigua. Local fruit/veggie trees grow in the Pinkshack Garden and we offer complimentary garden produce for you to enjoy throughout your stay... Nature and animal lovers alike will enjoy tropical birds which frequent the Pinkshack garden. The village of Five Islands offers an authentic Caribbean village experience.. Yepton Beach and Deep Bay are Pinkshack's closest beaches offering powder white sands both are unspoilt beaches, Deep Bay is like a lagoon setting with its super calm waters crystal clear lagoon waters and is quite possibly the best beach on Antigua. Deep Bay National Park offers an opportunity to hike up to historical Fort Barrington to enjoy panoramic views of Antigua's coastline, hillscapes and Stunning seaviews, also a there is a unique view of the Andes sunken shipwreck at Deep Bay, which is a popular snorkelling site... Fort Barrington dates back in historical records as early as 1652, it was fortified in 1779 and is one of Antigua's National Parks. . The property is located a 15 minute stroll from this historic site and outstanding area of natural beauty. Nearby stunning Coconut Beach is also around a 20 minute walk... If you opt to hire your own car to get around, you will reach anyone of these beaches in under 5 minutes, other beaches in Five Islands area include Galley Bay, any one of the four Hawkbill Estate Beaches, Eden Beach, Deep Bay, Galley Bay Beach, Armani Beach, Hideaway Bay, Yeptons, Coconut Beach and Pensioners Corner Beach. If you choose this area you will be delighted if you have come for the beaches as it is completely loaded with stunning beaches and is a lovely rural area of Antigua. In addition to the Pinkshack's superb rural, yet convenient position St Johns the Capital is only a 6 minute Drive. The Capital offers the convenience of a large Supermarket, several pharmacies, banks, Daily local fish and fruit/vegetable markets, private vendors selling their homegrown provisions and wares, in addition St Johns offers many Caribbean local shops, bars and restaurants. The historic Redcliffe Quay and the modern Heritage Quay offer an excellent selection of shops restaurants and cafes and bars. Holidaying in Pinkshack Studio Cottage on Antigua is an excellent self catering choice and is very likely to exceed your expectations as it offers genuine value for money without experiencing budget facilities.. Our Pinkshackers have a fully equipped self catering garden cottage with use of shared laundry facilities.. Enjoy the lush and exotic Pinkshack Gardens from your Gallery/Balcony, discover our garden fruits and flowers, just simply enjoy reading your favourite book, or enjoy a special garden view from one of our Garden swing chairs under our many matured palm trees admiring the tropical fauna all around with hummingbirds whizzing by... I live onsite. If you'd like me to assist you throughout your stay with having a great vacation adventure or to get the very best from your Caribbean vacation, help you arrange tours and trips, I'm here to help :). I offer a complimentary orientation Beach and village mini tour of Five Islands which is very useful and informative... If you are looking for a genuine Caribbean holiday experience on Antigua, this is it. If you enjoy occasional interaction with other guests onsite throughout your vacation my place offers this, its a small friendly environment, many have felt that my place offers a unique friendly community type of feel, alternatively if you prefer to enjoy your privacy and seclusion its already there, the layout and entrances to each of the cottages ensures your privacy Five Islands is located on the beautiful peninsula of Antigua, its an exclusive and unique part of the Island and many an Antiguan would tell you that Five Islands is just not like the rest of Antigua, so to begin with your stay in Five Islands will make you feel as though you are visiting a totally separate Island, which is pretty unique in its own right and then of course the major plus to this is that you will also have the rest of Antigua to discover...Five Islands is blessed with probably the largest number of generous sized unspoilt beaches in one region due to its location on the Western peninsula of Antigua, this simply means that all the beaches are within easy walking distance of the Pinkshack Studio, village and really you are completely spoilt for choice when it comes to our stunning Five Islands beaches.. We are the Rural West of St Johns because of slow but sure development l consider the area of Five Islands to be a semi rural and very convenient locations it is sleepy, breezy, vibrant and the feel of local life is laid back, with a church going, farming community all around you, which is the rural Caribbean and totally authentic, village folk will welcome you to their special village of Five Islands and are only too pleased if you join in their special weekly BBQ evenings, hangout spot or shop for basic household items or a local bread sandwich and homemade juice in the village shack shops around the village... It's very possible on your stroll to the village you will see herds of cows, horses, goats and or sheep and hens and jungle roosters with the odd pig family crossing the pathways here and there as its a free for all grazing zone, once you reach the village the Five Island folk are friendly and very helpful, as many are very proud of their special and beautiful Caribbean corner of Antigua and quite rightly so... There are local buses which pass our road and will take you straight to St Johns Bus Station, from the main bus terminal in the City you can catch a bus to anywhere on the Island, fares are ,4 XCD per person per trip. Bus service is very slow on Sundays so if travelling further afield on Sundays we recommend car or cab hire. Generally if you wish to explore Antigua and come for a short stay the buses are a good solution, however we think that hiring a jeep for a few days or hiring a cab will give you ultimate mobility in getting around Antigua if you want to explore many of the key highlights of the Island Please note that Air-conditioning supplement is charged at 15USD per night of your stay which is payable on arrival. Garden.. Please note my garden is an ever changing 'freespirit' style garden, my trees are fully matured, so do expect to have the feel of being in a 'jungle style' setting when staying in my Pinkshack Studio Cottage , tall beautiful bamboo style palm trees and Giant Silver fan palms grace my Gardens and diffuse the intense rays of the sun, if you love mature tropical trees catching our Caribbean tradewinds then you'll absolutely adore my tropical tree Oasis... Shopping: Groceries are generally more expensive here and sometimes imported supplies can be limited due to the fact that Antigua depends on cargo shipments. Generally prices of groceries are inflated due to import duties, so for saving and convenience I recommend to all of our Pinkshackers that if you have a space in your suitcase that you bring your most favourite indulgences with you to avoid any disappointment, such as special tea, coffee brands and anything else which you may find difficult to source here. I recommend locally purchased bug sprays all of my cottages are screened however, the garden is very lush and exotic! By day its a glorious freespirit and by night the garden transforms into whole new form of life as you become aware of a sweet transition to a tropical jungle enviroment so in the evenings, so you can enjoy the tropical sounds and sights of the wonderful tropical nightlife, for your comfort I recommend spraying up in the evenings or wearing long sleeve tops and loose long sleeved trousers. Antigua is a very sunny and breezy Island all year round so during the day please dont forget to wear a hat and use a high factor suncream and apply often to avoid sunburn. For dog lovers you maybe thrilled to know I also have my very friendly fluffy toy dog family, they are all well mannered and just love to welcome both new and returning Pinkshackers... If you are not a doggie fan please don't worry as they have their own happy areas to hang out in if you are not sure that you would like to interact with them...