Yepton Estate Cottages

The lagoon comes first here. Yepton Estate Cottages stands on a salt lake lagoon in Antigua, with a quarter-mile of white sand beach next door. Herons, ducks, and terns work the shallows, and migrating birds pass through the brackish water each spring and fall; a flock of sixty rare West Indian whistling ducks was once counted at the salt pond. The cottages themselves are plain and practical: air conditioning, a furnished terrace, a living room, cable TV, a private bathroom, and a kitchenette for cooking your own catch. An outdoor pool sits on site for guests who prefer flat water to the lagoon. Wi-fi and parking are provided at no extra cost. Beyond the grounds, the coast road runs past goat-grazed scrub and manicured hotel lawns before reaching the beach, and the rainforest on Antigua's south-west coast is a short drive away, near the zip-line canopy tour on Fig Tree Drive. St. John's, the capital, is twelve minutes away by car. It is a quiet, self-catering base rather than a full-service resort, built around water, birdlife, and a short walk to sand.