Electricity in Antigua Plugs and Adapters – Antigua Power Outlets
A great tip is to email your hotel in advance to find out what sockets they use and what voltage it is. In Antigua you can find both 110v and 220v. In a lot of villas in Jolly Harbour you get both in the same property but normally it is well labelled as such. You can see sometimes the actual transformer is installed and I can never work out why they did this. In the case of Villa Sariel has 110v US sockets and 220v UK style sockets for convenience.
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- USB Type C port
- 5 outlets – great for hotel rooms
- Fully Compliant for Antigua
- Useful for future trips worldwide
Travel Adaptor for Antigua Article
Don’t take a risk – it’s up to you to check. My Macbook Air worked fine in the normal wall adapter everywhere we went but it is like MOST laptops dual voltage the internal transformer detects and works accordingly.
You will have to check what voltage your appliance is rated at. You can do this by looking on the charger or block of the power cable, if not on the device itself. If it is labelled like 110V-240V ~ 50/60Hz then that’s great news and you will just need the correct pin adapter (changer).
Hairdryers are commonly not going to work on 110 if they are made for the uk market for example they run too slowly.
Why Americans should still consider a travel adaptor when visiting Antigua?
The more modern travel adaptors allow you to plug in multiple devices at once even laptops. A 120W luxury charger can fully charge a macbook in 90 minutes. So if you are a family then consider that the number of available sockets is limiting. You can also find an extension with USB ports very handy as an alternative.
This TROND extension allows for more sockets 4 and also 3 USB ports and a type C which is pretty future proof. See on Amazon before you arrive.
Coming from Europe and the UK
You should look at a USA to UK plug adaptor but the downside is you will run out of sockets even as a couple. A family even more so. So better is a Universal Travel Adapter which has a minimum power rating of 45Watts (W) this will allow simultaneous rapid-ish charging of devices. If you need a serious shared fast power then go for a 100W or 120W model. They usually have USB and type C ports.
Travel Tip- Bring a power bank If you can look for a high capacity one like this Amazon USA Amazon UK they become useful for long days by the pool or if you go out on an excursion.
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Worldwide Travel Adaptor Guide – quickly get to grips with the latest tech in adapter land.
Interested in learning why some plugs have three prongs in an easy to understand way- then go here..
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/question110.htm
