If your hotel must face directly on the ocean
All four of the beachfront hotels are set in magnificent
tropical gardens. |
Coral
Sands
39 rooms
$$-$$$ |
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Among the beachfront hotels, this friendly and casual environment
is probably the most comfortable for families: A shaded restaurant
deck over the beach provides the easiest place on the three-mile
beach to get a drink to take to water's edge. Two-story buildings
with arched breezeways are set in a lush tropical garden and
provide a refined version of the familiar motel room layout.
All new renovations in 2005 include a "Beach House"
directly over the beach. |
Pink Sands
25 rooms
$$$$
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Completely redeveloped by music impresario Chris
Blackwell after hurricane Andrew, this exclusive, stylish spot
attracts a hip crowd of media types and new money. There'll
likely be an international fashion shoot going on while you're
there. A bougainvillea -draped gate provides an enticing sense
of entry into a stunning open-air club room with private cabañas
hidden in the tropical garden beyond. This is the highest priced
resort on the island with garden rooms above $600 in season
and beachfront cabañas to $2,000 a night. |
Dunmore
16 rooms in 8 cottages
$$$
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Old world, low key elegance. Attracts mostly
an old money crowd and high level corporate types who return
year after year for the privacy and quiet intimacy of bungalows
hidden in the tropical garden. Recently renovated to high
elegance and all up-to-date facilities. Coats required for
men for dinner. |
Runaway Hill Club
10 rooms
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Cozy, charming, and full of character, this lovely
converted manor house offers English charm in a tropical setting.
Two new bungalows offer additional privacy. The small size and
house-centered feel makes it the most conducive to mingling
with other guests, mostly a mature and well-traveled crowd.
Renvations after ownership change in 2004. |
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If you don't mind walking over a few sand dunes
to get to the ocean |
Tingum Village International
18 rooms
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Friendly, casual, locally owned by matriarch,
"Ma Ruby." The kind of place that makes you fantasize
you were a writer and could spend a whole season hanging out
at the trellised, garden restaurant. The rooms may be cinderblock,
but it's palm trees and bougainvillea everywhere you look. A
new second floor apartment over the restaurant offers two small
but modern tile-floored bedrooms, Jacuzzi, and a small balcony. |
Barettas
Seashell Inn
12 rooms
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A path through wild seagrapes takes you the several
hundred yards to the sea from this friendly, casual, inn which
is a total renovation of the prior Barettas. Try dinner on the
patio for an easy-going meal of local dishes. Located near the
island's high point a few block's walk from the north end of
town. |
If you want to watch the sun set over the bay |
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Rock House
9 rooms
$$-$$$ |
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International hotelier Wallace Tutt brought a visionary renovation
to this historic property overlooking the bay. Within the
arching stone walls, its palm-shaded courtyards, italianate
pool, and high ceilinged rooms accented in mahogany and world
class art create a feeling both stimulating and serene. We
expect this newest addition to Briland to attract those who
enjoy getting away from the public eye to play with their
friends—but still be close enough to stroll through the
village. |
Romora Bay Club
31 rooms
$$$
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Individual guest rooms and suites dot a hillside of lush
tropical vegetation that slopes gently to Eleuthera Bay. Fully
renovated in 2001, each room features its own
eclectic décor spun from African and Bahamian influences.
Private patios offer peek-a-boo ocean views as well as garden,
bay, and pool views. Fine dining in the restaurant and at
the bay-side bar.
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The Landing
7 rooms
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Located right at the foot of the bustling main
dock in a beautiful historic building that evokes colonial elegance
and languor. You can keep your eye on the village bustle from
verandahs overlooking the bay or retreat to the walled tropical
garden. Recently renovated to a more European ambiance of high-style
mahogany appointments by international model and local society
leader India Hicks. |
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Valentine's Resort
41 rooms
$$$-$$$$
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Boaters can step off the dock and into this full-service
marina and resort just a few blocks from the center of town.
Spacious luxury from Junior Suites to Three-Bedrooms, outfitted
in designer fabrics, marble bathroom, and masterpiece kitchen.
Channel VFH16, PADI dive center, watrefront dining, Kids camp.
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If you can't make up your mind on bay vs. ocean |
Bahama House B&B
5 rooms
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A historic Bahamian-style house in the center
of town with colorful, high-ceilinged rooms, a tropical garden,
and affable hosts John and Joni Hersh who've escaped from the
States. Four blocks to the ocean or one block to the bay. |
Royal Palm
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Fills all the basic needs for a budget holiday
in a motel setting. And just four blocks to the ocean or two
blocks from the bay. Some units have kitchenettes. |
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Sugar Apple B&B
7 rooms/suites
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Located on the site of a former apple orchard, this spot
across the road from Romora Bay still has tropical fruit trees
throughout the grounds. Cook your own meals in a kitchenette.
High ceilinged rooms have AC, TV, and ceiling fans. Internet
service available. |
