5 Dreamy Hotels for a Perfect Vacation in the Bahamas
The Bahamas are one of the most popular tourist destinations in the USA, even though it is an independent neighboring country. This British Commonwealth member is entirely dependent on tourism and is considered one of the wealthiest in the world. In the hundreds of islands of the archipelago east of Florida and north of Cuba, dozens of inhabited islands boast vacation resorts alongside stunning paradise beaches. Nassau, the capital of the islands, is a bustling big city, a cruise destination, and is close to most of the resorts on the islands.
So before you rush to find a flight to Nassau, want to get a little acquainted with the British islands near Florida?
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Resorts in Nassau and Paradise Island
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas
The Ocean Club is the luxury resort by the luxury tourism giant from Toronto, and one of the largest and most magnificent resorts on Paradise Island. The resort is situated right next to the iconic Cabbage Beach. This luxury resort offers something for everyone, both couples and families, including dreamy pools, stunning gardens with a tropical touch, spa facilities and treatments, spacious rooms, and high culinary standards.
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The Cove at Atlantis
The Cove is a large vacation resort on the western part of Paradise Island, adjacent to the popular Cove Beach. The resort has everything you need for a dream vacation in the Bahamas including a casino, an amazing beach, a stunning shaded pool system, very good culinary standards, a large spa, sports facilities, and plenty of entertainment. It is one of the most family-friendly resorts in the Bahamas and offers lots of vacation options for children.
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Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau
Margaritaville is a historic luxury resort that effectively opened Junkanoo Beach, the number 1 entertainment spot in Nassau. Although it's an establishment with some history, the resort has undergone a series of renovations and now meets the high standards of a Caribbean vacation. The resort offers large rooms with beach views, a shaded pool set next to the beach, a giant lobby, and high culinary standards.
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Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas – All Inclusive – Adults Only
The Warwick is a four-star all-inclusive hotel located in the southern part of Paradise Island. The hotel is adjacent to the island's marina with a small private beach belonging to the hotel. The resort is adults-only and offers plenty of options for high-level couple's entertainment with all the fun of the city of Nassau. The hotel features cool pools, good culinary standards, and lots of entertainment options.
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British Colonial Nassau
The British Colonial is a historic four-star hotel adjacent to a private artificial beach, just a minute's walk from the Nassau cruise port. The hotel offers large rooms, an impressive pool system next to the private beach, a good level of culinary choices, and a cool Caribbean vibe. The hotel is not perfect but is very comfortable right in the heart of Nassau's activities.
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5 tips from Guy for perfect lodging in the Bahamas
For those heading to the Bahamas for a vacation, most of the holiday hotels are located in Nassau, the capital, and the nearby islands. On Nassau's coastline, there are a number of resorts nestled along crowded and beautiful beaches technically belonging to the city. North of the city's port, Paradise Island is the most intense vacation spot in the islands, with huge luxurious resorts, insane beaches, and all the fun of a Caribbean getaway. There are vacation hotels on many other islands such as Grand Bahamas and its capital Freeport, on San Salvador Island, and more. There are also isolated resorts and hotels throughout the islands accessible by light planes.
- Bahamas Cruises – A significant portion of accommodation in the Bahamas doesn't even happen on the shore but rather aboard cruise ships. The cruise ship is the most efficient lodging solution for those heading to the Bahamas, offering a perfect blend of high hotel-level standards, pools, access to special island spots, and really reasonable prices. There are quite a few large cruise lines sailing from ports on Florida's East Coast to the Bahamas. Most Bahamas cruises include staying on a high-standard cruise ship with all the possible perks for 3 to 6 nights. There are longer cruise routes that include stops at additional ports in Florida, including Miami and Key West, with the Bahamas being the cherry on top.
- How to fly to the Bahamas? – Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) is the most important and largest airport on the islands and the main gateway to the Bahamas. From this airport, you can reach almost all the islands in the archipelago via connecting flights on small twin-engine planes. The airport is located in the western part of the Nassau metropolitan area, with regular flights from airports in Florida and Atlanta. During the winter, dozens of vacation routes open to the airport, including from major airports in the USA, Canada, European destinations, and more.
- Character of the Bahamas Islands' hotels – The Bahamas' resort hotels in Nassau are huge resorts that greatly resemble the vacation style of the Hawaiian Islands. They feature large facilities with plenty of food, winding pool areas shaded by vegetation, vast public spaces, casinos, and more. There are also smaller resort hotels with a rural character on the islands and cays a short flight or boat ride from Nassau.
- Tourist Season – The best times to visit the Bahamas and South Florida are winter and spring, when the weather is incredibly stable and pleasant. Unlike the enjoyable winter, summer in the Bahamas is quite harsh. Summer temperatures soar, and the humidity is tropical to the extreme. Even in summer, tourism on the island is buzzing, and it's definitely worth visiting the big resorts with pools or heading to the beaches.
- Hurricane Season – From late spring to fall, significant tropical storms, including occasional hurricanes, can occur in the Bahamas, greatly affecting the Atlantic coastline and the Gulf Coast. The entire coastline of the Caribbean islands, Cuba, and Florida is vulnerable to hurricanes, and if there's one on a collision course, it's wise to steer clear of the landfall area.
Where should you stay in the Bahamas?
- The tourism hub of the Bahamas Islands is the islands near the capital, Nassau, mainly on Paradise Island. The entire island is a hotspot for beaches and tourism with very large and upscale resorts.
- There are quite a few resorts on Nassau's beaches as well, including some luxurious ones.
- There are big and small vacation hotels scattered throughout the islands, accessible either by ferry boats or by small flights from Nassau, Freeport, or airports on the East Coast of the USA.
