Where To Stay

Top 20 Places to Stay When Visiting the Bahamas

Okay, you have your airfare in hand and you're sitting down at the computer to purchase your airline tickets to the Bahamas. You've haggled and negotiated for weeks, finally got the best price, plotted out your trip itinerary and are sitting down to book. Suddenly, a little sign pops up asking if you want to make your hotel reservation when you book your trip and you feel yourself blanche. In all of the excitement surrounding your trip you haven't given a second thought to booking a hotel!

Fortunately, the Bahamas are rich with high quality hotels and resorts that promise tourists a first class experience regardless of what part of the island chain you choose to make your home base for the duration of your stay, and all of these will allow you to book (and confirm) your room ahead of time so that you never find yourself in the embarrassing predicament of being in a foreign country and having no place to stay.

1) The number one place to spend your vacation in the Bahamas is the Paradise Island Beach Tower resort. Visitors can enjoy comfortable rooms, central air conditioning, live entertainment, a golf course and swimming pool, as well as a spa and a number of children's activities.

2) Number two is the Paradise Island Coral Towers resort. Here you will have the opportunity to stay on the beach and take advantage of a top of the line fitness center and spa while staying in luxury accommodations.

3) Paradise Island Royal Towers resort is every bit as luxurious as its counterparts, guaranteeing that visitors will enjoy the vacation of a lifetime. (As you can see, Paradise Island is the place to stay when in the Bahamas.) Just a hint to all of the affianced couples out there; Paradise Island Royal Towers does a fantastic job of putting on weddings for its visitors.

4) Also on Paradise Island are the Best Western Bay View Suites, luxurious low-rise condominiums in the heart of the island's lush flora. These are available for virtually any size group and will allow you to maintain your independence while on vacation.

5) The British Colonial Hilton on Nassau is located in the center of the island's shopping center, and residents will be able to take advantage of its convenient placing as well as its luxury accommodations.

6) Comfort Suites Paradise Island offers comfortable junior suites to tourists, making available its shops, restaurants and competent, professional staff to its visitors to ensure that their needs are met anytime, day or night.

7) The Graycliff was the very first five star hotel to take up residence in the Caribbean, and the Graycliff Hotel has successfully carried on tradition. Although lacking many of the amenities of its counterparts, the Graycliff still offers its residents a spa, golf course and plenty of activities to keep the younger members of the family occupied.

8) For the aquatic enthusiast the Harborside Resort on Atlantis is straight out of Eden, offering a dive shop and a marina side by side with a bar, restaurant and spa to ensure that its visitors never lack for entertainment.

9) If you need convenient airport access, the Nassau Beach Hotel provides the accommodations of choice. Ten minutes from the Nassau airport, the Nassau Beach Hotel offers its visitors a bar, fitness center, shops, restaurant and tennis court to keep them happily occupied when they're not in the air.

10) When traveling to the Bahamas for business be sure and book the Nassau Palm Resort and Conference center, allowing you to combine business with pleasure as you meet in their elegantly appointed conference room prior to enjoying a luxurious lunch, then spending an afternoon by the pool.