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FAR LEFT AND CENTRE: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar LEFT: Paradise Island PICTURES: Doug Scaletta; Tadeu Brunelli; Shutterstock
GETTING AROUND
WHAT’S NEW IN NASSAU? There’s certainly lots going on in Nassau. Opened in 2017, the Baha Mar mega-resort – the Bahamas’ largest – is just a 10-minute drive from the airport and home to three hotels, where guests have access to the Caribbean’s largest casino, a Jack Nicklaus-designed 18-hole golf course, a high-end shopping arcade, six swimming pools, and countless restaurants and bars. At the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the 1,800 rooms and
suites are light, bright and contemporary (room-only doubles from $331). There’s an Espa spa and no end of activities on offer for all ages, from watersports to tennis courts. Like a mini-Las Vegas, all roads seem to lead to the casino, with the full gamut of slot machines and tables, as well as private salons for big spenders. Aimed at a younger, party-loving crowd, the pretty- in-pink SLS Baha Mar has 300 white-themed rooms,
33Guests have access to the Caribbean’s largest casino, a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and a shopping arcade
dramatic decor and outsized contemporary art (King Room from $458 January-April, $336 August-October, room-only). Grab a poolside cabana and you’ll feel like an A-lister for the day. Follow it up with creative cocktails at Monkey Bar or drink in the views from the Skybar. The newest hotel – and the most exclusive, with a host of high-end perks and impeccable service – is the serene Rosewood Baha Mar, which opened in
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Bahamasair offers the most comprehensive range of inter-island routes, including North Eleuthera, Exuma, Crooked Island, Acklins, Mayaguana, Inagua and Long Island, as well as international flights to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando.
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Pineapple Air flies to Eleuthera’s three airports and Southern Air to North Eleuthera and Long Island.
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