Although guests must walk a half mile to the pink-sand beach extending three miles along Harbour Island's eastern shore, this resort provides guests with sunset views from a west-facing hillside, which is terraced down a half mile to the Atlantic Ocean passage separating Harbour Island from Eleuthera Island. Couples and families come here for the relaxing, open-air ambience.

One of the boutique resorts developed by Island records founder Chris Blackwell, Pink Sands attracts an international clientele, including celebrities, by providing secluded, private accommodations on Harbour Island, an uncrowded beach, and romantic dining. The resort is set in a gently hilly 18-acre tropical forest and features dense gardens, fieldstone walls, and pebble-and-concrete paths.

Because this resort is 175 miles from West Palm Beach, Florida, this is a destination for motor-yacht cruisers, sports fishers, and scuba divers. The resort also attracts families and couples seeking a casual, tranquil, beachfront getaway .

Overlooking two marinas on one side and the bay on the other, the resort provides an isolated, peaceful ambience that's especially appealing to couples and families seeking tranquil holidays.

• This 96-acre resort is located on a three-mile stretch of beach accessible only by private ferry or seaplane.
• Built from native stone, accommodations include rooms, suites, and villas. All offer ocean views and are in walking distance of the beach.
• Enjoy the freshwater pool or the tiki bar, which hosts an occasional candlelit Bahamian banquet and barbecue.

The Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina is a superior first-class, exclusive resort on the beach close to casino, golf, and shops. This first class hotel is ideally situated for visitors to the area. It has a welcoming atmosphere that emphasizes friendly and hospitable service. The hotel has excellent facilities as well as comfortable guest rooms and public areas. The Xanadu Beach Resort and Marina is a superior, first-class exclusive resort on the beach. It's a full service marina with 66 slips and a dive center on the premises. The Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina offers undersea adventure, scuba diving, Jet Skiing and Parasailing.

• This island retreat is set in the southern Bahamas on Long Island, two miles from Stella Maris Marina and six miles from Cape Santa Maria.
• Hotel rooms and cottages are scattered, plantation-style, on a garden estate. Amenities include coffeemakers, hairdryers, and refrigerators.
• Guests have complimentary use of small sailboats, kayaks, and bicycles, plus, there are three freshwater swimming pools on site.

• Located in an old renovated sponge warehouse from the 1800’s, this hotel overlooks Elizabeth Harbor and Stocking Island.
• Guestrooms have tile floors and come with hairdryers, coffeemakers, and cable TV.
• The hotel has a swimming pool, along with an onsite restaurant and poolside bar.

Primarily a destination for cruise-ship passengers arriving from Florida, the resort also attracts leisure travelers seeking moderately priced accommodations in downtown Freeport.

• Centrally located on the tiny three-mile long island of Green Turtle Cay, this hotel is adjacent to The Club Beach on White Sound Harbor.
• Air conditioned guestrooms, decorated in tropical hues, have tiled floors, ceiling fans and a small private deck or patio.
• Guests can rent a small boat or golf cart on site and there is a full service scuba center adjacent to the hotel.