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Pink Sands Resort Can Be Yours to Own
The celeb-fave getaway Pink Sands Resort on Harbour Island in the Bahamas (Drew Barrymore, Diane Von Furstenburg and Uma Thurman are fans) is now offering private residences.
Purchased from former Island Records owner Chris Blackwell, Pink Sands is expanding the property to include 46 residences consisting of 30 villas and cottages, and 16 condo-hotel units for private ownership.
Groundbreaking on the new residential units, which range from $1.5 million to $8 million, is expected this year.
Have no fear, the property and its two freshwater pools, spa, tennis courts, beach cabanas and WiFi access are still open to regular hotel guests who aren't in the market for a second (or third) home. Although the rooms aren't cheap. In high season, rates are $750 a night for a one-bedroom cottage view room.
Renderings of the private residences after the jump.
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Room with a Killer View: The Cove Atlantis
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
You're in luck today! We bring you a live (with a tape delay of about three weeks) video of the view from 6834 at the The Cove Atlantis in the Bahamas. While we didn't love the hotel as much as we thought we would, this was a killer view indeed.
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Inside The Cove at the Atlantis Resort
On our way back from Eleuthera, we decided to spend the night in Nassau. Afterall, who knows when we will ever get back to the Bahamas? And if we do get back there, we already know where we are going.
So we shacked up at The Cove on our own dime and not part of the scheduled press trip. We've been dying to check out The Cove since it opened last year--it must have been the initial celebrity draw that got us hooked. And we were expected to love the place, especially after a few days of idle island living on Eleuthera.
But the thing is, we really missed our stripped-down, laid back, easy come, easy go days on Eleuthera. And the Atlantis Resort is anything but laid back.
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Hotel Opening: The Cove Atlantis
The Cove at Atlantis is a 600-suite luxury hotel within the family-oriented Atlantis Resort which recently opened on March 28 in the Bahamas. What sets Cove apart from the rest of the lodgings at Atlantis is its "grownup taste", meaning that it's adults only, the room prices are higher (suites start at $735 in the high season), there's a swank restaurant by celeb chef Bobby Flay and a hotspot from Cain, who own the storied Cain outposts in Manhattan and the Hamptons.
Cain at the Cove is an outdoor pool and beach club that will feature:
22 fully-staffed cabanas with personal butlers and include plasma TVs, private bathrooms with shower, and a stocked mini-bar chose by the guest. The Cain experience will include international DJs, entertainment and the service it is known for in NYC.
During the day, Cain will serve "daytime elixirs" that will cure you of last night's hangover so you can keep the party going. Also, available will be spa coordinators to set up any spa treatments you might want. So pretty much anything you can dream up poolside, Cain will try to get for you, so long as it's legal of course. The bad news is you still have to wait until May for the pool club to offically open.
As for staying at the hotel, there's no discounted introductory rates but they are offering the fourth night free when you book three nights and the going rate for this spring is $660. The offer is good until April 30th. But beware, construction still abounds according to recent guest reports.
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· The Cove Atlantis reviews [TripAdvisor]
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Movie Set Hotels: Pirates of the Caribbean
With the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean triology hitting theaters Memorial Day Weekend, it makes perfect sense for Bahamas hotels to capitalize on the movie's popularity, especially since most of the scenes were shot there.
At the British Colonial Hilton Nassau, the hotel has put together a Pirates Escape package that includes:
· Welcome drink at Blackbeard's Cove Bar (children's drink available)
· Pirates theme welcome amenity
· Daily Breakfast
· Tickets to the Pirates of Nassau Interactive Museum
· One trip to Blackbeard's Cay for a snorkeling adventure
· Nightly "Pirate's Delight" assortment of petit fors.
Some fun history? The British Colonial Hilton was built on the site of what was once the infamous Blackbeard's residence, Old Fort Nassau. The package starts at $209 a night, based on availability. Book by calling the hotel directly at 242-302-9000 and ask for the Pirates Escape Package.
Over on Grand Bahama Island where the most scenes for the Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 were filmed, the Sheraton at Our Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort is offering a Pirates3 Getaway that includes:
· Accommodations, including resort fee & service charge
· Daily breakfast at Barracuda's
· "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" DVDs
· 2 tickets to UNEXSO's Pirates Show (which only performs on Thursdays)
· Pirate-themed amenities (sword, hat and rum cake).
The package starts at $617 (based on availability) and can be booked by calling 888-627-7129 and asking for code POTC3.
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· British Colonial Hilton: Build a Bond Fantasy Trip in the Bahamas [HotelChatter]
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Compass Point Beach Resort: Live and In Living Color, Lots of Color Actually
Yesterday we ran a review of Compass Point Hotel, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. There was a nice view of the colorful cabanas from the dock out in the water, but this gives you the view looking out at the sea.
This is a 360-degree video tour, so you can see a few chalets, the big hot tub, and the pool and restaurant in the distance past that. As you'll see, there's a splash of color at every turn. Enjoy!
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Semi-Live Report on Compass Point in the Bahamas
Compass Point Beach Resort in the Bahamas is the antithesis of the vacation factories that make up most of the mass tourism infrastructure around Nassau. With just 18 cabanas and cottages spread around the grounds, it's more like something you would see on a laid-back, unknown island. Painted in bright festival colors, it's a picturesque place where people take their time and converse instead of rushing through buffet meals and shouting over jet-skis.
Part of Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost group, it reopened this past December after a top-to-bottom upgrade where the resort was closed during construction. Each hut or cottage has a deck or porch and despite the rustic look, inside these are some of the best-equipped rooms on the island. We're talking flat-screen TVs with DVD surround sound, kitchenettes, wi-fi (included) and air-conditioning that you can really control. Some are set up as suites, one with two bedrooms. The small beach directly in front of the resort disappears at high tide, but a walkway leads to the larger Love Beach and a dock extends out into the water. Meanwhile there's an attractive pool with cushioned wood lounge chairs and a hot tub for four.
Locals say the restaurant here is the best around, but they mostly keep it to themselves. The restaurant is not advertised in the tourist rags, so most of the dinner guests are those staying at the resort and people who live nearby. We can say from experience that the conch fritters, seafood pot pie, and "guava duff" dessert are heavenly.
Neighboring Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas are legendary and the client list is like a who's who of music history old and new: Rolling Stones, U2, B-52s, Diddy, Bob Marley, James Brown, Al Green, Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, and on and on. And it's where AC/DC's Black in Black was recorded. So you never know who will be hanging at the bar. Last week it was Widespread Panic. Shakira and her crew were in the house New Year's Eve. Plus Sean Connery has a house nearby, so if the timing's right you might hear his booming voice in the bar.
Check back in tomorrow, when we'll have a short video tour of the grounds.
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Sort of Semi-Live Report on the Wyndham Nassau Resort
The Wyndham Nassau Resort in the Bahamas would be considered a large hotel if it weren't dwarfed by the mega-magnet Atlantis a few miles away. It has 850 rooms spread over several towers: intimate it is not. This is the real hub of activity on New Providence Island itself, mainly due to its hopping 24-hour casino. College kids psyched to be getting legal (and free) cocktails mix it up at the craps tables with grizzled commercial construction tycoons from New York and Miami.
The Wyndham has a symbiotic relationship with its two neighbors: the Cable Beach Hotel on one side and the Radisson Resort on the other(see yesterday's Good Rate--Bad Rate), with the three siblings sharing facilities and the beach. This works well for all concerned: the Wyndham has the best restaurants by far, but it has the worst beach by far. In fact there isn't much of a beach there at all--just a seawall and a tiny crescent of sand. Thankfully the Radisson has a great beach just a few steps away.
There are plenty of beach chairs all around, so no chair hog fears here. We were intrigued by this pictured roped-off area for Gold and Platinum members of Wyndham's frequent guest club though. Do these elite members feel all smug and superior when they're the only ones with a hammock? Or does it feel like being in a fishbowl, surrounded by curious onlookers? I guess we could have asked, but that would have meant getting up from our own comfy spot under a palapa and trying to converse over a white rope with someone on the other side.
When it comes time to book your room here, you will probably want to pony up the extra dough to get an ocean view room. Some listed as "island view" would definitely qualify as an "anti view" room. Go for the all-inclusive plan as well. Prices in the Bahamas are high all around and this hotel is no exception. Restaurant and bar prices are high, plus the 15 percent gratuity included on everything you order results in service that is wildly inconsistent. Paying as you go is going to cost you more unless you're a tea-totaler on a diet.
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CNN Suits 'Partying It Up' At the Atlantis Beach Resort
Page Six has a dishy item today about the suits at CNN who were spotted partying like its 1999 at the Atlantis Beach Resort in the Bahamas.
According to FTVLive.com, Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide, and Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. were among the 100 CNN execs who got to go on vacation this week on the company dime. And that dime must go a long way as rooms at the Atlantis, which has an onsite casino, a Nobu restaurant, nearly 6,000 rooms and an open-air marine life habitat, can hit up to $10,000 for a week.
Naturally, this has the employees stuck in Atlanta pissed, especially since most of them won't be getting bonuses this year.
While we are sure, no one would pass up a free trip to Atlantis, this is still supreme, big-resort cheesiness. One example? Reality TV couple Rob and Amber from Survivor got married here. Another example? The Aquaventure water park, bound to be filled with children.(See picture above.)
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· Atlantis Resort reviews [TripAdvisor]
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