Frommer's Review
This is the premier diving and fishing resort of Andros, and one of the best in the entire Bahamas, with a beach right at its doorstep. It's an intimate and cozy beachside cottage colony, where tall coconut palms line a lovely beach and a laid-back atmosphere always prevails. And because this place is all-inclusive, the price you pay includes all accommodations, meals, drinks, taxes, service charges, airport taxi transfers, and even the use of kayaks, windsurfers, and other boats, as well as bicycles and scuba lessons.
Its name comes from a prediction (so far, accurate) from pirate Henry Morgan, who claimed there was "small hope" of anyone finding the treasure he'd buried on Andros. For conversations and meals, guests congregate in a spacious living and dining room. Andros Town Airport is a 10-minute taxi ride from the lodge. Large cabins, cooled by ceiling fans, are made of coral rock and Andros pine, and are decorated with Androsia batik fabrics. Honeymooners like to order breakfast served in (their water) bed.
For groups of three or more, the resort has a limited number of family cottages, featuring two separate rooms connected by a single bathroom. Single travelers have a choice of staying in a family cottage with private accommodations (which is the same as per-person double occupancy) or staying in a regular cottage with private bathroom. All bathrooms are neatly kept.
The bar is an old boat, dubbed the Panacea. The food is wholesome, plentiful, and good -- including favorites such as conch chowder, lobster, and hot johnnycake. The chef will even cook your catch for you or make up a picnic lunch. Lunch is a buffet; dinner, a choice of seafood and meat every night. Children under 10 dine in the game room. Drinks are offered on a rambling patio built out over the sea. Nightlife is spontaneous -- with dancing in the lounge or on the patio, and water slides. Definitely do not wear a tie at dinner.
Diving is the lodge's specialty. The owners have been diving for more than 3 decades, and their well-respected dive shop has sufficient equipment, boats, and flexibility to give guests any diving experience they want, including a resort course for beginners. If you'd rather fish, the lodge can hook you up with an expert guide, especially for bonefishing.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; Jacuzzi; kayak; children's programs; massage; babysitting; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
