Mangrove Cay Inn

Frommer's Review

This pleasant, well-managed inn belongs to a native son, Elliott Greene, who returned with his wife, Pat, after years of cold-weather life in Syracuse, New York, to establish this breezy motel. It's a short walk from the center of Grants, Mangrove Cay's third-largest village (Moxey Town and Burnt Rock, though tiny, are still larger). Positioned amid scrubland in the geographic center of the 14km-long (8 3/4-mile) island, the hotel was built in the early 1990s, 2 years after the inn was established as an easygoing and affable restaurant.

Separated from Grant's Beach by a brackish lake that's stocked with fish, the inn has a mysterious blue hole positioned beside the path connecting the hotel to the beach. Accommodations have cozy but unpretentious furnishings. Each unit contains a small bathroom with a tub/shower.

How do guests spend their time here? Sitting on a veranda that runs the length of the building and overlooks the water, riding on one of the bicycles that the hotel rents for around US$10 (£5) per day, snorkeling with the hotel's equipment on the outlying reef (waters offshore are particularly rich in natural sponges and spiny Caribbean lobster), hiking, hill climbing, and looking for chickcharnies (mythical red-eyed, three-toed, birdlike creatures). For fishing excursions, the Greenes can hire a local guide for a full-day outing (about US$300/£150 per day for up to four).

The wing that contains the bedrooms is attached to a restaurant that serves Bahamian and American food with specialties of cracked conch, grilled grouper and snapper, burgers, and steaks.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; bike rentals; limited room service; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility

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.

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