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The Best Places to Get Away from It All
Green Turtle Club (Green Turtle Cay, the Abacos; tel. 242/365-4271; www.greenturtleclub.com): Secluded and private, this sailing retreat consists of tasteful one- to three-bedroom villas with full kitchens. It opens onto a small private beach with a 35-slip marina, which is one of the most complete yachting facilities in the archipelago. Many rooms open poolside, and there's a dining room decorated in Queen Anne style.
Rock House Hotel (Harbour Island, off the coast of Eleuthera; tel. 242/333-2053; www.rockhousebahamas.com): A glamorous and stylish inn -- really, a glorified B&B -- this posh little hideaway is drawing more and more of the glitterati to its shores. Set on a low bluff above the harbor, it is tranquillity itself with whimsically decorated bedrooms. No one will find you if you decide to hide out here.
Club Med-Columbus Isle (San Salvador, the Southern Bahamas; tel. 800/CLUB-MED or 242/331-2000; www.clubmed.com): This was the first large resort to be built on one of The Bahamas' most isolated islands, site of Columbus's first landfall in the New World. It's unusually luxurious, and unusually isolated, for a Club Med, and it occupies a gorgeous beach. The sheer difficulty of reaching it adds to the get-away-from-it-all mystique.
Fernandez Bay Village (Cat Island, the Southern Bahamas; tel. 800/940-1905 or 242/342-2018 or 954/474-4821; www.fernandezbayvillage.com): The dozen stone and timber villas of Fernandez Bay Village are the closest thing to urban congestion Cat Island ever sees. There's a funky, thatch-roofed beach bar that'll make you feel like you're in the South Pacific -- a great place to enjoy a cold beer each afternoon after you leave the stunning sands and turquoise waters behind for the day. There's only one phone at the entire resort, and your bathroom shower will probably open to a view of the sky.
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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