The Bahamas — Nassau & Paradise Island 🏝️
Powder-white sand, the clearest water in the Caribbean, and a mix of colonial history, celebrity glamour and full-throttle island fun spread across Nassau and Paradise Island. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a celebrity playground since 1962, set along five miles of Paradise Island beach amid 35 acres of Versailles-inspired gardens. Three pools including an adults-only Versailles pool, Balinese-style spa villas, and the kind of storied, low-rise glamour that made it a Bahamas icon.
- Goldwynn Resort & Residences — smart pick — a brand-new Small Luxury Hotels of the World boutique on Cable Beach, with just 81 rooms, a beachfront infinity pool, butler-serviced cabanas and a genuinely chic, nostalgic take on the golden age of travel.
- Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau — family-friendly — a lively beachfront resort in downtown Nassau with its own Fins Up! water park, private marina and easy walking access to Bay Street's shops and Junkanoo Beach — a genuinely fun, well-located base for families.
- Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas — attainable pick, adults only — an all-inclusive, 16-acre adults-only retreat on Nassau Harbour with five restaurants and a 10,000-square-foot terrace, a short walk from Cabbage Beach and the Atlantis complex — reliable, romantic, and genuinely good value for an all-inclusive stay.
- Graycliff Hotel — hidden gem — an 18th-century colonial mansion on the National Register of Historic Places, home to the Caribbean's first five-star restaurant, a private cigar company and a chocolatier. Just 20 antique-filled rooms in the heart of Old Nassau — genuinely unlike anywhere else on the island.
✈️ Flights
- Flights to Nassau (NAS) — no direct route from Manchester; fly one-stop with British Airways via London or connect via Miami/New York (around 12 hours total) into Lynden Pindling International Airport.
🎟️ Experiences
- Aquaventure at Atlantis — a 141-acre waterscape and the Caribbean's biggest water park, with 20 million gallons of water, the iconic Mayan Temple slide dropping into a shark-filled lagoon, a mile-long rapid river and 11 distinct pools. A full-day out even for adults.
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