The first of Exuma's hotels and granddaddy of the island's omnipresent Peace & Plenty empire, this pink, two-story hotel is in the heart of the action in George Town. Rooms have private balconies -- most overlooking the pool with ocean views to the side, although some have full ocean vistas. It doesn't have a true on-property beach, but its Beach Club on Stocking Island is a five-minute ferry shuttle away (free for guests); a land shuttle also transports guests to its sister property's beach. In high season the hotel is known for its Saturday-night parties on the pool patio, where Lermon "Doc" Rolle has been holding court at the bar since the '70s. The indoor bar, which was once a slave kitchen, attracts locals and a yachting crowd, especially during the Family Islands Regatta. At dinner, the hotel's restaurant goes the standard Out-Island route with huge portions of sweet and sour chicken and Danish baby back ribs, its two specialties; French rack of lamb; and porterhouse steak. Breakfast and dinner plans are available, with the flexibility of dining at the resort's sister property.
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