My husband and I went on our honeymoon to Exuma in May 2006, and we stayed at Regatta Point. The first night, Regatta Point was full, so our taxi driver picked us up from the airport and took us to Club Peace and Plenty, and Nancy paid for us to spend the night there. The rooms were average and the facilities quite nice, but we found the people there, especially the restaurant staff, to be very snobby. The next morning, Nancy came and picked us up and took us to Regatta Point, which was only about a five minute walk away. It's located on a little jut of land just past the government docks, and as far as we're concerned, the only bad part of it is the smell of garbage around the docks when you walk past them into town. Once you're past the docks, however, Regatta Point is a beautiful little escape from the world. Nancy gave us a two bedroom suite - we paid for a one bedroom but she upgraded us because there was no one staying in the larger one. The rooms have decent facilities - you can't expect the Hilton in a small place like Georgetown - but it was very nicely decorated and had nice furnishings and lots of little conveniences, like lawn chairs in the closet, shelves full of books, and towels and linens replaced daily. It doesn't have a TV or radio, but there is so much to do outside, and the evenings are so peaceful, that we didn't really miss it. The kitchen has a slight bug problem (little tiny ant-like things) but they only come out when you leave food out. If the kitchen is clean they stay away.
Nancy was an amazing hostess - yes, her dogs are a bit annoying when they start barking everytime you approach her office (which you have to pass right by to leave or come back) but if you talk soothingly to them and don't startle them, they settle down quickly. I HATE dogs (I was bit by one when I was little) but they are honestly not that bad. I don't believe they would bite anyone (unless you attacked Nancy), although they try hard to make you believe they would when you're approaching them. Anyways, back to Nancy. She offered us use of her car multiple times, to go into town (the bridge was being rebuilt while we were there, so while town is only a 5 minute walk away, we could only access half of it without walking 20 minutes around the small lake) or down the road to the Coconut Cove, which apparently has a good restaurant (we never ate there because we heard it was quite expensive). She rented us a boat for slightly under what Minn's Water Sports charges, and it was nice not to have to walk into town to get the boat, since she has the boats tied up in the cove right in front of the guest house. She waived our deposit since we are Canadian and she doesn't take credit card, so we would have had to send a money order. We paid by traveller's checks at the end of our stay.
There are two banks in Georgetown - RBC and Scotia, which are both Canadian based banks, which was nice for us! We could get cash out at the ATM without paying fees.
Restaurants in Georgetown are very reasonable for lunch, but on the expensive side for supper. The cheapest entree we could find for supper was $17(US/Bahamian), and most are around $30.
So we ended up eating out for lunches and cooking suppers in our kitchenette - Nancy lent us her car to go to the grocery store, but if the bridge wasn't out we could have walked. Our favorite restaurants were the Two Turtles Inn, right across from the straw market, and Sam's Place, down past the bridge on the waterfront in town. Sam's Place has excellent specials - one day we had the red snapper and another we had barbecued chicken, and both meals were excellent, for decent prices ($11/$8).
As far as activities go, besides renting the boat (which I would highly recommend - it's well worth it to go explore the cays and make a stop at Stocking Island to eat at the Chat n' Chill - more on that later), we also rented a canoe from Starfish, and took the ferry across to Stocking Island from Club Peace and Plenty to Hamburger Beach. On Sunday we took the water taxi from the docks by Bahama Houseboats (on the other side of the government docks) to the Chat n' Chill on Stocking Island. They have a pig roast on Sundays, but what we didn't realize is that it's an all-day thing - not just supper - and the pig roast usually runs out by mid-afternoon! Oh well, we enjoyed the beach there, had some good conch fritters from the conch stand, and had fish burgers from the Chat n' Chill for supper, which are excellent. Mmmmm, fish burgers... We ate at the Chat n' Chill three days in a row during our stay - the day we went kayaking, the day we went boating, and the pig roast day. Their menu is limited but their food is excellent, and the people are so friendly. The conch burgers are good too. It's not much more than a beach shack, but it's the place to go here, and we could definitely tell why. On Sundays especially the water taxis go back and forth all day (there's no schedule) and everybody and their dog is at the beach there. The water taxi was $8 return, I think? Not more than that anyways.
The ferry that runs from Club Peace and Plenty to Hamburger Beach is about the same cost, and there is a conch/hamburger stand there that is run by a lady named Dora, and though we never actually ate there, it came highly recommended. If you visit this part of Stocking Island, be sure to walk the trail over to the ocean side of the island - it's beautiful, with the waves hitting the rocks, and the pinkish colored sand.
Anyways, I think that's about all I've got - all I can say is that my husband and I are already wanting to plan another trip, and we will definitely stay at Regatta Point.
If you have any questions feel free to ask!

I love the Exumas!
The water there is amazing.
Loved reading your report, you don't get much feedback from Exumas.

Found my notebook this morning - the water taxi to Chat n' Chill is $5 round trip. The one from Peace and Plenty is $8

Nice report. Thanks for sharing.

Hi..Thanks for the wonderful report of your trip!! We are going there in September and I've printed your journal for reference..Did you happen to get the name of any car and boat rental business's??? We are staying at Minn's Cottage's, did you hear any gossip about them??LOL Looking forward to reading your response....

There's a glitch in the system I think - my reply is not showing up. Maybe now it will?

Rats, i'll just have to retype it.

Unfortunately I have not heard anything about Minn's Cottages. Have you tried tripadvisor.com?

Chad and I are under 25 so couldn't rent a car.

Boat rentals - Minn's Water Sports is the main place in town. Try google-ing them, but let me know if you can't find any information, and I will dig out my price brochure from them.
Starfish (i know they have a website - google starfish and kayaks) rents kayaks and hobies (a mini sail-boat).

Thanks for your reply, I will be looking forward to hearing from you..

Terie,
Unfortunately every time I think to write back to you, I'm at work and don't have my brochure with me!
From what I remember, Minn's Water Sports rents their boats (the smallest size, it's a nice size for exploring) for $85 a day, plus fuel costs.
If I think of it while I'm at home I'll give you the other prices.
Went on the website for Minn's Cottages, etc. Saw the pictures, and I think I know what side of Georgetown they're on - it'd be a nice place to stay. I haven't heard anything about them though.

I hate to rain on ones parade but the New York times reported on Sat. an outbreak of malaria in great Exuma. it had affected 6 people, mostly locals and 1 American tourist. The CDC has put it on their Watch List as of now. proper precautionds, anti-malaria pills before, during and 4 days after along with 50% deet they advice will almost eliminate any possibility of getting the disease.Curable in almost all cases burt if not treated promptly and properly can result in dealth per the article.
It has NOT affected ANY OTHER Bahamian Islands, i.e., Andros, Nassau, Abacos, etc.according to the article.