| Carrie |
Sep 23rd, 2002 06:20 AM |
Hi Marie,<BR><BR>Feel free to email me directly and I can send you lots of info. on Our Lucaya, fun things to do on the island, general tidbits, etc.<BR><BR>The Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort is a nice place to stay. It should be noted that even though Our Lucaya has so many rooms, hotel occupancy is never really full and it is never crowded. I would recommend a stay at Our Lucaya since it is probably the nicest hotel property on the island.<BR><BR>You could say that Our Lucaya is a typical American style resort complex...nice and modern. The cost of food, drinks, etc, is expensive at the hotel complex itself.<BR><BR>As a guest of Our Lucaya, you are free to roam from section to section and to use any of the pools in all the sections of the property!! <BR><BR>Our Lucaya is NOT like a Ritz Carleton Hotel or Hyatt Regency and NOT as luxurious as the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island so don't expect it to be like that.<BR><BR>Our Lucaya does have a style! It is simple, not pretentious or gaudy. In my opinion, it is probably the NICEST property on Grand Bahama Island and ideally located! The staff is friendly. The Our Lucaya facilities are clean. The impressive grounds and the green manicured lawns with blooming hibiscus and bougainvillea are kept immaculate and wonderfully designed, a peaceful, tranquil beauty. <BR><BR>It's NOT perfect. Service is sometimes slow at check-in and even at the restaurants and poolside bars. <BR><BR>All in all, a vacation here is recommended to all! <BR><BR>One complaint I hear about is that those with young families are NOT catered to in the evening; that after your evening meal there is just nowhere to go and nothing to do and no organized entertainment at the resort itself. So do NOT expect a Disneyland type of resort. Port Lucaya Marketplace is just across from the property and has some free entertainment in the evenings in the main square and children have a good time dancing and running around the square.<BR><BR>A taxi from Grand Bahama Int'l Airport will cost about $19 for two people and about $3 for each additional head. Please note you will be charged extra if you have luggage and golf clubs(about $1 for each piece of luggage and about $2 for each golf bag).<BR><BR>Our Lucaya is comprised of three separate sections, three distinct hotel sections.<BR> <BR>1) Reef Village, - formerly known as the Grand Bahama Beach Hotel, Radisson and Holiday Inn (open since April 1999) - 550 rooms and suites. This section has the Sugar Mill Pool and waterslide. This is the older section of the three. Rooms are nice but slightly smaller at the Reef Village section than in the other two sections (even the bathrooms are slightly smaller). Of the 3 sections, this is the cheaper section to stay in. ***AT PRESENT, THE REEF VILLAGE SECTION HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002 (TEMPORARILY FOR RENOVATIONS) <BR><BR>2) Breakers Cay (open since December 2000) - 10 story building with 579 rooms and suites (which include 81 Harbour Club rooms on the upper two floors that share a concierge room that has food & beverages two times a day). This section has the Serpentine pool.<BR><BR>3) Lighthouse Point (open since December 2000) - 221 rooms and suites. This section has the Infinity crescent shaped pool and the Lap pool. This is probably the most secluded and quietest of the 3 sections. The exclusive Lanai suites are in this section. Lighthouse Pointe section is the furthest section over. It is closer to the Breakers Cay section than the Reef Village section.<BR><BR>The new casino will NOT be open when you go. No one knows when it will open....projected dates keep getting cancelled. The latest rumor is that it will NOT open this year.<BR><BR>best regards,<BR><BR>Carrie<BR> [email protected]<BR> |
