6 Best Hotels in Andros, Bimini, and the Berry Islands, Bahamas

This pastel-splashed luxury resort boasts a boutique casino and a stunning Hilton hotel with a rooftop infinity pool, a luxury spa, and a fitness center. With ocean on one side and marinas on the other, the cute, manicured village-of-a-resort offers town houses, spacious suites, and condos with tidy golf-cart parking areas and tasteful, island-themed interiors: island art, seashell accents, hardwood and rattan furnishings, and lavish bedrooms and baths. Most have full kitchens. With 305 luxurious suites and rooms, the Hilton exudes a sophisticated chic ambience, where you can sip, graze, and dine your way to bliss in 10 restaurants, cafés, and bars. Each room has a balcony; the ground floor suites spill out on to private patios and a lagoon pool with a sip-and-dip bar. Latest is the casual luxury Luna Beach Club on Paradise Beach, offering food, cocktails, and cabanas. Here, you can relax or have fun with Jet Skis, paddleboards, and snorkeling trips by day and moonlight weekend parties, concerts from old stars, and live bands by night. Near the megayacht marina is a wide pool area with a sip-and-dip bar, sun lounges, and the casino. At the Fisherman's Village marketplace is another marina with two more eateries, a bar, and shops. Find more adventure on one of Bimini Undersea’s diving, sunset cruise, nature tour, or fishing adventures. The sophisticated luxury of RWB and the Hilton coupled with Bimini's natural wonders and old-timey, out-island feel is a magical combo.

If you're a dedicated bonefisher, AIBC is the place for you, with access to 100 square miles of lightly fished flats, including wadable (at low tide) flats right out front. The 29-acre waterfront property is laced with palm trees, well-tended gardens and lawns, and even some ruins from the island's sisal plantation era of the 1800s. Rooms, in separate cabins near the water, are basic but comfortable, mainly with double beds, mini-refrigerators, ceiling fans, and air-conditioning. The dining room–lounge has satellite TV and fly-tying tables. Meals are hearty, with Bahamian fare such as fresh-grilled seafood and peas-and-rice served up family-style. Packages include room, meals, water, Wi-Fi, guided fishing tours, laundry service, and transfers to and from the Andros Town airport. Rates start at $1,745 per person, based on double occupancy, for two nights and three days of fishing. For accommodations only, the starting rate is $200 per night.

This king of Alice Town’s marina-based resorts has an illustrious fishing history since 1936, and today it has a renewed spark and charm, with and a focus on quality service. The suites, rooms, and cottage rooms are surrounded by hammock-strewn palms, sea grape, and hibiscus flowers and overlook the pool. They’re comfortable, spacious, and inviting. All have a 27-inch TV (with cable), hair dryer, DVD player, alarm clock, coffeemaker, iron and board, and safe, plus free Wi-Fi. Cottage rooms come with kitchenettes and drinks bars. The lively and popular Bimini Big Game Bar and Grill (with sports TV) is a great place for international cuisine and fresh island seafood, enjoyed at the bar, on the deck overlooking the harbor or pool, or in the cool air-conditioning. The on-site Bimini Scuba Center (PADI), now run by Neal Watson Jr. of the famed Neal Watson dive family, is popular for wild dolphin excursions and hammerhead and bull dives, as well as dives to Bimini’s famous reefs and wrecks. It offers kayaks, paddleboards, and snorkeling gear for rent. It’s a short five-minute walk to Radio Beach. Bimini Big Game is an obviously good choice, with good food and an island ambience.

Overlooking the Straits of Florida on a stunning beach, this well-designed property rents one- to three-bedroom condominiums with direct marina access. The full self-catering condos are nicely decorated and have balconies and patios with views of the marina or the beach. The infinity pool and sunbathing deck is served by a pool bar and café offering island and American dishes, burgers, and sandwiches. Above the marina store, The Petite Conch is a cozy little restaurant and bar serving three meals a day. The marina has 60 slips, a fuel dock, and a basic ship's store. Customs and Immigration is 2 miles away at the airport, so boating guests can tie up and clear paperwork without venturing to busy North Bimini. The water taxi to North Bimini operates until around 11 pm (ask in advance). The resort offers tennis and a superb nature trail as well as boat, golf-cart, and bike rentals. Friendly staff arranges all sorts of fun excursions and activities, including diving and fishing.

If you’re into nature and relaxation, this B&B on Fresh Creek lets you snorkel under your lodge and view birds, fish, rays, and maybe even dolphins passing mere feet away. The two-story house has three en suite bedrooms and sleeps six. Two upstairs bedrooms have balconies, and downstairs a spacious ground-floor studio bedroom has a screened-in porch and opens out onto a deck with lounge chairs. Light from sunsets and the beautiful tidal flats pours into the common kitchen, dining room, bar, and deck. U.K.-born manager/owner Gabrielle, and Peter, her tourism-expert husband, arrange many excursions.

This petite, beachfront resort is a gem for bonefishing fans and escape artists who want to enjoy Andros’s natural beauty in peace and quiet. Just steps away from a powder-soft beach—itself a bonefish flat—are well-kept, comfortable rooms and suites, plus a three-bed apartment with TV, air-conditioning, kitchenette, and lounge. One room is on the beach itself. All rooms come with en suite bathrooms, furnished patio, air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, and wraparound terrace with gorgeous views. Owner Cheryl Bastian is a delightful host, arranging fishing, diving, and nature excursions, as well as picnic lunches. At the beachfront Reefside Restaurant & Bar, the islander food is superb. Guests can dine alfresco, in air-conditioned comfort, or privately in their rooms. Enjoy free add-ons such as continental breakfast, snorkeling gear, kayaks, and bikes to tour the small but charming cay.