7 Best Hotels in Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Right on the water and a short walk from the Port Lucaya Marketplace, this charming family-run (through three generations) inn with simple-yet-spacious rooms has quick and easy access to the island's best underwater sites, making it perfect for scuba-oriented and budget-minded travelers. The hotel's quaint, convivial restaurant bar serves seafood and good spirits, and both locals and guests gather for nightly happy hours and live music on Thursday evening. 

In Freeport, this property is one of the nicer budget options in the area. The coral rock–accented lobby introduces four stories of rooms in rattan and earth-and-floral tones. Family friendliness is underscored by a playground next to the pool, and a beach shuttle is provided. The basic Bahamian restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

This two-story all-inclusive property replicates Caribbean-style plantation manors with quiet ocean-view rooms and suites. The resort has three on-site restaurants, a café, a bar, a spa and fitness center, tennis courts, golf, and complimentary Wi-Fi. 

Fishing enthusiasts, yachters, and families can relax in relative seclusion at this West End resort, made up of colorful beachfront and poolside suites individually decorated with island charm. Rooms include TVs and Wi-Fi along with full and half-kitchenettes and laundry facilities. Although endearingly intimate and individual, Old Bahama Bay has all the amenities of a full-grown, self-contained resort, including a casual beach bar, a dockside restaurant, and a customs office, making it one of The Bahamas's top small-marina properties.

Close to the beach, with rooms overlooking the Port Lucaya Marina or the waterfront along the canal, Pelican Bay has a funky modern appeal, and suites overflow with character and decorative elements collected from around the world. The deluxe staterooms have extras like rain showers, espresso machines, and kitchenettes, making them perfect for longer stays. On-site amenities include two great restaurants and two trendy bars, three pools and a hot tub, and a small playground. The hotel is a quick and easy walk to Lucaya Beach and the Port Lucaya Marketplace, and it's next door to UNEXSO—a plus for divers. Taino Beach is accessible via ferry.

Amenities without the sticker shock: this two-story, tin-roof, motel-style property offers simple rooms with light-wood and rattan furnishings, lively tropical fabrics, framed pastel prints, and tile floors on the lower level. You'll find carpeted floors upstairs, where nonsmoking rooms are available. An inviting white-and-floral lobby faces the spacious pool area.

Popular with couples, families, and spring breakers, this secluded resort provides a casual, all-inclusive getaway where one price covers meals, drinks, tips, nonmotorized water sports, and nightly entertainment. Meals are served buffet-style in the huge, gazebo-like dining pavilion or table-side at two guest-only, more luxury restaurants. They also have a pizzeria and a more upscale sushi and Asian cuisine restaurant. Amenities include a 1,200-foot secluded beach with great snorkeling reefs right offshore and various complimentary water activities, including kayaking, snorkeling, and paddleboarding.