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Paradise Island Harbor Resort —  
Location: Beachfront - 30 minutes from the airport
All-inclusive - 250 rooms
Description from resort website: Select from two restaurants, a lobby bar, and an outdoor pool bar that will satisfy the most demanding appetites. Indulge in a romantic dinner at The Harbourview Restaurant, featuring Bahamian steak and seafood. Bring the family to Captain's Table Buffet Restaurant, offering daily themed dinners and fantastic waterfront views - Non-motorized water sports, including floating chairs and water hammocks, resort paddle boats, and a water slide - Island sports, including two tennis courts, horseshoe, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, and tetherball - Child-safe snorkeling lagoon, with water activities for children - Camp Paradise Kids Club,
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JoAnn ~ LI, New York |
July 2009
Arrival: July 4th
I've been vacationing in the Caribbean for the past 20 yrs and never have I seen a more horrific resort. Do not even consider this place it's a real dump.
Rooms:
Rooms were dirty and smelly
Restaurants and Bars:
If you want to call it a restaurant,It was a couple of tables with sternos,very poor quality of food,the bar had disgusting choices and I don't know the policy on alcohol, but there must have been a couple of hundred kids and they were allowed to drink.
Beach/Pools/Grounds:
Pool was not kept up with. Kids were vomitting in the pool and the staff really didn't care to address that issue of even cleaning the pool.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
We check out the very next day.
Other Comments:
I spoke with other guest and they were surprised and disgusted with this resort.The staff attitude is quite apparent that they really don't care and it reflexes very clear on the service.
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| Paradise Island Harbor Resort |
USA |
July 2006
The Island Harbour Resort is no place to stay from the end of May to the middle of July unless you like vacationing with eighteen year olds, who stay drunk and obnoxious about twenty-one hours of the day. The food at the resort is fine for the price you pay and the service was quite good. The rooms totally need upgraded and the beach at the hotel is nothing to speak of. For my wife and I we'll spend the extra money next time and stay at the RIU or Atlantis.
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Angela |
February 2006
A bit about us... We are a couple in our early 30's who live and work in a
big city. Every February/March we travel south with the intent of
relaxation, sun and of course, fun.
The Bahamas fit the bill as we booked last minute for a 4-day escape. We
learned two things on this trip: 1) never book last minute during peak
season; 2) never stay at the Paradise Island Harbour Resort (former Holiday
Inn).
WHAT'S BAD:
1)The hotel looked great from the outside and the lobby too. However, there
was a running theme in this place and that was the unbelievable amount of
RUST everywhere...in the rooms, in the hallway, by the pool, at the
restaurants (there are 2), everywhere! It looked as though the place were
falling apart. And it was, as our bathroom ceiling leaked and fell into our
bathtub! Our room was on the 3rd floor and the entire floor smelled like a
combination of garbage and cigarette smoke! Plus, the amentities in the room
looked like they had black and green fungus/mold all over them. It was
disgusting. We were moved to the 10th floor (non-smoking floor)that smelled
like mold, but the room had less fungus/mold on the fixtures and at that
point we felt like we had hit the jackpot.
2) The beach is non existent. It's literally a harbour filled with lots of
big, loud boats - some cruise ships, plenty of yachts and regular boats.
There is a small "beach" that has been created for children to play around
with inflatable chairs. Again, disgusting considering this is harbour water,
not beach conditions at all.
3) Overall, the service was terrible. Some vacationers don't care about this
as the vacationing is more important than the people factor but we were
amazed at how bad the service was! Everywhere we went in the hotel, the
service was just lousy. You were either ignored or spoken to rudely. I mean,
the Bahamas' official language is English and is quite westernized - why the
brutal attitude.
WHAT'S GOOD:
1) The weather was amazing. Super hot with only a few clouds. Be sure to
bring your SPF (30+), they do not warn you about the sun and a ton of people
were sporting really bad burns!
2) The pool is cute but a bit small to accommodate the entire hotel, so head
out early to grab chairs.
3) The food in the sit-down restaurant was great. We made reservations there
almost every night. Again, the service was not great, but the food was.
4) The best part - we were within a 5min. walking distance to Atlantis!
Every night we walked to Atlantis and enjoyed the window shopping along the
strip + inside the Atlantis hotel. Also, there was a Starbucks where we
indulged in an evening espresso or cappuccino. Atlantis is very Las Vegas.
Big, beautiful and has a casino.
Simply put, Bahamas is an expensive vacation especially for a 4-day getaway,
so if you're going to go then look into the Atlantis or ANOTHER resort to
stay. There is nothing worse than looking forward to a vacation in the
Bahamas and justifying the $$ spend only to stay at such a terrible hotel.
If there were a beach it would have been fine, instead of just a crowded
pool.
P.S. We would have posted pics, but there's really nothing to see at this
resort (except the pics of the ceiling that fell into our bathtub). I hope
this note helps you decide.
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Last updated: July 15, 2009
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