Grand Isle Resort & Residences

There are many photos on the Internet of this location. This was our first trip to the Bahamas and finding this location was really a dream. They have a phenomenal reception desk, starting with them arranging a taxi from the airport and also our return taxi. The resort has 2 pools, with complementary towels and snorkeling gear. There is good snorkeling from the beach, you need to swim a little to the reefs, but you see all sorts of sea life there. I saw a turtle and lots of colorful fish. There are also lobsters as well. In season you can catch them for a tasty dinner. The rooms are luxurious with a 5 star feel. If you do your shopping right, you can avoid the restaurants which are pricey and the quality is below par. Our unit was looking out over Emerald Bay towards Sandals and was always good to see the weather before we headed out. Each unit comes with a small golf cart which gets you around the complex and also allows you to drive to a small market and Salt restaurant, which is a notch above the on-site restaurants.

This place was beautiful. The people are so kind starting with Paul and Jay from once you get out of the taxi followed by the rest of the staff. If there is an event or an excursion you are interested in Sherry will pull the strings and have everything setup and ready to go....she makes it so easy to do anything you are interested in. Beach is super nice and they have toys, snorkel gear, kayaks, and paddle boards along with an assortment of other things. Food is great and makes it out pretty quick. They have breakfast, lunch, and dinner if you want to dine at their restaurant. Dinner requires reservations but we went during a slower time and there was plenty of open time slots for walk up last minute seating. Thank you Grand Isle for the memories and can't wait to make it back next summer.

we enjoyed our stay overall! some things to note before you visit the island of Exuma, be aware that the power frequently goes out (which is not the resorts fault at all) but the first day we were left without power for 8 hours. So if that’s something that will be a problem keep that into consideration. The rooms were nice and every single worker at the resort were the kindest people I’ve personally ever met. Side note. If you need a driver on the island. Contact Telicia Marshall. She was so amazing and took us every where we needed. You can request her through the resort. She truly made the trip for us!