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Stay
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort
A Paradise Island beachfront retreat with Versailles-inspired gardens, ocean-view accommodation and pools for unhurried days beside the Bahamian sea.
Rosewood Baha Mar
On Nassau's Cable Beach, Rosewood Baha Mar combines a residential approach to luxury with access to the wider resort's dining, leisure and entertainment.
The Cove at Atlantis
An all-suite retreat at Atlantis on Paradise Island, with ocean views, private balconies and separate living and sleeping areas.
Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
A beachfront base within Nassau's Baha Mar resort, with access to dining, pools, golf and the destination's wider leisure and entertainment facilities.
Sandals Royal Bahamian
An all-inclusive couples' resort in Nassau, with beachfront accommodation and access to a private offshore island for another perspective on the Bahamas.
The Royal at Atlantis
The Royal's landmark towers sit at the heart of Atlantis on Paradise Island, with access to Aquaventure, marine habitats and the resort's beaches.
Eat
Restaurants Worth Discovering
Nobu (Atlantis)
Matsuhisa's Paradise Island outpost. Why famous: black cod miso with a casino-resort backdrop; the island's top sushi draw.
Fish by Jose Andres (The Cove, Atlantis)
Seafood by the celebrity chef. Why famous: grouper and Old Cuban cocktails; the Cove tower's signature room.
Dune (The Ocean Club, Four Seasons)
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's beachfront fine dining. Why famous: the most elegant room on Paradise Island; toes-near-sand French-Asian cuisine.
Graycliff (Nassau)
1740s mansion restaurant with a legendary wine cellar. Why famous: one of the world's great wine cellars (250,000+ bottles); cigar factory on site; old-Bahamas grandeur.
Cafe Martinique (Atlantis)
Classic French fine dining. Why famous: old-school continental luxury; crepe suzette and kir royale theater.
Cafe Matisse (Nassau)
Garden-set Italian in a historic Bahamian house. Why famous: the Nassau institution for romantic dinners; Picasso prints and courtyard dining.
Culture
Things to See and Do
Pig Beach, Exuma Cays
The famous swimming pigs of Big Major Cay, about an hour by boat or a quick seaplane hop from Nassau. Why visit: the single most photographed beach day in the Bahamas; combine it with the Thunderball Grotto snorkel.
Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle
66 limestone steps carved by hand in the 1790s, leading up to a small hilltop fort. Why visit: Nassau's most historic walk, minutes from downtown.
The Cloisters, The Ocean Club
A 14th-century French Augustinian cloister, dismantled in France and rebuilt stone by stone on Paradise Island. Why visit: a piece of medieval Europe sitting above a Bahamian beach.