Traveling to The Bahamas: Staying There

The Property

Amenities

Along with the golf course at the hotel, it also has a casino, a spa managed by ESPA, Hobby Horse Nature Preserve   and 14 restaurants and bars. The hotel also features a large casino with 100,000 square feet of gambling and entertainment options.

Since we are Hyatt Globalists, we used upgrades to obtain a beautiful and spacious suite that overlooks the property and the sea.

We’ve traveled to many resorts and one problem we don’t look forward to is overcrowding of lounge seating around pools. We’ve known people to get up at six o’clock in the morning to put their towels and a paperback on a chair, and then go back to bed. With six pools and 3,000 feet of beachfront, overcrowding is not a problem at the Grand Hyatt.

Staff warmly greeted us as we approached the pool area, and they showed us to the plentiful available seating. They gathered tools and told us to raise a flag, which was neatly attached to each chaise lounge to get service.

It’s very relaxing all around the pools, and each one has a restaurant or bar nearby. You can have someone bring you food or you can toddle over to the place and enjoy a meal in the restaurant.

In addition to restaurants, food trucks go along the beach offering a diverse selection of food, including BBQ, sliders, Mexican and margaritas. These appear to be seasonal, so they may not be open, and new ones might come and go.

Recreation and Activities

Recreational opportunities abound on the property. A highlight is the Dean’s Blue Hole pool, which is named for the world’s second deepest natural blue hole, in Long Island, Bahamas. It’s an hour-long flight to go to the original Blue Hole, so why not create a replica on Baha Mar property? The pool features three waterfalls rushing over a 15-foot manmade cliff. Guests can cannonball into the pool, then swim into the grotto for an up-close look at sea turtles, sharks, reef fish and stingrays in the adjacent marine sanctuary.

The property also has its own aviary that you can step into to enjoy local birds. The resort maintains a group of Caribbean flamingos in a habitat where the Hyatt and Rosewood properties merge near the beach area. This is a great photo opportunity, and unlike the pink flamingos you might find on a Florida lawn. These are real birds enjoying themselves in their natural habitat.

If you’d like to get away from the sun for a few hours, you can enjoy an art museum located on the property. The Current has more than 2,500 paintings and sculptures by artists-in-residence. You might find some on display in your suite or in common areas around the resort. It’s a great chance to see some of the Bahamian culture in artistic rendering.

Grand Club

If you have a certain Hyatt Status, the Grand Club is available to you at no charge. You also can choose a room package that includes entry to the Grand Club. The club is a sanctuary away from the casino and offers a western breakfast at no charge and snacks and drinks throughout the day. In the evening, there are cocktails and hors d’oeuvre served between five and seven o’clock every evening. From seven until eight o’clock there are desserts and more drinks available.

We were impressed with the quality of service and food in the Grand Club. We enjoyed meeting Minouchka, who seemed to be there both day and night. Her constant smile and warm personality just made our day go better. We usually met Chrislyn Spence in the mornings, as she was the Grand Club Manager. She always was cheerful and professional.

Adam was our regular host in the evening and took care of the cocktails with a smile and made sure dessert was available if it was going fast. We also met Locksley who was attentive, knowledgeable, professional and friendly. The supervisor of the Grand Club was Justin Albury, and he made sure everything ran smoothly and promptly resolved guests’ concerns. We’ve been to many Grand Clubs, and this one was terrific. The people in the club exude hospitality. Couple that with tasty food, and the Grand Club is hard to beat.

Fountain Shows

We first saw the fountain shows during our first night at the Grand Club. If you’ve ever been to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, you have an idea of what you might see. However, the Baha Mar property is much larger, and the show goes on at the West Tower, the East Tower and in between. The premiere shows are every half hour and are accompanied by music. However, there are smaller shows in the interim. The fountain shows are mesmerizing and include colored lights, moving water and music. When we were at the Grand Club, children would run to the balcony to see the show. As adults, we also found the spectacle to be amazing.