Harborside Resort & Vacation Rentals At Atlantis

“Amazing Resort, Coral needs some work”

Firstly, we had an amazing holiday. The whole resort is fantastic and has so much going on, even out of season in October. We were worried about closed amenities having read some reviews, but pretty much everything was open end October (Coral pool reopened 21st after being closed for 2 weeks). Th… more

Firstly, we had an amazing holiday. The whole resort is fantastic and has so much going on, even out of season in October. We were worried about closed amenities having read some reviews, but pretty much everything was open end October (Coral pool reopened 21st after being closed for 2 weeks). The Coral is a touch dated, and doesn’t have that luxury feeling like some of the other hotels on property. The rooms were fine, but the bathrooms were in desperate need of some tlc. A bit of soundproofing wouldn’t go a miss either. Free water bottles on check in was a nice touch, but the water across the resort was generally warm and undrinkable. The water park, pools and beaches (particularly paradise beach) were all incredible. Sun loungers, towels etc were all readily available throughout the week. Our main gripe with the resort was the extortionate food prices. Having visited the supermarket on the island and one over the bridge, it’s clear that food in general in the Bahamas is expensive, but the restaurants in the resort were a whole new level. Paranza was our highlight, but you’re looking at $400 plus for a family meal of 4 - $9 an ice cream in the coral hotel cafe. The 15% inclusion of gratuity is frustrating on all purchases (I can appreciate places where there’s an actual service), but collecting a pizza for example is ridiculous - it’s perhaps something management should look at. Overall I would highly recommend a family holiday here, you’ll be sure to have a memorable time.

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“Great improvements by new operator”

Such an improvement by new operators (Marriott). The buildings are still dated, but the quality of dining vendors and cleanliness made up for dated buildings. Operations was so efficient, and quality of food vendors/restaurants was incredible.

“The Coral an old hotel”

We booked for Oct. 30 & 31st at The Coral at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas for 2 nights before we went to our timeshare (Harborside at the Atlantis) here. When I booked I thought I booked The Cove an upscale hotel, my mistake. The Coral is very old as the photos show. Our room wing on the 9th floor w… more

We booked for Oct. 30 & 31st at The Coral at Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas for 2 nights before we went to our timeshare (Harborside at the Atlantis) here. When I booked I thought I booked The Cove an upscale hotel, my mistake. The Coral is very old as the photos show. Our room wing on the 9th floor was recently renovated, but the old doors & patio doors are still from when it was build. Bathroom was very small and the door stuck so you can stuck in there. One elevator to rooms was rocking and stopped then started again with people in it, the other 2 had issues as well. I did report this to the front desk. We got stuck in one up & down, finally we got off and walked down 9 flights (we’re both in our 70’s!) We didn’t eat breakfast here since I didn’t like the area. The grounds wall was being worked on and smelled like (tar?) below our room. But the view to the ocean was beautiful. JP

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“Nothing special-had fun but eh....”

Took the family to Atlantis, we had always wanted to stay at the resort rather than just visit. Our first room overlooked a rooftop and it was horrible. The manager did move us a couple of days into the trip into a room with both ocean/pool view. This was much better and helped to satisfy what w… more

Took the family to Atlantis, we had always wanted to stay at the resort rather than just visit. Our first room overlooked a rooftop and it was horrible. The manager did move us a couple of days into the trip into a room with both ocean/pool view. This was much better and helped to satisfy what we had dreamed for so many years. The first room was updated, the second was not but was fine as the view made up for decor. We liked our stay but didn't love it. One, the beach was not swimmable and that is not the hotel's fault. Two, you could not get a chair at the pool. We had one day all week where we were able to snag chairs early. Other days we sat on the beach in the morning and moved to the pool later. At the waterpark I tipped a guy to find us 3 chairs, there were five of us, so we made the best of it. The food was good, although we really felt like some of the restaurants were just way over priced (we are used to traveling and willing to pay for a good meal). Example, at Paranza we ordered pasta with sauce, I actually laughed when I saw the small size and told my daughter's boyfriend we would stop at Shake Shack to get him more food later. I felt like cattle at the hotel, not a guest staying a luxury resort. Went to the Seafire Steakhouse and it was fine, what I expected- ordering steak on an island. We had reservations, had to wait when we got there and once seated our waiter forgot to put our order in. My steak came late than the rest of our party and was overcooked. We spent over $800 but never got an I'm sorry or acknowledgement that our order was forgotten. Family style Italian was good, I think that was Carmine's. Plenty of food and good service. The deli was also good, served a good breakfast. I don't feel the need to go back. We had fun but just not worth the hype. I think I enjoyed it more 10 years ago when I came over for a visit from another hotel and used the water park.

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