Flamingo Bay Hotel & Marina at Taino Beach

Really enjoyed our stay!

We had a great time. Celebrated our 50th anniversary with a weeks stay and had our son’s families with the grandkids there also. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Lots of walking is required though, so anyone with difficulty walking would not like the arrangement. Food was great,drinks plentiful and plenty to do!

Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay

Had a car rented and would suggest this for anyone wanting to see all of the Island and for shopping.

Strange arrangement, not at all impressed

Very odd arrangement. Not what I expected. Was not a hotel by definition and had no internet access although said so. No restaurant. Only a double bed when it was suppose to be two single beds. Charge credit card without signage from myself.

Would go back

The staff could of been more informative with the hotel activities and what the island had to offer. An iron should be available in each room rather than inconvenience the guests. Late checkout time should be more flexable and the late checkout fee should be more affordable.

Make sure your flight arrangements coincide with your check in and checkout time of the hotel.

Hotel does not match star rating

They had coffee and a maker in the room but reported they had been out of creamer and sugar for "awhile". Towel rack had been ripped off wall. Outside walkways had mildew and needed paint. Hotel overall is old and tired and does not match the star ratings represented on Expedia.com.

Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay

Don’t stay at this hotel. There are better hotels on Grand Bahama.

What could have been.

Flamingo Bay is a little out of the way. All the facilities are "across the road", as delivered with a wave of the hand without looking up. This requires you to wear your green wrist band and take a short ten minute stroll to the restaurant, beach and pool. If you want to go to Lucaya there is a ferry over and back each hour that has a moderate but substantial charge per couple. I asked for a "smoking room" when I booked and again at check in. I also asked the room maid for an ashtray which she supplied. Our next to last day was windy with a few showers so we stayed in our room and read. I was surprised by a call from the desk informing me that the hotel was non-smoking in the rooms as the result of another guest walking by and seeing me reading and smoking. Obviously the staff at the hotel is not up to speed on the policies of the hotel.

Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay

Stay some where closer to Lucaya. You will save enough in fares to pay the difference and if you smoke be prepared to do it in the casino or out of doors.

What could have been.........

Flamingo Bay is a three story 1970’s motel serving the property under the name of Taino Beach. This is primarily a condo complex so the facilities, pool, beach and restaurant are across Jolly Roger Drive and are accessed by a five to ten minute walk from your room. Access to nearby Lucaya Market can only be reached by ferry or taxi. The round trip ferry cost is $10.00 per couple for the ten minute each way trip. I requested through Expedia a smoking room and made the same request at check in. On the next to last day of our stay I received a call from the front desk informing me that smoking was not permitted inside the property’s buildings. The maid on our first day was kind enough to supply me with an ashtray when I inquired about smoking in our room. I couldn’t help but get the impression that members of their staff are not all on the same page.

Traveler's tip

Getting around can be a problem on Grand Bahama! Free maps don’t show all the roads and short cuts. Find a good cab driver and tip him well and forget about driving your self. This was our fifth trip and we were impressed with the knowledge of the local people.