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CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home

Vacation home in Rainbow Bay with kitchen and patio

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Beach nearby, beach towels
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Exterior detail
Escape to this charming colonial island cottage, where you can unwind in a newly renovated living space or relax on the beach with provided towels. Enjoy full-size appliances, ACs in each room, and satellite TV for a comfortable stay.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 41050 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Outdoor Space
  • Kitchen

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home

A newer colonial style island cottage with 2 full bedrooms and 2 full baths. The entire interior of the cottage is freshly painted and a new living room set, queen bed, linens, shower curtains, etc

The Master bedroom features a Queen bed with attached master bathroom. Second bedroom contains 2 twin beds ideal for children, teenagers or friends. This house truly feels like home to guests. You can just relax.

This cottage features full size appliance, ACs in each living space, wifi, satellite TV, and much more. It has no immediate neighbors. Beach towels, cooler, books, are some of the extras at the house.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby
  • Beach towels

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Games
  • TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Video library

Outdoor areas

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • Near the marina
  • Near the sea

Things to do

  • Kayak
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Rock climbing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkeling nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,050 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

please close bedroom and non-porch windows when leaving as rain can come in and damage items
please take garbage to the centralized collection area before check out
please be green, water is precious on the islands and utilities are quite expensive

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

An Affordable Home Away From Home
CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home Rainbow Bay

About the neighborhood

Map
Rainbow Bay, Eleuthera

What's nearby

  • Rainbow Bay Beach - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • James Cistern Dock - 10 min drive - 4.0 miles
  • Hatchet Bay Cave - 24 min drive - 9.7 miles
  • Surfers Beach - 30 min drive - 10.9 miles
  • Glass Window Bridge - 44 min drive - 17.8 miles

Getting around

  • Governor's Harbour (GHB) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Delish Lifestyle Eluethera - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Twin Brothers - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Front Porch - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Juice City Lounge - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Big Pond Liquor Store - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home located?

Situated by the sea, this vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Lucayan Archipelago and Rainbow Bay Beach. Wesley Methodist Church and James Cistern Dock are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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CAT NAP - An Affordable Home Away from Home Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 74 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 74 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 74 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 74 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 74 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

shane s., Charleston SC

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing spot

Melisa and team where amazing as always a great stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashley C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect family get away!

We had a wonderful weeks stay at Cat Nap. The cottage is neat and clean. It has everything you need. The AC works great and the kitchen is fully stocked with anything you need for cooking. We enjoyed our time in the cottage and it’s the perfect location to enjoy both ends and the middle of Eleuthera!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Shaina A.

No regrets

A great place for a great price. Cat Nap is the perfect home away from home vibe. It is cozy and has everything you need to enjoy a vacation! Melisa was very helpful in securing us a car rental -a must on Eleuthera, and giving us suggestions on places to go and see :) I would definately return and recommend Cat Nap to anyone considering it

10/10 Excellent

Carol P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cat Nap was an excellent stay for our trip. So close to Rainbow Beach and the breezes each day were so refreshing.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I always love staying here at this home. It’s located in a great location and a beautiful home
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Christine S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cat Nap

Cat Nap provided us with an ideal location to enjoy Rainbow Bay and Central Eleuthera. Briana excelled in getting back to us and resolving any issues we had quickly and efficiently during our 75 day stay. We thank you & look for to possible future stays.Cheers!
Stayed 75 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kealey S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cat Nap

Cat Nap was just wonderful. Comfortable, clean and well equipped. The hosts were very communicative and helpful. A little gem in the paradise that is Eleuthera.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cat nap

Great little private affordable house in rainbow bay. Clean with ample amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kat Nap

Gorgeous area and a great porch to relax on
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gloria L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice and peaceful stay

We had a lovely stay here. The place was easy to find with the instructions provided and the communication was good. Check-in was easy. This was a standalone house and felt private. I liked that they had a cooler and camping chairs that you could take to the beach. Having the AC on for our check-in was a very nice and thoughtful touch. Clean up rules were minimal though you should take the trash to the location they mention if you stay more than a couple days. I understand that they are about to make some updates to this property so this is based on the original set up/layout in September 2023. On my wish list for the update would be a larger TV and a larger couches for more people to sit comfortably, but this is just a wish list, it didn't affect our nice stay here. Bring cooking oil and pepper if you plan to cook.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Cathy M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

The house was good. Had all we needed to be comfortable. However the grass needed to be mowed.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Great central location. Hosts are easy to talk to and communicate with. We would definitely book again .
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

As advertised

Everything worked, hassle free.
Stayed 17 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Claudia C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo

Casa indipendente molto carina e ristrutturata con cura. Ottima posizione per visitare l'isola e vicinissima ad una spiaggia meravigliosa come rainbow bay. Solo due aspetti da migliorare, uno la fornitura di pentole e utensili cucina vecchi e limitati, difficile cucinare per una famiglia di quattro persone, secondo finestra centrale del salotto rotta quindi un peccato non poter approfittare a pieno dell'accesso al terrazzo e della brezza marina che potrebbe arrivare.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dr. Rochelle M.Y. W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Refreshing and peaceful a quiet well kept cottage

The cottage was clean and cute with a great price for my quick business trip.I am glad that I did not listen to one negative review with so many other excellent reviews for this cottage . I will definitely stay here in the future as business requires.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Sarah S.

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

A bargain but for what price?

The property is as appears in the VRBO listing but, as a previous reviewer mentioned, shows a lot of wear. There is no potable water and after check in, was warned it could get me sick. A previous guest had shoved plastic bags in loose window frames, I’m guessing to keep water out. Many windows weren’t working and the glass door to the deck was inoperable. Sugar ants, common in the tropics, made cooking challenging and I recommend storing ALL FOOD AND ANYTHING WITH FRAGRANCE in the refrigerator. While the house is well furnished, some things, like the couch, are near the end of their lifespans. Clean, functional, but sagging and uncomfortable. A/C units, TV, and wifi worked well. Experienced two daytime power outages in one 5 day period—-not the fault of the owner but would make any remote worker’s day challenging. The view and neighborhood were nice. There’s a cute beach within a 20 minute walk (most beach is private in this area). If you’re coming to get away from it all and are cool with a part house rental/part camping bargain, this is a great place. If you need to remote work or need safe, reliable drinking water, no. When things didn’t work, like windows, the manager was helpful and sent maintenance staff. However, is was disconcerting that anytime I brought up a challenge (like arriving to find many windows open and unsure how to close and lock them) I was asked, “Well, what did you do???” With so many repairs that needed a little TLC, I decided it was better to not raise the with the owner/manager. I was frustrating to arrive at night and not have a bottle of water to drink—and learn from a note on the wall the tap water wasn’t safe to drink. The water cooler had been left unplugged and the remaining water in the base smelled unsafe to drink, with a bug floating in it. I spent a fair amount of money buying water every day—an expense that the listing didn’t make clear and the host didn’t point out when I said this was my first visit to the island. Instead, I left five days into a monthlong stay. Unable to find another place on the island within budget, I left the island. I didn’t feel like, based on prior engagements with the host, like it would be a kind conversation talking about the challenges with the house. To be fair, I don’t think they typically house remote workers. If you’re just going to the beach every day, eating out at a lot, and budget for water, this place could be a good fit.

8/10 Good

Marco B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bargain in the Bahamas

The price can’t be beat. Excellent location, pretty exterior and interior. Open living area. Ample towels. Good breezy porch. Lots of cooking equipment. However, the mattresses are not sturdy — you can feel the springs and if there are two of you, you will roll into each other all night long. Every slight move jiggles the bed. Sofas are caving in as well. All from good use I imagine. Overall a good deal but more run-down than we expected. Ant infestation on counter. The Atlantic and Caribbean are both within a few minutes’ walk. Immediate responses from owner.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shawntanae D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Paradise

It was incredible the house was nice clean an cozy and the homeowner kept in contact. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

JANE G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet and Peaceful

Enjoyed tlhe balcony view and breeze that kept the house pleasantly cool and open without having to rely on AC. Nice area to walk and close to several beaches and nice views of the entire rainbow area.

10/10 Excellent

Shannon B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Stay

We loved Cat Nap! The house was much bigger than we expected and very comfortable. It’s centrally located between Rainbow Bay and Governors Harbour and we truly enjoyed our three nights in this home
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Amy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We LOVED Cat Nap and would definitely come back to this house again. Very clean!!

Cat Nap is a wonderful house to stay at! Beach chairs, cooler, towels, fully equipped kitchen, tv, WiFi...we had everything we needed! The only thing we didn’t have is more time to soak up the sun and wiggle our toes in the sand!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Brad P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice House

Nice house We enjoyed our stay

10/10 Excellent

Michele F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved our mother/daughter trip to Eleuthera!

My daughter and I loved our stay at Cat Nap! Easy access to cottage and centrally located to many great beaches, restaurants, and grocery stores. Eleuthera is an amazing and safe place to explore and the locals are so friendly and helpful!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angela P.

2nd Timer

We have stayed at the Cat Nap for the second time now for our visit. We really enjoy the house and our stay there.
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anita D., Media , PA

Relaxing

Great place! Great location!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019