Baha Mar

Nassau, Bahamas

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By Roger Cox, Editor

Baha Mar, a $4.2 billion mega-resort, sprawls along Cable Beach on Nassau in the Bahamas. The development comprises three hotels—the 1,800-room Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the 299-room SLS Baha Mar, and the 237-room Rosewood Baha Mar—a 100,000-square-foot casino (largest in the Caribbean), an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus TPC golf course, an ESPA spa, a grottoed pool with waterfalls, a dozen restaurants and cafes and an equal number of bars, art galleries focused on Bahamian art, boutiques featuring luxury designers and local artisans, and some 3,000 feet of landscaped beach, the last bordered by a sanctuary with native Bahamian flora and fauna. And, yes, it has tennis as well: a handsome nine-court complex consisting of six hard, two Har-Tru, and one natural grass court and two lighted pickleball courts overseen by staff from Cliff Drysdale Tennis.

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We have something new at Four Seasons Resort Nevis to keep you active. In addition to our recently enhanced tennis courts, which provide you with your choice of three different surfaces, all managed by world-renowned Troon Peter Burwash International, we now offer four brand-new pickleball courts. The modern embodiment of the spirit and soul of the Caribbean, our beachfront oasis is everything you could need in a luxury getaway. Take advantage of a variety of special offers and enjoy a captivating combination of adventure, serenity and recreation that just waits for your discovery. For reservations, please call 869-469-6238 or visit www.fourseasons.com/nevis/offers/

Tennis Features

Pro Shop: 242-788-7880
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Several things set the Racquet Club at Baha Mar. There is the natural grass court, to be sure, but also appealing is the generous layout, with courts on all four sides of the well-stocked pro shop. The Cliff Drysdale staff run a seasonally changing weekly mix of Tennis 101 clinics as well as daily drill sessions and evening strategy, drill, and point-play clinics as well as kids' programs and walk-on mixers supplemented by Co-Ed retreats at selected times of the year.

Ratings (80 Reviewers)
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Ratings (80 Reviewers)
Tennis Overall Instruction Tennis Staff Cuisine Dollar Value Setting Romance Kids' Programs	Game Matching Junior Tennis Pickleball Lodging Spa & Fitness Other Recreation Solo Travelers
Grand Hyatt Ratings ( 2 Reviewers)
SLS Ratings ( 2 Reviewers)
Dollar Value
Rosewood Ratings ( 2 Reviewers)
Lodging Other Recreation Romance Dollar Value	Cuisine Solo Travelers

Other Recreation

Beach. The resort fronts 3,000-feet of landscaped beach that borders a sanctuary that lets guests interact with native aquatic life while learning about the importance of efforts to protect it.

Golf Courses. Jack Nicklaus the 18-hole Royal Blue™ TPC golf course. The layout of rolling hills and limestone outcrops takes in view of the Atlantic along the front nine before plunging into the woods on the back.

Spa. ESPA Spa at Baha Mar, the only one in the Caribbean, has 24 treatment rooms to deliver a variety of treatments based on local holistic practices and native ingredients.

And ... Watersports abound, including stand-up paddleboards, single and double kayaks (including some with clear bottoms), zayaks (reef boards), Hobie Cat sailboats, water hammocks, floating lounges, personal floats, snorkels, fins, and masks. Not to mention up-close encounters with such aquatic life as turtles, rays, and nurse sharks at the Sanctuary.

Children's Programs

The Explorer's Club takes kids on a variety of excursions around the resort to learn about—and interact with—native fauna and learn about the Bahamian environment and culture.

Lodging

There are three hotels at the resort: the 1,800-room Grand Hyatt, the 300-room SLS Baha Mar, and the 200-room Rosewood Baha Mar. Just over 100 of the rooms at the SLS are residences with kitchenettes, while the Rosewood contributes its own three- and six-bedroom oceanfront villas.

Restaurants

It takes a lot of restaurants to feed the guests of a 2,300-room resort, which is why Baha Mar has more than a dozen and a half dining outlets. These range from casual to fine dining; beachside and poolside; early and late; American, Bahamian, Asian, Latin; seafood and barbecue. And those are supplement4d by another 15 or so cocktail lounges and bars.

Calendar

Nov. 1-5, 2023: Cliff Drysdale Baha Mar Ladies Retreat

This 5-day/4-night Bahamas beachfront retreat mixes 15 hours of drills and match play at the Racquet Club's hard, clay, and grass courts with accommodations at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, a welcome happy hour, daily breakfast, two group dinners, and a Cliff Drysdale tennis gift.

For more information, visit Cliff Drysdale Baha Mar Ladies Retreat or phone: 866-397-4040 or email: .

See Also

For comparison's sake, also check out, though none has a casino or a grass court:

• The Boca Raton, Florida
• Punta Mita Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
• Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii

Rates and Reservations

Baha Mar

Baha Mar Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas 242-788-8000
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Baha Mar

Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

One Baha Mar Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas 242-788-1234
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

SLS Baha Mar

The rsort has 299 rooms, suites, and residences.

One Baha Mar Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas 242-788-8200
Toll-free: 866-225-4561
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: SLS Baha Mar

Rosewood Baha Mar

This Rosewood has 237 rooms, suites, and villas, four of the last on the beach with private pools

One Baha Mar Boulevard
Nassau, Bahamas 242-788-8500
Toll-free: 800-447-3496
Visit the website for current rates
Web Link: Rosewood Baha Mar

Travel Essentials

Seasons. Year-round.

Travel Instructions. Flights to Nassau land at what is now Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), a 12-minute drive from the resort.

General Tourist Information. For general information about travel to the Bahamas, visit the Islands of the Bahamas website.