Located on the northern shore of New Providence Island in the Bahamas, Baha Mar fronts white sands and tranquil turquoise waters of the secluded Cable Beach. The $4.2 billion mega-resort comprises three hotels—the 1,800-room Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the 299-room SLS Baha Mar, and the 237-room Rosewood Baha Mar. Recreation and distractions abound, chief among them a 100,000-square-foot casino (largest in the Caribbean). Outdoors, the the amenities include an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus 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 clay, and one natural grass court and two lighted pickleball courts overseen by resident director Jon Kooy and staff from Cliff Drysdale Tennis.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
For comparison's sake, also check out, though none has a casino or a grass court:
Baha Mar
Baha Mar Boulevard
Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
One Baha Mar Boulevard
SLS Baha Mar
The rsort has 299 rooms, suites, and residences.
One Baha Mar BoulevardRosewood Baha Mar
This Rosewood has 237 rooms, suites, and villas, four of the last on the beach with private pools
One Baha Mar BoulevardSeasons. 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.