About Harbour Island

Tucked away at the northern tip of Eleuthera, Harbour Island is a Bahamian gem famed for its blush-pink sands and laid-back charm. If you're here for dreamy beach days on Pink Sand Beach or the buzz of colourful Dunmore Town, you’re in the right spot. Hotels range from chic oceanfront resorts with fine dining to cosy heritage inns and relaxed family-friendly stays. For boutique vibes, base yourself in Dunmore Town; for luxury and sea views, stay right on the sand.

At its heart is Dunmore Town, where pastel-painted buildings line narrow streets filled with quirky shops, inviting galleries, and laid-back eateries—the Princess Street Gallery is a favourite stop for many. On the eastern shore, the famous Pink Sand Beach is the perfect spot for lazy strolls, a swim in turquoise waters, or simply soaking up the sun. Out on the water, there’s no shortage of adventure—snorkelling, diving, kayaking, and sailing are all on the menu. And if you’re craving a change of scenery, a quick water taxi ride will whisk you to Northern Eleuthera or striking Spanish Wells, where you can try lobster fishing, explore sandbars, or even swim with pigs. It’s a charming, colourful slice of the Bahamas that’s worth planning ahead for—its best spots fill up fast.

The Best Places to Stay on Harbour Island

For a dunmore town stay

  • Bahama House is an 11-room boutique retreat in Dunmore Town with spacious, art-filled rooms, a freshwater pool, and a tiki bar perfect for sundown rum punches. Couples, friends, or families can opt for a charming two-bedroom cottage in this historic hideaway.
  • A Harbour Island icon since the 1940s, Rock House delivers ten stylish rooms and suites, refined dining, a serene pool, and the feel of an elegant private home—an intimate, grown-up escape on Bay Street.
  • The Landing- This India Hicks-designed boutique gem offers 13 chic, plantation-style rooms in a 200-year-old house, a stellar wine cellar, and exceptional cuisine by Chef Madelene Pedican—perfect for adventurous travellers and food lovers seeking character and flavour.

For a beach break

  • Pink Sands- This 25-room beachside retreat offers chic suites and villas on iconic Pink Sand Beach. Families love the two-bedroom cottages, gardens, tennis, and water sports, while adults unwind with craft cocktails and fresh, local cuisine. Small-scale luxury at its best.
  • Family-run and effortlessly stylish, The Ocean View Club is an intimate beachfront escape offering whimsical tented cottages and chic rooms steps from the sea. Perfect for couples or families seeking laid-back luxury, fabulous design, and the soothing rhythm of Harbour Island life.
  • The Dunmore is an exclusive 10-acre beachfront hideaway with glamorous suites, cottages, and villas. Ideal for honeymoons or family retreats, with a 1960s-style clubhouse, beachfront bar, watersports, massages, and an air of private beach club sophistication.
  • Set on nine lush acres by the sea, Coral Sands features 39 elegant rooms, a white-sand beach, tennis, pool, billiards, and superb French-Bahamian dining. A refined yet lively choice for couples, families, or friends seeking sun and style.
  • Runaway Hill Club- Perched above Pink Sand Beach, this charming inn blends classic Bahamian style with panoramic views, hearty local cuisine, and a friendly, activity-filled atmosphere. Stay in the main house or cottage for a relaxed, social island escape.

For a boutique stay

  • Eleven Bahama House is a chic coral-pink hideaway on Harbour Island where retro cane furniture, pastel walls, and playful pineapple touches set the vibe. Sip island cocktails at the Tiki Bar, lounge by the pool, or savour a chef-cooked feast under the stars.

For keen sailors, anglers & divers

  • Valentines Resort & Marina is a lively, family-friendly base for adventure seekers, featuring Harbour Island’s largest marina, flexible accommodations for groups, plus top-notch diving, sport fishing, and endless on- and off-water activities—a go-to escape for active travellers of all ages.

For an apartment or villa

  • If you'd prefer a self-catering option, we suggest that you visit our online partner Booking.com.

Travel information

  • Fly to North Eleuthera International Airport and take a short water taxi ride across to Harbour Island, just 4 miles from the airport. Most hotels will be happy to coordinate an airport pick up for you in advance, although affordable water taxis also leave regularly.
  • There's so much to see in the Bahamas! Contact our online partner Rentalcars if you would like to hire a car.
  • Travel between November and mid-April for warm, dry weather. The hurricane season — July to October — is best avoided. The Christmas and New Year season is especially busy, so book your trip well in advance. Travel in late April or May for great hotel deals.

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The best hotels in Harbour Island

Coral Sands

Harbour Island (Dunmore Town)

Stunning beach front hotel in 9-acres. Elegant rooms have wooden furniture, modern tropical print furnishings and white shutters. Outdoor pool, gardens, library and billiard room. Superb French-Bahamian menus and laid-back bar. Charming, opulent and peaceful.

  • Beach Life - Three miles of white sand, multitude of watersports from the doorstep, candle lit beach dining and chic decked sun terraces
  • Sailing - From Fisherman's Dock and Government Dock
  • Tennis Court - Floodlit courts in the gardens
  • Restaurant
from CA$351 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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The Landing

Harbour Island (Harbour Island)

A stylish hotel set in a 19th-century house blending plantation style with contemporary Caribbean chic. Rooms are elegantly designed with mahogany furniture and linen sheets, and come with ocean views. Chef Madelene Pedican curated the restaurant's world-class menu and the wine list is extensive.

  • Beach Life - Located just a short walk from the pristine beaches of Harbour Island
  • Honeymoons - This elegant island getaway is the perfect destination for newlyweds
  • Families - The Landing is welcoming to families with large family rooms
  • Diving - Local dive shops across the island offer equipment and certification, find out why this is one of the world's best diving spots
from CA$418 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees

Runaway Hill Club

Harbour Island (Dunmore Town)

Chic beach front hotel. Interiors are contemporary with dark wood furniture, seaside touches and enormous bathrooms. Outdoor pool and library, direct beach access. Excellent Bahamian cuisine in the ambient restaurant. Romantic, laid back and cool.

  • Beach Life - Chic interiors, turquoise pool overlooking the ocean, fishing trips and dive from the beach itself
  • Restaurant - Bahamian and international cuisine with an emphasis on fresh locally grown ingredients and seafood.
  • Fishing - During your stay at Runaway Hill Inn, you can reserve a fishing adventure with Captain Rich Helmuth
  • Great walks
from CA$456 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees

The Ocean View Club

Harbour Island

A charming family-run hotel nestled on the beach. Guests can choose from authentic private beach shacks under coconut trees, 'tent cottages' or rooms with an ocean view in the hotel itself. The restaurant serves authentic Bahamian cuisine including delicious seafood.

  • Beach Life - Perched on the iconic pink sands of the Bahamas, Ocean View Club is deserving of its name with gorgeous views of the Atlantic
  • Weddings - Get married in paradise, The Ocean View Club can arrange the perfect ceremony on the beach
  • Diving - The Bahamas is home to some of the world's best diving spots
  • Great walks - Explore the surrounding Bahamas and Dunmore town on foot
from CA$526 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees

Rock House

Harbour Island

Luxurious beach hotel. Individually designed rooms have creamy walls, modern artworks and mahogany furniture. Heated outdoor pool, direct beach access, orchid gardens and gym. Outstanding modern cuisine and slick bar. Effortlessly chic and boutique stay.

  • Beach Life - Orchid gardens surround the poolside daybeds, picnic baskets are filled for beach trips and Pink Sand beach is on the doorstep
  • Great walks - With the hotel's personalised packed picnic baskets
  • Restaurant - Highly recommended restaurant
  • Diving - Valentine’s Dive Center
from CA$547 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees

The Dunmore

Harbour Island

An oldie but a real classic. This Harbour Island hotel offers guests a secluded stay with casual luxury. Rooms are set in low-rise cottages and have a distinctly Caribbean feel with whirring fans and pops of candy colours. Complete with a superb restaurant, pool, friendly service and beach access.

  • Total relaxation - Lounge by the pool, stroll to one of the nearby beach restaurants, and sip rum cocktails - life here is perfectly slow
  • Beach Life - Located right on Pink Sands Beach, a picture perfect Caribbean stretch of sand
  • Restaurant - An informal restaurant serving exceptionally good (but unfussy) cuisine
  • Fishing - There's an option of reef fishing or big game fishing
from CA$659 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees

Valentines Resort & Marina

Harbour Island

A luxury resort located near arguably Harbour Island's best beach, Pink Sand Beach. Elegant suites and villas are traditionally designed with hardwood floors, whirring fans, and antique-style furniture. Well suited to families with several restaurants, a large pool, and endless activities.

  • Families - With accommodation of various sizes, babysitting, and plenty of activities for children — this is an idyllic family destination
  • Total relaxation - With an expansive spa, bars, restaurants, a beach near by, and pool — there is hardly a need to leave all holiday!
  • Restaurant - A choice of two restaurants (one serving Bahamian classics and the other a grill) and a coffee house
  • Spa - A full service spa and skin care centre
from CA$687 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Pink Sands

Harbour Island (Chapel Street)

Sumptuous beach front resort. The cottage interiors have mahogany furniture, wooden floors and shutters and lovely private decks. Outdoor pool, gym, 26-acre garden, private beach and library. Superb locally sourced menu, slick bar with wow-factor chandelier. Romantic, luxurious and chic.

  • Romantic Break - Fragrant jasmine grown throughout hotel gardens, opulent bedrooms, private terraces and romantic dining
  • Sailing - Plenty of day trips from Fisherman's Dock and Government Dock
  • Birdwatching - Surrounding gardens are a bird sanctuary
  • Tennis Court - Two courts in the gardens
from CA$694 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Bahama House

Harbour Island (Dunmore Town)

This luxury beach lodge occupies a heritage property on Harbour Island in The Bahamas. Spacious rooms boast plantation-style interiors, four-poster beds and unique design pieces; book a cottage for separate living space. Unwind by the freshwater pool before drinks at the rum bar; a chic beach stay.

  • Beach Life - Located a stone's throw from the sea on a coveted island in The Bahamas, this hotel makes a luxury beach getaway
  • Local exploring - With easy access into the colourful Dunmore Town, this hotel is in a great location for local exploring
  • Romantic Break - Couples love this cosy and refined beach lodge, with its grown-up rum bar and chic freshwater pool
  • Boutique
from CA$841 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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Eleven Bahama House

Harbour Island (Harbour Island)

Escape to a coral-pink retreat on Harbour Island. Interiors flaunt retro cane furnishings, pastel walls, and tropical pineapple motifs. Sip top-notch rum at the Tiki Bar, laze by the pool, or call a private chef. This is breezy barefoot bliss at its best.

  • Fishing - Try your hand at fishing in the calm waters, with the chance to catch bonefish or mahi-mahi for bragging rights & a tasty dinner
  • Hotel boats for hire - Take a private boat ride to snorkel with turtles, stingrays, and starfish, before cooling off with a rope swing into the sea
  • Snorkelling - Dive into the island’s reefs for a snorkelling or scuba adventure, with vibrant marine life waiting beneath the surface
  • Local exploring - Dive into crystal-clear waters for a half-day island tour with snorkelling, swimming with pigs, and a sandbank lunch
from CA$1229 for 1 room, 1 night including taxes & fees
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