There’s the fun-in-the-sun Caribbean made for beach frolics. Then there’s the dignified, English-accented Caribbean made for sailboats and romantic getaways. The Green Turtle Club Resort & Marina is an exemplar of the quieter Caribbean.
The resort is set on tiny Green Turtle Cay, a Bahamian “Out island” that measures just one mile wide by three miles long. Travelers arrive at this dot on the map via a short ferry ride from Abaco island, which in turn is reachable via hour-long flights from South Florida.
“The Abacos” are legendary for their prime sailing waters and calm weather. Their azure expanses are beloved by discerning sailors, yachtsmen, fishermen, and scuba divers.
Green Turtle Club’s marina, with 40 slips, hosts gleaming ocean-going vessels and their Topsider-shod, sun-bleached owners. This resort’s mood is upscale and nautical, with nary a Jell-o shot-shooter in sight. Sea-borne activities—from beach-lazing to snorkeling and sport-fishing—are the order of the day at this hotel.
Green Turtle Club is one of several resorts and cottage communities on Green Turtle Cay, and this one offers the widest range of accommodations. Its most desirable digs, private waterside cottages, offer amorous seclusion in delightfully decorated surroundings.
Green Turtle Club also boasts an unusual attraction: New Plymouth, the island’s picture-perfect, fuchsia-flower-filled, historic village, is just a free shuttle away via golf-cart.