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Star Island Promises Off The Grid Luxury in the Bahamas

Another Bahamas project has been announced and this one has a sustainable angle. Star Island is a 35-acre island in a protected sound ten minutes by boat from harbor island. The resort will be home to private homes and resort residences with facilities that will include a spa, restaurants, bars, pools, tennis courts and a "no-fuel" marina.

The developers have pledged that each part of the development and operation will be sustainable. This includes everything from alternative energy such as solar, wind and microhydro to shade-grown organic coffee in the restaurants and bamboo sheets on the beds. The plan is to have Star Island be entirely off the grid and 100% energy self-sufficient.

Buildings will be designed to meet LEED-certification requirements and will use technology such as cold-formed steel, insulated concrete forms, LED lighting and geothermal temperature-control devices. The island's water needs will be met by a rain-harvesting system and underground tanks with drinking water purified through reverse osmosis systems. This unique development is planned to be open in late 2009.

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Bid On Your Own Bahama Cay

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

It's time to look at another chance to own your own island. This one is Leaf Cay in the Bahamas and it is being auctioned on June 28 . It is a fully developed Queen's Grant island that has public power supplied by the Bahamas Electricity Corporation and fresh water through four underground cisterns as well as two wells and a desalinization system. The island has its own aircraft strip and 19 buildings including a main residence, guest quarters, office, generator building and various storage buildings. There is also a boat dock and a tiki hut. The auction requires a million dollar deposit and an additional deposit of 10% of the total purchase price. Any guesses on how much this will go for?

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Tiger and Ernie Plan Golf Paradise

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Golfers Tiger Woods and Ernie Els are the latest sports celebrities to get in on the resort game. They have announced a partnership with Tavistock Group to create a new resort community in the Bahamas. The Albany Golf & Beach Club, located not far from Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport on the southwestern corner of New Providence, will be an exclusive resort community with a marina, beach club, tennis center ,spa, equestrian center and of course, an 18-hole golf course designed by Ernie Els. The community will include beach club cottages, oceanfront and interior homes and apartments with views of the water and marina. Mr. Ultra Luxury, Horst Schulze, the West Paces Group CEO and former Ritz-Carlton exec, will also be adding his own magic dust of fabulousness to this resort so even though it's kid-friendly it will still be posh. The resort should open in Fall of 2008.

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Sunnyside Penthouse, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Sunnyside Estates in Nassau on Lydford Cay in the Bahamas is an exclusive gated community that offers a variety of fancy real estate with stunning ocean views. Sunnyside Estates has a variety of charming features including native gardens, decorative water features and a large swimming pool and patio area. This penthouse has over 13,000 square feet of space, around 5,000 of which is outdoor terraces for enjoying the Bahamian breezes. The home has a private elevator, a secured service area with staff room and service lift, covered parking, concierge services, state-of-the-art security, generator power, ceiling fans and air conditioning. With eight bedrooms it has enough room for the guests who will no doubt flock to your door. It is listed at $15 million. After the jump, it's all about the view.

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Chub Cay Marina and Resort

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing

Yacht owners and other vacationers will soon have a newly improved place to play in the Bahamas. Construction is proceeding briskly at the Chub Cay Marina & Resort in the Bahamas. They are officially opening their marina on June 15. The marina used to hold 96 yachts but recently underwent a renovation that included a dredging of the entire marina and channel and the installation of state-of-the-art concrete floating docks. Eventually the Marina will include over 200 slips and will accommodate yachts up to 200' making it the largest megayacht marina in the Bahamas.

The marina isn't the only development, 57 private villas and a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse are also being built as part of phase one of construction. The developers are committed to not overdeveloping the idyllic island and keeping it as a paradise for boaters and fishermen. The villas are priced from $825,000 to $2.5 million.

[via BYM News]

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The Bridge Suite at the Atlantis

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Though it was mysteriously absent from the Travel Channel's list of the most expensive hotel suites, the Atlantis Bridge Suite. Perhaps they did not consider the possibility that a hotel would charge an astounding $25,000 per night for a suite. The Atlantis is a premier destination in the Bahamas, known for its spectacular architecture and huge casino. The suite has 10 rooms, including a 1,250-square-foot living room with grand piano and twin entertainment centers, a dining room with a 22-karat gold chandelier and bedrooms with wardrobes so large "you could drive a car into them." The suite has a full kitchen and a permanent staff of seven, who access the rooms via a private entrance. There are 12-foot high ceilings throughout with full length windows and the suite's location is on the bridge that spans across the 23rd floor of the resort's two towers gives it the most spectacular views money can buy. Celebrity guests have included Michael Jackson, Oprah, Celine Dion and Bill Gates, but if you spend enough at the casino, the staff might just be able to fit you in for a night.

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Nobu Restaurant at Atlantis

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

It seems that sushi chef Nobu Matsuhisa won't rest until there is a Nobu in every major hotspot. The latest Nobu is at Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The first Caribbean Nobu has a bit of a Bahamian flavor with Conch Cevice, Lobster Ceviche and Nobu Style Cracked Conch joining Nobu's typical Japanese fare. The design of the restaurant includes an open sushi bar and a sake cellar. The sake cellar is a twelve-person dining area located inside a domed tower lined with sake bottles and windows providing marina views.

[via Breaking Travel News]

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The Overwater Spa at Kamalame Cay

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

While you are waiting for the Ritz-Carlton Rose Island to to open you can enjoy the first over-water spa in the Bahamas now open at Kamalame Cay, a 96-acre private island escape. The 2,000-square-foot spa sits at the end of Kamalame Pier and has five treatment rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows open to the views and the soothing sounds of the water below below. Yoga sessions and champagne lunches are held on the spa's veranda. Treatments include a Bahamian Boreh, a traditional Balinese treatment that uses a warming spice and an herb body mask followed by a gentle, cooling massage or a body scrub with fresh shredded coconut and a seaweed botanical wrap. Rooms start at $740 per night.

[via Breaking Travel News]

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Ritz-Carlton Announces Rose Island Resort

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

A new Ritz-Carlton hotel has been announced. The latest Ritz will be an exclusive resort on Rose Island, four miles off Nassau and Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Ritz-Carlton Rose Island will be part of a 230-acre area including estates, condos and a marina for yachts. The new resort will offer a high level of privacy and luxury Guests of the hotel and homeowners will arrive at Rose Island by helicopter or ferry. The hotel will be on the west side of the island with a north-facing beach. The guestrooms will average 500 square feet and will have large balconies and the hotel will include a spa and gourmet restaurant. The resort is scheduled to open in 2009.

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Lightbourne House

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Lightbourne House is a place of tropical glamour. Originally built by Bill and Babe Paley (he was the founder of CBS, she was a legendary icon of style) in the early 1960s as a family retreat, Lightbourne House is located in the Lyford Cay enclave near Nassau, Bahamas. The home is an eight-bedroom, fully-staffed oceanfront villa filled with European and Asian furniture, art and antiquities. Lyford Cay also includes its own security service, 18-hole golf course, tennis, a marina and several restaurants. This famous getaway is now available for short term rental use and rents for $8500 per night during the month of January.

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Island Owner Plans Second Private Resort

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The string of islands in the Bahamas lend themselves to all sorts of luxury resorts. John Melk, who owns the private island Musha Cay Resort, has just announces his plans for a second, nearby island in the Bahamas. The 20-acre Lansing Cay, which is located directly across from Musha Cay’s west side is being envisioned as a “mini-Musha Cay.” The smaller island will have a six-bedroom home that can be rented out. Musha Cay, by comparison, holds 24 guests (double occupancy) and rents for $24,570 per day. The new resort is expected to be completed in 2007. The two islands are a three minute boat ride apart so the two islands could be rented together.

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