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East Bay Street | PO Box SS-6233, Nassau, New Providence Island
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Red Carpet Inn
Ranked #25 of 28 hotels in Nassau
2.5 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
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Alaska
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Better than expected and a great value for Nassau!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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I recently stayed at this Inn on a stopover in Nassau while going to a family island. We booked on Hotels,com ,two rooms for two couples and the price was about $125-130 a night. We got a rental car at the airport as it cost almost as much to take a taxi as hotels do not provide shuttles in Nassau. A taxi will cost about $40 oneway as the Inn is located near the downtown area, about 20 minute drive from the airport depending on trafic and recent road construction. A rental car gave us the flex to drive about as desired and better security than walking after hours or paying additional for a taxi or having bus hassel, so we like that option and used Avis online many months prior to departure for best rate and availability. In the Bahamas they do drive on the left side of the road so keep that in mind. The Inn is located on East Bay street, a oneway street, I would guess about 10 blocks from the downtown (you can take a city bus) tourist area (not much between the Inn and down town tourist area, ( I strongly recommend to NOT walk this area after dark and the area down town closes at about 5 p.m. all the same) and about a 15-20 minute walk or a few minute drive to the upscale tourist areas at Pardise Island accros the canal bridge (Atlantis, etc) where we spent our evenings. Near the two Paradise Island bridges is the Potters Cay area that has local boats coming in with their daily catches and there are small eateries there, for locals and tourist (day time only). A true Bahaimian experence. The Inn is located next to a small open shopping complex with a decent grocery store, Starbucks, Dairy Queen, Domino's Pizza, largesports store, a small hardware store, a few clothing stores, a sandwhich shop and some other businesses. It is not a tourist area so not very fancy, just basic and used for daily needs/activities but very nice to have near the Inn. Another eatery, The Poop Deck is very good and a short walk back towards the bridges and is located above the local scuba dive shop. Also, a short walk from the Inn is a small park with a very small fort lookout and a small beach. When we first drove into the Inn the overall thought that came to my mind was hmmm...., looks like it needs a face lift and is a bit dated, i wonder what the rooms will be like. I still believe that as a few more tropical plants and an updated entry sign/garden would do wonders. Anyhow, with caution we went inside to check in and the interior was still fairly plain but it was very clean and well maintained for an older structure. The front desk had a teller like glass front, for worker safety I assume since Nassau has a high crime rate. The receptionist was very helpful and pleasent. There was free computer access at the Inn and a free coffee machine to use as we liked in the reception area. We also were provided assistance with our large pile of bags at the car and to the room and provided first floor rooms when requested to make it easy in and out. On entering the rooms, we rented two, they turned out to be well kept and clean. Fancy, no, clean and meeting our needs for a very reasonable place to stay, YES! There were two beds, a small refrigerator (handy after going to the store for a few drinks and snacks), air conditioning, clean bathroom with NO mold or discusting growths to be found, NO ants crawling about which is a problem I have had in other Nassau hotels (cheap and expensive) and we did not see one cockroach, zero, zip. One thing was that although the bathroom was large enough, the door opened in and it was a tight squeez at least in our room to close the door while getting around the toilet to do so. I would recommend having the door open out and not in for this reason.The beds were comfortable enough for us, high quality, no, adaquate, yes and we slept well. The Inn was quiet too. The towels and bedding were clean and not stained, no burn holes from smokers or torn, the fixtures in the rooms were in good repair in in working order. There was adaquate hot water and water pressure in the shower and sink, The rooms were non smoking too. There was a court yard on the lower level that was adaquate and landscaped with a few sitting areas. The pool was only a short walk from our room and was well maintained and clean, very adaquate for anybody's needs. The facility grounds were clean and kept up. We had a restful stay at a reasonable price. Again, this is not an upscale place to stay but a true value being in Nassau, it was clean, quiet and met our needs for sure. Most places in the same price range in Nassau are a bit nasty and larger facilties will cost you into the hundreds of $$. We basically used this Inn for our home base and then drove about seeing and doing what we needed. The money we saved by staying here, if important to you while traveling or on a limited budget, covered our meals and entertainment in town. We will stay here next time too. Thx

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Bologna, Italy
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“if you like no-windows room and bad service, go there!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012
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Very bad position, expensive price, very dark because of no windows room (there's a window bat there's also a wall just in front of it!), they are extremely unfriendly (except one women); this is perfectly like the all island is: extremely expensive and people are unfriendly! and you always need super expensive taxi service to have dinner or go to the beach or whatelse!
this hotel is as bad and expensive as bad and expensive is Nassau and New Prrovidence!

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
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no frills motel east of town and PI Bridge recommend for those renting a car due to location, although jitney does pass by. convenient to shopping center and bank next door. rooms have full size fridge which is nice for a change, and a microwave. room clean, few geckos that are unavoidable in tropics especially on 1st floor. outdoor pool was clea with picnic tables under a covered paviion and lounge chairs
had no issues with front desk staff
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  • Stayed November 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Very peaceful stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2011
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My son and I stayed three nights. The lobby, the pool area and our superior double room were all very clean and tidy and comfortable respectively. Highlights of our stay included a stroll of the delightful gardens. The staff were pleasant and helpful as well. We will return and we will recommend the Red Carpet Inn to others.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Rude, dirty and an overall bad experience”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2011
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This hotel is dirty (smokey rooms despite "non smoking" policy, cockroaches inside the room, filthy bed spreads and bathrooms), they are also extremely unfriendly at front desk, should someone actually be there when you need to ask a question.
The vending machines up front just swallow you money, and of course they don't 'own them' and will not even help you make a claim to the company that does.
Beds are old, rusty and squeeky.

DO NOT STAY HERE. There are better/nicer hotels at the same price.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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RCINassau, Public Relations Manager at Red Carpet Inn, responded to this review
1 April 2011
This Expedia guest when placing their booking on-line made no request for a non-smoking room type therefore, as per usual policy, when no request is made guest is automatically assigned to a Smoking room. This guest was checked into a Smoking room where smoking is permitted. If they had come back to the front desk and requested that they be moved to a Non-Smoking room category instead, then their request would have been accommodated. The Vending machines that are provided for guest convenience off our hotel lobby, are in fact owned and maintained by an independent vending company. There is a notice posted on the vending machine notifying guests of this fact and also notifying them that loss of money is not the responsibility of hotel. That said, we make every effort to contact the vending company immediately on the behalf of the guest to ask that they come to service the machine and either return the funds or, if the guest prefers, obtain the product from the machine instead. The Front desk always has a clerk stationed behind the front desk from 8 am thru 12 midnight and if guest had come to Front Desk for service they would have been attended to during those hours. All our rooms are well maintained and this includes our bedding as well. Bed mattresses are changed regularly and rusty beds frames have never been an issue in any of our rooms. We have hotel inspectors who regularly compliment us on the high level of cleanliness that is maintained … one who, most recently, after inspecting multiple rooms commented that he has never been in any hotel room as clean as the ones at our property.
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Address: East Bay Street | PO Box SS-6233, Nassau, New Providence Island
Price range (per night):* INR7,691 - 7,802

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