Ok, so besides the sporadic shower temperatures and outdated decor, you have to keep in mind that you get what you paid for. This is a classic cheap hotel, but it wasn't the worst. The rooms were clean, the staff was friendly (we liked Latoya) and the beach across the street was really beautiful. Only a short walk from downtown where Straw Market and lots of other fun shops and restaurants are. I wouldn't recommend the Fish Fry area though, it was a little sketchy. The sushi place next door (I think it was called Ichiban?) was really good. I would recommend this hotel for travelers on a budget or a Spring Break group. It's REALLY not that awful, just as long as you know that you are not in for a luxury hotel.

I read some poor reviews before but decided to give it a try anyways - the rate was too good to pass up. The location is not bad and definitely has a local flavor, which was OK with us, but if you want to be in the centre of all the tourist areas (ie paradise island or cable beach) this is not the place to be.

There is a beach right across the street that we enjoyed - it was great to watch the cruise liners coming in and out of Nassau harbour in the morning. There are a few restaurants within walking distance, the restaurant in the British Colonial is great for breakfast and is a couple of minutes walk away. The bus to the fish fry and cable beach is very convenient and cheap; the fish fry is 5 minutes away. Take a cab to paradise island, it is about 15 minutes away in traffic. The straw market and shopping area of Nassau is next to the British Colonial, again very close.

The hotel staff are very friendly people but you must first show them respect (I found that with all Bahamians) otherwise they might appear cold.

The area of the hotel is apparently not good to walk around at night, but this is also the case for the entire island. If you stick to taxis you will be fine.

We were very happy with the stay and the money we saved. Enjoy and relax - that is the island way!

First, we stayed for free..PLUS we knew it was 98.00 a night on an expensive island. Right up front, we knew what it was going to be.

Took a pretty darn cold shower every morning..Not the CLEANEST place I've ever been but not the dirtiest by a long shot. Had a view of the harbor and saw the cruise ships coming and going every day. Was on the bus route, took it to Cable Beach for $1.00 each way. Was not hugely impressed with Cable Beach, by the way,we had an OK beach right across from the hotel. I thought the buses were great.

NOT the best area of town at night. I would suggest a cab, We didn't feel real safe walking from Chez Willie's, which is only a 2 block walk..but we are not night-owl partiers so it was OK, with us to be in at night.
We found the front desk staff very nice, but we had to be nice first. After that, eveyone there was exteremly pleasant

(We found all through Nassau, that if we were nice, they were nice. But we had to make the first move, to smile and be polite. Worth it to be nice,always but makes you wonder WHY, I guess tourists must really suck there!)

In short, people, you DO get what you pay for but if have a loving spirit and are not embarassed to let it show, sometimes you get more. I guess it depends on your expectations. We got more than we expected.

We decided to stay here because of the proximity to the fish fry and the shopping area. We only needed a room for one night, so it seemed like a good idea. The reception area was decent, we went to our room and found everything to be dirty and run down. The smell in the room was something that cant be described. I refused to take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the room. The bed creaked and sqeaked everytime you moved, it was hot in the room although the very noisey air conditioner ran the entire night. I would have chosen to skip a shower in the morning if I could have gotten away with it, but I took one anyway. At first there was no water, it rains harder then the water that was coming out. I had my husband look at it, and it seemed as though he fixed it. Little did I know that he didnt really fix it, it just temporarily worked. About the time I get nice and soapy I lose water COMPLETELY!! I turned off the water and waited a few minutes and tried again just to get enough water to rinse before it went out again!!! Oh, brother. As I am drying my hair the light fixture falls off the wall above the mirror. There are hairs that aren't ours everywhere in the bathroom, I was so disgusted, I could not get out of there fast enough. It must be the local hot spot or place to crash for the night-there were doors slamming all night long, at 6:30 in the a.m. a group of Bahamaian girls went down our hall singing a very loud song. And the night we checked in-we went out to dinner and returned around 8:00 p.m. to find the parking lot filled the people from town, partying and drinking. Our flight didn't leave until the evening, so we asked if there was luggage storage and the receptionist hands my husband a key and points to a closet. We open the closet and discover that it is a storage closet for their Christmas decorations and other long forgotten items and it was disgustingly dirty as well. It was the worst experience I have ever had. I would not recommond staying here, even if it is for only one night!!!!!!!!!