We spent a week at Harborside in a 2BR 2 BA, buildng 5 with our two kids in late January. It's perfect for families with kids - full kitchen, laundry and a big pool and hot tub on site. It was great to have close access to all of the main Atlantis resort - never had to wait more than 5 min for the shuttles - and yet have a quieter place to stay. The Pointe restaurant on site was great, not too pricey and consistently good service. A pizza was $18-20 and easily fed 3-4. I would recommend not staying on the first floor if possible, since it's much nicer to be up higher when out on the balcony. Loved walking along the marina in the morning to grab coffee at Starbucks (Jamba Juice closed down when we were there which bummed my kids out a bit). We ate at Bimini Rd and Muarrys, both good. Overall, loved Harborside and Atlantis and can't wait to go back!

We always stay in time shares with 2 small children. We checked in on a Friday into a 2br 2ba unit, but 2 days later were asked to relocate by mgmt at 7p!! We rented through redweek.com and it was a floating unit which wasn't assigned until we arrived. Turns out our condo was renovated early so original owners of unit just happen to walk by and discover that there unit was completed and someone was occupying it. Mgmt admitted it was there mistake, allowed us to move the next day (since its impossible to move at 7p with 2 toddlers), and upgraded us to a 3br 3ba unit on the top floor overlooking the harbor. Much nicer than the 1st floor unit we were in which faced royal towers. Also, mgmt did comp our meal that evening so we were pretty happy about that. The staff was overall super friendly and always greeted us.
Overall, food at resort was expensive and not very good. Marina pizza was awful, Murray's was not any better, bimini rd was gross. Virgils was the best meal we had there. If you want anything decent, you need to leave atlantis. The best food was had was at andros in the fish fry area of town. Only problem with going into that area is the locals really haggle the tourist to come into their restaurant, go on boat tours, take a taxi,....etc
We will definitely go back when the kids are a little older and can utilize the kids club. We rented a double stroller and the thing was like a rick shaw. I suggest bringing your own if you feel like lugging it.
We
used dolphin encounters instead of dolphin cay and had a wonderful experience with that.
Spa was really nice, kids pools were great, now if they can just improve on the food situation you would never need to leave!

We have been to the Harborside many times over the years. Its part of Atlantis property so you get all the benefits of staying at the Atlantis such a the use of the beaches, casino, waterpark, movie theater and amazing aquarium. The benefit to us staying here is the quietness of the location and the fact that the condos have kitchens. The Atlantis is a very expensive place to dine at so its an advantage to be able to cook some meals at the condo. The Condos themselves are clean and comfortable, some areas are starting to show slight wear and tear, the phone in our room was broken, and they never came to fix it. The fitness center was also showing signs of age, some of the equipment didnt work but equally important the air conditioning in the fitness room was broken. Also the jacuzzi was also hit and miss, they seem to have trouble regulating the temperature and mostly the water was lukewarm. Even with the issues the Atlantis property was as amazing as always. lots of things to keep children entertained. very family friendly but also very couples friendly. Before we had our children, we would go and gamble all night and lay on the beach and drink all day.

We've stayed at the hotels in Atlantis before, and Harborside has some definite advantages. We were able to order some food on-line, to be delivered after our arrival. That really helped, as dining anywhere at Atlantis is costly. Since one of our children had only just turned one, it was more convenient to have the option to eat in, and also for naps. It was nice to have the option of the adjacent pool, just steps away, at Harborside itself. Of course we still wanted to experience the waterslides and beach at Atlantis, but the shuttles were very frequent, and we never had to wait more than a few minutes. We also like to take the ferry over to Nassau, and it's only a short walk from Harborside.