My wife and I have just returned home from a very enjoyable relaxed and restful two weeks staying at the Dundee Bay Villas. We are not “party animals” and while we like kids we do not like crowds and so chose to visit the Grand Bahama out of season. The down side of this was that a couple of the restaurants in the Lucayan Market were closed as were a few of the shops/stalls. The upside was that we never had to fight crowds or make reservations and we had good success when it came to negotiating the price of our purchases.
Before going to the Bahamas we did a little research into what there was to see and do on the Grand Bahama Island; we also researched where to eat and what to eat that was characteristic of the Bahamas. Our few minutes on the internet before travelling really paid off. We are not divers so we missed out on one of the Bahamas’ most spectacular attractions. However, we thoroughly enjoyed the beaches, snorkelling, and the Lucayan National Park and other nature reserves. We love good food so we also enjoyed the restaurants throughout the island and we had fun shopping.
Slightly off the “beaten path” but easy to find, Dundee Bay Villas was an excellent choice as “a home away from home”. Prior to arriving in Grand Bahama we reserved a rental car and within 15 minutes of picking up the car we were at the Dundee Bay Villas. The roads in Freeport are well marked and everyone knew where Dundee Bay Villas was. As I said earlier Dundee Bay Villas is a bit off the “beaten path” in a quiet area but it is merely minutes from good grocery stores, the International Market and Downtown Freeport and only 15 minutes away from the International Airport. This last point was important when we had to dash to the airport at the end of our two week stay to catch our early flight home.
Our accommodation was clean, bright and quiet. Our unit was on the main floor so I was able to park our car right in front of our door, an added convenience. Stacey and her staff were friendly, cheerful and very accommodating. The Xanadu beach, visible from our front door, was a five minute stroll from our unit; beautiful white sand and crystal clear water. The only drawback to the beach was the seaweed, which had been washed up but this was true of most of the beaches we visited, a factor of the season and the weather.
Dundee Bay Villas is not for someone who wants to participate in the party scene. It is clean, comfortable, excellent value and within easy driving distance of almost everything. If you do decide to go to Freeport, I hope that your stay is as enjoyable as ours was.

If you don’t have strong men travelling with you, spare bark, extra sliding door locks, gallons of alcohol, red ant killing spray, and/or a gun I wouldn’t recommend staying here. My best friend and I stayed at this “resort” from 7/30 and left two days later. We were originally scheduled to stay on a first floor unit. The unit was fine, but us being two young females, we asked if we could move to the second floor. We ended up being upgraded to an amazingly beautiful three bedroom, two floor masterpiece. Needless to say, we were super excited.

Excited, that is, until we found out that only one of our five sliding doors locked (one of which led down directly into the pool where anyone could walk right up into our unit). There were also no additional sticks to put in the sliding door area to prevent them from opening. We ended up making our own stick from a broom and vacuum. We were informed that the stick man would come on Tuesday.

Dundee Bay Resorts is located in a remote area, far from anything resembling civilization, and next to a very secure community… (I wonder why that community had gates and security guards… hmmm). To make us feel even less safe, there was a constant flow of shady area residents that frequented the lobby and pool area. My friend and I went to sleep that night (in the same bed) with knives under our pillows.

The next day, we decided to make the best of our situation. We walked the beach and had a very quiet few hours (as the beach area felt like something out of a horror film… dirty and abandoned). We decided to leave the beach and check out the pool. We were in the water for about three minutes before we realized that there was mold growing on the sides. We showered soon thereafter.

Besides the security issue, we were super happy (sarcasm) to find hundreds of extra nonpaying visitors in our unit. Red ants were crawling on nearly every wall, on the sink, on the floors and some in our bed.

We went to sleep on Sunday night and woke up at 5am to about five men (some of them we briefly met earlier that day) banging on our door. There was a white van running outside of our door. We obviously didn’t answer the door and nothing terrible happened, because I truly believe God was watching out for us.

In regards to the staff, they were very friendly at first (except telling area residents that we were here alone). We never met Stacy. When confronted with the issues of their resort, management said that we simply wanted to be in the city and that someone saw us at a timeshare presentation. Funny that our security concerns were never mentioned by them. Even funnier is that neither I nor my friend is old enough to attend a timeshare presentation, as you have to be 25.

Point is… if you value your safety and health don’t stay here.

My spouse and I have been to the island many times. Knowing the island and wanting to be close to the beach but not in a crowded resort area, we were looking for a quiet friendly environment. Dundee Bay was the perfect fit. The rooms are updated and clean with full kitchens, Stacey and her staff are there to help you with recommendations and make your stay enjoyable. We laughed a lot. The beach is a football field away from the hotel. The hotel is on a canal which my husband had a great time feeding the fish. I also liked that the staff was respectful of quiet time at night. No loud party's lasting all night. Yes, if you want to see the island or be downtown Lucaya you should rent a car.

I think this hotel was a very good choice for me and my friends. It was 8ppl and we all stayed in there 3 bedroom suite that they offered. The rooms were very clean and the hotel staff was very very helpful. The helped us to get a personal driver who took us sightseeing and to the local clubs, the square and the fish fry's. We only payed $50 per person for the whole week that we were there. The hotel was located by a gate community which made all of us feel a little safer since the hotel is kinda tucked away from civilization. That was my only problem. The hotel is like around nothing except for the gated community and Xandu hotel. Overall my stay here was very nice. We meet up with some local staff members at the Xanadu Hotel and we all had a blast. If you every stay in Freeport i would suggest you stay in something that is around more people if that is your type of hotel if you like to rest and have piece and quiet this is the perfect hotel for you.