We spent 2 months at the Abaco Beach resort in the marina and it was like a dream! The marina itself is large and well run but the grounds of the resort make it extra special. Anglers restaurant is excellent-both the food and the service. We had friends join us for a week and their rooms at the resort were clean and nicely decorated. The staff is warm and friendly, the pool is beautiful, the beach is lovely. There are several excellent restaurants in town or within walking distance that are wonderful. Visit at the right time and you might be lucky enough to witness a Junkanoo! You'll soon love the sound of the Rake n' Scrape (the saw) and they will glady let you try your hand. Rent a boat and visit Man o War or one of the other nearby islands. Snorkel on the reefs. We are planning another visit without our boat this winter and looking forward to another glorious vacation.

first off the "town" of boat harbour is a one traffic light collection of small warehouses and cheesy little shops The locals tend to be friendly for the most part (not always the case in the Bahamas). place is clean, food is decent, service good. overall very relaxing.

We just returned from our visit to Abaco Beach Resort...what a special little surprise! The resort has all of the amenities of a super large resort but it still maintains a very quaint layout and feel.

Our room was very clean, comfortable and had plenty of room to stretch (our room had a King bed, night tables, a small day bed, a table for 2, coffee/sink area, dresser w tv [w a lot of channels] and a large bathroom w double sinks). The room overlooked the beach, which was an absolutely perfect way to start your day or unwind after dinner.

The grounds are immaculate and I saw plenty of busybodies keeping things clean and tidy - which appeals to me a lot. Nothing was ever out of place. The pool area is again quaint but we still had plenty of room to roam and we even enjoyed a drink at the swim up bar (order a WHATCHAMACALLIT! You're going to LOVE it!). The music around the pool was tropical but never overdone. The atmosphere was continually perfect!

The restaurant (Anglers) deserves a review onto itself!!! Everything was once again - perfect! The food was delicious, done right, appealing to the eye but again, not overdone. I noticed that everything about this resort is in the sublime - the little details, the attention to the meals, the comfy rooms, the properly maintained property, the attentive staff, the music, etc. It's all right there and in exactly the right combination!

One night after dinner we sat outside at the bar and listened to these two musicians play a saw (yes, like from a hardware store!). It was so interesting and downright good! In no time I was tapping my toe and dancing to the very cool tunes that these saws were producing. Who would have thought?? A saw? Yes :-)

Aside from the resort being IMHO very close to perfection (for what I like - quaint yet with plenty of amenities, fun yet relaxing, etc), the real gem is the actual island. I had not realized that it's like a little playground! We jumped on a boat (which you get right there from their marina...no need to go someplace else), and hopped around to the surrounding islands. It's like driving to different places, except you do it by water. These little islands (or Keys) each have their own charm. Some are like Nantucket, others are more secluded and rugged, etc. We couldn't visit all the little Keys that we wanted to see, but we will be back to finish what we started!

I don't think I've ever said this, but if I could, I'd give them 10 stars! Cherry on top...the staff is very sweet and thoughtful (they knew our names in no time and had our coffee on its way as soon as they saw us enter the restaurant in the morning!).

Abaco Beach Resort was REFRESHING! We are well traveled and sometimes we as guests feel lost among the shuffle. Not here. It was the perfect end to our summer!

My family and i just returned from a 4 day visit to the Abaco islands, and our biggest mistake was not to work harder at staying longer, as we were amazed at all Abaco has to offer and to do.
We stayed at Abaco Beach Resort based "must stay" recommendations from many friends who travel the Out Islands far more than we do, and our experiences turned out far better than their great recommendations. First, this resort is not a Ritz Carlton, but they do offer full $2 million luxury residential rentals right on the water, but our budget enabled us to stay in one of their ocean front deluxe hotel room at a very fair rate - for us, we were right on the beach and could still overlook the marina - just perfect!
Now for what was so special, almost every employee greeted us by name through out our stay, and we were greeted by Byron the same exact person who helped us with our reservation and planning, and he immediately asked if we had decided on all we thought about doing during our stay? We still were not sure, and he could not have been more helpful sharing great ideas on everything we could do and see - as we could have stayed for a month and still would have more to see and do. We settled on a using a boat available from the resort and exploring just a few of the closer by snorkeling sites - which was more than amazing, as what we saw was more breathtaking than any magazine we had ever seen - absolute crystal clear waters, as we were often surrounded by huge star fish, small rays, local playful dolphins, and so many variety of fish - just awesome!!!
We also visited Hope Town by boat as everything is so close and easy to get to, and again we were greeted everywhere with warm smiles, cold drinks and so many local dining options- just perfect.
Dining at our resort was absolutely great - as we mostly enjoyed coffee & breakfasts each morning while watching a large group of resident local dolphins play in the marina, then headed out to enjoy a day of exploring. Dinners at the resort were our favorite as we dined at the Anglers Restaurant which is right on the water at the resort - the menu and specials were always incredible (and this must surely the case, because each night at least 1/2 of the diners were local vacation home owners or residents). The service was consistently superb, and each night we were thoroughly entertained by their in-house keyboard musician who was just fabulous. And then if we regularly went outside to their marina pool bar for the 2nd entertainment venue which was always more upbeat as they just created their own party atmosphere - all in a perfect couples and family environment. We just loved it!
Our worst day was accepting that it was time for us to leave and go back home, as we are now already planning our return trip and can not wait to get back and just enjoy everything this great place has to offer.