Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort (formerly Sheraton Cable Beach), Bahamas Review
P.O. Box No – 4914 · West Bay Street · Nassau · Bahamas
By: Dave Grossman
HotelMagician.com
January 2009
The Sheraton Nassau is a very nice and freshly renovated resort hotel located on the Cable Beach part of Nassau in the Bahamas. Catering mostly to families looking to simply relax, it does its job nicely. And if you crave a bit of excitement, it’s connected to the 24 hour casino in the Wyndham Cable Beach by indoor walkway. You’ll also have the additional food outlet choices of the Wyndham – never bad to have more choices. There are no off-site restaurants within walking distance so the two resorts are about it unless you take a bus or taxi. (more on that later)
The room at the Sheraton Nassau
The room was very nicely appointed. As you can see, we were upgraded from a standard room to a room with a beautiful oceanfront view on the 9th floor and a balcony with two chairs – perfect for your morning coffee.
The TV was a (modern) Sheraton standard LG Flat screen TV and the shower was modern as well. On site, there is not much in the way of activities. You have the large pool areas, a hot tub, and the beach (plus the adjoining casino).
You can easily get to “downtown” Nassau (in quotes because it’s quite small and
Sheraton Nassau Balcony
nearly completely shuttered after 6pm save for Senor Frog’s, which apparently isn’t even a guarantee. It was closed on a Friday because there weren’t enough cruise ships in port!!) and some local clubs. The trip to downtown is $1.25 (as of Jan 2009) by the No. 10 Jitney bus right outside the hotel. You can also use this bus as a loop to downtown and back without even exploring downtown as it covers most of Nassau’s downtown and historic places. However, like the shops that all close at 6, the bus stops running then, too. So you’ll need to catch a cab back to the hotel (at least $15) if you stay out past then.
There was a very impressive gym located in the Sheraton Nassau and it is included in your room rate.
Gym at Sheraton Nassau
Breakfast is not included. Wi-Fi Internet access is complimentary in the lobby or available for a fee in your room.
In short – it’s a wonderful property for those looking to just kick back and relax on Nassau’s Cable Beach. It is not all-inclusive and is not for partiers.
A side note: My biggest disappointment with the property was the $5.80 per
Bathroom
person per night Bellman fee. This is quite possibly the most ridiculous charge I have ever heard of. Both my companion and I had one carry bag each and certainly needed no help (and didn’t take any), yet after the one night stay there was a charge for $11.60 on the bill for Bellman Services. I couldn’t help but point out to the checkout clerk this really seemed like a ripoff, given that we didn’t use the services (keep in mind there is already a $15 per person daily resort fee and a 6% tax on the bill) but they assured me it was a fair charge. We’ll agree to disagree on that.
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-DG
You weren’t exactly upgraded to an ocean view, all rooms face the ocean there are no rooms on the street side of the hotel. They always say that you are upgraded to an Ocean View. You can be upgraded to a higher floor, but even first floor rooms face the ocean and are hence ‘ocean view’
That’s good to know, thanks