Dunmore Town Harbour Island, Bahamas
Renovated
2020
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Resort ClassicOutside the door
Barefoot beach cottages
The 1950s cottage colony spreads across twenty wooded acres, running on an unhurried rhythm where shoes remain entirely optional.
“Since its opening in the 1950s, the 25-room hotel, like the island itself, has been a low-key enclave of the rich and famous.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Pastel cottages styled with local batik fabrics and private frangipani-framed terraces.
Notable
Twenty tropical acres opening onto paddleboarding along three miles of pink coral sand.
Notable
Operating continuously since 1951, dining beneath palms in the founding family's Malcolm 51.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR.
Pink Sands is an almost excessively cultured little place—the sheets are Frette, there are macadamia nut cookies in your mini bar, your bedroom is decorated with hibiscus and batik, and people tend not to stay up very late.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Golf carts replace cars across Harbour Island. Dunmore Town's eighteenth-century pastel houses and picket fences sit just five minutes away.
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The rooms
Shiplap walls and wicker furnishings keep the cottages light. Several add outdoor showers beneath the palms.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The freshwater infinity pool sits on a two-level deck lined with pink-fringed parasols, and select cottages have private plunge pools.
The spa
Body scrubs use Bahamian coffee and coconut, and massages take place in a private treatment room or your cottage.
Restaurant
Blue Bar & Kitchen
The open-air pavilion sits above the dunes, serving breakfast and lunch with cocktails overlooking the pink sand beach.
Its 23 breezy, British Colonial beach cottages, each with ocean- and garden views, and decked out in wicker, white linens, and shiplap, should give you all the context clues you need.
How it began
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell bought the resort in 1992, enlisting Biba designer Barbara Hulanicki to revamp the cottages.
Harbour Island
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.