Nassau International Airport (NAS): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 16 miles.

Driving directions from Nassau International Airport: Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Dr. Continue to Cable Beach Rd towards downtown and cross the bridge (toll) to Paradise Island. Turn right onto Ocean Club Dr and the hotel is on the right.

Getting there: There is no regular shuttle service from the airport so the easiest way to get to the hotel is by taxi. Fare is $26–$35 USD for the first 2 passengers and $3 USD for each additional person. Rental cars, Town Cars, and limousines are more than $36 USD. Fees subject to change without notice. Rental cars are available online.

Getting around: There is no public transportation on Paradise Island so the easiest way to get around is on foot or by hotel shuttle. The shuttle runs to the Ocean Club Golf Course and to the Atlantis Resort. Bicycles and motor scooters are also popular ways to tour. Complimentary bicycles are available from the hotel. Scooters rent on the beach for more than $36 USD. Fees subject to change without notice. Water taxis are a popular way to cross from Paradise Island to Nassau. Water taxis leave from the new bridge for return fares of $5–$15 USD. Once on the Nassau side, local buses called jitneys provide a way around for fares of less than $5 USD. Fees subject to change without notice. Water taxis and jitneys stop running at dusk. Driving British-style (on the left) along narrow streets and through roundabouts is daunting for most visitors so if going longer distances, taxis are best. Island-hopping is possible through Bahamas Ferries which runs catamarans to out islands including Eleuthera and Harbour Island from Potter’s Cay between the old and new Paradise Island bridges. Or visitors can travel as the locals do, on mailboats which leave for the out islands from Potter’s Cay or Prince George Wharf, but passage can run on “Bahamas time” (slowly) and cargo can include livestock. Return fares for both ferries and mailboats are more than $36 USD. Fees subject to change without notice.

Extra-thick mattresses, Frette linens, comforters, and four oversize pillows (down, cotton, and foam available) assure sleeping comfort. Each room includes an entertainment center with 32-inch television and a twin-speaker CD/DVD player. (Complimentary use of CDs and DVDs are available in the resort's library.) Bathrobes and slippers, signature toiletries, and fans hanging from high ceilings contribute to vacation ease.

Pale-yellow walls, a seagreen bedspread, crown molding, a two-poster bed with elaborately carved headboard, lacquered furniture, Art Deco chrome lamps, and a cocktail table displaying a single orchid create a stylish, soothing ambience. Minibars are hidden in cabinets with granite tops that hold complimentary bottled Fiji water in silver holders as well as wine, cocktail, and highball glasses. Each room contains an oval dining table with two chairs and an upholstered reading chair. Bathrooms provide recessed lighting, lighted makeup mirrors, scales, and marble vanities.

Dune Bar - Adjacent to Dune restaurant. Open-air seating in white wood pavilion and on deck overlooking beach. Marble bar, lighted after dark. Lunch menu from Dune.

Courtyard Terrace Located in Hartford Wing garden-and-pool courtyard. White wrought iron seating under oversize white umbrellas. Linen service. Dinner featuring dishes such as lobster cappuccino, foie gras terrine, local lobster, Dover sole, Cuban-spice-rubbed organic chicken. Tableside service for Caesar salad, steaks, rack of lamb. Dessert soufl?

Pool Terrace Caf?B> - Open-air, covered seating under ceiling fans. Marble bar. Lunch of soups, salads, sandwiches, light meals such as seared ahi, Caribbean bento box of fish, shrimp, ceviche, grilled plantains, fruits.

Library Bar - Cuban cigars, fine brandies, cocktails, wine.

Amenity highlights: Running for 3 miles along Paradise Island's north shore and accessible by a wood staircase, an uncrowded beach of fine white sand borders the turquoise Atlantic Ocean. Neat rows of cushioned lounge chairs fitted with folding shades furnish sunbathing comfort. Evian-water misting and afternoon sorbet offer heat relief. In the resort's renowned Versailles-styled gardens is a large pool surrounded by palm trees and cushioned wrought-iron lounge chairs. Loungers enjoy full views of the gardens, which feature a 12th century Augustinian cloister.

Insider tip: Complimentary shuttles transport guests 0.5 miles west on Paradise Island to the Atlantis resort (a partner property), where they enjoy access to all facilities and charging privileges, including 21 restaurants and lounges. Atlantis features 11 million gallons of water attractions, including a saltwater swimming, watersports, and snorkeling lagoon; numerous waterslides and pools; and 11 marine-life viewing lagoons. Also available are a teen club, the children's educational Discovery Channel Camp, and a 50,000-square-foot casino.

Signature offerings include the Ocean Club massage (two therapists employing five massage techniques), Elemis Aroma Spa Ocean Wraps (heated seaweed body masks followed by massage), and Elemis Fennel Cleansing Cellulite and Colon Therapy (detoxifying body mask and massage).

Stretching from the Ocean Club to near Nassau Harbor, the 0.25-mile-long gardens (built by Huntington Hartford II and modeled after the French original in Versailles) consist of seven terraces graced by Carrera-marble and bronze statues, including two of Empress Josephine reclining at the gardens' entrance; a 12th century Greek statue of Hercules; and two giant bronze statutes of Hartford heroes Franklin D. Roosevelt and explorer David Livingston. The gardens' apex features a 12th century Augustinian cloister from France that Hartford purchased from William Randolph Hearst.

Located on the lip of a low bluff between sloping lawns and the beach, a weathered-wood deck pierced by a single palm tree supplies a panoramic ocean view for twice-daily yoga classes. Snuggled again a seagrape hedge nearby, a tent-cabana offers the same view for open-air massage. Hammocks stretch between palm trees throughout the resort's 35 acres.

Other recreational activities listed below are available at or near the resort; fees may apply.