Royal Palm Hotel — Hotel in Harbour Island

The grounds are kept, what you would expect from a resort in it’s price range. Most of the staff we interacted with were very friendly despite us being locals, this was a surprise and I commend Royal Palm staff for treating us as actual paid guests. We stayed in a basic room with a bed size upgrade, but furniture is clearly worn. The room itself was very clean which mattered most. The bathroom fixtures had clear signs of rust. There was what appears to be a drain from the previous shower concealed by the bathroom rug-after a remodel. I’m not sure if this was a sole contributor to a sewerage scent- it was faint at the time of year we visited and could be remedied by keeping the bathroom door closed. Wasn’t a pleasant surprise stepping out of the actual shower onto a rug and feeling a hole beneath. Hard to miss it because the bathroom has vinyl flooring with air pockets forming beneath. Location is central on the island and a convenience store, the single ATM machine and a liquor store are all under five minutes walking distance from Royal Palm’s Lobby. General manager very down to earth and accommodating, he assured us we could reach out to him for any issues. Royal Palm is fine on a budget if you’re only going to be sleeping in the room. No microwave in the lower tier rooms, very spacious closet, room did have a mini-refrigerator and a 32 “wall-mounted TV with a functioning amazon firestick. Budget friendly and kind staff are it’s strengths, weaknesses are outdated furniture, fixtures...

After staying at the Royal Palm for more than a month, and having travelled round the world and stayed in some pretty darn fancy hotels, I would rate the Royal Palm top in its class. It's not a big resort. It's not a boutique thingamajiggy. It's a really nicely run small hotel that fights far above its weight class. I still have the signed mug the staff gave for my goodbye party. Tisha, Marie, Devon and Alton (and a few names I can't read anymore!) came and threw the guest -- someone who loves Briland but ain't a personage of note -- a farewell party. They put together a perfect little outside office me as I had to -- GASP -- work during much of my stay. I never had a problem with the wifi. One of my favorite moments-- Easter was coming. One of the cleaning staff asked if I wanted any hot cross buns. I wisely said yes. She brought me a pan of the most enormous and most delicious hot cross buns ever -- anywhere! Why brother and I gave half the tray away to neighbors as we knew we couldn't eat them all. If you love the Bahamas or love doing something your more boring friends might not be willing to try this is the place to stay for a long time. I won't tell you how much I paid but it cost me less than living in Washington DC! I live in Australia now so I don't get to the Bahamas as often as I did before moving, but I'll be...

Stay elsewhere if you can. Hotel was clean enough and the front desk staff was kind. Room was pitifully under-furnished with just a bed, chair, and dresser. No nightstands, towel hooks, or toilet paper holder. One overhead light and a lamp that crackled like it had a short. Torn screens and a broken window crank. Blinds fell to the floor when we tried to close them because they were not attached. Lukewarm shower. Nice toiletries, big closet, good location. A few lounge chairs and umbrellas on the beach for guests (these were mostly occupied during our stay, most notably by a fully naked woman). Roosters will wake you up at 4 a.m. Stayed two nights and were...