Relax in one of our romantic waterfront cottages where your balcony literally overhangs the clearest waters in the world. Take a closer look! Click on any of the pictures to see a larger photo. Cottage guests can now enjoy the brand new swimming pool and sundeck! to view the new pictures! and book online, or call us for a reservation! All of our cottages have been completely renovated and redecorated taking each one to a new level of individual beauty and charm. We have eight intimate cottages (three being 2-story suites) and one larger cottage close-by. Four of our cottages (Pink, Blue, Orange, and Lavender) are ideal for couples with one bedroom and a balcony overhanging crystal clear waters. They have tile floors and are uniquely decorated. All face west for beautiful sunsets. * All cottages are non-smoking. Click on a photo below to begin a slide show of these wonderful cottages. Four other cottages are designed to accommodate more guests. The Yellow Cottage is unique with an octagonal shape and a south-facing, waterside, back-deck nestled amongst buttonwood trees. Still ideal for a couple, this cottage has a classic daybed with accompanying trundle bed allowing families of three or four to sleep comfortably. Click on the image to the right to see a slide show of the Yellow Cottage!. Our three beautiful suites (. ) are each 2-story with 2 full-bath. The suites are all newly built with tiled floors and modern tropical decor throughout. The master bedroom is upstairs with a queen-size bed, full-bath and private balcony. A spiral staircase connects to the living room downstairs with an elegant daybed and trundle along with a second full-bath and balcony. In the Key Lime and Ocean Blue, both the upper and lower balconies overhang the water and have spectacular western views over the bay. Periwinkle is nestled amongst tropical foliage and also has incredible views for gazing out over the ocean, the pool and the sundeck. Click on a photo below to begin a slide show of these wonderful towers. Our ninth cottage is located underneath a giant shade tree just steps from the water. This cottage is appointed with a master bedroom and bath as well as two guest bedrooms and a full guest bath allowing up to seven adults to stay comfortably. A beautifully finished living room provides a great common area with French doors that open onto the front deck under the tree (rocking chairs provided!). You can enjoy chess, checkers or backgammon at the two game tables! A private back deck with patio furniture and chaise lounges provides another relaxing retreat. Click on the image to the right to see a slide show of the Coral Cottage!. All cottages are equipped with air conditioning, a coffeemaker and a small refrigerator, but no cooking facilities. In order to help you leave the cares of the world behind, the cottages do not have individual telephones or television, but phone, fax, TV and internet service are available at the clubhouse. In order to meet the needs of all of our guests, smoking is NOT allowed inside the cottages and no pets are permitted. Come stay with us and make one of our cottages your home while on Staniel Cay. Sip an island cocktail and drink in the gorgeous Bahamian sunsets from the comfort of your private porch. You may never want to leave. Take a closer look! Click on any of the above pictures to see a larger photo.

Outside Traveler The Bahamas' Out Islands offer a warm welcome and a quick island fix Written by: Michael Roberts Special Edition ~ Winter 2006 Staniel Cay, which sits in the central stretch of the Bahamas' sparsely populated Exuma island chain, is less than two miles long and home to some 80 permanent residents. Thanks to the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, its also an ideal getaway for adventure travelers with only a long weekend to spare. Less than two hours after boarding your flight in Florida, you'll be an honorary islander. View the entire article - Bahamas Caribbean Pilot's Guide On the Cover - 2006 Staniel Cay has been a favorite destination of pilots and boaters for years, and for very good reasons. Ideally located in the middle of the gorgeous Exuma island chain, there are many small islands to fly and boat, and clear, turquoise waters for great fishing, diving and snorkeling. The Staniel Cay Yacht Club has been catering to pilots as well as boaters for years, and they're good at it. There are a variety of comfortable accommodations and a lively bar and restaurant. They have rental boats so you can snorkel Thunderball Grotto, and underwater cave with thousands of fish - you shouldn't miss it. Southern Boating Sunfish Nationals ~ Staniel Cay Hosts Event for First Time in Exumas Written by: Julie Charles November 2005 For the first time ever, the Bahamas Sunfish National Championship set sail in the Exuma Islands September 10-11, drawing a record number of sailors to race in the picturesque waters of Staniel Cay. For an area already steeped in the sailing tradition of Bahamian sloop racing, the Sunfish regatta adds valuable experience in one-design racing for local sailors to hone their competitive edge. View the entire article - Miami Herald Travel Swine Stroke ~ In Bahamas, pigs don't fly - but they do swim Written by: Jane Wooldridge Fall 2005 For almost 50 years, Staniel Cay Yacht Club in the Bahamas has been a fave forget-the-shoes boaters' haven. Thanks to direct flights from Fort Lauderdale, it's not just for sailors anymore. The club now has a small pool and a few bright cottages, delightful one- and two-room spaces facing the sea. View the entire article - Staniel Cay Regatta - A Sailing Success Staniel Cay, Exuma - Less than an hour by small plane from Nassau but a million miles from the traffic jams, cruise ships and noise of the capital. For many Bahamians, the Yuletide season was a time to get back to the islands and back in touch with what makes them beautiful - the sea and the people. lick here to read the article in the Nassau Guardian. Take a look at these great pictures from the Regatta! Out In The Bahamas Jonathan Lerner wanted to know just how laid-back it could be. Written by: Jonathan Lerner Delta Sky, June 2005 Wealthy boaters, crusty hermit types who live on nearby islands and folks from the settlement mingle comfortably in its screened bar and restaurant, leaving all pretension outside. The place was established by the father of youthful and perpetually barefoot David Hocher. Dad was just a Chicago truck driver with a passion for spearfishing, he says. View the entire article! Hot Spots 2004: International Washington Post (1/2/04) Much of the 500-mile long Bahamian archipelago is pristine and untouched, with mainstream development isolated to the two towns for which the Bahamas are best known. Read the rest of the article - Blackbeard's Beach: Skip Nassau's Glitz. Explore instead the deserted strands and grottoes of Exuma. February 16, 2004 Written by: Dirk Smillie. Hemingway found Bimini, but Harold Hartman, one-time owner of New Jersey box company, made the tiny island of Staniel Cay his adopted home. His only trouble: getting there. Landing a small plane on the isle's short gravel airstrip was an adventure. View the entire article! Staniel Cay: A little piece of paradise for pilots in the Bahamas June 30, 2003 Written by: James Wynbrandt. Any pilot who knows the Bahamas will tell you the most spectacular flight in the islands is the one down the Exuma chain. A string of islands 90-miles long starting 35 nautical miles southeast of Nassau, an overflight of the Exumas affords a view of hundreds of mostly uninhabited paradises (365 islands according to the official count) swirled in translucent shades of turquoise, each inciting dreams of becoming a castaway. View the entire article! Outside Traveler - 2004 Annual Midway through the 150-mile-long Exumas chain is Staniel Cay, reachable by puddle-jumper from Nassau and Fort Lauderdale or by private boat. Here the jade-colored ocean laps at the stilts supporting the seven sunset-facing cottages of the Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Spend a day snorkeling with stingrays near Thunderball Cave and a night sipping the SCYC rum punch in the club house. Men's Journal - July 2003 Where the bars are. Boaters gravitate to Staniel Cay Yacht Club, in the Exuma islands of the Bahamas, for fishing tales and sailors' yarns. Latitudes - July / August 2003 Inns of the Out Islands. Staniel Cay: The Exuma Way to Relax One of the crown jewels of the Out Islands is the Exuma Cays Land and Sea National Park that covers nearly 200 square miles and encompasses dozens of tiny islands, including lovely little Staniel Cay. Just a short boat ride away is the park's most famous attraction - Thunderball Cave (named for the James Bond movie in which it appeared), where visitors can don snorkel fins and swim into a majestic cavern with light filtering in sparkling pillars into waters colored in otherworldly hues. Thousands of fish - grunts, parrotfish, triggerfish and species too numerous to mention - call the cave home and aren't shy around visitors. Outside Traveler - 2003 Annual The Ins and Outboards of the Exumas. A peripatetic island escape begins at quiet Staniel Cay in the center of the Exuma chain. Book one of the Staniel Cay Yacht Club's snug pastel cottages - each comes with a 13-foot Boston Whaler power boat - in advance. Then spend a week day-tripping your way around these narrow, close-together islands, some barely the size of a major league pitching mound, others large enough to support a fishing village, a beach resort, and a couple open-air bars serving conch fritters and Kalik beer. Don't worry about your sketchy navigational skills - these are nearly idiot proof cruising waters. You need only your eyes to figure out how to get to your next anchorage. Yachting - August 2002 Yin Yang A 1200 mile heavy-weather cruise reveals the good and the bad of cruising on a power catamaran. The day was filled mostly with fishing, reading, good tunes and napping on the expansive deck. She sliced quietly through the water at 16 knots, and we remained in relaxation mode all the way to Staniel Cay. For this type of cruising, the cat was tough to beat. Shape - December 2002 Tropical Island Fitness Snorkeling tropical grottoes Staniel Cay Yacht Club, the Exumas, Bahamas. You're face-to-snorkel-mask with a harmless breed of shark as the spongy skin of another tickles your leg. Later, as your board approaches a pristine beach, its residents - pigs - emerge from the brush and swim out to greet you. Sound like a dream? It is - a dream vacation spot for visitors to the Exumas, Bahamas. - Beth Janes. Yachting - August 2001 Technicolor Dream. If you cruise the Bahamas looking for a laid-back respite, Staniel Cay is it. Some of the best (and worst) cruising advice flows from fellow cruisers. Conversation usually start with what a rarity good service is, then covers a few good sea stories and, finally, some favorite cruising destinations. This is how I found out about Staniel Cay. - Story and photography by George Sass, Jr. Motor Boating - April 2001 Heaven on Earth. The second leg of our island-hopping journey in a 25 foot Nautica RIB takes us to the Northern Exumas, where we find iguanas, pet sharks and a pig. About six miles south of Compass is Staniel Cay - Exumas Central. We stayed in one of the colorful, stilt-bui...

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Facsimile services
 Access to internet
 Licensed bar
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace
 Common room with a TV set