
Palm Bluff
Guest Rating:☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★
Vacation rental cottage. people4 sleeps, bed2 bedrooms, bath1 bathroom. pawPets not allowed
Hibiscus Drive Gregory Town, Eleuthera 11111 Bahamas (Geo: 25.371722,-76.532444)
Overview & Photos
Palm Bluff is a 2 bedroom (each with a queen bed) one bath house located on a beautiful seaside cliff 5 minutes south of Gregory Town without visible neighbors in any direction. Unlike several other properties in the area that have multiple separately rented houses on the same property or in very close proximity, there are NO other houses on this property, making it exceptionally private!!
Three sets of mahogany french doors open up to an oversized front porch perched 45 feet above the Caribbean sea. Whether you are sitting outside on the porch or inside the house, you will pretty much always have a view of the water.
If you are adventurous, take a walk down down the concrete steps (carved through the limestone cliff) to enjoy the calm water! The snorkeling here is excellent, teeming with tropical fish.
We have four lounge chairs that can either be in the shade on the porch or moved to the concrete decking next to the porch for a full sunbathing experience. There are also 4 aluminum folding beach chairs and a medium-sized hard cooler to take with you to the beach or on daily excursions. To cool off after a day in the sun or at the beach, there is an outdoor shower (cool water only) with a nice view of sea!
Each bedroom is equipped with a very quiet and efficient AC unit and ceiling fan. The living room also has an AC unit which cools the living room and kitchen in addition to ceiling fans. The one bathroom has a rainwater shower, a large sink vanity, and Cuban tile flooring. The kitchen features stainless steel appliances and a farm sink.
The house comes with bedding, towels, beach towels, and a stocked kitchen. There is also a washer and dryer in the adjoining laundry shed for you to use. We have a reverse osmosis (RO) drinking water system in the kitchen, which is incredibly nice for drinking (obviously!), cooking, and making ice in the freezer trays. There is no TV, but we do have WIFI.
We have an excellent caretaker who lives 5 minutes away and he can assist with any questions that may come up during your stay. We have maid service before you arrive, but should you need additional maid service, it can be arranged for an extra fee.
Palm Bluff is located along the cliffs south of Gregory Town and it offers a unique experience (elevated cliff views are rare in the Bahamas). Being on the Caribbean side of the island, there is usually a gentle breeze, and relatively calm water for swimming. Palm Bluff is at the end of Hibiscus Drive (1/4 mile once you turn off of Queen's Highway) on the Caribbean side of the island. The house is one mile from the world-famous Surfer's Beach on the Atlantic Ocean (best waves in winter months, especially when the wind is blowing from the SW).
You cannot get around without a car - and with the 1/4 mile road from Queen's Highway to the house and the 1 mile to Surfer's Beach being very rugged and rough, we highly recommend an SUV with higher ground clearance. We would be happy to provide names of people on the island who rent SUVs and they can arrange you to pickup and drop-off the car at the airport, which is very convenient. Rentals cars are expensive and prices do not fluctuate: $75-90/ day for an SUV. Gas is expensive (as is everything else on the island) - somewhere around $5 per gallon. The rental car process is very informal - there are no rental car agencies, instead you rent cars from individuals.
Gregory town is a 5 minute drive and it offers small convenience stores for groceries, gas, ice, liquor store, hole-in-the wall local restaurants, the fine-dining Cove restaurant, and very friendly people.
The house is a 30 minute drive to the water taxi dock for Harbour Island (5 minute additional water taxi ride to Harbour Island) and to the south, it is also a 30 minute drive to Governor's Harbour. You can fly into either airport, North Eleuthera (ELH) or Governor's Harbour (GHB) as both are about 30 minutes from the house.
There is good bottom-fishing (snapper, grouper, etc) from Gregory Town as well as good deep sea charter options (Tuna, Mahi, Wahoo, e
Unit Short Name | Palm Bluff (Unit Code: palmbluf) |
Property Type | Cottage |
Beds | 2 Queen beds |
Bathrooms | 1 bathrooms |
Rooms | 2, sleeps 4 |
Pets | Pets Not Allowed |
Standard Amenities | Attractions: bay/sound, botanical garden, caves, churches, cinemas, library, pond, reefs, restaurants General: Parking, Wifi, Free Wifi Leisure Activities: beachcombing, bird watching, eco tourism, photography, scenic drives, sight seeing, walking Local Services And Businesses: ATM/bank, Babysitter, groceries, massage therapist, medical services Location Type: Beach Sports And Adventure Activities: deepsea fishing, fishing, jet skiing, pier fishing, snorkeling, sound/bay fishing, spelunking, surf fishing, surfing, swimming, wind-surfing Suitability: non smoking only, not suitable for children, pets not allowed Car: recommended Health And Safety: Enhanced cleaning practices, Clean with disinfectant, High touch surfaces cleaned with disinfectant, Towels and bedding washed in water that's at least 60sC/140sF |
Kitchen | Full Kitchen, Refrigerator, Coffee Maker, Microwave, Toaster, Cookware |
Living | Air Conditioning, Ceiling Fans, Linens, Washer & Dryer, High Speed Internet, Water purification system |
Business | Nearby ATM, Nearby Post Office, Nearby Internet Cafe, Nearby Bank |
Convenience | Nearby Medical Services, Nearby Grocery |
Culture | Fish Fry |
Outdoor | Deck, Outdoor Shower, Snorkel Gear, Beach towels, Cooler |
Rates & Availability
Reviews
Overall satisfaction: ☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★ | Services from rental manager: ☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★ |
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100 % of our reviewers would recommend this vacation rental. |
Vacation Rental Reviews
Sweet Memories!
Stayed 10 days ending in July, 2022
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Candace B. from Kingsport, TN United States recommends this vacation rental.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home with us. We made the best memories, that we will never forget! We felt like we were suspended in our own little tree house over the ocean. Our favorite thing to do each day was to come home from seeing all the beautiful beaches and jump off the “back porch” (cliff) into the ocean. The house offers complete privacy and pure bliss! Thank you!
Wonderful Time
Stayed 6 days ending in August, 2022
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Brian B. from Irvine, NA Unknown recommends this vacation rental.
We were absolutely thrilled with the whole experience. The house was everything that was advertised. We will definitely be coming back.
Amazing!
Stayed 5 days ending in May, 2022
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Darren S. from Boynton Beach United States recommends this vacation rental.
Location is incredible.
House was clean and well equipped.
And yes, we saw turtles off the balcony.
Palm Bluff April 2022
Stayed 7 days ending in May, 2022
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Chris K. from Vienna, VA United States recommends this vacation rental.
Overall we had a great week at Palm Bluff. House was as described including the rough road in. GPS worked to find the house despite the road not being marked with a sign. As we discovered during the week, many things on the island aren’t terribly well marked. Home is set up very nicely and amenities were good. Would recommend some nonstick cookware and a blender( Tropical Island, Frizen Drinks?). The stairs down to the water are very cool but the ladder is kind of sketchy. Looks like it had just been recently built but bolts were loose. I doubt if it will last one good storm. Original house listing said there would be a couple of beach chairs and a cooler for day trips. Didn’t exist. We found the described beach towels in a hamper by the coffee table after a couple of days. Caretaker told us that the towels in the bathroom were also beach towels and he said he’d check on mom working ceiling fans in the main room but never did. Still we had an enjoyable trip. Not sure if we’d do it again but it was a fun experience
Perfect stay
Stayed 4 days ending in May, 2022
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Ann B. from kingston, MA US recommends this vacation rental.
Palm Bluff is an absolutely stunning place to stay. The views are amazing, the house is adorable. Eleuthera has the most beautiful beaches I have seen. Across the road at surfer’s beach we found some nice seashells. The house had everything we needed, we cooked some dinners at home. The house was very clean when we arrived and the property manager was very helpful.
Perfect retreat
Stayed 6 days ending in June, 2022
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Jenna N. from Santa rosa Beach, FL US recommends this vacation rental.
Palm Bluff home was nice and met all our needs. Dream view, the AC got the house cold at night, comfy beds, kitchen was equipped for cooking, strong Wi-Fi, books and games for your choosing.
There were not any beach chairs or cooler upon our arrival. But there were floats!
We bought some sterno cans for bug repellant and left two at the house. We would light them and sit them beside us outside and the bugs wouldn’t bother us. That’s our number 1 tip! Our other tip is if you have specific dietary needs to bring the food you need. It’s very hard to find on the island. Spanish Wells had a really nice grocery store:
Download the house instructions BEFORE YOU ARRIVE! The instructions to where the key is are in them and we were stuck for quite a while - about 2 hours with no cell service and unable to reach anyone and no way in. The information was not in the app, I do believe it was just a glitch. But just to be safe download it before you land in the Bahamas. :)
Wonderful!
Stayed 5 days ending in March, 2022
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Cindy L. from Irvine, NA Unknown recommends this vacation rental.
Beautiful house with amazing view. Very clean. Stylish. Comfortable.
I think this is the best Airbnb I have stayed in
Stayed 7 days ending in January, 2022
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Martin R. from Irvine, NA Unknown recommends this vacation rental.
Our week stay at Palm Bluff, was spectacular. It by far exceeded our expectations. The house was incredibly clean and all amenities worked perfectly. The morning views were inspiring and the sunsets from the porch above the cliff were breathtaking. Swimming in the blue waters of the Caribbean was out of a magazine including a dramatic cliffside entrance. The water itself was rich with fish of all kinds, and there is a gorgeous reef close by that is perfect for snorkelling. We also saw a sea turtle and a ray from the porch! We brought a SUP which gave us access to the many bays and caves that dot the shoreline here. Surfers beach is about a 10minute walk away. We rented boards and took surf lessons from Tom at Surfers Haven. It was very fun and pretty low-key. When not in the water, Gregory Town, Hatchet Bay and Governor's Harbour all had great food! The rental team was super easy to communicate with and very helpful in providing information. We tried several of the restaurants they recommended it they were amazing. The house really is stunning, well decorated and super clean. Honestly I think this is the best Airbnb I have stayed in.
Beautiful & Peaceful Oasis
Stayed 8 days ending in March, 2022
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Patrick M. from United States recommends this vacation rental.
There are times in your life when you take a trip you will never forget – this was one of those trips!
We had been looking forward to traveling to Eleuthera for several years and our experience more than exceeded our expectations!
This house is a perfect oasis away from the hustle and bustle of life and is perfectly appointed with all the amenities both required as well as wanted for any length of stay.
We enjoyed the beautiful veranda every day to watch the ocean and boats float by. Out here, you’ll feel as though you’re in your own peaceful paradise and although we ventured out every day to explore the beautiful island, we felt unbelievably comfortable in this hidden gem located high atop the cliffs.
If you’re looking for a trip of a lifetime, look no further than the beautiful island of Eleuthera!