Periodically Travel Weekly spotlights one of the Bahamas' 52
Small Treasures hotel properties. This installment features Club
Land'Or, one of the 10 Small Treasures' resorts on Nassau/Paradise
Island.
PARADISE ISLAND -- An alternative to the high-rise, megaresorts
here is the 72-room Club Land'Or -- if you can find it.
Shadowed by the 2,300-room Atlantis resort and adjacent to
Atlantis' 198-unit Harborside time-share complex opening early next
year, Club Land'Or is easy to miss.
Although a small resort could suffer an identity loss with such
big neighbors, Club Land'Or has benefited.
The expansion to several island resorts and the arrival of
Atlantis in stages from 1994 through 1998 resulted in increased
airlift, upgraded roadways and new shops and restaurants on
Paradise Island.
Club Land'Or is reaping the benefits of these improvements.
Beach access for guests at Club Land'Or, which is situated on
the marina, is in front of Atlantis, a five-minute walk away.
Guests have access to the restaurants and casino at Atlantis as
well.
Club Land'-Or's 400-square-foot guest rooms are equipped with a
kitchen, sitting area, bedroom and bathroom, according to Winston
Wil-liamson, general manager.
Rooms, decorated with bright floral prints and white wicker
furniture, also feature a private patio or balcony with views of
the marina or garden.
The Blue Lagoon restaurant serves breakfast and dinner
daily.
Its menu features seafood, pasta, chicken and meat dishes.
A complimentary after-dinner cordial of Nassau Royale or
Amaretto accompanies desserts.
At Oasis Lounge, a Frank Sinatra/Nat King Cole sing-alike
entertains guests Thursdays through Sundays. The rest of the week
the feature is a live jazz band.
The Pool Bar serves tropical drinks and light meals from noon to
10 p.m.
Amenities on the property include a small pool, a hot tub,
laundry facilities, a gift shop and bicycle and scooter rental.
Daily activities offered range from a grocery shopping excursion
to an island bike ride.
One such activity is a daylong excursion on Tuesdays to
uninhabited Rose Island, about 30 minutes away by boat.
The excursion is priced at $37.50 per adult for lunch, drinks
and snorkeling.
Children's rates are discounted.
Rounding out the activities is a manager's rum punch party,
which takes place every Friday evening.
Club Land'Or also provides guests with discount privileges at
many local shops.
Williamson has been at the resort almost since it opened in
1977, as have many of the staff.
Williamson said that repeat guests, who account for 40% of all
business, personally know many of the employees.
The resort can be booked through a toll-free number or via the
Web site, at www.clublandor.com, which features an agents-only
section.
Gogo Worldwide Vacations, AA Vacations, Nassau Paradise Island
Express and Paradise Island Vacations also offer air-inclusive and
land-only packages.