The Pelican Bay hotel is a spectacular resort located on the stunning island of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. The hotel is located in the vibrant and lively area of Lucaya known for its outstanding beaches, exciting nightlife, and excellent shopping areas.
The Pelican Bay hotel has been beautifully decorated with light and airy rooms and pastel-colored colonial-style buildings. Guest rooms are spacious and comfortable and offer stunning views of either the ocean or the marina. Each guest room includes excellent modern amenities such as air conditioning, flat-screen TVs, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
The hotel features two impressive on-site restaurants Sabor and Aqua both of which serve outstanding Bahamian and international cuisine. Sabor is a casual restaurant that specializes in fresh seafood, while Aqua is a more elegant restaurant that offers guests a fine dining experience in beautiful surroundings.
Guests feel like they have escaped to the ultimate tropical paradise at Pelican Bay with the beautiful swimming pools surrounded by lush tropical gardens, providing the perfect place to relax and unwind.
The Pelican Bay hotel also offers a range of activities including snorkeling and scuba diving in the crystal-clear waters surrounding the island. Guests can also join invigorating boat tours exploring the nearby coves or join an exciting fishing excursion.
The Pelican Bay hotel is a beautiful and luxurious resort offering guests the ideal combination of relaxation and adventure. Whether you wish to spend days exploring Port Lucaya Marketplace, a short walk from the hotel, or just relax by the pool or on the nearby beach, this hotel has something for everyone to enjoy.
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Expert reviews
“Close to the beach with rooms overlooking Port Lucaya Marina or waterfront along the canal, Pelican Bay has a funky modern appeal, and suites overflow with character and decorative elements collected from around the world. Building exteriors are fancifully trimmed in West Indian latticework and red barrel-tile roofs.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Swimming pool
- Free Wifi
Location
Recent guest reviews
3 December 2025
The hotel is located in a very pleasant area; however, the hotel lacks proper management, failing in basic areas such as
The rooms are spacious and clean, with a balcony and a bathroom equipped with a quality shower.
The hotel disappoints due to the poor quality of service from the reception staff, who are poorly trained and unable to provide customer support when needed. On two occasions, I had to contact the reception staff to receive missing towels (which took over an hour) and to connect the TV to the Wi-Fi, which was not resolved. Breakfast is not included in the room rate. Even so, we decided to pay for it, but the quality was simply awful, with no options for fruit, bread, or quality coffee.
26 November 2025
It was very enjoyable
Beautiful view from the balcony
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2 June 2025
It was at the most 4/10 the staff was rude, I got over charged 500 dollars, I never used my incidentals, they never
Only the pool, the staff in front desk were rude the over charged me $500, I’ve never gotten my incidentals back that I’ve never used there before
The door had holes, the ac turned off, the chair was musty and old, the room was outdated , tvs were out dated, the staff was rude, the bathroom shower heads had mold , the sink had soap scum.
30 April 2024
Stop scrolling book here !!! Don’t say I didn’t tell you . Matter of do book where you want I need to be able to book a
Amazing staff! Great view 🥰. Room was very clean I also love that there is plenty of bars/restaurants within walking distance. You must also go to Get Wet watersports !!!! Omg i can’t remember the name but right next to hotel is a great breakfast spot ( ask for bacon crispy tho lol) !!! I had a blast !!!!
Needed to switch rooms due to the A/C didn’t respect I was on my bday trip lol .
19 February 2024
Overall the hotel is nice it's just extremely overpriced.
The room was a very good size but relatively basic.
It had a nice balcony and the bathroom was fine. The hotel is in a very good location with great pool facilities and a breakfast option (not great if you are vegetarian) but pretty acceptable.
A couple of times our towels were removed when the room was cleaned and not replaced so we had to ask for more.
Overall the staff are not particularly friendly but the speed of communication etc is fine.
18 January 2024
Pleasant and relaxing.
Facility was attractive and quiet. Our view was lovely. Sabor had a nice variety of menu options, even though the menu was not extensive. The meals we chose were tasty and well prepared.
Breakfast was disappointing. Too many cooked options, but limited fruit and cereal, and no yogurt. Breads, cold meats, and cheeses were supermarket packaged items. The room was very nice but with a variety of minor maintenance issues: hairdryer was falling off the wall with loose wiring, cold water faucet was “frozen” at one of the bathroom sink so there was no cold water at that sink. And why provide nice cups and plates, but no knives, forks, and spoons, and no detergent, wash cloth or towel, so guests can clean up after themselves?
1 January 2024
The overall feeling is good,
The place is beautiful, like a garden. The room facility is a little simple. But room is spacious.
Room facilities is a little simple, which could be upgraded.
30 December 2023
Okay property, maybe there are better ones
The property is in a good location, next to a beach, market and scooter/car rental.
For the price the hotel is charging I expected a more modern, first rate hotel.
# I liked the hotel's proximity to the market and scooter/car rental.
# The hotel staff is okay-good, some interactions were good.
# The hotel room was okay. Expected a more modern kind of room with a microwave, again for the price they are charging. The bathroom shower head was a bit faulty (partially blocked).
# Laundry - only 2 washers and 2 dryers for a facility this expensive. The dryer doesn't have time display so you have to kinda guess and show up early to ensure other people don't put your clothes out. The laundry room also didn't feel clean.
# The breakfast was a big disappointment. It closes at 9:30 and we reached at 8:30. Almost all the main food was out - scrambled eggs, pancakes, fruit slices. We had to wait almost 30 minutes for refills and then there were so many people competing. They charge $20 per person so I don't expect this to be an issue. It is also a short walk from the the main property so consider that before deciding to go there especially if it's raining. We didn't go there the next day and ate at Wendy's which is a short distance from there, much better pancakes.
# For a waterside room, much of the view was blocked by huge palm trees. It was also next to hammocks which was an issue because of some noisy kids (I understand kids want to have fun but the hammocks could be away from the rooms).
# The wifi in our room was a bit spotty. It worked better in the balcony than inside the room.
14 December 2023
I came for a family event and some other members also stayed at the hotel. The staff were accommodating and friendly and
I loved the friendly staff, the bathrooms and rooms were tastefully done and very clean. Also got to eat at the restaurant flying fish which was exceptional.
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12 December 2023
Stunning location, great facilities & close to Port Lucaya Marketplace.
Excellent location on the marina, close to a wide selection of bars & restaurants. Well-appointed room, great views, modern & clean.
We booked a suite but on arrival were told we only had a standard room (same price) & that the details on Booking.com were incorrect. After complaining we were upgraded to a suite.
11 December 2023
I enjoyed my stay at Pelican Bay Hotel. I will definitely be back!
I did not have breakfast as a part of my booking. My room location was excellent.
Everything was great.
26 November 2023
Pleasant but not ideal for a work trip.
Not worth $20
Restaurant on site
30 October 2023
Would recommend! Very nice
Beautiful property…lovely gardens…so much work to make them beautiful! I loved that.
The restaurant was very nice too, delicious and glad that they do takeaways!
Nothing (maybe a grass rug in the hotel soon would make it cozier), but very nice amenities
20 October 2023
The hotel was amazingly clean.
I loved that they had a full service restaurant right on the property. I really loved Sabor and my family did to. The pool was clean even though we did not get to use it and the staff was incredible! They accommodated us even when our room got flooded out. Very efficient and effective staff that was very welcoming. Oh and the buffet breakfast on the property was delicious!
Nothing, everything was great!
10 October 2023
I loved the property but they need to provide good, free wifi to guests.
The room was great. I loved the balcony.
Wifi is unbelievably bad for this day and age. It’s obviously a ploy to force guests to pay for the “faster” wifi service which is ridiculous.
10 August 2023
All in all it was nice and we would recomend this hotel to others.
The bed was soft and comfortable. The location was near restaurants and the breakfast was awesome the staff was nice and helpful, especially at breakfast.
There wasn't any microwave in the ground floor room but in the laundry area. The price we were given for one (1) night was $202.02. We end up paying $323.02 which is $121.00 over the price given by booking.com. This should have been stated before we booked.
27 July 2023
Fun laughter and enjoyable can’t wait to go back❤️
I love everything about the property the staff always so nice and helpful,it’s always clean and fresh it’s just nice all the time.
Nothing all all everything was at my expectations!
24 July 2023
Beautiful place to relax.
Everyone of the staff was very friendly. The breakfast is great in a nice location. We loved the hotel because of its diversity. The water Taxi to the beach is cool.
It would have been nice to have more shuttle possibilities to activities.
18 July 2023
Best hotel stay ever! 😍
Loved the hotel staff was friendly and the young lady who checked us in was wonderful love her! 😍
I had to leave , lol
17 July 2023
Perfect get away
The room view was wonderfull from the person who checked me in to the person who served food wonderfull
14 July 2023
Excellent customer service
Everything
No 24 hr bar
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Kids' meals
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fishing (additional charge)
- - Children's playground
- - Cycling
- - Horse riding (additional charge)
- - Snorkelling (additional charge)
- - Fitness
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Air conditioning
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
- - Kids' outdoor play equipment
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Pool and wellness
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool bar
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers

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28 January 2026
Nice hotel, bad staffs attitude