Hideaways Exuma

Location: Hideaways is in a great central location. It’s about 30-40 minutes from the northernmost Exuma Point and 30-40 minutes from Little Exuma making it a fantastic spot if you rent a car to explore the island. It’s also only about 5 minutes from Georgetown if you want to rent a boat at Minn’s or take a water taxi to Stocking Island. The beach at Hideaways is great for snorkeling as there is a small reef towards the little “island” off the beach that has smaller fish, sea slugs, starfish, conch, and turtles. It’s also a short walk to Jolly Hall beach which is a beautiful beach thought the snorkeling in the north side was t as good as others have noted (potentially due to some construction). Amenities: The gym is tiny and not super useful if you want to use it. It has a couple of cardio machines, a pull up bar, and dumbbells up to only 20 pounds. There is a nice small pool with towels provided for the beach. There is also an ok restaurant on site (Splash) that is honestly a bit hit or miss on food quality and availability. That will be saved for another review though. Staff: The staff were very friendly, addressing any concerns as quickly as they could. Room: The room itself is pretty nice. Note: We had a hillside villa so some of this review may not be applicable to the Oceanside units. But the room was large as spacious. Two bedrooms. Two bathrooms. Full kitchen except no dishwasher. Coffee maker. Patio. Silverware and bowls. Everything you would need. However, our unit had some challenges. Some lights didn’t work. Ceiling fan appeared to not be wired right (couldn’t have the fan running and the lights on at the same time). Locks were a bit janky and the door never completely shut. WiFi was spotty. But the worst was the water pressure. Absolutely terrible water pressure. Showers trickled water. Partially because the diverter spout leaked in both bathrooms but also just a very weak water pressure overall from all fixtures. They gave us big bottles of “toilet water” in case the low pressure impacted the toilets. I’m not sure if this is unique to a second floor unit on the hillside, but it really needs to be corrected.

Love this property we will be back

Absolutely lovely stay at the Hideaways, the staff were attentive and really genuinely lovely. The hillside studio was perfect and modern with a little balcony, table and chairs, it was a short stroll from the main hotel, pool and beach. The island, the hotel and area felt really safe. The shuttle into town was a great added bonus. We even saw turtles daily in front of the hotel !

Considering Exuma isn't a huge island, the overall condition and expectations were very good.

Only stayed one night but a great property!

Very nice staff. Had a great time.

Quaint property. Nice, clean villa. Dining options limited but they do provide free shuttle to town.

We stayed the first week of April and had great hot, sunny and windy weather! Anchored Dreams is located inside the Hideways Resort. The unit is set-up for a comfortable stay, many appliances for cooking, TVs, music and a nice deck to oversee the entire property. You might appreciate the cooking some meals, as there is not much variety on island. Sunrises are quiet and serene, the beach is walkable.There is also another small beach you can navigate to that is also beautiful. The staff is available for everything! Check-in was super easy and Marvin took us to our unit. Marvin is the shuttle driver, he and Teresa drive into Georgetown four times a day. This is a very convenient service for quick supplies, we used it almost daily! It is free, but of course, we tipped our friendly drivers :) We did rent a car one day and explored to the north end of the island - beautiful CoCo Plum beach and Exuma Pointe Beach resort & restaurant (a separate space). We also rented a boat and visited a few beach bars on Stocking Island. Another day we took a water taxi to Peace & Plenty - the fee included a day pass with beach chairs. They have a bar and restaurant as well. We ate at the local fish fry spots just down the road (walkable), Shirley's and the Krusty Krab. For a nicer dinner we took a taxi to Blu. This is a very small island and at times they run out of certain popular items, this probably depends on the demands the week before. We had a great time, it's certainly worth the visit!

Very comfortable stay. Marvin was super hospitable!