Name: Gems at Paradise Beach Hotel
Address: Lochabar, Clarence Town, Clarence Town, Clarence Town, ., Bahamas
Rating: 10

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

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Television in lobby

Terrace

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No elevators

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Barbecue grill(s)

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Barbeque

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Parking

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Conference Hall

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Pets Not Allowed

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Deadmans Cay Airport

Gems at Paradise Beach Hotel

Clarence Town

Solid choice of a place to stay near Clarencetown. We did the fly free from Nassau promotion (we stayed 4 nights, 1 RT ticket from Nassau to Long Island was free) which made Gems a very affordable option. Third floor one bedroom unit had a nice little kitchen, bath, living area, balcony with a table and a very comfortable bed in a separate bedroom in the back. We did the meal plan the first night and first breakfast since we arrived on a Sunday, but I did not feel it was a good value or that the food was particularly good. The woman who cooked was sweet and kind, but there are restaurants nearby that offer higher quality food and experience at better prices, with a full bar. There is a  small yet lovely beach at Gems, I just wish there were some lounge chairs on it - we would have relaxed, read, and hung out there. Kayak was fun. Hanse is an excellent host, even lent us his cooler for our entire trip which we appreciated immensely. He runs a nice place and we enjoyed our stay here. It's convenient to town, the blue hole, and some other beaches. 

Solid choice near Clarencetown

Gems is a special place. This magical island jewel sits perched on the ridge overlooking stunning Lochabar Bay, Long Island. Each of the accommodations has unobstructed views of the bay and the plethora of sailboats entering, leaving, settling overnight. The multi-blues of Lochabar Bay are a sight to see, changing every day. Sunrise and sunset are stunning. Our accommodation - a top-floor condo with large balcony was spotlessly clean, decorated island-style with lovely fresh breezes in from the bay. From the moment we made contact with Shavonne by email when she answered our many questions promptly and fully, to our arrival at Gems to meet Hance, our on-site host, we were completely taken with this island paradise. Shavonne organised our car rental with Unique Wheels locally. Nothing was a problem to Hance on-site. He was so helpful with everything we wanted to do. Jennifer cooked a fresh breakfast for us on three days which set us up for our island adventures. While at the property all you want to do is look out at the bay. Its beauty is breathtaking, and so quiet. The only sounds are the waves lapping at the shore, the birds singing, and early morning rooster crowing! The property has beach chairs, towels, and kayaks for use by guests. Across the road from Gems there are two resident wild flamingos - we named them Fran and Fred! Some mornings they are joined by a flock of feeding flamingos who nestle in the water and then take off across the pond in a fantastic pink formation. It was a sight to see - totally awesome! Gems is truly an island paradise. Highly recommend this beautiful place on Long Island. We will return.  

Magical!

Great place to stay.  Private Beach,   Snorkeling at a reef near the beach, kayaking from beach and breath taking views from our balcony.  Hance had a dinner cooked for us with the fish we caught that day.  Delicious!!

MUST GO PLACE!

Had a an awesome stay at Gems. A beautiful, secluded location where everyone treats you like family and will take great care of you during your stay. The meal plan is super convenient as food can be hard to find around Clarence Town. This is a very cozy place and I will definitely be staying at Gems again next time I’m on Long Island!

Gems at Paradise

The Paradise Gems is a gorgeous property. I wish I had had more time there to enjoy it fully. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Very quiet. Hance (owner) was very helpful.

Me and my TV Crew spent 4 wonderful nights at this beautiful establishment. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay as pleasant as possible! The rooms are spectacular!!! I really enjoyed this cottage like beach hotel and really enjoyed my room! I work on many TV Productions including a lot of Netflix shows and we stay at a lot of hotels all over the world, this by far was one of the nicest establishments I have been to in a long time!!! Thanks again for all you do! These people deserve a raise!!! I will be telling all my Hollywood friends and connections about this place! Best. RY

Absolutely beautiful!!!

I visited as a solo 23-year-old woman traveler for a little over a week and loved every moment. The hotel is safe and clean - the two most important things a young solo traveler looks for. The hotel room is cozy and has a view of the ocean. I opted into the breakfast and dinner meal plan which made it very convenient as it got dark early. The food was good, and Hans will help coordinate with your meals if you have dietary restrictions/food preferences. I also went for the swimming pigs boat ride and it was the highlight of my trip. We were on the boat for about 4 hours, one of the best experiences of my life. There is a small clean private beach and a larger beach is within walking distance. The marina is about 1.5 miles away with a good not-too-busy restaurant.

Hans is so caring and attentive to all of his guests' needs. He made my trip even more enjoyable. He helped coordinate a taxi service so I could get to and from the airport/COVID testing center/Dean's Blue Hole/Hamilton's Cave with ease. 

Long Island is a beautiful and quiet island and definitely a place I plan to travel back to. 10/10 for the island & hotel and recommending to all of my friends.

Visited in January - Amazing Trip

Another amazing trip to Gems and Long Island!  Everyone has been so accommodating making Gems an annual tradition!  I would like to thank Hans and the amazing staff!  I highly recommend Gems and will definitely be back soon!

Winter in Long Island

My wife and I stayed at Gems Resort for 7 days in Long Island a few months ago. Hans went above and beyond in making sure we were comfortable and al our needs met. The place is gorgeous and Hans is an excellent host. We highly recommended Gems !

Gems / Hans Paradise

After over 3 years of planning and attempting to make this trip happen and finally finding a reasonably priced alternative to CSM resort I was able to convince my wife, whose Long Island was a dream destination, that if she gives Gems a well deserved chance she will fall in love with it; it's cozy, clean, much more affordable than CSM resort and still has its own outstanding beach... and if that is still not enough the drive to CSM beach is less than 1.5h easy scenic drive. And if you travel smart, like we often strive to, you can score a deal like we did here where for 4 nights stay we got one free round trip ticket with Southern Air from NAS to LGI - a value of about $250 which brought down the cost of our 4 nights here to about $450 - an absolute bargain for a place of this caliber!

Location: the 20 minutes easy drive from Deadman's Cay airport (LGI) is super convenient as on the way you will pass multiple grocery stores where you want to get some water, beer etc. and there is a gas station or even two if my memory serves me well. Gems is right passed Clarence Town which despite being a capital of Long Island is a pretty non-business town; for those who stay on land during our "still COVID" June 2021 stay there was literally one restaurant open in the marina (the marina of course operates normally), and a bakery/grocery stop at Erica's and another small restaurant that was open at some random hours right past the church - what I am trying to say is plan accordingly because this is Long Island, a Bahamian Out Island so things are different here :)  On the way from the airport you will pass the Dean's Blue Hole. Another 20-25 minutes easy drive south is Gordon's Beach. CSM beach is about 1.5h drive north, so is the Columbus Point - so depending where you want to spend majority of your time take the location into consideration - we drive twice to CSM and it wasn't a big deal to us and we were happy how things played out for us as we wanted to "check out" the island :)

Room: we booked the least expensive option but upon arrival Hance informed us that we were upgraded to the Diamond Building (the rooms connected to the main house vs. the separate 3 story structure) with the full kitchen - we are a couple who doesn't cook but if you travel in groups this is an amazing option as there are 2 rooms with separate doors that first connect in that full kitchen before they connect back to the main area of the property/lobby/bar. The room had good A/C, decent Wi-Fi, very big and comfortable bed with multiple pillows, full bathroom with a bath tub and shower and lastly an outstanding balcony with a superb view - I believe all rooms have an ocean view but it was amazing to chill on that balcony seeing the beautiful ocean colors changing throughout the day and in the evening stars "bombarding the skies" - after Eleuthera this is the most stars I had ever seen on any Caribbean island - what a treat! The room has no safe but don't need that... it's an Out Island after all, here human life matters and people respect each other! :) There is a TV with cable and a DVD player but we didn't watch anything at all as there are better things to spend time on while on this beautiful island. 

Hotel Grounds: this is a nice big property located on the hill overlooking the beautiful waters of Clarence Town marina, it's a very homey and cozy place where definitely time slows down. It's off the main and only road on the island with just the owners' house being next to it so if you feel like Long Island is on island time then here you further indulge yours in lack of distractions :) beautiful palms and trees/bushes with flowers are present throughout the grounds and on the beach you will also hotel's sun beds with plenty of shade - our favorite place for spending time in the evening  - the hotel faces "east" so if sunrise is your thing then you will be happy, and even though we couldn't see too much of the sun setting the display of colors on the clouds was still a pleasure to watch each night

Beach & options: this is probably this biggest surprise, I expected beautiful views of the cove/water but I didn't realize that there is such a nice beach at Gems and that the water can be so pretty and pleasant to swim in - it's on the Atlantic side and when the wind blows harder the waters get lively but still not choppy, we actually ended up spending quite a lot of time in that water on 2 different occasions - my wife was definitely sold on this; we bought agreed that Gems doesn't receive enough credit for its beach; as Hance said himself "we aren't as pretty as CSM beach but we definitely have a great beach" and we 100% agree. If you want to try other beaches go to Dean's Blue Hole - the beach there is very pretty and shallow water - less than 20 minutes drive. The Gordon's beach in south looked good as well - we only arrived in the evening for dinner but if we had more time on the island I would go for a day there as well - it's about 25minutes south. Lastly of course CSM beach is about 1.5h drive up north - definitely a must while on Long Island. We also bumped into some people in the area of Columbus Point chilling by the more remote beaches/waters there - looked pretty cool, though for the more adventurous ones.

Food & Restaurant Options: One thing I would want to emphasize is that you definitely want to take advantage of the Gems food options, unless you cook, as this would make your stay and vacation on Long Island much easier as finding open places is sometimes tough, not to mention one serving particular food you may be on the look out for - the total is about $40 per person to do both breakfast & dinner (you can choose just one if you prefer to cook or dine outside) and you want to request the food a day before from the menu provided (the menu options are pretty plentiful see picture I shared) - we passed on the breakfast one day to explore the island... there are no options in Clarence Town so you have to drive about 20 minutes north to the closest place that serves breakfast or coffee (I believe it's called Under the Sun, inside their convenience store) - like I said the of Clarence Town; is not a typical capital you may think of... the breakfast and dinner we had twice were great and very generous portions so plan accordingly. From other places on the island we ate at we really enjoyed the CSM resort restaurant; Max Conch, Erica's Bakery (closest option, though no coffee, just bakery + groceries, right in Clarence Town), Lighthouse Inn right in the Clarence Town marina serves also some good fresh fish and it's a convenient alternative if you want to leave the resort. There is a honor bar at Gems but I believe no beer so we always pick that up ourselves and what we brought to our dinners on the property :)  

Things to do: beach at Gems is great for starters, you can use the kayaks and paddle boards as well. Hance also organizes boat trips/excursions so if you want more action speak directly to him. Having a car is an obvious must on island like Long Island (though I can see how someone can survive at Gems without really leaving the property) so do explore Dean's Blue Hole, Gordon's Beach, Cape Santa Maria Beach, Columbus Point + smaller stops along the island just to even sit down and absorb the vistas - that water is something special! 

Overall: a fantastic place to stay, especially the first time you visit Long Island and want to explore this Bahamian paradise. Hance is always there to help you to make your stay great, communicating via WhatsApp while not seeing in person turned to be extremely convenient and helpful as well; an absolute Gem this place is!

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