Walking distance at Paradise Island?

[deputydan1]

hey gang!!

the wife and i are planning to dive at the bahamas...staying at the Paradise Harbour Club....I was wondering though....I wanted to take my parents along with us...I found another hotel, Paradise Island Harbour Resort.....question is....would we be able to walk to each others hotel?? is it far? just how big is paradise island??

THANKS SOOOOOOO MUCH! i couldn't find any info on-line, and the on-line travel agents had no idea...

thanks, divers!

-dan

ps> any comments on the 2 properties?????

 

[deputydan1]

any takers?? awww~~~ =(....

just wanted to know if paradise island is small enough...

TIA!

-dan

 

[diversteve]

Google Earth makes it 1.06 miles by road.
http://home.att.net/~matrixdevgroup/housing/paradise.jpg
Not entirely certain if I have the correct location of your resort though.

Paradise Island seems to be about 3mi. long.

Diving with Stuart Cove's? No wonder they pick you up.
http://home.att.net/~matrixdevgroup/housing/nassau.jpg

Let me know when you've seen this as I'll remove the images from my site.

 

[DocVikingo]

Hi Dan,

Not unless you're all up for a ~30-minute walk each way ; )

Paradise Island is about 4-1/2 miles long and 3/4 of a mile wide.

Regards,

DocVikingo

 

[deputydan1]

wow!
you guys are awesome....that makes it really helpful....
does anyone know a good all-inclusive that would suit my parents (non-divers)...
we're trying to have them stay near us at the paradise harbour club.

thanks so much, fellas! steve....you are too much! you need to go on sale!! =)

-dan

 

[DocVikingo]

Hey Dan,

I may have over-stated the walking time--can probably do it comfortably ~15-minutes. This area is more residential than commercial and I believe that the
Paradise Island Harbour Resort is by far the nearest all-inclusive to the Paradise Harbour Club.

You might want to directly contact the resort with your inquiry:

Paradise Island Harbour Resort
Tel: 1-242-363-2561
Fax: 1-242-363-3803
Email: sales@paradiseislandbahama.com

Paradise Harbour Club
Tel: 1-242-363-2992
Fax: 1-242-363 2840
Email: phc@coralwave.com

Regards,

DocVikingo

 

[MrBill_FTL]

DANGER!!!

do not walk around nassau or paradise island at night! muggers!!! really!!! (get a cab, not the place to save a buck) imho....

paradise island is a LITTLE safer.

fwiw I dove (snorkeled) rose island with a (big) dive shop located on nassau side at poop deck/nassau yacht haven. ok for a cattle boat.

also water is cooler than states, glad I rented the shorty wetsuit.

 

[deputydan1]

yikes!!!
good to know....muggers, eh? feels just like home!! lol!
thanks.......

as for the info, thanks doc vikingo!

-dan

 

[MrBill_FTL]

just be careful! dont go walking about with and expensive camera, or gold watch, especially on back streets.

within the large hotels, you'll be fine... but kinda like jamacia, its a place to be cautious.

fwiw, theres some fast boat that run to the exumas, for dive trips. on a nice day that would be well worth the time and money.

rose island was a nice snorkel spot, about 1 mile west of western end of paradise island.

the police try hard to make the tourists safe... but theres a lot of poverty, and illegal immigrants. just be smart.... I took cabs at night, plus the drivers are nuts... they could run you over.

atlantis pool is really neet.

 

[deputydan1]

bill!
much appreciated!!!!

will take your words of wisdom to heart..

-dan