Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas is really six different hotels, all at different prices and comfort levels, decor, etc.  They are the Beach Tower, Coral Towers, Royal Towers, Harbourside, The Cove and The Reef.  The Beach and Coral Tower are old hotels that were part of the Resorts International acquisition by the company the owns Atlantis.  Anyway, I’ve stayed in the Royal Towers twice and the Coral Towers once; my preference is the Royal Towers, nice, large room with nice decor and amenities.  Our first stay we had a French balcony and our second we were casino guests so we were on the ocean side on the 12th floor with a full balcony which was great for sitting and enjoying our view of the Atlantis lagoon and the Atlantic ocean beyond.  It’s fun to sit on your balcony and watch them feed the marine life in the marine habitat which wraps around the base of the Royal Towers so we could literally sit on our balcony and watch the incredible Manta ray.  Back to the hotels, I’ve heard a rumor that the plan is to eventually tear down both the Beach Tower and Coral Towers and replace them with new hotels that I’m sure will reflect the Atlantean theme in their architecture, also it’s my understanding that these hotels would be designed to appeal to large groups and conventions and I’m sure they’ll add more meeting space.  This makes sense in the mid-to-long term now that The Cove and The Reef are open and generating room revenue.  I also was told last October that they’ve bought another parcel next door (Hurricane Hole, home to the original Green Parrot) and will be expanding Harbourside which is their timeshare condominium resort which is also part of Atlantis.  There is also the One & Only Ocean Club which is also

on Paradise Island, it’s an older, very posh Colonial style resort farther up

Cabbage beach and as it’s also owned by Kerzner International you have full access to all of Atlantis.

Here are photographs of each of the six, distinct hotel of Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas:

Beach Tower, Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

The Beach tower is one of the original hotels that Kerzner purchased from Resorts International.  It’s considered the ‘entry-level’ hotel within the family of six hotels that actually comprise Atlantis.  I haven’t stayed there myself; you read reviews just like with any hotel some love it and some hate and others are ambivalent.  I’ll just stick to placing in the hotel food chain that is Atlantis and leave the reviews to those who’ve stayed in the Beach tower.

Coral Towers, Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

Hopefully the rumor we’ve heard is true and the Beach and Coral towers will come under the wrecking ball to make way for updated, Atlantean themed architecture more like the Royal Towers, The Cove or The Reef all of which are more visually consistent in maintaining the Atlantis theme.  We’ve heard from a lady who works in the sales department at the Harbourside Atlantis timeshare condos. and she said they’ll tear them down and replace them with hotels designed to appeal to conventions and large groups, which makes sense because that’s where the meeting space is tucked in behind the casino and those two hotels.  I’m still calling this a rumor but its from a pretty reliable resource.  She’s the same person who told us they’d purchased more land to put in another phase of Harbourside timeshare condos., and that has turned out to be true so there you have it.  It only makes sense that it would be part of the overall goals and development plans for the Atlantis resort.

FYI, in case you don’t know this Atlantis assigns a casino account to you the first time you check in whether you gamble or not.  This casino account number is programmed right into the mag stripe on all of your rooms keys upon check-in.  Your key is your resort ID, player card for tracking purposes in the casino and is used for charging anything to your room while staying in any of the six Atlantis hotels.  This is one of those times where its in your best interest to let them track your gambling (no matter how little you think it is, it helps in the grand scheme of things).  Think of it as frequent flyer miles but it’s gambling at and staying at Atlantis instead of flying.  I’m learning a lot about how to best take advantage of my ‘gaming’ relationship with Atlantis so I get the most bang for my buck.  I love to travel and I love to stay in higher-end hotels because I luxuriate in my room, for me it’s never just been a place to sleep I use my hotel room especially in the morning but throughout the day and it’s nice to have a glass of wine of cocktails and sit on the balcony and enjoy the view while ‘refueling privately in our room’ for whatever we’re doing next.

Royal Towers, Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

The Cove Atlantis - Paradise Island, The Bahamas

Harbourside, Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

The Reef, Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas