Where to stay: Spanish Wells, Russell Island, Harbour Island and Eleuthera
Resorts, rentals and marinas, and where we meet you from each.
By Captain Shaw Underwood · Updated September 2026
Read what guests say about their day on the water, and leave a note of your own after yours.
Spanish Wells and Russell Island
Spanish Wells Yacht Haven is the marina and resort on the harbour, with rooms, a pool and the marina a few steps away. The rest is rental houses: on the harbour, along the north beach, and increasingly on Russell Island across the bridge, where the newer houses sit on the water with their own docks. Rentals come through the local agents and the usual listing sites. Dock: the public dock in Spanish Wells, walkable from the harbour-side houses; Russell Island guests cross the bridge by cart.
Harbour Island
Beach hotels on the Atlantic side: Pink Sands, Coral Sands, the Dunmore, Ocean View Club. Bay-side hotels with marinas: Valentines, Romora Bay. In town: the Landing, Bahama House, Rock House. And a large stock of rental cottages and villas on both sides. For reef and boat days, everything is a few minutes by golf cart from where we pick you up: the Government Dock in Dunmore Town. For bonefishing, meet us at Gene’s Bay, about twenty minutes by water taxi and taxi.
North Eleuthera mainland
Beach houses and small guesthouses around Lower Bogue, the Bluff, Current and the airport road. You will need a car. Dock: Gene’s Bay, ten minutes from the airport.
Gregory Town and the Cove
The Cove Eleuthera is the best-known resort on the island, on the water north of Gregory Town, an easy drive from Gene’s Bay. Surfer’s Beach rentals are nearby. Dock: Gene’s Bay.
Governor’s Harbour and French Leave
French Leave Resort on the beach, rental villas around the bay and toward Palmetto Point. Own airport. Dock: Gene’s Bay, a little over an hour’s drive north.
Which to choose
If the fishing is the point of the trip, stay in Spanish Wells or Russell Island; you will fish more and ride less. If it is a family beach holiday with one boat day, Harbour Island. If you want to drive the island, the mainland.
Questions people ask
Where should I stay to go bonefishing in Eleuthera?
Spanish Wells or Russell Island. The flats are minutes from the dock and you lose no time to the run.
Are there resorts in Spanish Wells?
Spanish Wells Yacht Haven on the harbour is the main one. Otherwise the island is rental houses, which is what most visitors choose.
Is it better to stay on Harbour Island or in Spanish Wells?
Harbour Island for hotels, restaurants and the pink beach. Spanish Wells for quiet, a house on the water and the shortest run to the fishing. Many people do a few nights of each.
Do you pick up from hotels?
We pick up at the Spanish Wells dock and at Gene’s Bay, and for reef and boat days on Harbour Island in Dunmore Town. Every property listed here is a short walk, cart ride or drive from one of them, and we tell you the exact spot the night before.
Can you pick up from a private dock at our rental?
We meet guests at the Spanish Wells dock, at Gene’s Bay, and for reef and boat days on Harbour Island. Russell Island is a few minutes across the bridge from the Spanish Wells dock.
Where do I stay if I fly into Governor’s Harbour?
Governor’s Harbour or French Leave, and drive north to meet us at Gene’s Bay, a little over an hour on Queen’s Highway.
Request your dates
I reply within a few hours, island time. No deposit until we have agreed the day.
Let’s get you on the water.
Tell me your dates, who is coming and where you are staying. I will reply within a few hours with a plan and a price.
