Excellent resort near Nassau. The staff was very helpful and nice. The room was spacious with a veranda towards the laguna (with hammocks). The pool is also spacious, clean, and very pleasant. You can order drinks from the pool bar. We had breakfast on the veranda, very nice. However, the A/C in the room was very helpful (quiet and strong) as the weather was hot and humid. The ocean is a short walk below the road to Nassau. The resort itself is well guarded and not accessible from the outside which gave us a safe feeling (however, the Bahamas appear to be safe in general). Free coffee etc. in the room, microwave, fridge. Free international calls to the US from the front desk. Good parking locations directly in front of the appartment building. We had a rental car, but the resort is not far away from the airport (maybe 8 km driving). It is about 10 km from Nassau downtown where we went by rental car. It is probably easy to make both ways with a taxi. We really enjoyed our visit. It was just too short!
The resort is beautiful! The room was very nice with a huge balcony, a great bed and we really enjoyed having the kitchenette for snacks as food is very expensive in the Bahamas. The location of the hotel is good as well and close to the Bahamar without all the kids/noise. The hotel is quiet, making it easy to sleep in on vacation. The pool and beach are also lovely with plenty of chairs. The food at the resort was just o.k., but we had a car and were able to go out to other restaurants. Several times the outdoor restaurant was out of ingredients to make a item. We did not experience food outages at other restaurants we drove to. The coffee bar was very good. We did not try the main restaurant at the hotel. There was only one. Food choices are limited here. Where the hotel falls short is on service, except for housekeeping. They were very good. We have stayed in many 5 star Caribbean resorts and the service here is lacking for a resort that considers themselves this level. The staff are very friendly, but I think Bahamians are friendly in general. It's great to be friendly but it helps if they actually provide a service. At the beach one day, we had three workers watch us get towels and move our chairs under an umbrella on the beach while they seemed quite content to watch us. After we had gotten the chairs in position, one ask if we needed another towel? Geee...thanks, uh no. One lady at the front desk was very rude when I entered the resort from the front door looking for a lobby bathroom, demanding to know what my room number was in the way of a greeting. Before we left to go home I questioned her rude behavior. She stated security had called the front desk to question me. I think she was lying as I was a nicely dressed woman sporting a Goldwynn bracelet ( your room key) and carrying a Goldywynn water bottle from our room. Also we had just driven in the gate to the hotel which was opened by security when they saw our wristbands.I still have no idea what got into her, or why she though it was o.k. to treat a guest this way. It certainly put a damper on my vacation, and I hope she does not treat another guest this way. One shinning star was Kevin at the pool/beach. He was awesome! He went out of his way to be sure you had everything you needed. Bottom line between the rude front desk worker and below par service we would not stay at the Goldwynn again. It's a shame because it really is a beautiful resort.
The owner is an amazing woman. She was very helpful, easy to reach, and accommodating. She responded to questions quickly which was impressive as we made initial inquiries four time zones away. While there she also responded to messages quickly. The apartment had everything we needed including a full-sized refrigerator, gas stove, and a microwave. We even had a private outdoor area. We were there comfortably for a week. The location was very nice as well. We didn't have to drive far to have all of our needs met. What was interesting is that by contacting her directly we got a better price than going through typical travel search engines.
My wife and I loved our stay at Ocean West. It’s located in West Bay, which is a quieter part of the island though still lively in many good ways. The hotel has its own drop off service to take you to various places that you might wish to go so you don’t need to rent a car, although there is parking if you decide to do so. The hotel staff was fantastic and the breakfast was amazing. The views from the balcony overlooking the ocean or nothing short of spectacular. I highly recommend this hotel!