Small Hope Bay Lodge
8.8 / 10
Palmprint
Our resort score · out of 10
Strongest on service and value
Small Hope Bay Lodge at a glance
- Location
- Fresh Creek
- Guests
- All ages welcome
- The plan
- All-inclusive
- Setting
- Near the coast
- Guest rating
- 4.8 / 5 on Google142 reviews
- Best months
- Feb · Apr · Nov
- Pools
- 0 pools
- Airport transfer
- ASDAbout 15 minutes
- Dining
- 1 restaurant
- Drinks
- 1 bar
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USD / room / night · 2 adults · 7 nights
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Sample details
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Small Hope Bay Lodge
Things to know
before you go
Est.1960. Eco / no-frills Andros lodge, not a marble AI.
Default all-inclusive including the bar.
No pool.
Gateway is typically NAS then a short hop to ASD / Andros Town.
Hidden tips
Bring DEET.The lodge says so.
Book the intro dive even if you only snorkel.
Wi-Fi is the lounge, not the pillow.
Strengths from our research
True all-in drinks
Reef access
Scale and quiet
Value vs Nassau
Other considerations from our research
No pool
Rustic rooms
Bugs
Not a spa resort
What guests say
Most loved
- Staff and family feel120 mentions
- Diving and snorkel90 mentions
- Food / conch fritters50 mentions
Most complained about
- No pool / rustic cottages30 mentions
- Insects20 mentions
From Reddit
r/bahamas and dive forums treat Small Hope as the classic Andros AI lodge; people who want Atlantis amenities are told to stay in Nassau.
What’s included
Included
- Premium & à la carte diningIncluded
All meals buffet / family-style in the lodge
- Top-shelf liquorIncluded
Open bar including adult beverages; FAQ: 'when we say all-inclusive, we mean it'
- Non-motorized water sportsIncluded
Kayak, SUP, bikes, intro scuba or snorkel lesson
Not included
- Motorized water sportsCosts extra
Guided bonefish / dive boats extra beyond the intro lesson
- Off-site excursionsCosts extra
- Airport transfersCosts extra
- Tipping & gratuitiesTipping expected
Bahamian tipping culture on top of the rate
Included with limits
- Room servicePartly included
Kitchen will make a snack if you poke your head in; not 24-hour RS
- Wi-FiPartly included
Lounge and bar areas, not a work-from-cabin product
Policies & availability
- In-room minibarNot available
- Spa treatmentsNot available
- Resort creditsNo credit program
No stay-credit book
No. Small Hope Bay Lodge doesn't run vacation-club or timeshare presentations. Family-run since 1960. No club pitch.
Inclusions can vary by room category and season. Confirm your plan before booking. How we verify this
- Value
- 8.8 out of 10
- Service
- 9.1 out of 10
- Beach
- 8.6 out of 10
- Dining
- 8.5 out of 10
- Rooms
- 7.8 out of 10
- Pools & Spa
- 6.5 out of 10
Confidence is high across the board except pools & spa and family, where the evidence is thinner.
Score breakdown, research & sources
How we scored Small Hope Bay Lodge
11 categories, scored from official sources and read against what guests actually report. Verified Aug 28, 2026 under Palmprint methodology 1.0.
The six that set the score
And 5 more we track
Confidence is high across the board except pools & spa and family, where the evidence is thinner.
Open a category
Value8.8High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 8.8
Service9.1High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 9.1
Beach8.6High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 8.6
Dining8.5High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 8.5
Rooms7.8High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 7.8
Pools & Spa6.5Medium confidence
- No Pool
- 5.0
- Guest Sentiment
- 6.5
Quiet9.2High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 9.2
Romance8.4High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 8.4
Family8.2Medium confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 8.2
Luxury7.2High confidence
- Guest Sentiment
- 7.2
What it does best
- True all-in drinks
- Reef access
- Scale and quiet
- Value vs Nassau
Where it costs you
- No pool
- Rustic rooms
- Bugs
- Not a spa resort
Room intelligence
- Best Room Category
- Beachfront cottage as close to the lodge as you can book
Everything we read on Small Hope Bay Lodge
Restaurants & bars
Palmprint food score 8.5 / 10
- Places to eat
- 1
- Buffets
- 1
- Bars and lounges
- 1
Bahamian · American
Lodge dining room
Bahamian
Family-style / buffet meals on the waterfront terrace most of the year.
Included in the plan
Guests rave: Johnny bread and conch fritters are the house signatures.
More about Lodge dining room
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Service
- Buffet
- Hours
- 07:00–10:00 / 12:00–14:00 / dinner
One lodge dining room. Cocktail hour with conch fritters.
Venues, opening hours and plan inclusions can change by season. Confirm your choices when booking.
Do you need dinner reservations at Small Hope Bay Lodge?
Lodge dining room: Walk-in; no reservations required. One lodge dining room. Cocktail hour with conch fritters.
Rooms & suites
The room in our seasonal price comparison.
| Suite | Occupancy | Bedrooms | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Bedroom CabinBack to sampled prices | Capacity unverified | Not published | Not published |
More room options (2)
| Suite | Occupancy | Bedrooms | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beachfront Cottage | Sleeps 2 | 1 bedroom | Beach |
| Two-Bedroom Cottage | Sleeps 4 | 2 bedrooms | Beach |
Occupancy limits and connecting-room requests should be confirmed for your party before booking.
Pools and the beach
Pools & waterplay
No swimming pool. Beach hot tub only. Oyster flags this explicitly.
The beach itself
Two small beaches. Andros Barrier Reef is about a mile offshore — the dive/snorkel product, not a Palace-style lagoon.
- Calm water, swimmable straight off the sand
- Gradual entry, shallow a long way out
- Sargassum is rare here
Counts come from the resort's own published information; the scores are ours, from the Palmprint file below.
Families & group stays
Bringing the kids to Small Hope Bay Lodge
What decides whether a resort works with children in tow, answered from what the resort publishes rather than from the brochure.
- Kids' club
- No kids' club
- Teen program
- Not offered
- Babysitting
- Not offered
- Rooms that fit a family
- Two-Bedroom Cottage
- Kids stay free
- Not offered
- Beach for young swimmers
- Gradual, calm entry: toddler-friendly
- Dinner reservations
- Walk-in everywhere, no app battles
- Can a family of 5 stay in one room at Small Hope Bay Lodge?
- Not in a single standard room: the largest stated occupancy at Small Hope Bay Lodge is 4. Families of five or more need two rooms.
- Does Small Hope Bay Lodge have a kids' club, and from what age?
- No. Small Hope Bay Lodge doesn't run a supervised kids' club. Plan on parent-supervised play.
Taking a group
Dive and bonefish groups. ~21 cottages.
- Private dining & events
- Bookable
- Group size
- Up to 20 guests
- Connecting rooms
- None
- Group rates
- Negotiable on a block
- Nightlife
- None to speak of, quiet by late evening
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Kids' club hours, teen programs and group availability all move with the season. Confirm the specifics with the resort for your dates.
When to go
Best months: Feb, Apr, Nov
Temperature barely moves here across the year, so rain is the whole decision: the wet months run May to Oct. Hurricane season is real here: about 1 in 6 Augusts sees one pass within 100 miles, most recently Imelda in 2025.
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily high | 78°F26°C | 78°F26°C | 81°F27°C | 81°F27°C | 85°F29°C | 86°F30°C | 88°F31°C | 88°F31°C | 88°F31°C | 84°F29°C | 82°F28°C | 78°F26°C |
| Rain days | 10 days | 8 days | 10 days | 11 days | 18 days | 23 days | 20 days | 23 days | 18 days | 18 days | 14 days | 13 days |
| hurricane odds | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 6 | 1 in 7 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Verdict | Fine | Best | Fine | Best | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | Best | Fine |
Average daily highs and monthly rain days. Seasonal averages, not a forecast.
Odds count the complete years, 1980 to 2025, in which a hurricane passed within about 100 nautical miles of Bahamas, the nearest point in the NOAA and IBTrACS records to this resort. Two storms in one month still count that year once. How the hurricane belt works
Getting to Small Hope Bay Lodge
- Nearest airport
- ASD · Andros Town International Airport
- Approximate transfer
- 15 minutes
- Transportation
- The resort lists transfers at extra cost. Your package may differ.
Your own driver. Possibly a lower price.
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Destination essentials & trip planning
Queens Highway, Small Hope, The Bahamas · +1 242-368-2014
Bahamas
- Main gateway
- Nassau (NAS) for New Providence and Paradise Island
- Other islands
- Book the correct island airport and onward transfer
- Resort ages
- Adults-only, teen-friendly and family options have different policies
- Passport
- Air travelers need a passport; check rules for your nationality
- Season
- Winter is cooler; Atlantic hurricane season is June–November
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar at parity with USD; confirm payment methods
Who it suits
Three of the 11 categories we score in the Palmprint file for Small Hope Bay Lodge; the full set is above.
What we'd book around it
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Storms move flights in season, and the cheapest rates are usually non-refundable.
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Off-site excursions cost extra here, so price the days out of Bahamas ahead.
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