Coral Sands Inn & Cottages, Harbour Island

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"Have you ever felt like greeting the day as if you were Barbie throwing your doors open to a world bustling with people living ideal lives on a pink beach next to a turquoise sea? Well, if so, Coral Sands Inn & Cottages is for you. This property on Harbour Island in the Bahamas is set on a stretch of beach where the sand is colored pink by a mixture of pulverized coral, tiny red-tinted shells, and foraminifera. A recent redesign of the interiors, unveiled in December 2024, revealed a charming seaside aesthetic: Seashell details are everywhere (7,000 in the restaurant alone), and canopies with wildflower prints are hung over four-poster beds. Days can be spent at the beach bar by the turquoise sea drinking frosé and eating conch fritters. Begin your evenings with a Pink Mermaid cocktail and then, perhaps, see Harbour Island itself, with its wild chickens and lovely locally owned restaurants. If you can, stay in one of the cottages with wooden steps leading down to the rose-colored shores. From $1,300. —Ruaridh Nicoll" - CNT Editors

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"Have you ever felt like greeting the day as if you were Barbie throwing your doors open to a world bustling with people living ideal lives on a pink beach next to a turquoise sea? Well, if so, Coral Sands Inn & Cottages is for you. This property on Harbour Island in the Bahamas is set on a stretch of beach where the sand is colored pink by a mixture of pulverized coral, tiny red-tinted shells, and foraminifera. A recent redesign of the interiors, unveiled in December 2024, revealed a charming seaside aesthetic: Seashell details are everywhere (7,000 in the restaurant alone), and canopies with wildflower prints are hung over four-poster beds. Days can be spent at the beach bar by the turquoise sea drinking frosé and eating conch fritters. Begin your evenings with a Pink Mermaid cocktail and then, perhaps, see Harbour Island itself, with its wild chickens and lovely locally owned restaurants. If you can, stay in one of the cottages with wooden steps leading down to the rose-colored shores. From $1,300. —Ruaridh Nicoll" - CNT Editors

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"An ocean‑facing cottage lulled us into languor here: from a canopied bed we watched the Atlantic shimmer, wrapped ourselves in periwinkle‑and‑blush robes, and barely strayed beyond rattan loungers to admire a rose‑tinted beach beyond bay cedar and sea grape. Built in the late 1960s by Brett King (an actor said to have dated Elizabeth Taylor) and his wife, Sharon, the property has been thoughtfully overhauled by new owners, leaning into island palette and texture—painted grass cloth, straw‑fringed lamps, shell‑and‑nautilus details, coral‑tinted tubs, and turquoise‑tiled showers—that somehow feels exuberant yet right. The air‑conditioning is glacial, the vibe unhurried; between hits on the striking bubble‑gum‑and‑azure tennis courts, conch fritters at the nearby Beach Bar, and visits from glossy black chickens hopping onto our deck, we happily did almost nothing at all." - Adam Sachs

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"Refurbished and refined, this Harbour Island original (founded in 1968) feels like an oasis of ocean chic: clapboard cottages cling to the hillside with outrageous views of the pink-sand shore and interiors that marry New England and tropics — hand-painted floral wallpaper, knotted wool rugs, driftwood walls, canopy beds, and doors that open to the sea-salty breeze. Don’t miss opportunities to gallop along the beach at sunset or snorkel with queen angelfish and turtles, and be sure to plan dinner at the property’s seaside Italian bistro." - Annabelle Spranklen

"Near the northern end of Eleuthera, Coral Sands is one of the few hotels fortunate enough to sit directly on Harbour Island’s famousPink Sands Beach, declared one of the world’s prettiest shorelines. Opened in 1968, the hotel has recently been updated in typical Bahamian style with bright colors and crisp whites, plus plantation shutters, soaring ceilings, and inlaid-wood furnishings with seaside themes. Public spaces follow suit: classic black-and-white tiles anchor the restaurant, where continental specialties are served beneath elegant plaster arches, and an open-air bar is backed by the island’s turquoise waters. Because the beach is protected by a barrier reef, its surf is hardly ever more than ankle-high, but swimmers find comfort in the heated freshwater pool."