Fowl Cay Resort

Anchored in the bay for a few days and came here with a friend for sunset dinner / drinks. View was amazing, other guests were interesting and friendly, service was fantastic, food was excellent, and drinks were plentiful! 🥂🍽️ Pricy, but quality doesn’t come cheap, and it’s the Exumas. Overall worth doing at least once.

My family of 4 stayed at Birdcage last week. This was our second stay at Fowl Cay. Last time, it was just my wife and I at Linden (which was perfect for a couple). Birdcage seems highly visible, but is actually quite private. The master shower opens up to an outdoor shower that is well-shaded from the rest of the island ;)|My son also enjoyed fishing off the small peer at night. The underwater lights bring tons of fish to it. The pics make it hard to determine the layout. The top/main floor has the master king suite. Downstairs facing the small peer is a bedroom with adjacent living room and bathroom. The couch converts to a bed so each of my children had a bed.||We are blessed to have visited many locations in the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. This is my favorite destination for a small island getaway. The included boat adds a level of adventure and customization that can't be underestimated. We preferred to have folding chairs and an umbrella in our boat so that we can enjoy our selected lunch options and drink cooler at a private beach of our choosing. Make sure to snorkel Thunderbolt Grotto and the Sea Aquarium. Despite being an experienced boater, new waters can be intimidating. They do a great job orienting you on day 1, so don't stress. I recommend using apps on your phone to assist navigation. Get Navionics and download your maps ahead of time to make it easy.||The level of service is excellent. You will have a villa concierge that is available by texting on an included phone in your villa. She will send you dinner options and daily forecasts in the morning and visit your table in the evening to get your lunch selections for the next day. I recommend just using WhatsApp on your personal phone to ease dissemination of menus/forecasts to your family. I think the villa cell phone was intended to prevent you from having to download WhatsApp, but regular Caribbean travelers probably already have it.||The food was also excellent. My daughter has a mild seafood allergy, but they always had meat and vegetarian options available. Cocktail hour at the Hill House is a great social time to discuss you day with the other groups on the island and even some visitors form the yachts moored nearby.||I recommend Fowl Cay without reservation. The only downside that I can think of is the complexity of getting there... but that just makes you know that you're off the beaten path!

I had been considering a family vacation to Fowl Cay for several years and finally booked it July 2025 and it was everything that I hoped it would be and more! My husband and I plus our 2 sons who are in their 20’s thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Bird Cage Villa! It was the perfect layout with my husband and I staying on the main floor king suite while our sons shared the lower level which has a bedroom plus a living area with a pullout sofa and a full bath. The lower level opens out to the outdoor seating area which overlooks the private pier—the perfect place to swim or to cast a line. We saw turtles and while swimming there one morning a large friendly nurse shark swam right by! |On the main level you will find the king bedroom plus a generous, comfortable open layout with a fully stocked kitchen, a stocked bar area in the living room with comfortable furniture. You can walk out French doors off the dining area to the beautiful outdoor covered veranda overlooking the water with comfy seating for morning coffee or cocktails plus there’s even a screened porch! Gorgeous water views from every window—we immediately felt right at home here!|The Fowl Cay staff are all amazing! We flew Makers Air into Staniel Cay where Alan greeted us immediately after landing. He steered us to lunch at the yacht club and came back to get us when it was time to check in. The Fowl Cay staff are a well organized team taking care of every detail—as we approached Fowl Cay with Alan captaining the boat, Petra and Anna were ready to welcome us waving hello and accompanied by happy barks from the pair of friendly resort Labrador Retriever ambassadors Rolly and Rosie! Every day Melony our Villa concierge would check in with us to arrange everything we needed for our daily plans. Almost every day we chose to go out on the boat which was ready and waiting stocked with all essentials including a packed lunch and drinks of our choice and a map and snorkel gear to explore the stunning islands and crystal clear waters—the shades of blue are breathtaking!! Fantastic snorkeling and swimming!|Exquisite nightly dinners at the Hill House awaited us and included craft cocktails, a game of pool or darts or us just relaxing and reviewing the days events.|This is not the trip for people who want to sit and be waited on hand and foot lounging by an extravagant pool with a beach club—that’s a great trip too, I’ve done that and it’s awesome! This is a bit more of an adventure—it’s for people and families that want a bit of exclusivity on a small gorgeous island with boat and golf cart access plus attentive knowledgeable staff. It’s barefoot luxury, not shiny high end plush posh style, Fowl Cay is laid back well thought out solid upscale accessible luxury. |Huge shout out to Petra, Anna, Alan, the Chef, to Jose our friendly bartender, Ednisha, Kuba, Melony—all amazing wonderful people as well as every single other incredible staff member who were there to take care of us! We loved Fowl Cay so much as we said our goodbyes we immediately booked another family trip for July 2026!

My wife and I just got back from a week at Fowl Cay resort, and I can't say enough about the experience. We flew Makers Air from Ft Lauderdale Executive airport to Staniel Cay, I highly recommend them. When we stepped off the plane Allan was waiting to take us over to Fowl Cay where the staff, along with Rosie and Rollie (the island pups), met us at the dock and took us to the Lindon Villa. Rollie rode in the golf cart with us to make sure we didn't get lost on the way! |Everything about the week was incredible. Once we had our initial boat orientation, we spent most of our days out on one of the many beaches and sand bars in the area. We especially loved Sandy Cay and the sand bar at Little Pipe Cay. Be sure to visit the swing at Little Pipe Cay! Every morning the staff made sure our boat was fully stocked with drinks, picnic lunch, snorkel gear, beach chairs (have to throw this in, the beach chairs were great - no complaints there), and umbrella. Usually came back around 3 or 4 in the afternoon to a nicely refreshed villa (thanks Melony:)), made a blender full of drinks, and sat on the back patio enjoying the beautiful view. |Cocktails and dinner at the Hill House were great, the food was delicious. My wife is allergic to seafood and the chef always made sure she had alternate selections that suited her taste. Between the fruit and pastries delivered to our villa each morning, the picnic lunches, and dinner at Hill House, we were never hungry!|All in all, we both agree that this was our favorite vacation ever. We loved the Exuma's and can't imagine a better place to experience it than at Fowl Cay. Thank you Allan, Ana, Petra, Kuba, Melony, Lemar, Rosie, Rollie and all of those working along side or behind the scenes - you guys are awesome!||P.S. We are amateur boater's (at best) and the boating orientation was phenomenal. They spend quite some time going over basic boating information, then they go over reading the navigation chart highlighting the areas to avoid, markers and ways to identify certain spots. Then they drive you in the boat (in our case, Allan took us close to Pipe Cay), then had me drive back to ensure we would be good on our own. Although we had Navionics app and Google Maps ready, we never used them.

We had the best stay at Fowl Cay in mid-April. From the minute we set foot on Staniel Key and were greeted by Kuba, to the very end of the trip when Allan delivered us back to the airport, the trip was top notch. The houses were great. We stayed in Starlight which had two separate bed/bath houses and one common house with a full kitchen, sitting area and eating area-great for two couples traveling together. The golfcart assigned to each house, the view from the house, the outdoor showers and ample places to sit outside and relax were amazing. The service was great. Each house is assigned a team of hosts who saw to every need. Each day started out with the delivery of fresh fruit and pastries. We made our own breakfast to accompany this from a very well stocked refrigerator! Next up, get ready for a day on the water. A quick golfcart ride to the dock where your boat, packed lunch, packed coolers with beverages and a map are waiting. The Exumas are breathtaking. Spending the days exploring uninhabited beaches, looking for shells, putting up chairs and just chilling were amazing. Back at the resort by 5, you get ready for a community happy hour and then dinner. Each house had an assigned dinner table, and we enjoyed some amazing food. The chef is top notch. There is a bar attached to the Hill House where you dine, and although it closes at 10, you are free to stay and serve yourself as late as you like. If you have done all-inclusives are looking for more of an adventure, this is perfect. You will make your own fun. It is not a lay at the pool and have drinks brought to you kind of place, but you are well taken care of and we’d 100% return. Our many thanks to Petra, Kuba, Ednisha, Melony, Latarvia, EJ, LeMar and Allan for the best week ever.

Go! Book that trip! It’s absolutely amazing!||I don’t have enough words to describe how fantastic our trip to Exuma was, which was made possible by the amazing folks at Fowl Cay Resort. We flew to Staniel Cay on Makers Air and didn’t know what to expect when we landed, so we were delighted to have the great Fowl Cay Resort service start with Alan greeting us at the airport to collect our luggage and take us to the island. There we were greeted on the dock by Petra and others, including island dogs Rosie and Rolly (Raleigh?). The warm, family-like personal service continued all week. So, if you’re on the fence, let me simply say: do it! Book your trip, you’ll love it.||There is a lot of good info in the reviews which I won’t go back over, but send me a PM if you have questions. In short, there were 5 of us, my wife and I and our grown daughters. We stayed in the Blue Moon villa for a week. We flew in and out on Makers Air from/to Ft. Lauderdale/Staniel Cay. I highly recommend that by the way, as the views alone are worth it, as is the simple and easy clearing of customs on both the Bahamian side and the US when we returned. As for Fowl Cay Resort, they provide almost everything you could possibly need. You really just need to show up, everything else is provided for. ||Fowl Cay is essentially your own private island vacation, as there are only a few villas so the number of guests is limited. We spent our days on the boat that came with our villa, stocked with provisions and confident thanks to the guidance Alan and team gave us … plus their well-marked charts. We felt like we had the nearby islands and sand bars of Exuma to ourselves. ||They stock your villa full of food and drinks so you all you have to do is show up. They think through the little things, for example they provide beach bags for you. Want to go out on the boat all day? They have it ready in the morning, with a full tank of gas, snorkel gear, towels, a full cooler of drinks, and a Yeti full of food. Just bring your hat and sunscreen, or you can buy some in their little shop. If you prefer to go down to the beach, you can walk or drive the golf cart they provide you. There’s a fridge with wine, beer, soft drinks and water down there, as well as towels. Again, all you have to do is show up. That’s how it is across the board — they’ve thought of everything!||Fowl Cay Resort is great for folks who appreciate a personal touch, who want to get away from it all, who can choose their own adventure, and are happy in an environment where you feel as though you’ve been invited to someone’s home for the week. It’s probably not for everyone, though. It’s not a pristine, Ritz Carlton manicured experience. The villa has a spot here and there that needs paint, so if you’re picky enough that that will spoil your trip, this might not be for you. There isn’t a bartender at the beach, but as noted they provide a fully stocked refrigerator. None of that mattered to us, as the overall experience exceeded expectations.||For my family, it was perfect. We literally felt like family with all the great staff, from Alan and Ana, to Petra, Lamar the amazing bartender, Ednisha and all the ladies … too many to list (and my memory isn’t great!) … they made our week! ||Yes, it’s expensive. But if you add up all they provide, it’s worth it. Due to the cost, we had high expectations. They absolutely exceeded those expectations, by a wide margin.||I wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

This was our 2nd time at Fowl Cay Resort. My husband and I stayed in Starlight with another couple. We rarely return to a place where we have been, but when considering other options, we decided to return because of the outstanding service from the whole staff, the autonomy of having our own golf cart and boat and a personalized/private plan for the day, the high-quality beverages and food (including generous portions) and our villa host Melony.||It was great to spend time with those we have met before (Melony, Nishe, Alan, Ana, Kuba, Petra, island dog Rosie etc). We really appreciated the following: ||-Ana and Petra’s communication before arriving via email-quick responses and helpful recommendations with villa choice|-Starlight is perfect for 2 couples: loved the views, privacy and water platform|-Everyone behind the scenes including those in charge of boats (“Del” and others), housekeeping -everything was immaculate, grounds crew|-Chef accommodating our gluten free preferences: food was amazing with excellent flavor|-Bartender Lemar: exceptional service, personable, professional, attentive|-Server Nishe and Villa host Melony: friendly, outgoing, patient, helpful, attentive to detail without being intrusive. We also saw Latarvia in the evening and she was great at taking care of us and ensuring we had everything set for the next day, including the boat cooler|-There are many people not listed who were also exceptional and we are grateful for all of them||We have already talked about the possibility of making this a yearly trip when we retire!

The words needed to describe our week at Fowl Cay seem inadequate, but I will try. Pampering, Effortless, Stunning, Barefoot Luxury. |We just returned from a week stay with another couple at The Birdcage Villa. The villa setting is on a point surrounded by the most beautiful colored water on three sides. There are outdoor seating areas at the pool, at the front porch, on a screened-in porch, on a back porch, water side palapas. There was no room to put one more item in the fully stocked refrigerator which was completely filled with items of our choosing. The pantry had snack items, breakfast fixings, various condiments, and more. There was an outdoor dining table and an interior dining room. The living room had plush comfy seating. The bedroom and baths were well outfitted. The lower level which is accessed by an exterior entrance consisted of a living room with a kitchenette and a bedroom and bath making it very private for two couples. There were also two outdoor showers and a fabulously sited pool, the only villa to have one. There was not one item we requested that was not provided and there was not one item we needed that was not provided.||The staff…Alan and Ana, Kuba and Petra, MELONY!, Lemar, Bruniska, Ednisha, Elden (EJ), Chef and not to forget Chief Happiness Officers Rosie & Rolly (super friendly Labrador Retrievers) do everything in their capacity to exceed your expectations and to anticipate your desires before you express them. This level of service is rare indeed.||The cost is not insignificant, but the list of items included in the price is extensive, an entire fully furnished villa & kitchen, all food, all meals of any type, all beverages of any type, unlimited fuel for your personal boat, a personal golf cart, bicycles, beach towels, snorkeling and other sports & water gear plus more.||If you are considering this resort, do yourself a favor and go! & make memories that you will treasure for a lifetime. We dream of our return!||p.s. as other reviews have mentioned Makers Air & Fowl Cay have a seamless travel relationship, it literally could not be easier to arrive & depart.