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We spent a week at Paradise Island Beach Club the first week of December 2024. Overall, it was a decent trip, but we were unimpressed with the service. The Bahamas have implemented a 15% automatic gratuity which results in poor service across the board at bars and restaurants. The pool bar at the Paradise Island Beach Club was particularly bad as it seemed the bartenders couldn't care less that we were there. We inquired one day if they had a happy hour like the restaurant next door, and they suggested we go there. The air conditioning in our unit didn't work well and would freeze over and stop working if we dropped the temperature below 74. We asked for it to be serviced, and the gentleman who showed up essentially blamed us for trying to drop the temperature too low. We finally just gave up and left the air conditioning at 74 for the whole stay and had some uncomfortable sleeping nights because of it. The ladies at the front desk were great, but the service at the bar left a sour taste in our party's mouths for the week. The beach was beautiful, but the weather was too cold to want to swim in the ocean or the unheated pools at the resort. The Indian restaurant next door was a pleasant surprise. The food was pretty good and so was the service. Overall shocked with how expensive everything was on Paradise Island and Nassau. Taxi Cabs were a minimum of $25 even if you were only going a mile or two. A case of bud light cans was $75 at the liquor store!