Small Hope Bay Lodge

What an incredible place! |Everything was absolutely perfect . We felt like we were a part of the family. If you like to live like a local and feel like family and experience the island life - this is your place! The accommodations are so comfortable and simple and the food is absolutely delicious. The dive staff are first class. The ocean blue hole was an incredible dive site. I’ve been Diving 30 years and I haven’t experienced anything like it. Queen angle reef, landing strip, and all of the other dive sites are gorgeous. Each one offers various things to see and topography to delight you. The inland blue hole is a wonderful, peaceful adventure, and swimming spot. This island is so peaceful and small hope is a piece of heaven !! Big Shout out to Jeff for helping to make this place what it is and continuing to keep it going as well as helping to preserve the island, the land and the ocean. Dennis, Ash, George, Ricardo, Liam, Laura, Montene, Andi, Abba, Anastasia, and all of the kitchen staff made us feel so at home - like family - Thank you ! We will be back !

My wife and I had never been to the Bahamas at all. We started in Bimini and then made our way over to Andros for a truly relaxing and perfect vacation. I read a lot of the reviews while planning the trip and stumbled upon this place based on that. It is such a special place and special vacation. The minute you arrive, they make sure you feel like you’re at a Four Seasons with the way they welcome you except you’re actually in a really chill and personalized place. You will get to know all the staff and guests through your tenure there. Make the trip as long as you can because you will love the pace, food, activities, and the embodiment of what it means to be on vacation. We feel lucky to have experienced it and hope to go back the next time we are in the Bahamas. The place can be whatever you want it to be as far as a couple’s retreat, family vacation, or even a remote work paradise. Thank you, Small Hope for your hospitality.

The folks that you meet are called ambassadors. And they live up to the role. I’ve been there 4/5 times now and they are friendly, engaging, fun, hang out w you at dinner, learn and support your plan each evening. Wonderfully friendly. I have flown all over the Bahamas in the last 15 years and no one matches the welcoming vibe of Small Hope. Well done guys

Wonderful long weekend visit after a week liveaboard scuba. Admin staff at liveaboard told me that if i had a few extra days, this place was on her bucket list of places to go locally. She was right. Outstanding experience with outstanding diving (as good as liveaboard) and absolutely exceptional scuba and resort staff. Did everything to make me comfortable as a solo traveler. Great food, wonderful physical environment. Well worth the expense. So much so that i'e booked a nearby villa to take my whole family (villa has access to lodge services).

What an amazing place! We've been fortunate to travel all over the Bahamas with a core group of 12 friends for the last 25 years. We loved the fact that Small Hope Bay Lodge was established in 1960 and retains its charm and authenticity all these years later. At first I thought perhaps the staff was a little excessively friendly, but by day two, everyone seemed like they really were our new friends. The adorable diverse group of staff took care of our every need. They set up chairs and umbrellas on islands we visited with drinks and snacks. They asked us each evening what we'd like to do the following day and took care of all of the details. We snorkeled from the boats three days and the fish were amazing! The perfect bar on the outdoor terrace is always open and one of our new friends was happy to make a frozen drink or deliver a cold Kalik! There are dozens of delightful hammocks all over the property, but my favorite one was at the end of the dock. The dock was also the perfect place for watching sunrises over the bay AND sunsets each evening, looking back over the resort. As much as we've enjoyed the Abacos, Exumas, Eleuthera and other islands, this summer's adventure on Andros was the best! Thanks everyone.

We chose Small Hope firstly as a place to dive and from all the great reviews. It really is as good as everyone says. It's simple and no frills but everything works so well. Great food and drinks (some terrific cocktails!) so if you're looking to lose weight, look away now...|The diving was wonderful - great sites, good visibility and managed by an impeccable dive team. Also do go for a bike ride to the inland blue hole - magic.|Which brings me to the most important part which is that Small Hope has real soul - everyone that works there makes it special. Everyone is warm, open and friendly and the team takes time to mix and mingle with guests every meal in a way that brings everyone together. |It's pretty unique that way and we wouldn't hesitate to come back. ||Huge thanks to the whole Small Hope team for a super special week xx

Truly wonderful place. I chose to stay here because they provide tours to the West Side National Park, but there's so much more. It felt like a summer camp, where you have fun all day, and then chat with new friends during social gathering at the dinner. The service is exceptional, we had everything we needed, and food was accommodated to our adventure schedule, so we never worried about being too late for lunch or too early for breakfast. The food is tasty, the staff is cheerful and very helpful. The rooms are very simple. There are bug sprays and sunscreens available. Every night, you have a personal little planning session to schedule activities for the next day. We spent here only three days, but that's far from enough. There's so much to do: snorkeling at the beach and at the reef, diving (and getting certified!), fishing tours, kayaking, paddle boarding, visiting west side, biking to the blue hole through the village, exploring some trails, a batik tour, reading all the books about the reef in the little library, and playing games in the game room.

I write this review “With Great Caution and Bravado”. Don’t worry, you’ll get it after you go 😎🇧🇸. What an awesome week! I’ve personally been traveling to the Bahamas for many years inclusive of Nassau/Paradise Island, Abacos, Eleuthera, Exumas many times, this was the first time staying on Andros and I’m so glad we chose Small Hope Bay. We had a large group of 16 people, friends and family and all had a wonderful time. As many mentioned the cabins are comfortable, large enough for what you need and cleaned daily by the amazing cleaning squad. The bathrooms are snug, but there are a few with outdoor showers which I used every night but one. Lots of hammocks and places to relax. Lots to do, snorkeling was as good as anywhere I’ve been, really loved China Point but all the spots they took us to were great. Great place if you want to do scuba, the included intro was so well done, Ricardo is an excellent and patient instructor. I’m a certified diver and have done several vacations at scuba centric places like one on Roatan and I think SHB is as good or better than any. Short boat rides on uncrowded boats, you cant beat that. The food was awesome as was the service. The owner Jeff and son Brian was around, both super great people and extremely informed about the area and environment and responsible care of it. There’s a reason people like Justin Trudeau have been traveling there since they were born. Finally, can’t say enough about the entire staff and how great it was to hang around them for a week. Loved talking Premier League football with Brit Ben. Jay and Dennis are such cool dudes both from the Bahamas. Young Liam with such a great story of how he came to be a master diver right there at SHB. Montané from South Africa another great instructor and cool person. My amigo Ricardo who could double as Jordan Peele. Don, not only a great chef but also fishing guide. Andi from España who I enjoyed conversing in Spanish with. Ashley bartender extraordinaire along with dive master. The people there really make it special. I can see why people return.