Old Bahama Bay | Press Room

WEST END, Grand Bahama Island – Old Bahama Bay at Ginn sur Mer invites guests to experience the taste of The Bahamas with its unique “Ginn sur Mer Gourmet Getaway” package, available during select dates from September 2007 through February 2008. With rates beginning at $855 per person for a three-night stay with the option of adding additional nights, guests will enjoy bountiful culinary and cultural experiences set to the backdrop of the luxury resort, known for its “barefoot elegance.” The “Ginn sur Mer Gourmet Getaway” package is available through the Old Bahama Bay Web site or by calling (800) 444-9469. Rates vary by season.

Old Bahama Bay’s on-site chefs will provide guests with a demonstration of classic Bahamian cuisine as they prepare island favorites such as grilled conch, grouper, mahi mahi and snapper. In addition, visitors will experience the history of Grand Bahama Island cuisine through activities including West End conch cracking, a Bahamian craw fish hunt and line fishing. The package includes entertainment during dinner and a tropical drink mixologist demonstration. In between cooking and cultural lessons, guests are invited to enjoy Old Bahama Bay’s amenities such the pristine oceanfront swimming pool and beautiful beaches, or adventurous activities including fishing, kayaking, snorkeling and boating. All guests have complimentary use of sail boats, kayaks, snorkel equipment, Hobie cats, a fitness center and bicycles.

Gourmet Getaway Package:
(Minimum four days/three nights, double occupancy)
• Three nights in an ocean view junior suite
• Welcome reception and gift
• Four interactive culinary classes (two lunch and two dinner)
• Tropical drink mixologist demonstration
• Dinner entertainment
• Interactive cultural lesson
• Farewell gift
• Breakfast daily
• Round trip airport transfers
• Complimentary use of sail boats, kayaks, snorkel equipment, Hobie cats, the fitness center and bicycles
• Taxes and gratuities

The three night per person package rate is based on double occupancy.
A three night package per room, single occupancy, is $1260 from September through December and $1280 from January through February 2008.
The extra night rate does not include features and is per room, single or double occupancy.

Ginn sur Mer Gourmet Getaway Available Dates:

In addition to the unique culinary and cultural offerings of this package, guests will also enjoy Old Bahama Bay’s endless amenities and luxurious accommodations. With 73 elegantly decorated beachfront suites set within cottages along a private beach, each room combines Bahamian charm and luxury. Guestrooms feature upgraded amenities such as Dorothy Prentice Aromatherapy bath products, robes, refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, DVD and CD players (with movie and music libraries), custom designed furnishings, cable televisions, fax and modem lines, sleeper sofas, 100 percent cotton Frette linens, spacious bathrooms with Kohler fixtures and large soaking tubs with spa features, and much more. Guests can also dine at any of the resort’s three restaurants, including the oceanfront Straw Bar, the casual Bonefish Folley’s Bar & Grille or Aqua, the resort’s fine dining restaurant featuring an innovative Bahamian-fusion menu. Located on the West End of Grand Bahama Island, Old Bahama Bay provides an ideal out-island experience with the convenience of Freeport only 26 miles away.

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For more information or to book the “Ginn sur Mer Gourmet” package, call 1-800-444-9469 or visit www.oldbahamabay.com. Package is based upon space availability and is subject to change. Offer is not valid with any other packages or promotions and no refunds are available for unused features. The general package rate is valid for a three night, four day stay and a minimum three night stay is required.

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In early January, Ginn Resorts assumed operations of Old Bahama Bay at Ginn sur Mer. Ginn Resorts is currently developing Ginn sur Mer, a 2,000-acre resort community adjacent to Old Bahama Bay that will contain more than 4,400 condominium and hotel units, nearly 2,000 single family residential home sites, Signature golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, clubhouses, two large marinas, a private airport, a Monte Carlo style-casino, water and swim pavilions, a beach club and a spa. The $4.9 billion Ginn sur Mer development will serve as Ginn Resorts’ flagship Caribbean development. For more information on Old Bahama Bay please visit www.oldbahamabay.com. Old Bahama Bay is a member of The Crown Collection an exclusive collection of 32 properties and it is also a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, an international brand representing over 300 of the most luxurious exclusive hotels and resorts.
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Today Old Bahama Bay is one of the most naturally spectacular and elegant oceanfront residential,
Resort and Marina communities in the Caribbean.
For more information on Old Bahama Bay
contact us at 1-800-444-9469