This is a bargain boutique hotel and the staff genuinely seem to care about their guests. This is not your typical Bahamian hotel. The location is across the street from Junkanoo Beach/Lighthouse Beach/Western Esplanade and a short walk from Arawak Cay. It's also a quick walk from the shops and restaurants of downtown Nassau (about a half mile to the heart of downtown) and only a few blocks to conch fritters. The midsize rooms are set around a courtyard that contains bougainvillea-draped statues. The pool was small, but clean.

We stayed in the Presidential Suite. it is very large with an enormous shared balcony with wonderful beach views; cruise ships pass by each day and it is the only room directly facing the beach. Accommodations aren't that exciting, but they are clean and comfortable, with tiled floors, refrigerator, and a bright, Mediterranean-esque decor. The beds were very comfortable.

We stayed 4 nights and were treated very well by all of the staff; thank you Diane. The hotel no longer serves breakfast, but each morning there is coffee in the lobby. Many reviewers mention loud noise, but we didn't find that to be an issue at night. West Bay is a busy street during the day; it is noisy and there is a lot of dust.

During our trip to Nassau we also stayed at the Sheraton and Atlantis. All of the properties have pros and cons. It comes down to this: If you are not to picky, and like a kick-back atmosphere, with a public beach steps away, with friendly people that know your name, and you want to be amongst the people of Nassau verses thousands of tourists, then the El Greco Hotel is a great choice.

It was also nice not to have an additional $40 - $60 a night in service fees and 18% tax added to our bill (that is what the resorts charge). The El Greco Hotel rates include everything except 6% tax.

Felt itchy staying at this place. Not sure if it was bed bugs. Room was average looking. Would not stay again.

Pluses: wide comfortable bed, spacious room, wake-up call on departure day came as promised
Minuses: Noisy (SLAM! went the door of the adjacent room; staccato roar of motorcycles 2am; yelling in halls; throaty rumble of diesel trucks 4am; buzzing, hissing air conditioner.) Air conditioner seems to have no working thermostat – it runs even when the room has become clammy-cold; chilled occupant wakes up to turn it off again. Dirty: air conditioner mounted over the door has grime encrusted on its vents, and a large black smudge on the ceiling nearby marks where it blows air against the ceiling. Desk lamp base encrusted with grime. Water spots on bathroom faucets.) Knob on closet door came off in my hand (if anyone from the hotel reads this, I put it on the closet shelf in room 16). I had to unplug something (the TV?) to plug the desk lamp in (too few outlets). Very slow warm-up of shower water to lukewarm (not hot) -- when I complained of this the first morning, the desk clerk said “Just let the water run for 5 minutes.” A hotel in an island nation surrounded by salty water should not be encouraging such waste of fresh water. The washcloth provided is more like a flimsy paper tissue than a washcloth. No lobby PC to check email; no way to print boarding pass. When a guest unlocks the door with room key, enters the room, and closes the door, the door is then unlocked. The guest must remember to turn a little knob in the middle of the doorknob (visualize home bathroom) to relock the door. The door is then locked from the INSIDE also, so to leave the next day, the guest must turn the little knob again. All very well – but what if the guest is in panic to escape a fire in the middle of the night? On the third night of my four-night stay, the desk clerk called me, waking me from sleep, to tell me my credit card was “no good.” Much affrighted (such calls are a possible scam), I threw on clothes and rushed to the desk. The clerk confirmed he did call, and then explained that the hotel credit card reader was out of order. Surely this matter could have waited until morning. I could find no good place to eat breakfast near this hotel. Each morning when I entered the lobby to go out, a hotel employee on duty asked me whether “I need the room serviced today” – with demeanor and body language clearly pointing to the desired answer “No.”

We stayed at the El Greco on our way over by ferry to Eleuthera island to go to a vacation house there. We also stayed at the El Greco on our return trip to Nassau so we stayed two nights. We had our teenaged son with us and stayed in the Presidential Suite. The room was huge, had an amazing porch overlooking Junkanoo beach. The sheets were clean and the decor lovely. It was a very loud room. Even with the windows shut and the bathroom door shut we could hear garbage trucks and police cars really early in the morning which was fine since we were leaving early. We were delighted with the helpful female staff, however in the morning when we had a requested a cab be called early for us it did not happen because the front desk manager was asleep. ( This was a young man) We loved the beauty of the old world ornamental bricks and the flowers, the architecture and the furnishings. Sitting on the patio to watch the wild night life and the ships coming in and out of the harbour was fabulous. I just feel that if you are visiting a country that is less well off than your home country you should expect differences, unless you paid a huge amount of money. We did not pay a lot and got a beautiful room with an amazing view. Our friends stayed here too but had a poor experience with older rooms. We would recommend the Presidential Suite. I have poor knees and the walk up to our room was difficult dragging bags....no one helped us which surprised us somewhat ....on our return trip a young man did help us up to our room with our bags...so it must be hit or miss depending on the staff.