First off, when looking over these reviews, make sure you understand that there are some people that are just impossible to please. As long as you know what to expect, Harborside is a once in a lifetime experience that you will be dying to go back for. Accomodations are very very nice, the beds are comfortable, and other than a normal oven (they have a small convection oven/microwave) and a wok, everything that you could possibly need is there. Prices are what you'd expect from a resort area (if you've ever been anywhere else known as a resort tourist area you'd understand), so definitely expect to be dishing out 150-200% normal prices. The pool at harborside is a lot quieter than those at atlantis, if that's what you want. Atlantis is just a short walk (about 6 or 7 minutes as long as you take the road and not the harbor sidewalk) but there are nice shuttles every 10 minutes. Getting from Harborside to Atlantis is no big deal at all, so don't let that deter you at all. Atlantis is everything you'd expect, from grand dining, casino and night life, water sports galore, and a whole lot of people. Expect drinks to be quite expensive, I'd recommend getting your alcohol at the same time you get your groceries (it will save you a bundle). Overall, if you're looking for a fun and wild time, you can't get much better than Atlantis. As long as you're willing to spend a few hundred dollars more and not be sore about it, you'll have the time of your life.

If you really want to experience paradise Harborside is where you would want to do it. There is no better way to stay...especially for us we traveled with 9 people.
We have been to the Atlantis several times and decided to buy at Harborside last year. What a great decision. For months we were trying to read all the information we could about what you could take with you as far as food, local grocery shopping, and eating out like we were native Bahamians...not just tourists.
We hope that the Atlantis has more shows in the future. The comedy club was great.
Our 10 year old daughter loved the Discovery channel camp.
The shuttle and cab drivers were excellent !

Packing can be made easy if you take the minimum amount of clothes. The washers and dryers are great ...they do small loads. Just remember to take powdered soap (it is lighter than liquid soap.)
Freezed all your meats to eliminate the need for ice. You may even want to freeze milk if your family consumes alot because it is very expensive and most that we bought was reconstituted powdered milk. If you are big soda drinkers you may want to take some from home....we found the Bahamian equivilants to our soda...Pepsi for example to be alot sweeter.
The rooms have microwave/convection ovens...they are a little hard to get used to. There are no barbeque grills. We are glad we took a can of Pam cooking spray it made clean ups on the pots and pans alot easier.
Take a dvd player because we somehow misundertood and thought that there was one ...but there was only a vcr player. You can rent one from Harborside...I think it was $ 15 /day.
Hang or wash your towels daily beacause you get charged if you want more before your scheduled replenishment day.
We were shocked to see that cold cuts like american cheese were actually less expensive than in the states.
You should really go to eat under the old bridge at Potters Cay Dock (within walking distance)
it is great. We tried almost everything! The cracked lobster platter was only $ 15.00 including a drink. It was excellent. Conch salad and red snapper are awesome too. The people we friendly and very informative. When we went it was all local people and we were the only tourists...What a shame ...everyone should go.
The Harborside employees are very nice and we were so appreciative of their service we left them with all of our extra frozen and dry foods.
Do not forget to take your confirmation letter with you because we were asked for it.
Our group parasailed, swam with the dolphins, went diving in self propelled subs, jet skied, had their hair braided, shopped, went to club rush, did all the slides, won in the casino : ) , ate , drank, it was great !
Feel free to e-mail us at Duffysdoll@aol.com if you have questions...make sure you put harborside in the subject box so we do not delete it.
Only 52 weeks and we get to go again !!

Just got back and it was great because we read and learned from all he reviewers who took the time to write. Thanks to you all. We are in our 50's and spent about 800 on food and entertainment. We stopped on the way from the airport at a liquor store and supermarket to pick up a few things. We found the prices about 25% higher then here in New York. Buy water because it stinks at the resort. This is my only bad thing to say. We loved it otherwise. We ate at The Point lunch 2x and dinner 2x because it was convenent and good. We ate all our breakfasts in our room. Not because we are cheap but it was easier. the supermarket was really big and had EVERYTHING you will need. The resort does have market trips for 7 per head they take you and bring you back. WE FOUND NO SURLY PEOPLE as a matter of fact everyone had freindly greeting and not just the hosts at the resort but everywhere on the streets. I think they like us there and thats great. The food was large portions and only slightly pricey. Just figure you are at a nice restaurant. We hooked up with 2 other couples at the airport that were going to the resort and got a van which gave us a lot of room for the groceries. The weather says rain everyday but it only rained once for around 20 mins. They have great satellite tv and get all the stations also the room has a vcr. If you take a walkman there are AM stations for ESPN (790) and Rush Limbaugh (610) along with other talk stations out of Fla. Have fun, the casino sucks we didnt see many payouts. Use the tour from atlantis to see the island and snorkle. We will be going to Narleens La. in March and Seattle/Alaska cruise combo in Aug we will keep in touch from those sites. Tom and Sharon

Been an owner since ground zero. Love Harborside and would never sell. Its time for whole family to get together, plus more members of our family are owners also and we have our weeks at the same time and that totals about 32 family and friends that get together once a year and have a blast. Plus, all the employees there are just awesome and welcome all of us with love. Next year we are switching out to go to newly built Maui, can't wait. Then always back to Paradise. Those who are not happy or do not own, I'm sorry. People need to lay back and enjoy your home away from home. It is worth every penny.

Harborside Owners from day one, and wouldn't change a thing.