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Bell Channel Inn: Traveler Reviews

2.5 of 5
King Road, P.O. Box F-43817 | Lucaya, Freeport 43817, Grand Bahama Island
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Cardiff. South Wales
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
3 hotel reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Bad Experience”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 16, 2012

Arrived at Bell Channel Inn in September for a ten day holiday Stayed approximately 20 minutes and left.The rooms were not up to standard,air con not working fridge rusty and door hanging off furniture falling apart, noisey and all in all not a good place to stay for extended holiday.

  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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BellChannelInn, Guest Relations Manager at Bell Channel Inn, responded to this review
November 28, 2012
Dear Funbunny1,

As the supervisor of Bell Channel Inn I am very sorry to hear that our hotel did not live up to your expectations.

After a long transatlantic flight I can understand that you were looking forward to some peace and quiet, however, the "noise" you are referring to was the music from "Upstairs Restaurant & Bar" located on the 3rd floor, where we have Live Entertainment with Bahamas' famous entertainer Jay Mitchell every Friday and Saturday nights from 8pm-11pm.

I do apologize that your room was not up to your standard. We are continuously upgrading and appreciate your feedback.

I am sorry that you only stayed 20 minutes. We did not get a chance to introduce you to our friendly staff who will happily go the extra mile for our guests.
You did meet our manager, who went with you to your room and when you decided to move to a 4 star hotel, she gladly made the arrangements for you and gave you a full refund.

We may not be a 4 star hotel, but we do feel that we have a 5 star staff, which is why our motto is: Bell Channel Inn - Where We treat You Like Family!

Best Regards,

Susie Stuart
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Kitchener, Canada
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Nice hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2012

Stayed here as the price was exceptional. The property was extremely well maintained, rooms were clean and extremely spacious. All the rooms have a beautiful view of the harbour. There is a restaurant in the hotel that overlooks the waterfront and has amazing food and service that is second to none. There is a dive shop on the [property as well that I found to be awesome as the group sizes were small and they tailored each dive to meet your needs. Its extremely close to the major tourist area (port lucaya) and I routinely walked there talking about 10 min at the most. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone.

  • Stayed June 2012, traveled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Excellent service!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 9, 2012 via mobile

We stayed at Bell Channel Inn for our one year anniversary. We were skeptical at first but cannot rave enough about our stay! Genie made our trip so memorable. She will help you with anything and know everyone on the island. She found us a personal taxi out to Gold Rock beaches and had to jump thru some hurdles to make it happen for us. She also took us to a bonfire on Taino beach. Awesome! The hotel is a small walk into town and beside Red Beards Pub. Best restaurant on the island. Huge portions and owner is really personable. Local hot spot. Bell channel has its own restaurant and bar upstairs that we frequented often. The hotel offers a free shuttle to Sea Island resort daily. Nice resort bit the real gem here is Cunningham the taxi driver. He was great and even gave us history lessons on the island. All room at bell channel are waterfront with a personal balcony with a gorgeous view of the water. Nice huge rooms. Only negative thing is no coffee pot in rooms. The restaraunt upstairs serves tiny saucers on fancy doilies. Adorable but were big coffee drinkers and a Togo is an extra 2.00. We will definetly be staying again!

  • Stayed September 2012
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Bredsten, Denmark
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“What a wonderful place to stay in”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 6, 2012

We have just returned from a 4-day trip to the Bahamas, where we stayed at Bell Channel Inn, and it was really good! Rooms are very big, and they all have the view of Bell Channel Inn, which means you can sit on the terrace in the evenings and listen to the water in the background as well as enjoy the beautiful view!
If you want a room with a terrace, ask for rooms on 2nd or 3rd floor, and if you want a room with direct access to pool area, ask for a room on 1st floor!

We also had the pleasure of eating in the restaurant at several occasions - and please make sure you do that, as the food is really nice!

Please also make sure that you use the on-site trip advisor Jeanie, who can help you with arranging all sorts of trips, and the hotel offers discount to many of these trips! If you have the time, participate in Fish Fry and also Bonfire activities, as you get to see the locals and feel the atmosphere!

All in all, a wonderful hotel, which I certainly hope we will be able to come back to again and again!!

  • Stayed August 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Quaint Inn overlooking the water”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 25, 2012

This is a very quaint and comfortable Inn. The rooms are comfortable, clean and spacious. The staff is very friendly full of inormation to help you enjoy your stay on the Island. Also, some of the best food on the Island is cooked at the restaurant in the hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and on our next trip we will stay at the Bell Channel Inn.

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  • Stayed July 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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BellChannelInn, Public Relations Manager at Bell Channel Inn, responded to this review
July 27, 2012
Dear Tina S,

Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience with Bell Channel Inn and UPSTAIRS Restaurant & Bar. We are delighted to hear that you found our rooms to be clean and comfortable and the staff friendly and helpful.

It is always wonderful to hear that the food you had in our restaurant “UPSTAIRS” was to your liking. We serve both American and Bahamian dishes and we are known to serve some of the best seafood on the island!

Thank you once again for taking the time to write about your positive experience and we hope to see you soon at Bell Channel Inn – Where We Treat You Like Family!

Best Regards,

Susie Stuart
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Also Known As:
Bell Channel Hotel Freeport
Bell Channel Hotel
Bell Channel Hotel Bahamas
Hotel Bell Channel
Bahamas Bell Channel Hotel
Bell Channel
Bell Channel Inn Bahamas/Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
Address: King Road, P.O. Box F-43817 | Lucaya, Freeport 43817, Grand Bahama Island
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Region: Caribbean > Bahamas > Grand Bahama Island > Freeport
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Ranked #3 of 17 hotels in Freeport
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Hotel Class:2.5 star (2.5*)
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