Governor's Harbour Vacation Rental house

Secluded Stone Beach House on Balara Bay Outside Governor's Harbour

Description House,
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 2 Bathrooms
Amenities beach, waterfront, terrace, pets considered, air-conditioning, satellite or cable
Gil Macy
330-836-2969
Speaks: English

Photos and Description of the Governor's Harbour vacation house rental 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, sleeps 6

The Hummingbird, on the Caribbean Sea, offers quiet, privacy and seclusion on a long stretch of beautiful sand beach. Beyond the spacious seaside terrace is the clear, tourquoise blue water of the Caribbean Sea's Balara Bay. The Hummingbird is ON THE BEACH. Take our private driveway from the Queen's Highway to a breathtaking, secluded setting. The home is surrounded with gardens filled with bouganvilla, hibiscus, and numerous other tropical flowers and plants. The HUMMINGBIRD's charm and character include a Savannah stone exterior, three terraces, an acre of private grounds and tropical gardens, a private dock, and a wonderful sand beach that extends to the old docks on Balara Bay. Our beach is shallow and safe for children. Tropical foliage surrounds the home and property. The Hummingbird has no near-neighbors. All rooms have seaviews. The spacious private master bedroom wing has a queen bed, ensuite bath, AC/ceiling fan, and TV.
Governor's Harbour house rental - Seaside terrace just feet from Caribbean Sea

Seaside terrace just feet from Caribbean Sea

Governor's Harbour house rental - Front entrance terrace and hummingbird gardens

Front entrance terrace and hummingbird gardens

Governor's Harbour house rental - A white sand beach parallels Caribbean for blocks

A white sand beach parallels Caribbean for blocks

Governor's Harbour house rental - Private driveway to Hummingbirds entrance posts

Private driveway to Hummingbirds entrance posts

Governor's Harbour house rental - Circular driveway and its center garden

Circular driveway and its center garden

Governor's Harbour house rental - Kitchen, breakfast bar, breakfast room off to left

Kitchen, breakfast bar, breakfast room off to left

Governor's Harbour house rental - Spacious master bedroom with ensuite bathroom

Spacious master bedroom with ensuite bathroom

Governor's Harbour house rental - Master bedroom, couch, TV,CD, beach access

Master bedroom, couch, TV,CD, beach access

Governor's Harbour house rental - Guest bedroom with ensuite bathroom

Guest bedroom with ensuite bathroom

Governor's Harbour house rental - Sunroom beyond frontroom with more seating

Sunroom beyond frontroom with more seating

Governor's Harbour house rental - Frontroom: TV, couch, loveseat, 2 comfy chairs

Frontroom: TV, couch, loveseat, 2 comfy chairs

Governor's Harbour house rental - Sunset at dusk on Hummingbird's beach

Sunset at dusk on Hummingbird's beach

Location: Bahamas

The Hummingbird's center island location five minutes north of our largest settlement,Governor's Harbour, provides convenient sightseeing/travel to northern and southern tips of our 110 mile long, two-mile wide island. Governor's Harbour Airport is ten minutes north. Taxi service at all airports. Car rental available. Eleuthera has easy access with direct flights daily from Fort Lauderdale and Miami (50 minutes) and Nassau (20 minutes). Picturesque Governor's Harbour has good restaurants, grocery stores, bakery, library, beverage stores, service stations, banks, gift shops, post office, and a movie theatre. From Hummingbird's beach and private dock on Balara Bay: Snorkeling, Swimming, Shelling, Fishing, Boating, Kayaking. Kayak across and picnic on Levy Island. Top notch bone fishing on Balara Bay! The island offers: Hiking, Biking, Diving, Surfing, Beaching, Reading, Relaxing, Beachcoming, Sightseeing, Exploring Eleuthera's beaches and villages.

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Rental Rates for this vacation house rental in Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

No rental rates available - please contact the owner

Additional information about rental rates

  • $1050-$1250/week
  • December - March:
    $1250/week for 2 people

    April - November:
    $1050/week for 2 people

    One week minimum

    $100 for each additional person to maximum of six

    50% deposit: Balance due 30 days prior to arrival

    Certified check or money order

Accommodation and Amenities for this vacation house rental in Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

Property Type:
  • house

Location Type:
  • beach
  • waterfront

General:
  • air-conditioning
  • linens provided
  • telephone

Kitchen:
  • microwave
  • freezer
  • cooking utensils
  • refrigerator
  • grill
  • oven
  • coffee maker
  • washing machine
  • toaster

Bathrooms:
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Bathroom -
    Bathroom -
    Bathroom - Outdoor Shower

Bedrooms:
  • 2 bedrooms, sleeps maximum of 6 people
Entertainment:
  • TV
  • CD
  • satellite or cable
  • VCR

Outside:
  • barbecue
  • terrace
  • parking
  • outdoor grill
  • boat
  • kayak

Suitability:
  • suitable for elderly or infirm
  • pets considered
  • children welcome
  • low allergen environment
  • non smoking only

Local Activities:
  • cycling
  • swimming
  • sailing
  • walking
  • fishing
  • scuba diving or snorkeling
  • wind-surfing

Notes: 1 queen, 2 twins, 3 couches. Bedrooms A/C; Ceiling fans thruout; couch, coffee table, desk TV in master bedroom; TV in frontroom; washer; outside after-swim shower; picnic table and benches, sand chairs; loungers; hammock; private dock; Private drive; NO nearby homes; Surrounded by tropical foliage; PRIVATE AND SECLUDED; 60 feet from Caribbean Sea; 2 Sea Otter kayaks, 12' aluminium fishing boat available w/deposit. SAND Caribbean beach. Safe and shallow for children and older people.

Further details for this vacation house rental in Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

Panormaic Views of Caribbean Sea: The master bedroom includes a queen bed, couch, coffee table, desk, and beach access thru 8 feet of sliders. In addition, another large window overlooks Levy Island and the entrances and exits of the sailboats. The guest bedroom has twin beds, ensuite bath, AC/ceiling fan. The frontroom features couch, loveseat, two upholstered chairs. A sunroom with wide window expanse, adjoins the frontroom providing additional comfortable seating. The well-equipped kitchen includes a breakfast bar as well as a breakfast room with 8 feet of window-view to the Sea. Sliding glass doors, and cathedral ceilings give the home an open, tropical atmosphere. The interior is comfortable and inviting with rattan, upholstered furniture, antiques and original works of local artists. We have just completed extensive interior renovation including addition of a sunroom, updated kitchen, and renovated frontroom. Expansive seaviews from frontroom, sunroom, kitchen, breakfast room, and the master bedroom.

Hummingbird's Balara Bay Beachfront: Blocks of white sand beach border the Caribbean Sea. You can walk all the way to the old docks at the far end of Balara Bay. The Hummingbird's private dock provides great sunbathing during the day and wonderful sunsets in the evening hours. The two user-friendly sea-otter kayaks are available for water excursions on Balara Bay and across to Levy Island. Balara Bay offers our guests great bonefishing as well as shelling. Our gardens surround the home and attract mockingbirds and hummingbirds. Hummingbird's Balara Bay beachfront is premier Caribbean property. We have a small, 1400 square foot home, on beautiful waterfront that warrants a 'manor' house. We like the Hummingbird the way it is. Unpretentious, comfortable, and inviting on an extraordinary piece of Caribbean beachfront. Come visit us. Our guests return.

Hummingbird's Floor Plan/Special Features: The master bedroom wing is as close to the Caribbean as you can get! A pleasure to watch / listen to the varying moods, colors, sounds of the sea. The guest bedroom is across the house. This arrangement of rooms with the 'living area' in between, offers welcome privacy, even when two couples share the home, or when a family brings children. The sunroom, frontroom, kitchen and breakfast room separate the two bedroom areas. In addition to the Caribbean seabreezes, the house has a wonderful air-flow pattern with its many windows and doors. Ceiling fans are thruout the home. Because the Hummingbird is on the Caribbean Sea with its own private dock, two kayaks, aluminum fishing skiff and extensive beach frontage, the home offers a wide diversity of activities. For the sports enthusiast, swim, jog, fish, scuba, snorkle. For the relaxer, sunbathe or locate a good book. For the children, a big sand beach and shallow, beautifully clear water for play. Something for everyone.

Other Activities: kayaking, shelling, bone-fishing

Reviews for this vacation house rental in Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

Rating
5 out of 5

Home from home.

AliJG Poole, Dorset,England UK
Review Submitted: October 25, 2009 Date of Stay: October 2009
This beach house has everything and more that you need for the holiday of a lifetime. We could not fault it and it was far better than we had hoped for. The weather was perfect and only added to the experience. It was so relaxing, the Island is very welcoming and the people very friendly. Although it was out of season this did not deter from our enjoyment of the holiday and we will certainly go again.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 2/2
Rating
4 out of 5

Beautiful, Untouched Island

3LittleOnes Mason City, IA USA
Review Submitted: September 8, 2008 Date of Stay: August 2008
My family and I stayed in this home for 8 days at the end of August. It is an extremely well stocked house that is very "homey," and reminded us of visiting an aunt or grandmother's home. Marian has done a fabulous job making sure that anything that could be needed can, infact, be found with just a bit of searching. She has done a very good job of labeling everything and placing instructions/directions all through out the home. We never had to wonder about anything, it was all layed out somewhere!
I do have three small children, 8 months, 3 and 5 years, and there were some things I wish I'd have known before visiting this home. The first is that the two bedrooms are on opposite ends of the home and it was difficult and worrisome for me trying to hear them at night. Bring a baby monitor! Also, only the bedrooms are air conditioned. It was a very good thing there were no neighbors around because it was too hot to wear much of anything unless we were sleeping! The bugs were awful! I brought both natural bug sprays and OFF!, neither of which particularly worked, so enjoying the hammock was difficult. The bugs also get in the house through cracks between the screens and the doors, so we got bit even in the house and when we were sleeping.
The house is situated on a truly beautiful lot with much to look at. All the flowers, trees and plants were amazing! The beach was right out the back door and our kids loved playing and shelling there. My husband enjoyed snorkeling, and even I took a stab at it!
The island itself is amazingly beautiful. However, groceries are incredibly expensive (2-4 times the cost in the US), and we were hard pressed to find anywhere to shop for souveniers. We did enjoy searching out the eleusive beaches (we found a favorite on the Atlantic side), and traveling to Harbour Island (take your suits, the beaches there are amazing!), and we enjoyed eating at Papa George's Pizza south of Governor's Harbor in maybe Palmetto Point? George was so friendly and told us many stories about Eleuthera and its past. We also found a nice place to find ice cream novelties in Gregory Town, where the few women working were very friendly and chated with our family for a long time. Some Bahamians are friendly, some aren't.
Overall, we had a fun, very relaxed time on our vacation. Obviously, it would have been much more relaxing without the three little ones! But what are family vacations for, if not for spending time with your FAMILY?
Recommended for:  Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 3/3
Rating
5 out of 5

A Great Escape

Dawn & Eric Buffalo, NY
Review Submitted: July 2, 2008 Date of Stay: June 2008
My husband and I stayed here for 7 days. This home was wonderful! The water was clearer then the pictures show it to be,it was as warm as a bathtub. The home was clean and comfortable. The grounds were beautiful with all the gardens and that beach.... We saw a few sharks but I guess that is part of swimming in the ocean. There were a lot of shells to collect on the beach. The fishing didn't turn out to be as good as we expected we now know that a boat would be needed to catch anything big.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Pet-friendly, Sightseeing, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 5/5
 

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