17 Reviews of Property 299365 in Governor's Harbour, Bahamas

We cannot say enough about our vacation at Miss Ruby and Mertyl
Cottage. It was a true escape. The house was immaculate and the décor
was comfortable. We were away with a range of ages from 0-60 and
everyone enjoyed our stay. We are avid ocean people so the short walk
to an entirely private beach was a treat. We would gather our dive
gear and swim a short distance off shore to see stunning reefs. We
rented kayaks for the week, which was great for exercise. Mark James
(the owner) is incredibly helpful in planning your trip before going –
VERY responsive and wants you to enjoy your stay. He connected us with
a local – Shauna – who cooked dinner for us each evening. We discussed
our groceries and menu with her in advance. Arriving to a house
stocked with food (especially when traveling with kids) and coming off
the beach at the end of each day to a delicious meal really made the
trip relaxing for us. We loved having Shauna around and asked her to
stay with us for dinner each night. She shared with us much about
local life – we fell in love with her. We did lunch out two times at
The Beach House Restaurant and Tippys – both were not as delicious and much more expensive that Shauna’s cooking. The house and cottage
were immaculate and beautifully decorated. We five adults, two
teenagers, and a baby and everyone found something to do each day. We
felt that the entire experience for us was very personal. And, being
our first every Home Away rental, we would love to go back and would
not look at another place to stay. Thanks so much, we look forward to
visiting again!

Our large extended family spent Xmas at Miss Ruby's. thank you Mark and Jude for allowing us the enjoy your beautiful home. The house was very adequate for 7 adults and three small children. The home is spacious and well equipped and maintained. The kids loved having the pool right outside the door and spent hrs swimming. It was a few minutes walk to the beautiful beach at the end of the home's driveway. Beautiful pink sand and warm crystal clear water provided hours of swimming and snorkeling and beach frisbee. We also explored the other local beaches and cays for additional snorkeling opportunities. The water was warm and we saw lots of sea life. We were appreciative of the very sweet housekeeper Audrey, who took good care of us while we there. It was very convenient having a washer and dryer on site. We cooked nice dinners and the spacious dining area easily accommodated our Xmas dinner. Martina was very attentive and assisted us through a power outage on the island. We took a day trip to Harbor Island on Boxing Day and experienced Junkanoo the Bahamian tradition.. We had dinner at Tippy's and the Beach House and did ours shopping in Govenor's Harbor. Hopefully the island will retain its non commercial nature. Would highly recommend visiting.

Nous avons passé, pour la deuxième année, et ce n'est pas un hasard, un séjour de 3 semaines dans la maison de Jude et Mark. La maison est à moins de 5 minutes d'une plage magnifique avec une petite baie à l'abri du vent. L'endroit est à mon avis un des plus beaux. La maison et le cottage sont très très très confortables, bien équipés et décorés avec beaucoup de goût, nous avons eu l'impression d'être chez nous. De plus Annette, qui s'occupe de l'entretien est disponible et aussi de bon conseil pour les choses à voir (surtout la soirée du vendredi à Governor. Vincent, le jardinier discret nous a préparé des noix de coco et Martina est joignable en cas de problème mais aussi nous alerte de la situation météo. Le calme règne dans ce petit coin de paradis, nous sommes à quelques minutes de Governor Harbour et des restaurants décontractés à ne pas rater (Tippy's avec son cuisinier Français très sympa et le Beach House avec son pain à rendre jaloux nos boulangers). Quel plaisir de se lever tôt le matin et de prendre un petit déjeuner au bord de la piscine. Nous aurions aimé diner plus souvent dehors le soir mais les moustiques aiment aussi l'été. Nous avons profité de l'ouverture de la pêche à la langouste pour utiliser le barbecue de Mark qui est une vraie Rolls. Nous avons passé un deuxième séjour fabuleux, merci encore à Jude et à Mark de mettre à disposition leur maison de vacances. Enfin merveilleux souvenir cette année, nous avons nagé avec deux dauphins pendant plus d'une heure à French Leave, la plage du Beach House.
Nous reviendrons bientôt.
Valérie, Carla, Anne Marie, Alain et Jean Philippe

Thank you Mark and Jude for suggesting we visit your gorgeous home on beautiful Eleuthera. Miss Ruby and Myrtle Cottage are so fantastic and tastefully furnished.We had our family reunion, 9 family members , celebrating birthdays and graduations. The two homes fit all of us , very comfortably. We enjoyed the pool so much ! Perfect temp ! The teenagers and 20 somethings enjoyed the basketball hoop every morning. The beach has to be the most beautiful on earth! Pink sand, crystal clear aqua water, warm, and PRIVATE. We Californians , will dream of that beach untill we return. We enjoyed eating at The Beach House , (and shopping at the great boutique), Tippy's has the tastiest lobster we have ever had. The Fish Fry was sooooo much fun. Great food and dancing in the streets with the charming locals and guests we got to know, because we always ran into each other ! We enjoyed our day trip to pretty Harbour Island , my 14 year old niece , beaming as she drove us around in a golf cart ! Priceless. We bought grouper at the warf and grilled it at the house , yum. Plenty of rum and too many KALIKS later, we were sad to leave. We highly recomend this incredible property. Thank you to Martina, Annette, Little KK and Vincent.

Diane and Russ Coletti
Leucadia, California

We spent an amazing ten days at Miss. Ruby's. Both the house and location are wonderful. It was our second time staying at the home and we hope to return again. Our young children love the pool, gardens and triple bunk bed. We loved the addition of a gas grill this year. The house is family friendly with space for everyone and many toys for the children. The beach access is an easy stroll and the beach itself is breath taking. It is minutes away from two of the most popular restaurants on the Island. The owner has always helped us with the planning of the trip and ensured we had a wonderful time. The island appears special to him and he wants his guests to feel the same magic. Once on the island, the care takers are friendly, helpful and hard working during your stay. We have enjoyed our vacations and appreciate the time and energy the owners have put into their home and our vacations.

We rented Miss Ruby for a week in January and it was fantastic, the beach is situated at less than a 100 meters and the spot is actually one of the nicest on the island, there is something for everyone, the kids 2,3,and 4 years old loved the beach with a natural pool right in front of the house's private access to it, I have been able to fish on the same spot every morning and was lucky to catch a nice Grouper every day for lunch...imagine that...
The house is very clean and very well maintained, very familly friendly, WI-FI and television in each rooms even though TV is not really necessary in this paradise...

I would recommend for any familly of 6 to 8 persons to rent that place without any concern in terms of comfort and security, plus the owners Mark and Jude are very nice people that will do their best to make sure you are enjoying your stay, there is also Martina who is in charge of the house and is there locally who can help you to find staff for the house (cook, maid, baby sitter) and give you good tips about the island.

We are planning to go back very soon and we had an amazing and relaxing time there.

Thanks to Mark, Jude and Martina this vacation was a great one and we can not wait to go back.

Emmanuel P.
Miami

Miss Ruby was everything we could have hoped for. My wife and I have been to the island two other times for long vacations but this was our first stay at Miss Ruby. We spent 10-day there and are already talking about how we want to rent it for a month in the future.

The house is perfect for a group of friends or families that want a true vacation to relax and enjoy themselves. My wife and I had down both of our parents and two sisters along with our one year old daugher, we stayed in the cottage which is gorgous and waking up to see the palm trees and pool was a perfect way to start the day. The main house had everything you could ever need, plenty of space, sleeping areas and of course the second floor deck was used every morning to have morning coffee and listen to and see the ocean.

The beach is astonishing, you bascially have a mile of pink beach to yourselves daily and their is a hidden nature gem called the Queens Bath near the reef that is almost like a miny hot tube at low tide to just float in. We walked daily the beach, headed to Tippys a few times for afternoon drinks and a short drive to the Beach House for amazing afternoon Tapas and live music.

Martina who manages the house was great, she had went out ahead of time and purchased a bunch of food for us that we provided a shopping list for so when we arrived we had everything we needed for the first few days. Vincent the garnder provided some open coconuts so my father inlaw could make his homemade coladas night sitting next to the pool and Annette the housemade is kind, my one-year old daughter had a blast with her.

My wife and I have been lucky enough to travel to some special places and we consider our trip to Miss Ruby right at the top. Mark, you have a great home with the perfect location for a getaway for privacy but close enough to town and the fun beach restaurants if people need anything. We plan to be back soon for another family vacation and stay at Miss Ruby.

All the best the Hagedorn and Turturiello families

We (a couple) stayed on Eleuthera at the Miss Ruby for 16 days over the Christmas break. Miss Ruby is even better than the listing. What is not mentioned clearly is the privacy the location provides. We were not overlooked at all at the house. As well, the house is spotless, bright, modern. Nary a bug to be seen. A wonderful breeze constantly. Very good air-conditioning units as well. The house manager & her team are gems & were available anytime we needed them. The pool was kept immaculate. Since coming back we have recommended the house and Eleuthera to several people in our company. It is a wonderful spot for families- what memories children would create there.
The beach is beautiful. It is at the end of a walk down the Miss Ruby's driveway. The walk takes a few minutes. The water is warm & the bottom soft & sandy. We would see maybe 10 people throughout a whole day at the beach, & most of them were just walking by on their way up the beach to Tippy's for lunch. For the majority of the time, we found a stretch of the beach & had no one else around us for a KM at least on each side. Every day, depending on tides, we worked out on the beach, going 7 KM & seeing almost no one. Lovely. We are so relaxed now.
Some things to know about Eleuthera if you have never been:
- Very safe
- Atlantic side has the best beaches & swimming, the fewest no-see-ums, the best snorkelling (I was nibbled on only early one morning & good bug repellant & a Benadryl would have taken care of it)
- we did not see one scary bug-spider-scorpion - It felt as though there were none at all on this property
- Rent a 4x4 - or something with good clearance. There are fantastic, remote beaches that can only be reached down roads that are really off-roading (ie Lighthouse beach - wow) We rented from Stanton Cooper at Mark's recommendation & were happy with our old Explorer
- Do spend a lunch & a dinner at Tippy's- it is a fun place
- Bristol's has a great wine & beer selection
- Bring tea & coffee is you are an aficionado- we brought our favs
- The best Grocery shopping was in Rock Sound (The Market Place), The Island Farm, & The Bank Road Deli (good website Discover Eleuthera)
- bring your fav shows & movies on a memory stick or dvds or on a laptop with a connector for a British TV screen) We did & watched our selection at night after the sun had set
- the house water is safe & drinkable
It was a great holiday - thank you Mark & Jude