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Hotel Information: Originally a private estate, the One&Only Ocean Club owes its existence to Huntington Hartford II, the legendary 1950s playboy who bought the estate and converted it into a resort for his jet-set crowd. Its glittering 1962 opening drew entertainment luminaries, royalty, and politicians from around the world. Current owners bought the resort in 1994 and spent $100 million renovating and expanding. Celebrities and world travelers still come, only now they seek seclusion rather than attention. Utter tranquility and hushed, discreet service on 35 garden acres awaits them.
Amenity highlights: Running for three miles along Paradise Island's north shore and accessible by a wood staircase, an uncrowded beach of fine white sand borders the turquoise Atlantic Ocean. Neat rows of cushioned lounge chairs fitted with folding shades furnish sunbathing comfort. Evian-water misting and afternoon sorbet offer heat relief. In the resort's renowned Versailles-styled gardens is a large pool surrounded by palm trees and cushioned wrought-iron lounge chairs. Loungers enjoy full views of the gardens, which feature a 12th century Augustinian cloister.
Insider tip: Complimentary shuttles transport guests 0.5 miles west on Paradise Island to the Atlantis resort (a partner property), where they enjoy access to all facilities and charging privileges, including 21 restaurants and lounges. Atlantis features 11 million gallons of water attractions, including a saltwater swimming, watersports, and snorkeling lagoon; numerous waterslides and pools; and 11 marine-life viewing lagoons. Also available are a teen club, the children's educational Discovery Channel Camp, and a 50,000-square-foot casino.
Rooms
The One&Only Ocean Club offers 105 large, air-conditioned guestrooms in two wings. Colored palest pink with white-wood staircases and railings, buildings feature West Indian colonial architecture: multi-plane peaked roofs and broad second-floor verandas overhanging ground-floor porches. Each room includes a spacious balcony or ground-floor terrace closed at both ends for privacy and furnished with two cushioned lounge chairs and a two-chair, white wrought-iron dining set. Special amenities feature 24-hour personal butler service, champagne and strawberries delivered every afternoon, daily fresh-fruit bowl, and thrice-daily maid service.
Extra-thick mattresses, Frette linens, comforters, and pillow menus assure sleeping comfort. Each room includes an entertainment center with 32-inch television and a twin-speaker CD/DVD player. (Complimentary use of CDs and DVDs are available in the resort's library.) Bathrobes and slippers, signature toiletries, and fans hanging from high ceilings contribute to the vacation-style ambience.
Pale-yellow walls, a seagreen bedspread, crown molding, a two-poster bed with elaborately carved headboard, lacquered furniture, Art Deco chrome lamps, and a cocktail table displaying a single orchid create a stylish, soothing setting. Minibars are hidden in cabinets with granite tops that hold complimentary bottled Fiji water in silver holders as well as wine, cocktail, and highball glasses. Each room contains an oval dining table with two chairs and an upholstered reading chair. Bathrooms provide recessed lighting, lighted makeup mirrors, scales, and marble vanities.
Room Amenities
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- DVD player
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Telephone
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - surcharge
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Clock radio
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Recreation
Guests of this resort share with Atlantis resort guests exclusive access and complimentary shuttle service to the Tom Weiskopf-designed, oceanfront, 18-hole championship golf course one mile from the One&Only on Paradise Island's eastern peninsula. It’s the home course of touring pro Ernie Els and site of the annual televised Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. On the resort's grounds are nine Har-Tru tennis courts (four lighted), with a pro available for private lessons. The resort offers complimentary bicycles for touring the island.
Other recreational activities listed below are available at or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Sailing
Property Amenities
Featuring eight private treatment villas suitable for couples as well as singles, the resort's health spa employs Asian holistic rituals and includes a beauty salon offering private rooms with hardwood floors and gilt-frame mirrors. Decorated with Balinese carved-wood accents and Thai silk pillows, each villa includes side-by-side Javanese-teak treatment tables and a two-person shower with oversized rainfall showerhead. Outside, a private garden-courtyard contains a two-person Balinese daybed under a wood-shingle roof, as well as a two-person jetted tub.
Signature offerings include the Ocean Club massage (two therapists employing five massage techniques), Elemis Aroma Spa Ocean Wraps (heated seaweed body masks followed by massage), and Elemis Fennel Cleansing Cellulite and Colon Therapy (detoxifying body mask and massage).
Stretching from the One&Only Ocean Club to near Nassau Harbor, the 0.25-mile-long gardens (built by Huntington Hartford II and modeled after the French original in Versailles) consist of seven terraces graced by Carrera-marble and bronze statues, including two of Empress Josephine reclining at the gardens' entrance; a 12th century Greek statue of Hercules; and two giant bronze statutes of Hartford heroes Franklin D. Roosevelt and explorer David Livingston. The gardens' apex features a 12th century Augustinian cloister from France that Hartford purchased from William Randolph Hearst.
Located on the lip of a low bluff between sloping lawns and the beach, a weathered-wood deck pierced by a single palm tree supplies a panoramic ocean view for twice-daily yoga classes. Snuggled again a seagrape hedge nearby, a tent-cabana offers the same view for open-air massage. Hammocks stretch between palm trees throughout the resort's 35 acres.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Spa services on site
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Business services
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of rooms: 106
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- Hair salon
- Babysitting or child care
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Garden
- Video library
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Suitable for children
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Dune - Beachfront, 90-seat restaurant designed by famed French interior designer Christian Liaigre and created by renowned chef/restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Minimalist décor. "Best of Jean-Georges" dinner menu with Bahamian accents such as peekytoe crab fitters, foie gras brulée, snapper with carrot confit, seven-spice rack of lamb. Lunch choices such as chili lobster sandwich, wasabi-tuna pizza, conch salad. Breakfast selections such as smoked salmon with potato pancake, crisp semolina cakes with roasted pineapple, Gruyere omelet.
Dune Bar - Adjacent to Dune restaurant. Open-air seating in white wood pavilion and on deck overlooking beach. Marble bar, lighted after dark. Lunch menu from Dune.
Clubhouse - Overlooks the 9th and 18th holes of the Ocean Club Golf Course, as well as the ocean. Indoor or outdoor dining on the scenic patio. Full bar. Open daily for breakfast and light lunches; dinner available on the weekends.
Pool Terrace Café - Open-air, covered seating under ceiling fans. Marble bar. Lunch of soups, salads, sandwiches, light meals such as seared ahi, Caribbean bento box of fish, shrimp, ceviche, grilled plantains, fruits.
Library Bar - Located in the One&Only Ocean Club's stately reception hall with panoramic ocean views. Warm and elegant atmosphere. Serving Cuban cigars, fine brandies, cocktails, wine, and afternoon tea.
Courtyard Terrace - The Courtyard Terrace Restaurant offers one of the most romantic dining settings on Paradise Island. At this elegant restaurant, which serves dinner only, guests can experience mouth watering delights, created by the Executive chef Erik Gremmer. Dine beneath the stars in the open-air Terrace and savor an incomparable contemporary Mediterranean Cuisine. To create the right ambiance, the restaurant is illuminated by candles that encircle the fountain pool in the center of the historic Hartford wing.
Address
Po Box N 4777
Paradise Island, New Providence Island
Bahamas
Nearest major airport:
Nassau, Bahamas (NAS-Nassau Intl.)
Area:
Paradise Island, New Providence Island, Bahamas
