How You Can Own a Caribbean Hotel For Under $3 Million

By: - June 1st, 2015

Above: A Stone’s Throw Away

By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s one of the great Caribbean fantasies: to pack up everything and go own an island hotel.

Well, it’s not quite as impossible as you might think.

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A Stone’s Throw Away, one of CJ’s Best Hotels in Nassau, was recently placed on the block for $2.88 million with Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty in the Bahamas.

The boutique bed-and-breakfast is located at the western edge of the Bahamian island of New Providence, about 20 minutes from downtown Nassau.

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The property includes 8,832 square feet of space, with 10 guest rooms, each of which has an en-suite bathroom.

It also includes a rooftop lounge area, a dining restaurant, a spa and exercise room and an office, among other features.

It’s what Damianos calls “The Total Island Experience.”

The property is listed with broker Samira Coleby.

— CJ

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