Caribbean Home: A Private Island for $17.9 Million

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 29th, 2015

Another private island on the block

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Our journey through the region’s private island listings now takes us to Gumelemi Cay, a private island in Abaco now on the market for $17.9 million.

The 8-acre island has three private beaches, and is just offshore the Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club community (a one-minute boat ride). The island comes with access to the amenities at the community.

The home, which is listed with Lyford Cay Sotheby’s International Realty, is one of just a handful of such private islands on the market in the Bahamas.

The best of all worlds?

— CJ

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