Harbour Island: Where to Stay: On the Water: Romora Bay Club & Resort

Romora Bay Club & Resort

Originally owned by Lionel Rotcage, son of the Parisian nightclub legend Régine, the Romora Bay Club is an eccentric hotel with a tennis court, a harborside, heated, infinity swimming pool, a bar and cabanas—and a welcoming, if sometimes sassy, parrot named Goldie. Besides the sprawling property’s existing thirty-three guest rooms, private-residence villas are being built here, with sale prices said to begin at $975,000. Rooms from $390 during high season; five-night minimum stay is required during the holiday season.

Who it’s right for: The yachting crowd, as there will be fortyslips to 150 feet completed in 2008.

Who it’s wrong for: Beach lovers; it’s on the bay side.