We just returned from a weekend trip in Nassau (Nov. 16-18). The Town Hotel is perfect for just that, a weekend stay or a 3 day/2 nights Stay. I don’t think I could have stayed there any longer. As with all the other reviews below, you certainly get what you pay for. The hotel is clean; the staff is great and helpful. The only negatives: the room is small and the restrooms are even smaller. The continental breakfast is not that great but they do have a great cook who prepares home cooked meals for lunch (or at anytime.) The location is in downtown, close to the straw market and marina to take the ferry boats to Paradise Island ($3)and nearby local restaurants. Tip take plenty of $1 DLL bills and at Straw Market always try to bargain than to settle for the price they are asking for.

The hotel is in an excellent good location - ideal for getting around very easily. Staff are also very friendly and helpful. Rooms are clean but the hotel is extremely noisy at night because sounds reverberate around the quadrangle in the middle. On Saturday nights a rave takes place next door and the noise literally makes the window panes rattle and goes on until 4am making sleep impossible. The real heartbreaker is the conditions the parrot is made to endure. Max is kept like a living ornament on a single, bare perch in the lobby during the day and at night in a tiny, rusty cage with a light shining above him. He is right by a door with people coming and going all the time. So he gets no sleep, privacy or darkness. It's like a torture cell for him. I spoke to the owner about this, but he brushed my concerns off and paid no attention. If you choose to stay here please voice your concerns, too - the more people who do so, hopefully the more it will sink in that something urgently needs to be done to improve his quality of life.

First the positives. Our room was exceptionally clean and the a/c worked well, we found the staff to be friendly and helpful on the whole and the location is great being so close to town and yards away from the jitney buses. Unfortunately now the negatives: it is pretty run down although all areas were clean, the big negative for us was the lack of a/c in the reception/dining room as we found it too hot to eat in there, breakfast is included but fairly basic although if your on a real budget it is edible but lacking in variety. Our big negative was that someone held a private party next to the hotel that went on to 4 am and was about a thousand decibels, no chance of any sleep although we kept complaining to the reception he said he couldnt do anything. Overall though it was good value for money.

Let me begin with I am Bahamian/American. I was born and raised in Nassau for half my life so I knew what was what when I went back on a trip last year. Last summer my younger brother and I went back to Nassau for a long weekend and it was one of the most memorable stays I've had there since moving to the states.
We chose the Towne Hotel because of the convinent location and my dad recommended it to us. It was a decent price to pay for what we got. The hotel was surprisingly pleasant and simple. We felt safe the whole time we stayed which was a big plus. The rooms were clean, it had AC, fridge, tv, phone. Beds were quite nice. I liked the simple design of the room also. There aren't bath ammeneties such has shampoo provided and like some other reviwers we had issues with the shower. Our showerhead broke off but turned out all we had to do was twist it back on. No biggie. There are less towels provided than some people might be liking to but I always travel with extra towels for that very reason.
The pool is small but did look quite nice although I didn't use it. Breakfast...I don't quite understand why people are so upset about the breakfast! I found nothing wrong with it and enjoyed my breakfast for the three days we stayed there! One minor thing that might annoy other Americans also would be there was no ice machine.(?) If there were we never saw 'em but that was a minor issue since the Bartender gave me some ice from downstairs. We walked to a convinence store off of Bay street and bought two liters of Bahamian soda called Junkanoo. It's really tasty. Anyhow, if you want to try a different kind of soft drink try it. With our Junkanoo and ice we were set since there were cups in the room.
I enjoyed the two parrots in the lobby who, despite other reviewers are not 'mangy'. They are quite healthy and friendly too. The lobby area was nice and the bar tender was very amiable. We also ordered some food from the bar at a decent price. If you are a foreingner and have never been to the Bahamas before I highly recommend you taste some conch fritters. Conch is a staple of Bahamian diet and Conch fritters are a treat to every pallate. I would also recommend going to Arwak Cay and trying some conch salad from Goldie's. Arwak Cay is a easy 30 minute walk from the hotel.
Speaking of walks from the hotel due to it's location you can go by foot to many entertaining places. The straw market is a five minute walk right from the hotel and is located on the bay where the cruise ships come in. You can also take a boat over to Paradise Island from the Nassau Bay for about $3.00 each way. If you decide to do so I recommend walking on over to the Atlantis resort. That is a real treat because they have access to one of the cleanest beaches. Be warned though the waves are a bit rough on that side of Paradise island.
Other nearby walking entertainments would be the numerous shops, clubs, and restraunts off of Bay street. If you're interested in a moderately priced Bahamian meal go to Cafe Skans. Their Grouper burger is worth writing home about!!! Ft.Charlotte is a historical Bahamian landmark that is only 20 minutes down from the hotel walking. Like I said, it's hard to be bored in such a convinent location to the hustle and bustle of downtown Nassau.