Dates: 1/26 thru 2/2/08

Used Disney time share exchange and was not disappointed with the quality, amenities and activities on Paradise Island! Nassau, however, offers little more than tourist traps along the Cruise line piers. ( Could use much updating and vibrancy).
Inner tubes were my favorite and the Dolphin adventure OFF SITE! was a blast. Did bring snacks,etc at everyones suggestion and it works well. Dining very expensive, so decide what you want to spend. You are captured on the island not withstanding a cab ride. The other casino area is approx 10 miles to the West. Surprised at the families there, it must have cost them a fortune! Seen it , done it so we will move on to other interests but I do give it a two thumbs. Temps this time of year did not get out of the 70's, so keep that in mind. Enjoy!

Stayed at our timeshare at Harborside at the Atlantis over president's week and just got back 2-23-08. This was our first time since the new pool area, discovery cove, the cove and residences (reef) were open! I don't know how they could accomodate so many people with the additional slides and pools.
The new river ride - The Current - is great! The kids (17, 15 and 12) enjoyed all the new slides. In the past, we always hung out at the Mayan Temple pool, but now that area was absolutely impossible to get lounge chairs there. Instead, we took the Harborside shuttle to The Cove, and walked over to the pool next to the new climbing tower. There are plenty of chairs up to 10:30, and there are also a lot of tubes there for the water rides. There is a resturant there, and also a hut to get your towels and wristbands so it was great! It is also very close to the beach and there is plenty of seating there as well. Also just a short walk to the Cove for the shuttle back to Harborside.
Played some tennis, and it was a challenge finding the tennis center the first time. Ask any of the Harborside shuttle drivers to take you there after they go to the Cove or Royal Towers and they were always accomodating to take me there. I did the clinics on three days - unfortuantely they cancelled the one on Friday - they had given the court up for a lesson.
We were pleasantly suprised with the weather - in the 80's all but one day, when it rained in the morning, and then was windy & cloudy.

We stayed here exchanging our priveleges from our Westin Maui Villas and it was a great exhange.

We were here during winter break so it was very busy and there were plenty of kids and families at the Atlantis waterslides. However, we enjoyed ourselves and the waterslides. The down side was the new waterslides were not open yet but should be now.

The property was very clean. We tried to check in earlier than the scheduled time but they could not accommodate us. We did enjoy the room though once we got in. Clean and spacious even for 4 adults.

There are plenty of restaurants nearby but if you don't want fast food, it can be pricey. We did not see a grocery store nearby so we didn't do much cooking at the condo.

The staff was friendly and knowledgable which is very important. One downside is the internet in the room cost extra.

We stayed at the Harborside Resort at Atlantis. This was our first year as owners of a time-share week, last year we stayed at the Beach Tower.

The hotel itself was fine - clean and well equipped. The pool is adequate, nothing special.

Three problems I had with the place.l First is the inconvenience - even though shuttles run regularly, it is a hassle to have to catch a shuttle to the main resort. A few times we found ourselves waiting quite a while for a shuttle. The shuttle service to and from the tennis courts is especially bad. Second is the concierge service. The concierge made our dinner reservations a month in advance, and got us all the reservations we asked for, which we thought was great. However, on our last night we arrived at Mesa Grill only to find out that they don't allow children under 12. The concierge knew our children's ages, and should have not made the reservation. Besides being totally disappointed, and having wasted more than half an hour going to and from the Cove where Mesa Grill is located, we then tried to find an alternative dining location, which is virtually impossible during Presidents Day week. We ended up waiting 2 hours for dinner at Carmines in the Marina Village. Neither the manager at Mesa Grill nor anybody at Harborside seemed concerned about our situation at all. Thirdly, you are supposedly allowed to book for the next year exactly a year in advance. Since we need to travel on the busiest week of the year, we wanted to book for next year right away. Before they would let us book for next year they insisted we meet with their time-share people again so they could try to sell us another week or an upgrade. I have a short vacation and resent these people taking it up with their sales pitches.

My advice, if you're going to Atlantis, stay at the Royal Towers. It's centrally located and has all the amenities you need.

A couple of tips - we learned early that tubes can be hard to get for the Aquaventure water park. Start at the beach end of the Aquaventure - where all the slides come out. It is the easiest place to get tubes, and there is a wrist band / towel stand there that never has a line. Chairs are also easy to come by. It is also adjacent to the beach pathway that leads to Beach Tower. Go on the Surge first thing in the morning - lines build fast.