Long awaited...we stayed in summer 2007, but had to give this place an awesome review....because it is amazing.

The Cove is an amazing place. Attach it to Atlantis, and it makes it fun as well. What makes it even better for us is that most of it is adults only. There's another pool that allows kids, but the real luxury part is the adult pool. Not many people on the beach, so no kids bothering you there. People from the rest of atlantis can't come to the Cove beach.

Room - gorgeous. Don't know why we needed two flat screen tv's - one at the bed, and one in the sitting area..but we had them. Only actually used the one by the bed. Great channel selection. Our view included the ocean to the left, and the rest of the atlantis straight ahead and to the right. It was sweet!

Adult Pool - oh my god. Padded lounges, beds, infinity pools...jeez. It was paradise. Good music throughout the day, and dancers came out at night and danced on the beds in the middle of the pool.
---as you should know by reading reviews and realizing where you are - drinks/food are expensive. Don't drop ratings here because you think its expensive. Its quite apparent that you should know before you go. It is NO secret. There were a few NFL players there while we were there. No idea who they were, but they were chillin out before training camp started. We stayed last summer (2007).

Beach - big, private, great water. They just finished building another exclusive hotel over on that side, so maybe it is more crowded, but even if, it was empty when we were there. You can also use any beach you choose at the atlantis, and noone else can come over here :)

Food - expensive, decent. We weren't going there for the food. We went to chill and have a comfortable experience. We ate to sustain our chill-axing.

Service - everyone was always asking to see if we were having a great time, and I'm sure if we weren't they would've helped. They seemed ready to please

What to watch out for - don't even open the mini-bar-fridge. Just opening it once moved every single bottle in it. Our check out bill was 4 pages long with every little bottle on it. We only barely opened to see what was inside. They quickly removed the charges. Annoying, but it was quickly resolved. Would've wished it was easier...but whatever.

Part of my 1 year anniversary trip with my husband

Here is the good and bad of it.
Good- We stayed at Coral Towers for 3 days and then moved to The Cove. Wow! It is so spectacular.
The Cove has its own private pool (extremely hip/ with beds all around and in the middle.) You feel very VIP. Since it was October, not many people were there and we enjoyed the relaxation of that.
Our view from the room was amazing. Entire ocean, pools, beach. They were playing great Bahamian music by the pool that flowed up through our window/balcony. It was truly perfect.
Room is gorgeous (Bathroom is incredible/ big tub, stand alone shower). Room was so great, it was hard to leave it.
From my other review:
Pools were every where and beautiful at Atalantis.. Beach was empty and stunning. The entire location is sooo romantic and gorgeous to look at and walk around. We really loved it. We never got bored, always something fun to look at and walk to. The water slides were fun and all the wildlife was lovely. We didn't gamble but walked through the casino. It was perfect for gambling if you want to do that. We went to the nightclub which was OK. Well designed, fun music. A little bit of an uncomfortable crowd, but that is what it is like when you travel sometimes.

BAD- Storm hit when we were leaving and the wind really whips around the hotel (Since the bottom part is mostly outside and in crazy wind tunnels.) But the reception was very kind and got us out quickly to catch our flight and escape the big storm. Also:
All the food at Atlantis is INCREDIBLY expensive. We didn't do the food plan (knowing that we eat less than most people/ and enjoy very high quality food). But we were amazed how expensive it was (And I eat in Beverly Hills all the time/so I am used to expensive food). Make sure to get insurance in case a big storm hits. It can be pretty scary to travel near/ in it!

Spent a long weekend there with a group of friends. The hotel and rooms are very well done. 5 Star quality in terms of design size layout etc.

Staying at the Cove which is a huge hotel by itself - does give you some separation from the throngs at the other Atlantis properties. But you are still close enough to get to the casinos water park mall etc easily.

The adults only pool Cain - is great - quite a scene if that is what you are looking for - nicely setup with enough space and the outdoor bar and casino are well done. Get a cabana if you want some privacy - they are very well done and give you great access to both the pool and the beach. If your are with a few people worth the $600 per day.

The place is very expensive - Cain more so then the rest of the property - but not too surprising given the room rates.

Service is far from great - very friendly but never very prompt or helpful. A bit too much of the laid back island attitude given the prices they are charging but not too different then what you see all throughout the Caribbean.

Mesa grill was a highlight - excellent food - you can also get on tables fairly easily at the casino they seem to staff up as needed so none of the tables are fully booked at the various limits.

Golf - the Ocean Club is a very nice resort course - good conditions nice layout great views - its expensive $260 but comparable to other high end public courses. Certainly worth a round if you like to play.

Two major complaints - 1) despite booking a large party and booking very far in advance - when we called almost two months in advance we could not get a table at any of the featured restaurants Mesa , Nobu etc - at normal eating times - only 5:30 or 10:30. We were finally able to get in through the use of a casino host by one of our fellow travelers but that shouldn't be necessary. 2) its a bit alarming the number of 16 and 17 year olds running around the bars and nightclubs - if that is what you are looking for you are in luck - but for anyone over 25 its seems very strange - and god knows what the parents are thinking . . .

The Cove is certainly a 5 star hotel. The room we had was outstanding - 2 plasma TV's - detailed woodwork; 5-star bedding; bathroom had everything you can imagine. They have also managed to upgrade the service well beyond what you expect from the Bahamas. The adult pool was amazing / great perk of this hotel!

But...........bring your wallet! Drinks at the pool - $11-$18. Lunch for 2 at the pool - $65. Also, it's quite a walk to the slides and casino. There is a shuttle every 15 mins, however. All that said, I would stay there again in a minute.

Finally, if you are going with kids, I would suggest the Royal Towers, as they are closer to the aquariums, and not sure that you want to spend 675/night and not be able to use the audult pool.

Enjoy!