We had visited for a few days in mid-February 2008 to get away from our stressful jobs and found the Old Bahama Bay resort a very pleasant and relaxing experience. The resort complex is based on several small 2-story buildings, each holding roughly 6 luxury rooms. Ours opened out directly to the beach via double French doors and an enclosed patio with wicker chairs. Everything in the room was upscale and well maintained. Within the complex are two restaurants; one formal the other less so. The food can be expensive, but is of good quality.
The resort does include complimentary sail boats for those who wish for a little adventure. Unfortunately they are not as well kept up as the rest of the resort; out of 3 boats only one was in sufficient shape to sail, and even that one looked like it would be due some attention soon. The sail boats are one Laser and two Hobiecats.
The resort has its own yacht harbor, which had many boats, and a small airport close by. I suspect that quite a few of the visitor came by boat and plane.
The resort is located at the west most end of the island, and is fairly remote. The 45 minute drive from Freeport airport to the resort can not be classified as scenic; it is fairly barren with small towns in between. The towns can be a bit rundown, apparently partly or mostly due to a hurricane damage some time ago. The area around the resort is also barren, but the resort itself is beautifully landscaped and very well maintained.
The resort staff are, with very few exceptions, very friendly and helpful.
There was some concern of the construction that was going on close by, but we never heard any noise for the period we were there. The resort has plans to greatly expand their complex over time, and some of that expansion construction has started.
The resort seemed practically vacant while we ere there, sometime having the entire beach to ourselves. But then at night the restaurants were packed. I still can't figure out where everybody went during the day, but we didn't care; we wanted to get away from crowds anyhow and the resort fulfilled that requirement nicely.
While most people stayed on the resort (as far as we could tell), we ventured out. The towns people were very friendly and helpful; which generally seems to be part of the island culture. Unfortunately, there is not much to see on the island west of Freeport. Next time we visit the resort we will probably not rent a car.

If you are looking for a place to rest and relax- this is it. The hotel is located at the end of an isolated stretch of Grand Bahama, so it is more like an out-island experience. The property is lovely, rooms large and well furnished with kitchen/kitchenette, and big marble bathrooms. The food at all three restaurants was good, and in my mind reasonably priced (for Caribbean standards) which is great because there is no where else in reasonable distance to eat. Freeport/Lucaya is at least 30 minutes away and a $65 cab ride, but if you talk to the front desk they will help you arrange a cab or the public bus. The property provides free airport transfers, which went very smoothly. Staff are friendly and willing to help. They have a live band at the beach bar every afternoon, which was a very nice touch. If you are looking for a get-away-from-it-all vacation where you lay by the pool or beach all day OBB is paradise. If you want to shop all day and party all night, this isn't the place for you.

We went to OBB for New Year's. Yes, it is way out west, but I've stayed 'downtown' and it can be uncomfortable, noisy, and boring (sitting in the tiny, ugly room on a rainy day). When it poured on New Year's Eve at OBB, we went out on the spacious back porch and enjoyed the elements.
This is a very relaxing place, which it seems the one reviewer didn't understand. And the shallow water is near shore -- it does get deeper if you keep going. But I had a wonder afternoon wading in the warm, shallow water -- there were crabs, fish, and even a sting ray that another guest almost stepped on! Some kids even found some baby conchs.
If you *want* some action, you can always go to town on the Jitney (a true cultural experience) or take a taxi. We rented a car to go to Lucayan National Park, which has a nice nature trail to the caves and a boardwalk over the mangroves to the gorgeous beach. Next time I wouldn't try to do both downtown and the park in one day, as it's quite a way to the park. Do check to see when it's low tide, as high tide pretty much covers the entire beach at the park.
The conch fritters at the Shack were awesome! (And I've eaten many since I was a child in Nassau). Unfortunately, the Guava Duff from room service was dry. I didn't care much for the menu at the Bonefish restaurant, but with the fridge and stove and microwave, and a quick trip down the road to City Market, you can stock up on a few basics to keep yourself fed.
They have bikes to borrow and kayaks. We didn't get a chance this trip, but maybe next time!

The reason we chose this hotel is that it is on the West End of GBI, far away from the hustle and bustle of Freeport. It was a very relaxed environment with good service and a great location. The room was wonderfully roomy and had its own back porch, complete with ceiling fan. The bathroom is total luxury with a twin sinks, whirlpool tub, separate walk-in shower and separate commode room. The big screen TV was a pleasant surprise. There is also a full-size washer/dryer.

The staff was very helpful, even arranging a rental car on short notice for us. True, it was 10 years old, beat up, and we rented it from a bar down the road, but it got us around the island ok. Next time, we'll arrange for the rental car in advance...

There are 3 places to eat there. First, there is the Straw Bar, a shack out by the beach, which has daytime hours only. We would have liked to see the hours extended just a bit, maybe to 6 or 7 from 5 pm. The conch fritters were excellent and even beat those from Bishops on the East End of the island. There is also Aqua the high-end restaurant and Bonefish Folley's, neither of which we ate at. The room had a full kitchen, complete with full size fridge/freezer, cooktop and microwave, so we ate leftovers from the restaurants in Freeport that we ate at. There is also a very nice shop there that sells food, clothing and trinkets.

We were extremely disappointed that Freeport canceled Junkanoo because of rain, but the resort did have a small celebration, complete with a brief fireworks show.

The only problems we had were noisy neighbors upstairs, who must have been playing hockey or something, and one night where we came back late and discovered we didn't get any wash towels and couldn't convince the front desk rep to open up housekeeping and get some for us.. So OBB doesn't get the A+, just the A.