Best Nature Sustainable Hotels, Resorts, Eco Lodges and Eco Friendly Accommodation in the Bahamas

What earns a place on this list is how these Bahamas nature stays protect the wild habitat and the creatures around them, like Small Hope Bay Lodge, which keeps the Andros barrier reef within wading and short boat reach so the wildlife is the point rather than the backdrop. Because Small Hope Bay Lodge sits beside one of the largest reef systems on earth, a fragile shore that suffers the moment a lodge treats it as scenery.

Small Hope Bay Lodge sits lightly on these shores and guards the water it overlooks, so the reef, mangroves and flats at Small Hope Bay Lodge in the Bahamas stay alive for the fish and coral they shelter and for the guests who come after you.

We look for that same instinct at Kamalame Cay, which puts the Andros barrier reef on its doorstep, and at Cape Eleuthera Resort, which sits among the mangroves and flats of Rock Sound. Because the families and boat captains who fish and guide around Kamalame Cay and Cape Eleuthera Resort pass these waters to their children, protecting the reef and the flats is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best nature eco stays across the Caribbean.