Travel Diary: Girls Trip to Nassau, Bahamas

Okay, so I intended on posting this blog as soon as I returned from Nassau a few weeks ago (3 weeks to be exact). My Thyroid hormones have been out of wack so I've been feeling sluggish and exhausted since I got back from vacation. The trip was great and it was a great opportunity for me to get some self care. 

My girls and I took a 5 day trip (in Mid-August) to Nassau, Bahamas to celebrate my best friend and sister’s birthdays.

This has been the first child free vacation I've had in over 2 years so I was excited to have a few days to myself for self care, fun and relaxation. I'm always really busy and TIRED between juggling my career, motherhood, my household, in addition to the constant fatigue I feel due to my thyroid struggles.

My friends and I stayed at the Melia Nassau Beach All-Inclusive Resort which I booked through costcotravel.com. I booked their standard pool-view room which still, in my opinion had a great view. 

My view from the balcony in my Pool-View room.

What I liked..

The front desk and restaurant reservation staff at the hotel were amazing, the room was large and had an amazing view and most importantly the beach was BEAUTIFUL!

Melia Nassau Beach at Sun Down

A few things I didn't like were the showers were a bit rusty and leaky, my friends mentioned the same thing about their rooms as well. The maid service also ever left enough towels in the bathroom. I also thought they were lacking on showing their true Bahamian culture.

What we did..

 A trip to Balmoral Island was included in our Costco purchase. We took a ferry from Senor Frogs in downtown Nassau to the Island. We purchased a cabana and enjoyed hanging out for about 4 hours. It was getting way too hot and we couldn't hang anymore lol.

Our Cabana on Balmoral Island

                                

View from Cabana

We also went to the famous Atlantis Hotel for a few hours during our trip. We got there after the aquarium and water park closed so we didn't have the opportunity to check those out. We did check out the shopping, restaurants, and casino which were awesome.

The best part of my entire vacation outside of the beach was going to the Fish Fry, which is a bunch of restaurants close to downtown Nassau. We went to Oh Andros and Twin Brothers during the trip and each time I had the Snapper literally everything we were served was delicious. 

Snapper dinner at Oh Andros

 

Snapper Dinner at Twin Brothers

Overall, my girls and I had a very laid back and fun trip. We hit the beach every day, had a little too much alcohol, and shared lots of laughs.