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SLEEPING
Harbour Island is the priciest place to sleep in Eleuthera. If money's no object and rustic-
chic luxury is your style, you'll be golden. Budget digs are trickier. Most wallet-con-
scious travelers stay on 'mainland' Eleuthera or band together with friends or family for
group cottage rentals. For rentals, try either
Harbour Island Realty
(
242-333-2278;
www.harbourislandrealty.com
) or
Red
Apple
Rentals
(
242-333-2750;
Pink Sands Resort
COTTAGE RESORT $$$
( 242-333-2030;
www.pinksandsresort.com
; Chapel St, Dunmore Town; cottages
$495-2600; ) Rock stars, supermodels and other rich and famous types have
long adored this 20-acre hideaway. Walking into the intimate open-air lobby, with its koi
pond and carved Moroccan swing and ancient fig trees, feels like entering an Arabian
Nights fairy tale. The 25 sleek cottages are their own private mini-kingdoms, with sitting
areas and porches and minibars stocked with everything from champagne to Cracker Jacks.
Some have million-dollar views of Pink Sands Beach, while others are tucked away be-
neath the trees. Stop in for a drink at the Blue Bar, an exquisitely minimalist beach lounge
whose walls blend in with the sky.
Rock House
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
( 242-333-2053;
www.rockhousebahamas.com
; Bay & Hill Sts, Dunmore Town; r incl
breakfast $300-495, ste $575-950; ) A seriously stylish crowd lounges on
Moroccan-style swinging daybeds by the pool at this intimate hilltop retreat. Nine rooms
are smallish but luxe, with crisp white decor broken up by designer touches like vintage
birdcages and live orchids. Each comes with its own private cabana. The lobby area is like
something out of a millionaire's Greek villa, all modern furniture and marble and floor-
to-ceiling oil paintings. Even if you don't stay here, do dress up and drop by for evening
cocktails at the outdoor tiki bar.
Runaway Hill
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
( 242-333-2150;
www.runawayhill.com
; Colebrook St at Love Lane, Dunmore Town; r
$325-475; ) Built in the 1940s as the private estate of a wealthy American, this se-
cluded hilltop hotel still has that WWII-era charm: black-and-white tiled lobby, dark wood
library, flags flapping on the pole in the front yard. Rooms, both in the main house and sev-
