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Accommodations
With a fantastic range of cheerful little cottages, welcoming inns, stylish condos, excellent
hotels and all-inclusive resorts, the Bahamas caters for most tastes, if not for all budgets.
You may come across some intimidating and often unjustified high rates when checking out
accommodations, as many hotels of similar price vary dramatically in ambience and value.
PRACTICALITIES
NEWSPAPERS
»
Nassau Guardian
(
www.thenassauguardian.com
)
»
The Tribune
(
www.tribune242.com
)
»
Bahama Journal
(
www.jonesbahamas.com
)
»
Freeport News
(
www.freeport.nassauguardian.net
)
»
Bahamas Weekly
(
www.thebahamasweekly.com
)
»
Abaconian
(
www.abaconian.com
)
.
RADIO & TV
» The government-owned Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas operates TV
Channel 13 (ZNS) and several radio stations. Most hotels also offer American
cable TV.
SMOKING
» Banned in most hotels and restaurants.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
» The British Imperial and metric systems are both in use. Liquids are generally
measured in pints, quarts and gallons, and weight in grams, ounces and pounds.
Miles are favored over kilometers.
Room taxes can be around 12% and, to add insult to injury, surcharges can hike up your
bill by another 10% to 30%. These miscellaneous charges will be described as an energy
surcharge, a 'resort levy,' or a per-diem fee for housekeeping service. The housekeeping ser-
vice charge is legal, but the energy tab is left over from the oil crisis days of the mid-'70s
and is definitely illegitimate. Check whether the service charges and taxes are per room or
