| Big. Really big.It's impossible to get past that first | | | | NoBu, Dunes, and Cafe Martinique. Throughout |
| impression of Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas | | | | Atlantis Paradise Island you'll find that food prices are |
| and you'll be reminded of it everywhere you go in | | | | very high, so you may want to consider the prepaid |
| the resort. This is not a destination for a quiet and | | | | food plans that are available. Your choices will be a |
| restful romantic recharge; this is a destination for a | | | | little more limited, but your wallet will thank |
| full-bore, pedal to the metal, fun fest with several | | | | you.Activities for ChildrenThe great draw for kids (at |
| thousand other vacationers. So, with that in mind, | | | | least, my kids) is the waterslides, particularly the huge |
| what are the highlights if you want to make the | | | | Mayan Temple Slides. These can keep them occupied |
| most of a family vacation at Atlantis Paradise | | | | for hours. One important tip: Make sure everyone has |
| Island?General InformationAtlantis Paradise Island is | | | | swimsuits without metal rivets, zippers, studs, etc. |
| by far the biggest resort in the Bahamas. Located on | | | | These are not allowed on the slides, and you'll be |
| New Providence Island, the word "resort" barely does | | | | charged a fortune to buy an acceptable swimsuit at |
| it justice; Atlantis is a combination of amusement | | | | the resort.The Atlantis Kids Club has a variety of |
| park, water park, casino, spa, beach all rolled into one | | | | options for children aged 3 through 12, so your kids |
| sparkling and gigantic package. There are so many | | | | can be safe and supervised while they have fun, and |
| lagoons, water features, walk-through aquariums and | | | | while you hit the more grownup |
| waterfalls that it's considered the largest marine | | | | entertainment.CasinoLavishly decorated with |
| habitat in the world. With over 2,700 hotel rooms and | | | | sculptures by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly, the |
| villas, there are a variety of accommodation choices | | | | casino at Atlantis Paradise Island is, as you've come |
| in three large hotels and a villa complex. Facilities at | | | | to expect, big. The casino includes over 800 slot |
| Atlantis include water slides; a kid's club; special teen | | | | machines, and 75 table games including baccarat, |
| activities; a dozen or so bars; numerous restaurants; | | | | roulette, craps, blackjack and poker. You can also |
| a theater; a sports club; a spa; and a casino. (Yes, | | | | wager on major sports events and US racetracks |
| the biggest casino in the Bahamas. This is Atlantis, | | | | from a comfortable player's lounge.SpaThe Mandara |
| remember? It's big.)AccommodationIf you're traveling | | | | Spa features a full range of treatments, including |
| with a family, plan to stay at either the Coral Towers | | | | massages, aromatherapy, facials, and salon services. |
| or at Harborside, the villa complex. The Coral Towers | | | | With twenty-four treatment rooms; steam rooms; a |
| is the most centrally located of the Atlantis hotels, | | | | sauna; and a thallasotherapy pool, you'll enjoy some |
| and it houses the Discovery Kid's Club. Harborside | | | | quiet pampering to prepare you for your return to |
| offers one, two, and three-bedroom vacation villas | | | | the crowds at the buffet line.The Atlantis Paradise |
| with a fully-equipped kitchen, and has a zero-entry | | | | Island Resort is in the Bahamas, but it isn't really of |
| children's pool. Harborside is a little further from the | | | | the Bahamas. If your dream is of a classic Bahamas |
| noisy heart of the resort, which may be a blessing if | | | | vacation, and an opportunity to experience some of |
| you prefer to have your children asleep before | | | | the indigenous culture, you'll enjoy other resorts much |
| midnight.DiningDining choices at Atlantis have | | | | more. But if you'd like to combine the glitz and |
| expanded in recent years, but it can still be a | | | | crowds of Las Vegas with lovely beaches and a |
| challenge to make a reservation where and when | | | | family atmosphere, you can find it all in the lost |
| you want. As crazy as it sounds, it's advisable to | | | | paradise of Atlantis.For more information on the |
| book tables a couple of weeks before your vacation | | | | Bahamas Atlantis Paradise Island Resort please visit |
| if you want to avoid an 11:00pm seafood buffet with | | | | where you can read about other great destinations |
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