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The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island

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Property grounds
Interior
Private kitchen
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Dunmore Town, Harbour Island
  • Place, Briland's Blue Hole
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Dr. Albert Johnson Memorial
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Pink Sand Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, North Eleuthera (ELH-North Eleuthera Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island

The Blue Bungalow is a picture-perfect island escape, perched just above the water with sweeping views of the Harbour, passing fishing boats, and the daily rhythm of life at the Government Dock.

Completely reimagined from the ground up, everything inside is brand new—from the charming, well equipped kitchen to the bright and airy bedroom and lovely bathroom with a spacious shower. Step outside to your own private patio, the perfect spot to enjoy morning coffee or an afternoon cocktail while taking in unforgettable sunsets and the gentle sounds of the sea.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and return the keys
We kindly ask that you turn off the lights and air conditioning when leaving the bungalow. Electricity is extremely expensive in the Bahamas, and your help is much appreciated.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 3200224vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Dunmore Town

Located in Dunmore Town, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the beach. Dr. Albert Johnson Memorial and Glen Stewart Mansion are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Pink Sand Beach and Lone Tree. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and ecotours.
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Dunmore Town, Harbour Island

What's nearby

  • Briland's Blue Hole - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Dr. Albert Johnson Memorial - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Sir George Roberts Memorial Library - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Fisherman's Dock - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Pink Sand Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • North Eleuthera (ELH-North Eleuthera Intl.) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Queen Conch - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪aqua pazza - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Coral Sands Beach Bar and Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Gusty's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Daddy Joe's - ‬37 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Blue Bungalow: A charming cottage set above the water in Harbour Island located?

Located in Dunmore Town, this beachfront holiday home is in the city centre and within a 10-minute walk of Briland's Blue Hole and Pink Sand Beach. Government Dock and Dr. Albert Johnson Memorial are also within 5 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 27 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 27 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 27 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 27 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 27 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jen D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Blue Bungalow was a perfect place for my husband and I. Loved every minute!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eileen R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Check in was a snap. The bungalow was so pretty, clean and cozy. The outdoor patio allows for relaxation while watching all the harbor activity. And so close to all the great restaurants, marinas and shops. We love this little gem and hope to visit again!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Baye H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My husband and I loved staying in the Blue Bungalow. The location is great and the cottage was clean and tidy. Will definitely book again for our next trip!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amanda L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Favorite VRBO ever!

We had the best stay at the blue bungalow. It is our favorite VRBO to date. The location is perfect, easy to get to from the government dock and close to everything. The views were incredible, and paddle boarding off of our dock was a highlight of our trip. Highly recommend booking here!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pamela J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family gathering

We enjoyed our Blue Bungalow stay. It is cozy but has all that we needed for our 5 day stay in Bahamas for a family wedding.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul, 2024
Thank you so much Pamela. We are so happy you had a great time and hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Harbor Island getaway

The little Blue Bungalow was just as described. Perfect for 2 people and walking distance to restaurants. I would suggest renting a golf cart to enjoy the beaches.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul, 2024
Thank you Christine! We hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hope F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Spot

My husband and I spent 3 nights at the blue bungalow and loved it. Great location with an amazing view right on the bay. Perfect spot for 2 people! Very clean and had everything we needed!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Hope, we so appreciate your kind response. We hope a trip to Harbour Island is in your future plans and you might stay at the Blue Bungalow again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute bungalow near the main dock

Great bungalow on the waters edge. Fantastic sunsets! Excellent communication from host, would highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Thanks Dan for the review. We hope you will return!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

brett b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Great water views and location to restaurants and town. Easy walking distance from the pier, if you wanted to save a day renting a golf cart. The house is very nice and has everything you need. Very accurate description on VRBO.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Many thanks for your review. We hope you will return and are so happy you had a great trip!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Stay All Around!

The bungalow is great for 2 people. Terrific location on the water near everything in Dunmore Town. It is clean and well decorated, and the terrace overlooking the water is heavenly! The owners are super nice and helpful. All in we had a terrific stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Steven, your review is so kind. Thank you! We hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mikie K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Perfect for Us

Just 2 of us in town for a wedding. PLace was perfect! Well equipped with cooking supplies, dishes, coffee maker and full size frig.The view off the back is stunning for sunset or anytime you want to relax. (Plenty of room to do yoga for 2) LOVED everything about it!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Mar, 2025
So happy you had such a wonderful trip!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kimberly D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful bungalow

Wonderful! Top notch property. Great location. Interior well done and beautifully equipped. As advertised.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul, 2024
Thank you Thomas! We appreciate the kind words and hope to see you again at the Bungalow!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Drew G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible Bungalow!

Pictures don’t do it justice. It is clean, comfortable and quaint. Updated chic Bahamian bungalow great for 1-2 people. The porch on the water is so peaceful and the sunsets are awesome! I thought it would be dated but it isn’t! Right in town, walk to great restaurants. Excellent hosts. I will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Blue Bungalow

AMAZING!!! GORGEOUS!!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
:-)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kandice M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Harbour Island Stole My Heart

The Blue Bungalow is perfectly located. The house is cozy. We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the Island. Food is amazing. The people are kind. The whole experience wasn’t near long enough. We will be back to this beautiful place!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Thank you Kandice! We hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dean S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing!!!

The Blue Bungalow is the perfect place to stay. Perfect for our needs - and we stayed 8 days! Location cant be beat! Mornings watching the action in the harbor, sunsets in the evening... even sitting outside reading during a relaxing rain! So relaxing... a retreat when needed, and just a short walk to all the action. Special place to create life long memories! thanks Guys - Dean and Meg
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Thanks so much Dean + Meg. Love that you had such a wonderful time on Harbour Island and at the BB! So hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elaine M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Getaway

The Blue Bungalow is a perfect place for two to explore beautiful Harbour Island. Location is on the harbour and convenient to restaurants, some excellent ones right across the street! The beach is minutes away with pink sands and the most beautiful blue ocean!! The bungalow also has a small deck on the water to watch awesome sunsets! I highly recommend a trip to Harbour Island and staying at the The Blue Bungalow!! Thank you so much for your hospitality, Elaine & Al
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Elaine & Al! Many thanks for your kind and helpful review. We hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Blue Bungalow

We had a wonderful stay at the Blue Bungalow! We’ve been coming to Harbour Island for 10 years. Nadine, the housekeeper made sure to keep things clean for us. The views of the harbour were an extra treat! Very comfortable bed and the kitchen was perfect for preparing breakfast and lunch. Convenient to walk across to the best restaurants on the island. We will return!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Thank you Susan! We so hope you will return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun- and ideal location.

Perfect spot to explore the island. Pros: Location. Lots of day time activity on dock Easy check in and short walk from dock Short walk to lovely beach and chair rentals Cottage is small, and may not work for people who are immobile, but it’s well appointed, comfy, and cute The AC and fans kept us very comfy. The rental agent was great with communications and follow-up. Cons: None! We will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Darren G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Harbour island ocean front stay

considering this was a new listing and only one review at the time, we didn't really know what to expect. This place ended up exceeding our expectations. It was right in the heart of the action, convenient, quiet and newly renovated. the large oceanfront terrace was amazing with the views of the harbour. I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking to visit the island.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
What a review! Thank you Darren. We hope you will return.
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

May not be for everybody

Fantastic central location on Harbour island. Perfect for getting around if you just want to walk everywhere. Just a couple of minutes walk from the arrival dock. 10 minutes to the beautiful pink sand beach. Great restaurants right across the street as well as down the street. Grocery and liquor store a short walk also. The unit has a wonderful private terrace with comfortable lounges on the water side to look out at the water/sunsets as well as watch the going s on at the arrival dock. A couple of items you should consider to decide if this place is right for you. There are significant steps you need to go down to get into the unit as well as a few more to get to the bedroom from the kitchen/bathroom. The unit is on the small side so there is no couch to sit on indoors when the weather is a bit off to use the back terrace. No full size stove or microwave but a nice toaster oven/ coffee maker with a 2 top range.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Thanks for your thoughtful review. Very helpful for other travelers. We have since added quite a bit to the kitchen so it's better stocked for those who want to cook. We appreciate your feedback!
Verified

8/10 Good

dollie w.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a very well maintained house for 2, I loved the location, it was peaceful, I had wondered if being near the dock would add noise but it didn’t. The paddle board I wasn’t aware that the house came with, so that was an added bonus there were 2 paddle boards but 1 had low air in it. We paddle around and starfish and turtles.the house has a coffee machine we didn’t use because I was worried what water was put in it. Don’t drink the tap water on island I was told, also there’s a nice toaster oven we didn’t cook much at the house because it’s almost just as expensive as the restaurants for two.Over all I would rent this cabin again. However I do think this cute little island has gone down hill since my visit 12 years ago when they had zero cars on the island and only golf carts, sad about that, but the beaches are still beautiful quiet and amazing!! 4 nights was a perfect stay, the house had a wonderful mattress, cold a/c, know that it does have steep stairs going to front door and also steps from bedroom to kitchen bathroom. It had beach towels and plenty of bath towels. The bathroom is a little small. And the window in the bathroom could use a better shade with view of the street. We just put a towel over it. And also have a closet you could hang dresses. Enjoy
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Richard V.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disappointed

Positives: The bungalow is budget-friendly and enjoys a convenient location. Negatives: Upon opening the front door, we were greeted by a pungent, musty smell. The source, whether mold or mildew (or whatever), was unclear, but it was thick enough for my wife and me to look at each other in disbelief. We hesitated (do we sleep in this?) – but kept unpacking and hoping for the best. Then, there was the state of the coffee maker. When attempting to run fresh water through it, we discovered the basket was filled with old coffee grounds and covered in mold. This raised serious concerns about the overall cleanliness and air quality of the property. Ultimately, we felt uncomfortable with the interior environment and opted to secure a suite at another location on the island.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun, 2024
Lots of questions about this review so I wanted to address it. There is no mold that we are aware of in this unit and we have had it inspected. We believe that the windows had been kept open for too long with AC running and it simply needed to be aired out. No other guest has ever complained about this. That said, this is the tropics and the house is literally built on top of the water so a dampness might be a possibility but its a concrete building that was completely gutted two years ago. As for the coffee maker, we own this one. Our lovely, hardworking housekeeper was unaware that the top opened or anyone had used it as it was a new machine. Upon learning about the moldy coffee inside, we immediately came to the house, removed the coffee maker and offered to replace it with a brand new one purchased that day on the island. Unfortunately that was not enough for these guests and they ultimately decided to move out. You can't win them all.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ryann R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Little piece of paradise

Harbour Island did not disappoint and the Blue Bungalow was the cherry on top! The house, location, views.. all of it was just perfection. Sunsets were pristine. I will say my husband and I recently stayed somewhere that was a little musty, so we were nervous about the 4/10 rating from another reviewer. As far as the blue bungalow, it might have been a tiny bit stuffy when we walked in, but this resolved as soon as we turned on the A/C and didn’t notice it the remainder of our trip. I can imagine any house this close to the water would be the exact same. The listing is exactly as described, but far past our expectations. We appreciated all the recommendations and were pleasantly surprised that housekeeping made an appearance to clean up, freshen bedding and switch out towels half way through our stay! The beach is a few min drive by golf cart or maybe a 15 min walk, depending on which beach access you use (we walked and rode without issues). Regardless the beaches were empty and December is definitely the time to visit if you want an entire beach to yourself! For reference to other new visitors to the island— my husband and I highly recommend eating breakfast at The Landing, the ricotta pancakes and French Toast are both Chefs Kiss!!! Thank you to the host! If we ever come back to Harbour Island, we will stay here again. In the meantime, I will recommend this house to friends and family!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ryan F.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

About the host

Hosted by Ryan Malloy

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Our family has had a house on Harbour Island for 50+ years and we love sharing this magical place. The Blue Bungalow was originally the boat house to The Blue Ruin but has recently been renovated to be shared with friends and guests

Why they chose this property

Bay Street is the heart and soul of Harbour Island where you can feel the pulse of the island and its amazing residents. The sunsets are pretty magical too!

What makes this property unique

It is the only property on Bay Street that is located directly above the water!

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