We have been vacationing in the Eleuthera & Spanish Wells area for 15 years, and have rented private homes each year in South, North, and Central Eleuthera. 7 years ago we rented Conch Shell Beach Villa, and we have returned to Conch Shell Beach Villa for each of the past 7 years. The villa itself is comfy, light, airy, and always clean. We have stayed there with other couples and with our daughter and her children. Everyone we bring to the villa loves it, and they all ask when they can return. My little granddaughter always says that she wants to “go back to her pink house!” You really can’t find a better beach for little ones anywhere. The beach in front of the villa is shallow, warm, calm, & sandy; it is just like bath water, a place where they want to play all day. The boat at the villa is a huge plus. (Otherwise, the least expensive boat rental on the island is about $500/wk.) We love taking the boat out to the wonderful barrier reef just off shore. We’ve seen turtles, colorful sea fans, whole sand dollars, sea stars, and beautiful fish of every description. We’ve also had the wonderful experience of swimming with friendly dolphins in the wild; an amazing experience that the entire family will never forget. We have also been boating around Spanish Wells, Pierre Rocks, Russell Island, Royal Island, Egg Island, Meek’s Patch, North Eleuthera, and the lovely Ben Bay Beach; there’s something new to explore and discover on each little island. We’ve also had fun tooling around the town of Spanish Wells on the bicycles, and my daughter and her husband made it a practice to go kayaking each and every morning. Conch Shell is on an extra large beachfront property with the most amazing 30+ feet tall coconut palms and other tropical foliage. All the homes around Conch Shell are also on a few acres of property, and there is no public beach access in the area. Quite often we never see another soul on the beach. There is an excellent large grocery store in Spanish Wells, just ½ mile from the villa; it offers just about everything that we are used to in the U.S. There are wonderful home bakeries where we purchase fresh piping hot bread and pastries at 10:30 a.m. each morning. There are a number of restaurants that serve Bahamian and American dishes that are reasonably priced. The cracked conch, conch chowder, and grilled lobster are excellent choices. The owners are wonderful people and have become good friends. We will return next year!