We just returned from a trip to Elbow cay March 2007. We had a nice time but not exactly what we expected. The Island seemed very East Coast and reminded all of us more of the Carolinas then what you typically think of when you think of the Bahamas. Very SECLUDED there is nothing to do except hang on the beach and vist the small number of shops in town. Our group tried to rent boats to go visit other Islands but we had a hard time finding avalible rental boats that met our needs.

Our group consited of experienced/inexperienced scuba divers. We had planned on doing several dives on the trip. The only dive shop on Elbow Cay is Froggies. The first dive we did was horrible the current was very strong. The experienced divers in the group 300+ dives said it was by far the worst dive they have ever been on. Froggies is horrible, there only focus seemed about money and could care less about your diving enjoyment. Comparble to some dive shops I have been to in mexico. For the other dives we decided to contact shops in Marsh Harbor and they wouldn't even take us out b/c the water was so rough, meanwhile Froggies was calling us saying the diving was fantastic.

We stayed in the Leaping Lizards house. The house was fantastic and our young kids enjoyed swimming in the heated swim pool. We will recommed this house to our family and friends visting the island. This island would be a great choice for families with children 12-17 because you can just let the teen run wild and be reasured that they are safe. For younger kids there is not much for them to do. We had several kids with us 4 months,3,4,4,7, and 12. The 12 year old really loved the golf carts.This was a nice trip but I would recommed it for older families.

I stayed in Elbow Cay in late January '06. My girlfriend and I were looking for a Caribbean getaway from a Boston winter. We stayed at the Hopetoen Harbor Lodge, which was great, but the island itself doesn't have much going on. There was no cell phone service on the island, no t.v. in the hotel, and no newspapers anywhere. That's fine if you like being that isolated.
We made the most of it--the beach at the Hopetown Lodge was amazing (warm water, pink sand), we rented a golf cart to explore the island, and we had a bunch of rum runner's and Kalik's at Captain Jack's. If you're coming to Elbow Cay rent a boat, or go fishing, or snorkeling. Otherwise, there's not much going on, and unfortunately Tahiti Beach was beaten up pretty badly by hurricanes

Elbow Cay is the most amazing vacation ever. We rented a boat and took excursions everyday to surrounding islands or just to cruise around the bay and watch dolphins and look at the sea life you could see through the clear water. The people on the island are so friendly, and it is so relaxing to not have to worry about cars, or a lot of tourists. Most of the people there are residents who have lived there for many years. It is so charming, but it is a definitley make your own fun place. It is easily doable, but you cannot expect there to be a lot of planned activities.

We visited Elbow Cay in April 2004. A quick getaway. We landed on Marsh Harbor by noon, had lunch at Sapodilly's (sp?) before taking a ferry over to Elbow Key. We stayed at the Hopetown Harbor Lodge which was ok. Nothing spectacular. The beach at the lodge was nice. We visited Tahiti beach which was a great experience. The water is calm/clear and about two feet forever....very relaxing. The beach accessed through the center of town is also wonderful. We did a day trip to Great Guana Cay which I would highly recommend. I guess next time my preferance would be to stay there. Very quiant and picturesque. The beach by Nippers is gorgeous. A bright beautiful turquoise blue. We went snorkelling with Froggies to Fowl Cay. The water was not too choppy (atleast when we were there) and the fish abundant and beautiful. Loved it. Dinner at the hopetown lodge is recommended. Good food and great service. Overall a very relaxing vacation not too far from home.