Balara Bay, Eleuthera
PLEASE NOTE: 7 NIGHT MINIMUM STAY. RATES ARE FOR TWO PEOPLE. EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON IS $20 PER NIGHT. OWNER APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO ADDING MORE GUESTS AFTER INITIAL BOOKING AGREEMENT.
Sixty feet beyond the large covered veranda is the clear turquoise water of the Caribbean Sea. You are ON THE BEACH. Shade is provided for comfort on both the deck, overlooking the gardens, and on the seaside verandah. All rooms have sea views. Bedrooms have 8 foot sliding glass doors overlooking the bay. The Living Room has 12 foot sliding glass doors. The home has parking in a circular driveway and is 1000 feet down a private driveway to Balara Bay. The island's largest settlement, Governor's Harbour, is two miles away offering varied restaurants, grocery stores, bakery, post office, banks, historic library, service stations, beverage stores, churches, and gift shops.
The Mockingbird, new in 2010, is state of the art construction by the island's leading builder and energy efficient for your comfort and enjoyment. Concrete construction and the heavily insulated ceiling and walls allow windows to be open, even in hot weather, allowing seabreeze and sea sounds inside the home, maximizing the island experience. The home is not typical island cement block construction.
Why the Owner Chose Governor's Harbour: Balara Bay is beautiful, private, serene, and secluded. The Mockingbird is 1000 feet from the Queen's Highway on a stretch of white sand beach that looks out on Levy Island. The property is surrounded by extensive tropical foliage, and the property itself has many varied tropical trees including coconut palms and palmetto palms. The gardens are filled with bouganvilla, exora, hibiscus and numerous island flowers.
The Unique Benefits of this House: The Mockingbird is on a white sand beach. The Caribbean is 60-100 feet in front of the home. The view is unobstructed. The property is level and easy to walk. We are a four minute drive to the island's largest settlement, Governor's Harbour, with its many facilities and amenities. The Mockingbird is easily accessible as there are many remote properties on the island that are not easily accessible. Just minutes away from stores, restaurants and entertainment. Yet the property offers privacy, quiet and a sense of seclusion.
Unbelievable beaches on the island. We were centrally located to make travel easy to a different beach each day. The house was our home away from home with everything we needed. Owner was easy to work with and so helpful with making our vacation relaxing.
This our 2nd trip in the last 1 1/2 years to this property. Once at each house on the location and quietness of this place is so relaxing. Would definitely come back again.
The home is well equipped and very homey. The photos do not capture the water entry properly as you need water shoes to traverse the rocky entrance. But once past the rocks the bay is spectacular! Only drawback is there is no cable for tv so no local or foreign news available for those who need to know. But Netflix save the day. For more options I would bring your Apple TV box to connect to the smart tv for greater viewing options. Not much to do except beach combing, the glass window and eating out. I recommend Buccaneer’s club, Tippy’s and Shipyard cafe in Spanish wells!
We've stayed at the Hummingbird numerous times previously. First time at Mockingbird. As usual, we felt like we were staying in a home - not a rental. The location is beautiful and relaxing. The location allows for easy access to both ends of the island. Marion has thought of everything you might need or need to know to make your stay as stress free as possible. Just can't adequately describe how special this place is. Planning on returning next summer to introduce Eleuthera to the grandkids.
Gorgeous location and home. We loved every second of this stay and the wonderful fully equipped home. We are definitely coming back to this paradise!
After multiple delays we arrived 3 days late.The weather was challenging but finally cleared. Great location and the water was incredible.
This place is amazing, true hidden gem! Very private, on a beautiful beach with turquoise water. This house has everything you need, and all so well organized and clean! The front of the house features beautifully landscaped garden, with flowers and coconut trees. We had the best time! The kayaks and paddleboards are great, and the bay is the perfect place to use those. I'd recommend taking water shoes or water socks... just to walk to water over shells and little stones... few steps in the water and you are on very fine sand. We enjoyed Governor's Harbor, bought fresh fish and lobsters from local fishermen, few nights we went to local restaurants for delicious dinner and cocktails. Communication with the owner was amazing, we've got a lot of information and recommendations. We will be back!
This house is well maintained and provides everything you need. The driveway in to the property is breathtaking! The pictures don't do justice of the gorgeous, lush landscaping. The owner was beyond friendly and helpful. The propane ran out while we were there. After contacting her, someone was there within an hour to replace it. It is a beautiful view and it is so nice being that close to the water. There are amazing beaches around the area. We would highly recommend Receiver's Beach. It is a short drive right off the highway and it has crystal clear, shallow water for a couple hundred yards. We had a lot of fun using the kayaks a couple days while we were there. This was a great bonus! Thank you for making this place feel like home for your guests!
This home exceeded all expectations! The home is well equipped & comfortable & oh that beach...it really is steps from the porch! We rode almost all of the island & saw so many beaches but the one at this house is as good as any we saw! Will definitely be back & will choose this home again. The owner is just precious & so helpful!
We rented this house because our family wanted privacy & to escape the crowds... and that's exactly what we got! As past reviewers have stated, the House is on the Caribbean side and is usually a very calm Bay. We did have a day or 2 of waves but it was a nice change! The House is stocked y'all, like really really stocked (we were surprised that the House even had Flashlights, dish soap, matches, & beach hats!) and nicely labeled & organized. The Owner is a breeze to work with and was extremely helpful when our arriving flight (Silver Airways) was cancelled and we were delayed a day. The Mockingbird is a great house with beautiful gardens, a definite must stay! Renter tips: Don't leave your beach shoes or coverups on the front porch to dry unattended!! The very cute but very stealth potcakes that seem to live a few houses down were stealing of our stuff pretty regularly, hahaha. Luckily we were always able to go track our items down in the little pasture the dogs liked to hang out in, but you've been warned! :) Also, bring your own hair dryer, the ones in the house are very old & 1 only blows cold air. ;)
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