The Cove at Atlantis

My husband and I revisited Atlantis after a couple of decades and stayed at the Cove. We loved the variety of pools, beaches, and restaurants and I would definitely stay there again. A few things need attention - many of the sunshades on the chaises were broken; beach and pool chairs can be hard to find after about 10am and the discarded towels left on many chaises aren't picked up so it's hard to know what chaises are available. The piped music around all the pools is annoying - better to turn it all off! Our room at the Cove was nice, but the patio/lanai was unusable due to balcony maintenance which we were told about after check-in. Despite this, we would happily visit again and found the employees to be very friendly and welcoming.

Stayed at the Cove which is an upscale tower in Atlantis. It’s very nice and if crowds and resort lines aren’t your thing, it’s the way to go. Natural textures in shared spaces make it feel upper end and relaxing. The grounds of the entire property are well maintained and manicured. And the resort in general is clean. There are some negatives that are hard to look past. First, the service. Lots of staff but they tend to stand around and not help. They’re not engaging or the least bit friendly. Very odd for so many service people to not have a service personality. Strange is the music choices. All American music. Nothing Caribbean. Think “what is love, baby don’t hurt me” vibes by the pool. Or The Gambler remixed. Next is the food. A few places are closed. It can be pretty expensive for what you’re getting. Sometimes cold and needing to be sent back. And they run out of things; guacamole, olives, desert, certain beer. The list goes on. We were looking forward to more seafood options and it’s hard to come by for casual fare. They ran out of clam chowder. All in all there’s a lot to do here and the busses to the other properties are efficient. Although night after night the drivers overload them and then when everyone is on tell people they can’t stand and everyone shuffles back off. Ridiculous. Because there doesn’t seem to be many off property options I wouldn’t come back to the Bahamas. But more so because of the service making you feel like you’re putting people out for wanting to place an order.

The Cove is an awesome destination. The staff separates it from other premium destinations. It meets every single criteria for an incredible vacation

Indigo suite was booked and views were incredible but for the price was disappointed that room was infested with ants, and carpet was wet (guess they tried to shampoo some areas) and smelled awful. Carpet was very dry dirty and would recommend replacing with tile or something cleaner.

There's too much to be said to explain how awesome this place is. The Waterpark and beach alone are what make it worth the price, but there's so so much to experience here! I shelled out for the sea lion playtime experience, it was my favorite part! They also have dolphin experiences in different price ranges, we had a great time kayaking with dolphins. You'll never be bored here, and you'll never run out of new things to do!