Gate House

OCEANFRONT COTTAGE, PRIVATE POOL – FALL SPECIALS and Long Term Rentals Welcome

This Oceanfront vacation home has gorgeous views of turquoise water and is very private. The Gatehouse sits a quarter mile away from the next nearest beach house and if you desire privacy, this is the house for you! It features an ultra private cooling off pool. Stone walls for privacy in pool area…..The Gatehouse is a beautiful oceanfront island cottage with it’s own private beach. (excellent snorkeling) Windows wrap around the house giving beautiful views of the oceans. The granite kitchen is perfect for making fresh seafood meals. There are two bedrooms each with it’s own bathroom and queen sized beds. (brand new mattresses). The living room has a new Queen pull out sofa bed for an extra 2 guests. Kayaks are provided for going out your front door and paddling around the reefs. Snorkeling around the reefs on the bay that this house sits upon, you will see an array of beautiful tropical fish. This is a place that you will want to return to every year. The Gatehouse has all of the comforts of home too including WiFi and a smart TV. You’ll also want to take the 2 sea kayaks out for beautiful views of the reefs right in front of the house or on the beautiful creek that runs adjacent to our property.

Restaurants are close by. One is within walking distance and there are several other restaurants within 5-20 minutes that feature a mix of Bahamian cuisine and traditional American style food. If you don’t feel like going out, you can order takeout from the local restaurant and she will deliver to your oceanfront vacation rental. You can also order a meal to be ready upon your arrival so that you can sit back and have a cocktail and enjoy the view after a day of traveling.

The Oceanfront Gate house is 1 mile from a small grocery store that has all of the necessities. The main grocery store is located a 20 minute drive from the house. Upon your arrival our caretaker or taxi driver will stop here for you to pick up supplies if you request.

Flying to Cat Island:

The Gate house is conveniently located 20 miles from the New Bight, Cat Island airport.

Western Air Bahamas flies almost daily between Nassau and Cat Island. We recommend arriving in Nassau approximately 2 hours before your flight departs for Cat Island.
Web: https://www.westernairbahamas.com/
Tel: 242-377-2222 (Nassau)

Maker’s Air flies almost daily between Fort Lauderdale executive airport and Cat Island.
Web: https://www.makersair.com/
Tel: 954.771.0330

Bam Air offers private charters at your convenience between Nassau and Cat island.
Tel: 242.464.6630

Car rentals are available daily and weekly at affordable rates. We will assist you in arranging.

One of the highlights of Cat Island is that it has the highest elevation of all of the 700 Bahamian islands. This high point is known as Mt. Alvernia and is a definitely see. The views are amazing and it is only 15 minutes from the house. On top of Mt. Alvernia is a landmark known as “The Hermitage” which is a small monastery built in the early 1900’s by and architect, Father Jerome who moved to the Bahamas from England. He lived in this monastery as a hermit until his death. After your hike up Mt. Alvernia, have lunch or dinner at the Blue Bird restaurant which features delicious Bahamian cuisine and is located across the road from the road to the Hermitage.

Other highlights to see are the “blue holes” located on the center of the island that communicate with the ocean and of course, the numerous beautiful white sand beaches.