On the first glimpse for most holiday-makers the Graycliff is a No-Go. What? A hotel on the Bahamas without a beach? No way. Nevertheless we think the Graycliff is a juwel you should not miss. We also think that in principle it is always interesting and fun to experience a destination from different angles. So we recomend the Graycliff as a luxury add-on to your Bahamian beach holidays. The 20 room mansion in the heart of Nassau dates back to 1740 and became an inn in 1844. Nowadays the Graycliff is famous for it´s gourmet restaurant and the biggest wine cellar in the Caribbean. There are also guided tours to the wine cellar. Some celebrities like Nicolas Cage or Beyonce are said to have spent a fortune on rare wines from the “millionaires row” in the cellar of the Graycliff. So what can you expect as a hotelguest? Well, two pools, a shop with Graycliff chocolates, a little cigar factory outside, three restaurants, often live jazz music in the evening. There is also a small fitness center. The 20 spacious rooms look all different and are stuffed with antiquities but there are also modern features.The bathrooms boast Bulgari amenities, bathrobes, double vanity sinks. So all in all: This small upscale hotel is a perfect extra-topping for a Bahamas holidays from where you can explore Nassau and its shops and restaurants very easily and where you can try to get the feel of the old times when Captain John Howard Graysmith, a notorious pirate and master of the schooner Graywolf, had his heydays in the 1740ies (more about the history in our movie).