Serving as the island’s social and business hub, this 291-room beachfront hotel lies across the street from the Straw Market and 5 blocks from Parliament Square.
The British Colonial Hilton offers 288 guestrooms in a seven-story sand-colored building with red tile roofs. Furnishings include dark-wood colonial-style furniture, large desks with ergonomic chairs, and two telephones. Pink-marble-floor bathrooms contain telephones and separate tubs and stall showers. Televisions offer pay movies, U.S. cable channels, and video-game consoles. Decor features blue or purple crown molding, white walls, pastel ceilings, mocha-colored carpets, and pastel Bahamian prints. High-speed Internet connections are available (surcharges).
A 24-hour, complimentary fitness center contains free weights and cardio and weight machines. The British Colonial Hilton’s business center includes Internet-connected computers.
In addition, guests can rent a cabinet containing a laptop computer with a wireless Internet connection and remote printing capability, a telephone (calls charged to room), and office supplies; all of this can be wheeled to the pool deck or to the beach. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas.
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