Are you a first time traveler to Spanish Wells? If so, we have you covered! Read this page fully to be prepared before you come to the island. Additionally, your Rental Home host will be the best contact during your stay. If you are traveling on holidays or weekends, pay close attention to hours of operations for all services. Remember, when you step off the ferry - you are on island time! Relax, have fun, come back!
All the information you need for an amazing stay
Island Ins & Outs
- Wreckers: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Sandbar Bar & Grill: Lunch & Dinner, Brunch on Sunday
- The Shipyard: Lunch & Dinner
- Budda's Snack Shack: Lunch & Dinner
- The Snack Vault: Lunch & Dinner
- Eagle's Landing: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- The Takeout Pizza: Dinner
restaurants & food stands
grocery & spirits
- Food Fair (Closed on Sundays)
- Island Mart (Cash only, ATM location) 8am-8pm Everyday
- Pinder's Supermarket (Closed Sundays)
- Budda's Wines & Spirits on 12th St
- Budda's Wines & Spirits on Main St
- Value Liquor (Cash Only)
fresh catch seafood
- Bernard (Bernie Sweeting): Dock Near 30th
- Hank Sweeting: Sells from 14th St Dock in AM
- Ronald's Seafood/Service Center: 3rd St (Cash only)
- Deek (Darrin Sweeting) & Tweedie (Tweedie Sands): Dock creekside, by big boat storage house
- Backyard Bait & Tackle (Gideon Pinder): 19th St, sells from home
Where to Eat..
Hardware
Nu 2 U
Gift Shops
Ponderosa Shell & Shop on 10th St
Harbourside Gift Store
Three Sisters Variety Shop
The Islander Shop
Markets
Spanish Wells Artisan & Farmers Market: Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month
Gift Shops
Ponderosa Shell & Shop on 10th St
Harbourside Gift Store
Three Sisters Variety Shop
The Islander Shop
Island Mart
Tee's R Us
shopping
SOME WOULD CONSIDER SHOPPING ESSENTIAL...
Where to Worship
Peoples Church: Protestant Church
On Main St, between 1st & 2nd St
Gospel Chapel
On Main St, between 5th & 6th St
Spanish Wells Methodist Church
Off Main St on 28th St
churches
Bring Cash
While credit cards are accepted at many places, CASH will be needed. If you forget, below are ATM locations. Bahamian dollar is equal to USD, both accepted.
Commonwealth Bank
Located in the same plaza as the Food Fair
Island Mart
Main St & 10th St
ATM Located inside
Bank & ATM
Bring Your Water Bottles
Some Airbnb's offer 5 gallon jugs to fill up with drinking water. If they don't, you can rent them for your stay at the locations below.
Higgs Water:
28th St, south of Main
Cash or Local Check
Ronald's Seafood/Service Center
Look for Chilly Gilly Door
3rd Street
$2.75 to fill up plus tip
Drinking Water
Markets
Spanish Wells Artisan & Farmers Market: Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month
Gift Shops
Ponderosa Shell & Shop on 10th St
Harbourside Gift Store
Three Sisters Variety Shop
The Islander Shop
Island Mart
Tee's R Us
shopping
SOME WOULD CONSIDER SHOPPING ESSENTIAL...
Located on Main St between 6th & 7th St
bahamas wellness emergency
242-828-7547 (whatsapp)
Located on 7th St
spanish wells police station
if you have an emergency, there are several options to reach out to. Always contact your rental host!
Emergencies
Tips & Tricks
- drive on the left side of the road
- Avoid 10th street in the golf cart - too steep
- PLAN AHEAD - CHECK HOURS of operation BEFORE YOU TrAVEL
- DOWNLOAD WHATSAPP BEfore YOU COME
- Utilize the Spanish wells facebook forum for additional questions
- if you're drinking sands, keep your bottle caps - turn in 6 at budda's spirits for a free bottle!
- do not take starfish out of the water!
- do not touch manatees! let wildlife stay wild
- sports sandals are ideal for adventure type activties, like the queen's baths on eleuthera
- have cash and remember to tip!
A: You can find food donation boxes at the Island Mart and Nu 2 U on Russell Island. You can also drop donations at the Spanish Wells Methodist Church.
