Atlantis Bahamas?

[Dazed]

Looking for somewhere to stay over the weekend of my 40th Birthday in January. We will be in Disney, so the option is to stay there or hop on a flight elsewhere.

So far we have toyed with the idea of Staying in Disney, going to the Gulf Coast or to Atlantis Bahamas. We love Atlantis the Palm, in Dubai so would hope it is comparable. Has anyone been to both?

Atlantis is our idea of fun (other than Disney). We like Waterparks, onsite dining and sunshine No sightseeing for this trip, just relaxing/swimming for 4/5 days.

[KymmieAKiss]

Originally Posted by Dazed

Looking for somewhere to stay over the weekend of my 40th Birthday in January. We will be in Disney, so the option is to stay there or hop on a flight elsewhere.

So far we have toyed with the idea of Staying in Disney, going to the Gulf Coast or to Atlantis Bahamas. We love Atlantis the Palm, in Dubai so would hope it is comparable. Has anyone been to both?

Atlantis is our idea of fun (other than Disney). We like Waterparks, onsite dining and sunshine No sightseeing for this trip, just relaxing/swimming for 4/5 days.

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I've been to the Bahamas Atlantis a few times now and i love it! It's so beautiful, peaceful and calm. The waterpark is great. I'd give that my vote!

[The Muppets]

I’ve stayed at both.
Remember Atlantis Bahamas is made up of a number of hotels. We did really enjoy our stay but the water park got really busy some days when a lot of cruise ships were in port.

[Dazed]

Originally Posted by The Muppets

I’ve stayed at both.
Remember Atlantis Bahamas is made up of a number of hotels. We did really enjoy our stay but the water park got really busy some days when a lot of cruise ships were in port.

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This is what I've read online. I was all up for going and then read reviews and almost every one commented on a huge amount of cruise day trippers and how it made the Waterpark packed and sun loungers a no-go etc.

It's been very hard deciding what to do

I don't want to fly there (hate flying) for it to be packed and wish we hadn't gone. Not sure whether to stay in Disney - we've been dozens of times and will have been there almost 5 weeks by this point so not sure how 'special' we can make that weekend.

[Team Jeans]

We visited Bahamas one last April and stayed in Dubai one in October. Personally I found the Dubai one far nicer, but obviously we were there as guests, not day trippers. Nassau is a bit of a hole TBH, but we really enjoyed our cruise. Would you consider a short cruise?

[act1980]

Dubai is far superior to Atlantis in Nassau IMO. The last time we visited the Bahamas it was a complete sham and we asked for a refund. I wouldn’t recommend it personally and have no desire to go back.

Have a lovely time whatever you decide to do! 😊

[floridasgirl]

How about a 3 night Disney cruise?

[Disney1sttimers]

DH and I went to the Atlantis in the Bahamas for our honeymoon. It was nice but we both felt that unless you flashed your cash the staff weren't really interested. Mind you that was a few years ago now so it may have changed.

[Dazed]

Thank you all.

DH hates boats! He goes a shade of grey when we get on the Disney ferry and when we were in the Staten Island ferry he stood with his back against the wall the whole time looking terrified. Cruising is a definite no unfortunately.

He doesn't really want to drive on this trip so Gulf Coast not ideal. He said he'd take a short flight (we use Disney express to get to MCO).

I'm running out of ideas!

[Dazed]

I won't be booking Atlantis Bahamas as I think we will be disappointed after several amazing trips to Dubai.

Where else is similar to Atlantis Dubai but near to the US?