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| The Long Bay House |
a large oceanfront
vacation home
On a white sandy beach, with a pool, boat and four bikes. |
Comfortable
furnishing and amenities.
The
Long Bay House, offers pleasant, quality accomodations in an
exotic seaside setting within earshot of the Atlantic surf.
Handsome Abaco Pine living areas,
a cathedral ceiling, library and magnificant views grace the house. Outside,
enjoy the 20'x40' swimming pool or have a barbecue.The Atlantic Ocean is visible
to the north and Black Sound is visible to the south. On Black Sound there
is a 120ft dock complete with a 14' Boston Whaler for your pleasure.
Walk along the two miles of private white sand beach complete with two ocean
side decks. Lay out on one of the two sun decks or view the island from the
observation tower, then ride one of the four bikes on a tour of the Island.
We
are approximately 1/4 of a mile from town.
About
a ten to fifteen minute slow walk or 3-5 minutes via Bike
or golf cart. We have 6-8 small local restaurants,
3 larger restaurants, three well stocked grocery stores,
two hardware stores a half dozen gift shops, a Museum, post
office and Government building. You can rent boats up to
28 ft long, bikes, motor bikes, golf carts, and scuba Gear.
Thank
you for your interest in the Long Bay House.
The current rental rate for 2004
is $300.00 per night for two persons, additional
guests run $35.00 per night. |
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House sleeps up to eight persons. |
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We have four bedrooms, a master bedroom with a King Size bed
and a large bath. On the other side of the house is
another large bedroom with two singles, traversing this
room are two other smaller bedrooms both with two singles
each, all three bedrooms in this wing share the same
bath.
The House has a dining room that seats eight, a full
modern kitchen with full size refridgerator, oven, microwave,
and complete set of cooking utensils, including coffee
maker, toaster, etc.
We provide all towels, linens, toiletries, soaps, coffee
filters, etc. (Maid service is available at an extra
cost) The Longbay House has a 20x40 ft swimming pool
with three sundecks, an observation tower with a wonderful
360 degree view of the Island, Black Sound and the Atlantic
Ocean.
The 14 ft
Boston Whaler with 30 hp motor comes with
the house, larger rental Boats are available should
you desire.
The Long Bay House is located up on the Atlantic
Ocean on a 2 mile long white sandy beach,
there is a covered gazebo off the house. There is a
BBQ grill and an outside shower. We Have hammocks and
picnic tables for your outdoor enjoyment and a screened
porch overlooking the Ocean that also seats eight and
is a wonderful place to enjoy your meals, play cards
or read. My wife Linda and I are the owners and live
on the property and have been here for over 10 years
full time. Your group will be met at our dock where
the Water Taxi drop you, then taken up to the House
and settle in.
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We have fishing guides to take you
deep sea, Bonefishing, or reef fishing.
There are people who will take you on picnics or snorkeling.
We have lots of small Uninhabited islands around us that are
wonderful for Sunbathing, exploring, and picnics. We have
two dive shops that offer diving and snorkeling trips and
equipment Rentals.
This is a private home and only one
set of guests are on the property at any given time.
So your group has the full private use of Our Island Home.
The dock is shared with the Longbay Cottages another property
that we own next door to the Long Bay House. We can also arrange
for you to hire a guide that will take you out diving, fishing
or a secluded picnic on an uninhabited island, to make your
stay a memorable and enjoyable one.
There are several choice for dining
out,
from local cuisine, to more elegant gourmet dining (island style). All welcome
casual attire. Make sure you try the homemade bread and pies (baked by local
women), none are better, and theyre made fresh daily.
There are also three grocery stores,
to accommodate your needs for food and supplies, including a liquor store along
with several small quaint shops for your souvenirs and gifts. After a day
of relaxing, you may feel the need for entertainment, You have your choice
of local bars or clubs, in which you may find some interesting conversation.
Who knows, you may even try the native dance of Raggae, when the band is
playing.
We have a community of very friendly
people.
who have prospered here for over 200 years, giving us a crime free, happy, small
town painted in pastels reminding many of a quaint New England town.
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| Getting
to the Long Bay House... |
is very easy. It is located 180 nautical miles east of West Palm Beach. You
can fly directly from the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach,
and Orlando. We are serviced by Vintage, American, US
Air, United, Continental,
and three or four small airlines, such as Sunshine, Island
Express, Bahamas
Air, and Gulf
Stream. You book your flight to Treasure Cay, Abaco Bahamas, airport
code TCB, which is a port of entry with a Customs and Immigration. After
you have landed, you take a taxi for about a three-minute ride to the Green
Turtle Ferry docks where you board a Water Taxi (Bolo), which runs on a regular
schedule and meets most all flights. On the Water taxi, you just tell the
captain you are guests of the Long Bay House, and he will bring your group
right to our docks and notify us of your arrival, where you will be welcomed
and taken up to the house.
The taxi ride runs $3.00 per adult and the Water Taxi boat
trip costs $8.00 per adult. If you have a larger group there
are private charters, and can be a good bargain. Once at
the Long Bay House, your party can just relax and enjoy the
good life in this Island Paradise.
Thank
you again for your Interest in the long bay house.
If you would like to reserve your special dates with us just send one half
the rental fee and security deposit, that is refundable after your stay and
is above the rental Fee to:
Long
Bay House
9378 Arlington Exressway #315
Jacksonville, FL. 32225 Fax us at 242-365-4425
or call us at 242-365-4294 |
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| Dennis
and Linda Pine |
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