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of Companies. Located in Alice Town on North Bimini,
the 3.5-acre property is a boutique style resort with
51 guest rooms and cottages and 75 boat slips. It has
recently undergone a $6 million renovation which in-
cluded a new, larger freshwater pool, new docks at the
full service marina, new landscaping, new furniture for
the guest rooms, and a renovation of its most popular
restaurant, the Big Game Bar and Grill. In addition, ac-
cording to General Manager, Larry Williams, the facility
is reviving its beachside restaurant, Sharkey’s, by put-
ting in a poolside bar, and is contemplating opening a
new restaurant named after Hemingway, himself.
Most of Big Game’s guests come from southeast Flor-
ida, followed by Texas, and the northeast U.S. The re-
sort is open all year ‘round and according to Smith, “As
long as the weather is good during the season, we’re
pretty much full every weekend. During the off-season,
it’s weather permitting, because you’ve got to cross
the 50 miles of Gulf Stream. But you’re only two hours
away by boat and 20 minutes by plane. Bimini is the
little getaway.”
While the Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina is not
the only “game in town,” according to Williams, it’s still
the “big game in town.” “We have the Bahamian fla-
vor,” adds Smith, “which is what a lot of tourists come
back for. Big Game is the place in town that everybody
wants to get to and be able to say ‘Oh, this is Bimini!’”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
The Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina
WHAT:
A boutique style resort and marina
WHERE:
Alice Town on North Bimini Island
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