Baker's Bay
A 585-acre Discovery Land community on Great Guana Cay, Abaco — Tom Fazio golf, a deep-water marina and six miles of private beach.
Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club occupies 585 acres on the northern end of Great Guana Cay, in the Abacos. Developed by Discovery Land Company — the same operator behind Barbuda Ocean Club — it pairs a Tom Fazio championship course with a marina taking vessels up to 250 feet, the largest in the Abacos. Worth being precise about the setting, because the marketing language around it is often loose: Great Guana Cay is not a private island. It is a settled Bahamian out-island roughly seven miles long, with its own long-established village, a well-known beach bar and scheduled public ferries from Marsh Harbour. Baker's Bay is a private club occupying one end of it.
What you'd be buying
A gated community planned around roughly 375 residences across oceanfront estates, marina homes and custom homesites, with six miles of private beach. Reported pricing spans about US$2 million to US$15 million and above, covering premium lots, furnished ocean-view homes and direct beachfront estates. Reported figures are publicly sourced, not a confirmed pricelist.
Residency through purchase
Purchases above US$1,000,000 have qualified buyers for Bahamas permanent residency — a genuine, concrete benefit at these price points. The Bahamas levies no income, capital gains or inheritance tax; see the Bahamas residency page and tax-residency guide. There is no citizenship route.
Honest cautions
- Great Guana Cay is a settled public island, not a private one — Baker's Bay is a private club on part of it, and the cay has its own village and public ferry service
- Access is by boat or air, so test the logistics against how you would really use the home
- A homesite is a construction project on a remote cay; a finished home is not
- The Abacos took significant hurricane damage in 2019 — ask directly about rebuild status and insurance
- Model rental conservatively; this is a club-lifestyle purchase first
How it compares
This is the private-cay, club-lifestyle option in the Abacos -- set it against the golf-and-marina Albany on New Providence and the historic Four Seasons Ocean Club on Paradise Island. The Bahamas market guide sets the wider context.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to buy at Baker's Bay?
Reported pricing has run from about US$2 million to US$15 million and above, spanning premium lots, furnished ocean-view homes and beachfront estates.
Does buying here get me Bahamas residency?
Purchases above US$1,000,000 have qualified buyers to apply for Bahamas permanent residency. There is no citizenship program in the Bahamas; the benefit is residency plus a no-income-tax jurisdiction.
How do I get there?
Great Guana Cay is reached by boat or air via the Abacos. The marina accommodates vessels up to 250 feet. Test the travel logistics against how you would actually use the home.
Is Dan the developer's agent?
No.
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