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The Delphi Club at Rolling Harbour is a new luxury bonefishing lodge and micro-hotel on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas.

The Club overlooks a gorgeous sandy beach on Abaco’s stunning Atlantic coastline. With almost no other building in sight, it’s the perfect tropical hideaway.

Designed in the style of an 18th century colonial plantation house, with large wrap-around verandahs, the 8-bedroom lodge stands on a small hill to catch the sea breezes and panoramic ocean views.

It is available for whole-house, full-service rentals (with an outstanding chef) or, more typically, for individual room reservations. Reservations are normally by the week, Saturday to Saturday.

The lodge is aimed at people who simply want a beautiful place to stay, with sun, sand & great food. A particular focus is on international fly fishermen in search of somewhere very special in which to relax when not out bonefishing on the flats. But non-fishers are equally welcome.

For fishermen, the Club is close to the world-class bonefishing flats of the Marls and Cherokee Sound, where large numbers of uneducated bonefish provide fantastic sport for fly-fishermen in uncrowded waters.

To fish or not to fish?

Non-fishers will feel equally at home and fishing “widows” no longer need to stay behind while their husbands roam the world in search of piscatorial pleasures. The Delphi Club has been designed with both fishers and non-fishers in mind.

Quite apart from its beautiful sandy beach and turquoise seas, the Club has a lovely infinity pool, an eclectic library, a great wine cellar and a well-stocked honesty bar.

There are many options for non-fishers, both active and inactive. Private scuba lessons in the pool; guided dives to spectacular coral reefs; golf at Treasure Cay; guided snorkelling; big game fishing and miles of beachcombing along Abaco's amazing sandy coastline. For the less active, boat trips to the charming outer islands, with their picture-postcard colonial villages; massage and beauty treatments by the pool; shopping for local crafts in Marsh Harbour; or guided nature trips on sea or land to explore the amazing wild life and flora of the Abacos.

Or just completely chill out. Whether dozing in a hammock or quietly reading with a glass of cool Meursault on one of the Club's large verandahs, guests may thoroughly relax and enjoy one of the world's most pleasant climates and most beautiful seascapes.

Note that the Club is not a hotel in any conventional sense. Its atmosphere and the way in which it is run are more akin to a private country houseparty, elegant yet informal – and very relaxed.

It’s the initiative of Peter Mantle, who created and runs the award-winning Delphi Lodge in Ireland – a glorious country house and fishing lodge that is listed in “A Thousand Places To See Before You Die”.

The Delphi Club at Rolling Harbour is designed to bring the same standards of comfort, atmosphere, dazzling location and culinary excellence as its Irish counterpart, albeit with a tropical twist.