The Marlin at Taino Beach Resort

My husband and I stayed at the Taino Beach Resort for 1 week and just returned. Generally I prefer to always mention the positives at the beginning, however, I will start with the negatives in the event you don’t read all the way through my review. First off, you need to understand that this resort is a timeshare resort, not a regular hotel. There are 3 different buildings “The Marlin”, “The Coral” and “The Ocean”. You DO NOT want to stay at any building except “The Marlin”!! I can’t stress that enough! We booked through Armed Forces Vacation website and therefore we did not know about the differences in the buildings. We tried to upgrade, but they put you off and tell you to try in a few days. We were put in “The Coral” building. Our room was very outdated, old, had many problems, and had a very strange décor. It is commonly known as The Flinestone room by guests at the resort. It was damp and all our things had a musty smell when we got home. A list of some of the problems with the room: *No bar or hangers for one of the very small closets. (We asked several times about fixing it to no avail.) *Phone didn’t work. (They did come and fix it, but took needed pieces from the room nextdoor.) *The safe did not work, trouble with the buttons. (A guy came out once, looked at it and never came back.) *Both the back and front door are difficult to open, along with the shower door. *Drawers and cupboards didn't open and close properly. *There are no ceiling fans which made it difficult for anything to dry out. *Toilet trouble, but found out that if you hold the flusher down for a bit it will flush properly. *We only had one bed in our room and it was a Murphy bed, it was very hard and uncomfortable. *There was an ironing board but no iron. *The lighting in the room was very dim, you couldn’t see well. *Our room was supposed to be a full kitchen, but did not have an oven. There are some things they fail to mention when you check in: *There is no maid service. *You must put your trash out on a certain day, or dump it yourself. *It’s difficult to get bath towels. *For the beach towels you need to put a $20 deposit, but try to keep your towel for as long as you can as they never seem to have them at the front desk. *They take you to the grocery store, but fail to mention that you need to bring your own bags. They did try to get us to sign up for the Time Share tour. We opted out as we have had bad experiences with them. However, we spoke to a few different people who did go and the tour only lasted 90 minutes and said it was not “hard sell”. You do get a free meal (with them) and you can pick from a list of off resort activities. Even the time share guests took the tour for the free things they give you. We blew it, so I suggest you give it some thought. The only restaurant on the resort is pretty expensive and not great. And closes at 6pm. Plan on bringing as much food and “alcohol/drinks” as your bags will allow, we think it was w

I have been an owner here for over 10 years, and each time I come here, they offer less and less…and the service and extra amenities are less as well. As an owner I feel slighted that the activities are geared toward the cruise ship visitors. When things were good, I could get a printed schedule of activities so I could plan my week…now there are none! NOBODY CARES! The beach and the pool are wonderful. The Bahamian people are great….but if this place does not get their act together, I am not coming back. It is expensive to get here, get around, and eat off the economy. I hope they read this and know some of us older owners are NOT happy. You sold me a big Mack, and you decided since you were not busy, you will skip the special sauce…get it?

This Resort has a nice but small private beachfront that is "generally" for guest only. I enjoyed Freeport's rural feel. We started our stay in Rm 5410, a top floor 1 bedroom with a view of the ocean. After the 2nd night we were forced to relocate due to Bug BItes from something in the bedding. The bites, more than 50 were localized to my lower legs, and had all of the signs of Bed Bugs, but the staff were insistent that Pest Control did not indicate this... This first room, while antiquated and somewhat worn with very outdated and some appliances that were InOp (Microwave), was at least on the top floor with a great view of the pool and the sunrise. Unfortunately, do to the infestation, we were moved to a lower level Studio Room of lesser quality, and next to two of the most unruly families I have ever experienced. Apparently they were related and had children running back and forth banging on the doors at late hours of the night. Security was called several times but was of very little help. The Guest Services manager was of very little help, and several times avoided follow-on calls from us, like when my wife's sandal were missing. We were relocated a 3rd time due to issues with the room and the unruly family nearby, but only on the day they checked out. This was supposed to be a very relaxing vacation, the location and the beach just feet away... top floor view on the sunrise, etc. etc. etc. That was all taken away one issue after another. Irony - the resort conducted the typical sales pitch for a unit on the morning of our 2nd day ranting and raving on their Resort. This turned out to be the Resort from ... you know where! I absolutely intend to share this review with more detail to the Ministry of Tourism for the Bahamas. I heard so many times while there how their tourism and hospitality is there number one priority, well I want to see because it was certainly not shown during my stay at this Resort. Note: The local people and other services (Valentine Lewis Transportation Services & Forbes Charter Services) were exceptional.

Best experience!! My wife and I celebrated her 35th birthday at the Taino Beach. We absolutely loved this beach experience

Boring! Boring! Boring!. But if you're looking for a quiet relaxed vacation then this is the place to be. There's nothing to do. The pool and beach was nice but that gets old after awhile. No entertainment unless the cruise ship came in for the day. There's a ferry that'll take you to the market place. They run every hour on the hour. Not much stores open at all and they mostly all sell the same thing. There are bars and restaurants to eat at tho. The highlight was the fish fry on Wednesdays and the sunset "dinner" (meatballs and wings) cruise which we were gifted for sitting through a sales pitch. The rooms in the Coral looks like a page out of the 70's. A few times the power went out for HOURS! And worst of all..NO WIFI in the rooms! Never again! Love the Bahamas, but will never come back to Taino Beach and Resort.

They revolve around the cruise line . Unless you come in on a cruise don't bother with them. They close everything early and no schedule us accurate unless there is a cruise ship there . They closed the ferry early and left us stranded. They close the bar 30min into 2hour happy hour . The close the restraunt. They put the speaker and music up when the ship leaves. I will gag at the mention of this hotel forever. As I write this we are stuck because they closed the ferry early