Condé Nast Traveler
date: 06.27.2007
author: Christian Parenti
Feel-Good-Caribbean
Our cabin was spacious, airy, and open, facing a stunning white sand beach and the blue-green waters of the bight. Elegantly crafted, with smooth wood floors and a screened-in exterior, the cabin had an inner sanctum of three white walls with wide doorways; in place of the fourth wall were plain cotton curtains. Instead of air-conditioning, there was a ceiling fan and a Caribbean breeze that pushed in to caress us. Far from overheating without AC, we found our nights at Tiamo cool enough for the huge bed and duvet to feel downright cozy. And we could run the fan guilt-free: The resort is one hundred percent solar powered. (Apart from the International Space Station, not many things meet that standard.)
Caribbean Travel & Life
date: 06.11.2007
author: Story & Photography by Bob Friel
A Comfortable Truth
On unspoiled Andros Island in the Bahamas, one little resort has been tranquilly cruising far ahead of the wave of environmentally friendly theory and practice and has created a model for the future of low-impact Caribbean tourism - all without a single guest having to bathe in a bucket.
MSNBC
date: 06.11.2007
author: Islands Magazine
The 6 best authentic Caribbean all-inclusives
One price pays for it all: Room, meals and the great outdoors
The idea of an all-inclusive is a noble one: one price for everything, no sticker shock at the end of your journey.
SOUTH ANDROS
If you think of a concierge as your key to the hottest tickets in town, think again. At Tiamo Resorts on South Andros Island in the Bahamas, the nature concierge will lead you on a hike to see orchids and iguanas, introduce you to the ecology of the 11 different snorkeling sites or point you to the best hammock for an afternoon nap. Tiamo’s 11 screened-in beach bungalows keep you comfortable indoors without sealing you away from the outdoors. Locally made wood carvings and straw crafts appear throughout; and fresh “fruit of the sea” is served almost daily.
London Times
date: 05.13.2007
author: Mark Hodson
Holidays that Ease the Carbon Guilt
As you’re loafing in your hammock in the Bahamas, listening to the breeze rustle the palm trees and the sea slap on the beach, you probably don’t want to know about your “black water waste”. Suffice it to say that at Tiamo, a tiny eco-resort on the island of South Andros, it’s being taken care of. Tiamo is a model of self-sufficiency, run entirely on solar power and generating no pollution. It has a dozen wooden bungalows on the beach – no televisions, no air-con. Behind the scenes, it does a lot of clever things with water filtering and organic compost.
The hotel also does good work in the community – donating staff and materials for clean-up projects, and teaching local schoolchildren about the benefits of ecotourism and turtle protection.
Conde Nast Traveler
date: 05.01.2007
Bahamas rising
“There’s a feeling here of being at an exotic summer camp…Dipping your masked head in the water is like seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. It’s amazing, and you can’t believe it took you so long to get here.”
