First Look: Six Senses Grand Bahama

The Bahamas will soon welcome a brand-new resort that promises to be its most luxurious and sustainable yet. 

In September, Weller Development Partners and Pegasus Capital Advisors unveiled the resort renderings and plans for the Six Senses Grand Bahama, a new $250 million development, 

“We are excited to reveal the Six Senses Grand Bahama resort designs and masterplan,” Marc Weller, the founding partner and president of Weller Development Partners, shared in a statement provided to Travel + Leisure. “We have assembled a world-class design team, with Olson Kundig working on the residences and Gensler on the resort. The architectural design and the overall masterplan reflect the core values of our partnership with Six Senses and shared focus on wellness, sustainable design, and a connection with nature and the community.” 

In total, the resort will encompass some 50 acres of land, including 70 resort villas, each decked out with Earth-toned decor to match the landscape, along with 28 residences for those who want to move right in and call it home. 

The resort will include all the bells and whistles you’d expect of a Six Senses property, including a signature Six Senses Spa, several dining venues, event spaces, an oceanfront pool, and a private beach club. Though all of it, the company shared, is meant to blend seamlessly into the lush surroundings in the back and the oceanfront view in the front. 

“The Six Senses Grand Bahama masterplan demonstrates our commitment to creating a vibrant, year-round community, with the canals and waterway providing a unique version of the front porch,” Neil Jacobs, the CEO of Six Senses, added. “Integrating intentionally designed and efficiently built structures within the majestic natural landscape establishes a framework for guests to connect or disconnect, explore or escape, allow a sun-soaked lunch to tumble into dinner, and access a whole range of crafted experiences and wellness programming. 

And while it will undoubtedly be a beautiful place, the team emphasized its commitment to sustainability, including the fact that it’s targeting LEED Silver certification (gained by earning a specific number of points via recycling, water, and sustainable building practices) and that it’s taking the initiative to use locally sourced construction materials whenever possible, replacing invasive species with native plants, along with restoring beaches affected by erosion. 

“The Six Senses Grand Bahama resort achieves a complex balance of many critical elements,” David Darlington, principal regional hospitality leader at Gensler, explained. “Weaving sustainable, performance-driven, efficient architecture together with the natural environment allows us to deliver a new standard of luxury, one that both heightens the experience for the guest while minimizing the lasting impact on the environment.”

Construction is slated to begin at the end of 2024, with an anticipated opening in 2026. Stay tuned for progress at grandbahamaresidences.com.