Harbour Island is not a destination for traditional resorts. Unlike larger, mass-tourism destinations where sprawling resorts dominate the landscape, Harbour Island offers an entirely different experience.

Resorts, by definition, are typically large-scale properties established on vast parcels of land. Often featuring hundreds of rooms and a wide array of amenities designed to keep guests entertained within the property itself.

In sharp contrast, Harbour Island is a boutique island—intimate, exclusive, and carefully preserved. The entire island has fewer than 200 hotel rooms in total, spread across a handful of small, elegant hotels and charming inns.

To put this in perspective, a single large hotel in Miami might have 600 rooms or more, whereas on Harbour Island, the average hotel size is just around 28 rooms. By any standard, Harbour Island’s accommodations are a world away from the traditional concept of a resort.

Moreover, true resorts are not only vast in size but also in offerings. They typically feature multiple restaurants and bars, nightclubs, organized entertainment programs, and a wide variety of activities such as yoga classes, water sports, beach games, and group excursions all contained within the property grounds.

Harbour Island, instead, encourages visitors to explore its natural beauty, local culture, and independently operated restaurants and activities scattered throughout the island.

That said, a few hotels on Harbour Island have incorporated some resort-style elements. Coral Sands Hotel, for example, could be considered the closest thing the island has to a small resort, offering a beautiful beachfront, a pool, a restaurant, and some organized activities. However, even Coral Sands maintains the boutique character and understated luxury that defines the Harbour Island experience.

In short, visitors come to Harbour Island not for a resort vacation, but for a more authentic, refined, and intimate Caribbean escape.