The Potlatch Club

The top suites are the stand- alone oceanfront cottages, each with a private veranda opening onto a seven-mile stretch of pink sand.

The lush property has only 11 keys on 12 acres, a seamless service team who’ve worked together for more than 20 years at other hotels, and a cluster of storied structures, some of which date back to 1923.

Put your feet in the cotton-candy sand. Drink a coffee on your patio in an oversized Adirondack. Take a nap on your lounger and wake up just in time for a sundowner. This is an absolute delight.

Vintage 20th-century glamour still abides at this hotel, a luxurious yet laid-back retreat recently resurrected to its former glory on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera after decades of abandonment.

The new Potlatch comprises 11 suites, white-washed cottages, and villas; two outdoor pools and a spa; the original clubhouse; and seasonal fare-driven Fig Tree Restaurant, all dressed in elegant ocean breeze hues by Nassau-based designer Amanda Lindroth.

The design is unadulterated Caribbean-colonial, with pastel block prints, coral-stone floors and much wicker and rattan. There is a restaurant and bar, a spa and gym – and 100-plus more beaches on the island waiting to be pitched up at. One to bookmark for a buy-out, next time a milestone occasion rolls round.