The Royal Islander is located within walking distance of the International Bazaar. It is a low-rise two-story building with 100 rooms that are decorated with an island flare. There are smoking and non smoking rooms available with a choice of a double or king size bed. The hotel has a swimming pool but there isn’t a beach within walking distance. They do offer a free shuttle to and from the beach, which runs about every 30 minutes until around 4:00pm daily. There isn’t really much to do in the international bazaar area which is quite disappointing at first, however there is a local bus service and for just $1 you can get to Port Lucaya where all the action is. Remember that the bus stops running at 6:00pm, so you will have to get a taxi back to your hotel if you are going out for the evening. The taxis are very reasonable though and readily available at the taxi stand right next to Dominoes Pizza in Port Lucaya and outside the casino. This hotel is really quite basic, but it is clean and comfortable. The downside to staying at this hotel is that it isn’t close to anything, but as I said you can use the busses and taxis to get around quite easily.