Freeport beach

[Jacky4]

We will be in Freeport on Feb. 19th for the day. I want to save some money so I was thinking of taking a taxi to the beach for the day instead of an excursion. Can anyone tell me which beach would be best for a family with school age children, where we can buy lunch. Do any of the beaches rent chairs, kayaks, umbrellas?

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

Jacky4, take a taxi from the port to the Our Lucaya resort (Westin/Sheraton) in Lucaya for $5pp. The hotel and pools are for guests but the beautiful beaches behind the hotels are public and you can park yourself there at no cost. Chair/umbrella rentals are available. Food and drinks are available from the pool snack bar or from various restaurants at the Port Lucaya Marketplace across the road from the resort.

 

BobK/Orlando

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[Jacky4]

Thanks for the info.

[bguppies]

We will be in Freeport on Feb. 19th for the day. I want to save some money so I was thinking of taking a taxi to the beach for the day instead of an excursion. Can anyone tell me which beach would be best for a family with school age children, where we can buy lunch. Do any of the beaches rent chairs, kayaks, umbrellas?

 

Just got back.

Was in Freeport on Monday.

 

Took the cab from the ship for $5 each way per person.

About a 20 minute drive with little to see. (unless seeing Freeport's KFC, Burger King, Dominoes, etc... seems like fun)

 

The cab dropped us off in front of the Lucaya Casino and he showed us how to access the beach between the hotels.

 

The beach was gorgeous with soft white, powdery sand.

 

It was decently warm on Monday when we were there. (for January 29th)

About 75 degrees, but felt warmer on the beach in the sun.

The water was too cold to swim in, but it was plenty warm enough to sunbathe.

 

My Wife wanted to rent a lounge chair and relax on the beach and get some sun, but sadly, not one vendor was on the beach renting chairs.

 

All 3 hotels had chairs stacked up on the edge of the beach, but all were locked into stacks and no one was around to unlocke them or rent them.

 

The only hotel with any out to be used was the fanciest hotel all the way down the beach to the left. (the Westin I think. It had a lighthouse.)

There was a lifeguard there with just a handful of chairs set out on the beach, but when asked, he stated that his hotel doesn't rent their chairs. That they are only for hotel guests use.

 

He said that the other hotels do rent their chairs, but when we went down the beach, neither hotel had anybody working as a lifeguard, or renting equipment or chairs.

 

It is definitely a extremely nice beach and would have been worth $10 to rent a chair for a few hours to enjoy the sun and sound of the surf.

 

Best of luck to you in a couple of weeks.

 

Bill