For sale · 50% ownership

Villa Blue Hole

A beach house on a secluded cove.
Mangrove Cay, Andros, The Bahamas.

USD 600,000 for the 50% share 4 bedrooms, 2 baths 240 m² / 2,583 sq ft Secluded beach with a blue hole

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Villa Blue Hole sits on a secluded white-sand cove on Mangrove Cay, a quiet out island in the middle of Andros, an hour’s direct flight from Fort Lauderdale. Two Norwegian families own it together. One is staying. We are selling our half.

This is a house for people who want the sea to themselves: families who like slow island life, and anyone who fishes, dives, kites or windsurfs. The flats in front of the house hold bonefish. The barrier reef is a short boat ride out. Guests have kited straight off the beach.

The house earns its keep. It rents on Airbnb when the owners are away, bringing in roughly USD 24,000 a year. So far that has covered well more than the maintenance.

Two Adirondack chairs and a white umbrella standing in ankle-deep clear water on the flats, a paddleboarder in the distance

The cove is the whole argument

The beach is secluded and it is empty. No resort at either end, no day traffic, no one walking past your towel. The only neighbour is the identical house next door, owned by another Norwegian family who come in the winter months and never rent it out; most of the year the cove is yours alone. The water in front is shallow, clear and calm: the kind children can spend a whole day in while you watch from the porch. Guests write about swimming with turtles, rays and the occasional dolphin a few steps from the house.

We really loved our stay and had the beach totally to ourselves which is stunning. Perfect stay for kids too as the beach is calm and shallow.
Rachel, guest, May 2024

Top-down drone view of the property: the villa's roof, the garden with kayaks, and the crescent of secluded beach — The plot from above: house, garden and the beach at the doorstep.

Aerial view of the blue hole: a deep, ink-blue circle in the turquoise lagoon beside the beach — The blue hole the house is named after

A deep natural pool in the seabed at the edge of the beach. Unlike the active blue holes a boat ride away, this one has no currents. Children snorkel around its rim among turtles, rays and bonefish, and its depth makes it a natural mooring for larger boats.

What twenty guests said

Every review, 4- and 5-star alike, is public on the Airbnb listing. A sample:

The house and location were far better than described. […] I’d give this location a 20 Star rating… if that was at all possible.
Lee · June 2026

The island is very quiet, not much to do but bonefish, swim and lay on the beach… which is perfect! Wonderful home, amazing beach and water.
Joe · May 2026

One day I was lucky enough to have 4 large turtles in the water with me. […] If you are looking for peace and tranquility then here is the place.
Patricia Lee · April 2026

We went for a trip to spearfish the barrier reef and weren’t disappointed! Margo was fantastic and even cooked the fish that we speared.
Nick · September 2024

The protected waters are perfect for casual paddle boarding, kayaking and snorkeling with the turtles.
Stacey · January 2026

Very comfortable, wonderful location, worked very well for our family gathering / bonefishing trip.
Dietrich · April 2025

What the water is for

Andros is the island anglers mean when they say bonefishing. The reef and the flats around Mangrove Cay carry the rest: spearfishing, kiting, windsurfing, and ordinary fishing where you rarely come back empty-handed.

View over the lawn and kayaks onto a vast low-tide sand flat with boats anchored offshore

Bonefishing at the doorstep

Anglers call Andros the bonefishing capital of the world, and its fish run larger than in the Keys or Belize; 4 to 6 pounds is a normal day. The flats start where the garden ends. Wade out from the beach, or run the boat further afield. Several local guides fish 2–3 anglers from flats skiffs, and all of them are a WhatsApp message away.

Overall, the experience was captivating, particularly for bonefishing and tarpon.
Melisa, guest, June 2026

A spearfisher gliding over sunlit coral, light rays pouring down from the surface — The reef

The Andros Barrier Reef (the third largest in the world, by the Bahamas National Trust’s count) runs along the Tongue of the Ocean, a mile-deep drop just offshore. Spearfishing in the Bahamas is free-diving with a sling or pole spear, and the reef is shallow enough to make that plenty.

A kiteboarder carving across shallow turquoise flats, an orange kite against a deep blue sky — Wind over the flats

With wind from the north, east or south you launch straight off the beach into flat, forgiving shallows; other directions have their own spots around the island. Windsurfers get the same ride. Bring your own gear; there are no rentals out here.

It was amazing to kite right off of the beach and enjoy the turquoise blue waters and sandbars.
Beatriz, guest, July 2024

Fresh spiny lobster lined up on a table at a beachside shack, the turquoise flats behind

Or nothing at all

Mangrove Cay has about 800 residents, a handful of shops, and a lively local nightlife at the other end of the little island — close when you want it, far when you don’t. Paddleboards and kayaks live at the house; most mornings start on the water. For lunch there are plenty of local restaurants and conch shacks along the island’s one road, and when you want luxury, Tiamo and Caerula Mar are a short boat ride away. Days end with a beer at the bar down the road, or dinner cooked by Margo, the house manager.

The water was fairly shallow and calm, which was great with 2 young kids. […] We saw fish, turtles, sting rays, and even a shark!
Stefanie, guest, June 2025

The villa on its pilings against a deep blue afternoon sky, a sliver of turquoise sea on the horizon

Built for this climate

Mike Hoot, an American builder with long experience in this climate, designed and built the house in 2012. It stands on sixteen pilings so storm surge can pass underneath, protection it has never needed. The whole house was repainted in 2022. Salt air keeps a list all the same, and the maintenance plan names what is next: the metal fasteners and some of the piling timber are due for renewal.

Every room has air conditioning. Each bedroom has a king bed. Under the house there is a large storage room with a second fridge and a freezer, and the shaded space between the pilings holds the island gym and a hammock. The house is sold fully furnished. Arrive with a suitcase.

Floor area: 240 m² / 2,583 sq ft
Plot: 24,955 sq ft / 2,318 m²
Title: Crown grant
Bedrooms: 4, all with king beds
Bathrooms: 2, plus outdoor shower
Sleeps: 8
Built: 2012, by Mike Hoot
Repainted: 2022, whole house
Foundation: 16 pilings, hurricane-prepared
Cooling: AC in every room + ceiling fans
Terraces: 3, one fully screened
Storage: Under-house room, extra fridge + freezer
Condition: Maintenance plan in place and followed

Walk through it

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Living room with wicker seating, a blue triptych and vaulted beamed ceilings, open doors to the porch

Open-plan view from the dining table past the kitchen bar to the screened porch and the water

Open kitchen with a cobalt-tiled breakfast bar and four wicker barstools

Kitchen work zone with gas cooktop, set place-settings and a window of green landscape

Master bedroom opening through sliding doors onto the deck, the sea framed in the doorway

View from the bed through wide sliding doors to the deck and the sea horizon

Guest bedroom with palm-print linens and lit lamps against a pale timber wall

A kayaker on gin-clear turquoise flats under a deep blue sky

Bedroom four framed by a distressed turquoise door, glass door to a palm outside

Screened porch dining table set for four, looking straight out over white sand and the bay

The screened veranda with wicker armchairs in warm afternoon light, beach and sea beyond

Bathroom with seafoam mosaic walls, curved walk-in shower and pebble floor

Golden afternoon light on the private deck, macrame swing and the beach below

A rippled white sandbar stretching into turquoise water at low tide

The raised villa framed by palm fronds, hammock slung between the pilings

A rope hammock between two coconut palms, white sand and turquoise water behind

Three Adirondack chairs facing the calm bay, a bowl of cold Kalik beers between them

The island gym under the house: yoga mats on sand, weight rack behind

Office nook with sit-stand desk and 42-inch display, a window of dense tropical green

Working from the island is realistic

Starlink on the roof gives fast, stable internet. There are two workspaces in the house, both with sit-stand desks and 42-inch displays. When the workday ends, the island gym is under the house and the flats are right outside — kiting or spearfishing before dinner is a normal way to close a workday.

The Wi-Fi worked well, the AC was excellent, and the view truly can’t be beaten.
Omri, guest, December 2025

Rooftop view over the shingles and the Starlink dish onto turquoise flats with a beach-volleyball net standing in the shallows — The Starlink dish, and the office view it serves.

What the share includes

The sale is 50% of the house and everything in it, plus the shares and equipment below. The house is turnkey: furnished, equipped and running.

50%
Villa Blue Hole, fully furnished: four bedrooms, all terraces, outdoor shower and under-house storage
50%
23 ft Chris-Craft with a 250 hp Mercury outboard. The water is the road here. The engine runs but is due for maintenance
25%
Ford F-150 pickup, shared with the co-owner (25%) and the neighbouring house (50%)
25%
Double garage for the truck, tools and toys
25%
Two sea kayaks, stored on the lawn, used from the beach
Incl.
Starlink terminal and two home offices, both with sit-stand desks and 42″ displays
Incl.
The island gym: free weights, bench and rack on the sand under the house — weathered by the salt air, and it does the job
Incl.
The rental operation: the established Airbnb listing, the guest manual, and Margo — the house manager guests keep writing about

The Chris-Craft at anchor on glassy water at sunset, being loaded for an evening trip — The Chris-Craft, loaded for an evening on the water.

The numbers

The asking price is USD 600,000 for the 50% share. The buyer covers transaction costs.

Rental income

≈ $24,000 / year

Gross, from Airbnb bookings when the owners are away. So far the rental income has covered considerably more than the maintenance.

Rental accounts are part of the document pack. Verify the listing’s standing directly on Airbnb: Guest favorite, 4.95 of 5 across 20 reviews, top 5% of homes.

How the purchase works

This is a private sale. You engage your own Bahamian attorney; we engage ours. Offer, deposit in escrow and conveyance run through the attorneys, as is standard in the Bahamas. Foreign buyers can own Bahamian residential property outright; your attorney handles the filing under the International Persons Landholding Act.

The land is held under a crown grant — title granted directly by the Crown, the oldest and cleanest root of title in the Bahamas.

Your attorney will detail the transaction costs, which are the buyer’s in this sale.

A woman in a sage-green dress walking from the lawn toward the beach in golden-hour light, lifting a palm frond

Who you would own it with

The other half belongs to a Norwegian couple with one child. They are careful, orderly owners who take maintenance seriously. The maintenance plan for the house is theirs as much as ours, and it is followed. Historically they have used the house about two months a year, in winter.

Usage has been simple: two families, one calendar. There is no written co-ownership agreement today; it has never been needed. As part of the transaction, one will be drawn up together with the other owners and Bahamian counsel, so every family signs the same rules the day you buy. We show serious buyers how usage, costs and decisions work in practice.

The document pack

Serious buyers receive the full pack on request: title documents, maintenance plan, rental accounts, inventory list and the practical house manual that guests praise in the reviews.

Getting there

Three ways in. Makers Air flies direct from Fort Lauderdale Executive to Andros in under an hour, on new aircraft from a private terminal; the experience is closer to your own charter than to an airline flight. From Nassau, the scheduled twenty-minute hop to Mangrove Cay’s own airstrip costs about $140. And a private charter from Nassau is easy to arrange, about $1,200 for five passengers.

Margo, the house manager, stocks the fridge before you land if you ask. Groceries, a fishing guide, dinner cooked in your kitchen — guests write that she arranges all of it. From the strip it is a short drive to the house, in the F-150.

Fort Lauderdale (FXE) Andros

Makers Air, direct, under 1 hour. New aircraft, private terminal.
Nassau (NAS) Mangrove Cay (MAY)

Scheduled, ≈ 20 minutes, ≈ $140.
Nassau (NAS) Mangrove Cay (MAY)

Private charter, ≈ $1,200, seats 5.

24.237° N, 77.633° W · a short drive from the strip

Half of this is for sale.
Once.

USD 600,000 for the 50% share — the house fully furnished, the boat, truck and garage shares included. Write to us for the document pack, more photos, or to set up a call. Then come see it: the island is an hour from Fort Lauderdale, and we will make the introductions.

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or look around first: the house on Airbnb and on Instagram, @villablueholebahamas