For sale by the owners
Villa Blue Hole
A beach house on a secluded cove with a calm blue hole.
Mangrove Cay, Andros, The Bahamas.
Guest
favorite
One of the most loved homes on Airbnb, according to guests
Top 5%
of homes on Airbnb
21
reviews since 2023
5.0/5
in all six categories
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. It is sold furnished, with the boat, and with a rental operation that runs when you are away.
This is a house for people who want the sea to themselves: anyone who fishes, dives, kites or windsurfs, and families who like slow island life. 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 pays its own way. It rents on Airbnb when the owners are away; in 2025 that brought in USD 30,000, more than the running costs and the maintenance together.
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. There are two neighbours. The identical house next door belongs to a third Norwegian family, who come in the winter months and never rent it out. Out at the tip of the point, an American couple spend a few winter weeks in theirs. Most of the year the cove is yours alone. The water in front is shallow, clear and calm: the children can spend a whole day in it 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
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 the 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
My son and I stayed at the villa while we were fishing on the island. […] Everything about the villa was just perfect.
Melvin · May 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.
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 anglers from flats skiffs, and all of them are a WhatsApp message away. The island hosts bonefishing tournaments every year.
Overall, the experience was captivating, particularly for bonefishing and tarpon.
Melisa, guest, June 2026
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.
Wind over the flats
Any wind from northwest round through east to south lets you launch straight off the beach into flat, forgiving shallows; only westerlies mean driving to one of the other 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
Or a long lunch
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
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 bolts are due for renewal and some of the piling timber needs protection from sun and salt.
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 multiple hammocks. 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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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
What the sale includes
The house and everything in it, the boat, and the shares and equipment below. The house is turnkey: furnished, equipped and running.
- 100%Villa Blue Hole, fully furnished: four bedrooms, all terraces, outdoor shower and under-house storage
- 100%23 ft Chris-Craft with a 250 hp Mercury outboard. The water is the road here. The engine runs but is due for maintenance
- 50%Ford F-150 pickup, shared with the Norwegian family next door
- 50%Double garage for the truck, tools and toys
- 50%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 rental history, the guest manual, and an introduction to Margo, the house manager guests keep writing about
The numbers
The asking price is USD 1,350,000 for the house, fully furnished, with the boat and the shares listed above.
Rental income
$30,000 in 2025
Gross, from Airbnb bookings when the owners are away. The owners have used the house about four months a year, and the rest of the calendar has been open to guests. Rental income has paid the running costs and maintenance every year, with a surplus paid out to the owners.
Rental accounts are part of the document pack. Verify the listing’s standing directly on Airbnb: Guest favorite, 4.95 of 5 across 21 reviews, top 5% of homes.
How the purchase works
This is a private sale by the two families who own the house, in one transaction. 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.
A house that runs while you are away
So far the owners have used the house about four months a year and let it to selected guests for much of the rest. There are no fixed weeks. You decide the balance: more open weeks bring more rental income, fewer leave more of the year for you.
When the house is rented, guests have all of it, with one exception: the garage and the storage room under the house are locked, and the house manager holds the key, so the truck, tools and toys never become part of the rental. The washing machine is down there, so when guests need laundry done, she takes care of it.
The house manager
Margo is local and runs the day to day: cleaning between guests, laundry, groceries stocked before you land, a fishing guide when you want one, dinner cooked in your kitchen. Guest after guest names her in their reviews.
The maintenance plan
The house has a written maintenance plan, and it is followed. The next jobs on it are the ones named above: the bolts and the piling timber. Every year so far, the rental income has covered the running costs and the maintenance, with a surplus paid out to the owners.
The document pack
Serious buyers receive the full pack on request: title documents and survey plan, the maintenance plan, rental accounts for 2024 and 2025, and the practical house manual.
Why we are selling our ticket to paradise
Two Norwegian families own Villa Blue Hole, and both have decided to sell. For our family, the honest answer is geography. When we bought our half in 2021, the trip from Norway was long but workable. The airlines have since changed their routes, and the journey has grown longer. With a small child in the family, the extra hours count double, and we want to be near relatives who will not make a trip this long. So we are looking for a place closer to Norway.
It has not been an easy decision. We believe there are very few places left that combine real seclusion, almost no tourism and unspoiled nature above and below the water, and we know what we are giving up. If the trip from Norway were shorter, this page would not exist.
Getting there
Three ways in. Makers Air flies direct from Fort Lauderdale Executive to Congo Town on South 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 Congo Town it is a short taxi to the harbour, then a short boat ride straight in to the beach at the house. 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 Mangrove Cay’s strip it is a short drive to the house, in the F-150.
24.237° N, 77.633° W · a short drive from the strip
Come and see it.
USD 1,350,000 for the house, fully furnished, with the boat and the truck and garage shares. Write to us for the document pack, more photos, or to set up a call. The island is an hour from Fort Lauderdale, and we will make the introductions.
Enquire by emailor write directly: ofaltins@gmail.com
or look around first: the house on Airbnb and on Instagram, @villablueholebahamas