Lagoon 500 cockpit looking out over the Staniel Cay anchorage

How it works

A house on the water, a boat at the stern.

The Lagoon 500 stays on her mooring at Staniel Cay all week. You get the whole boat: four en-suite cabins, four heads, the flybridge, the cockpit, the trampoline, and the best sunset seat in the Exumas.

The dinghy is yours for the week. Run into the Yacht Club for dinner, over to the grotto for a morning snorkel, or out to the sandbar when the tide drops. Nobody has to navigate, anchor, or plan a passage.

It is the easiest way to try Staniel Cay life, and a favorite with first-timers and families who want the island without captaining the whole week.

The boatLagoon 500, 50 ft
GuestsUp to 8
Cabins4 en-suite, 4 heads
TenderDinghy, all week
WeekFriday 4pm to Friday 9am

Below deck

A week that feels like a house.

En-suite cabin on the Lagoon 500 with an island view through the hull window — Cabin one

En-suite cabin on the Lagoon 500 with a queen berth and turquoise water outside — Cabin two

Lagoon 500 cabin with a navy striped throw — Cabin three

Lagoon 500 cabin with a sage linen bedspread and overhead hatch — Cabin four

Lagoon 500 salon and galley with wraparound windows onto the Exumas — Salon & galley

Lagoon 500 cockpit dining table looking out over the anchorage — Cockpit

The rate

One week, two ways.

The Boat BnB

$7,000 a week

The Lagoon 500 on her mooring at Staniel Cay and the dinghy, Friday to Friday, for up to eight guests.

With the Center Console

$9,000 a week

Everything above, plus the 18 foot Center Console for three days. That is a $2,000 upgrade on a boat that rents for $2,400 on its own. We recommend Monday through Wednesday.

Plus fuel, the 14% Bahamas charter VAT, and a $500 Friday turnover fee: fresh laundered linens and towels, a full clean, the dinghy washed down, and a systems and safety inspection before you board.

The Center Console on the flats near Staniel Cay

The upgrade

Three days on the Center Console.

A Triton 18 with a 2025 Yamaha 115, fast enough to reach the far sandbars before lunch and shallow enough to go where the big boats can't. The water is flat most days, and from her you see more of the Exumas in three days than a catamaran sees in a week.

Run her yourself, or bring a local guide: Ran Ran for spearfishing and snorkeling ($400 a day) or Tyler for a classic exploring day ($300 a day).

GuestsUp to 8
EngineYamaha 115hp
Days3, Monday to Wednesday

Within reach

Everything is right here.

By dinghy

Thunderball Grotto

The Bond grotto is a short run from the mooring. Go at slack low tide and swim straight in.

The grotto →

By dinghy

The swimming pigs

Big Major is next door. Go early, before the day boats arrive from Nassau.

The pigs →

By Center Console

The Land & Sea Park

Sandbars, coral heads, and empty beaches to the north, an easy day on the Center Console.

The park →

Questions

Boat BnB FAQ.

Can we take the Lagoon out sailing?

No. She stays on her mooring at Staniel Cay all week, which is what keeps the rate where it is. If you want to sail her through the cays, that is a bareboat week on the Lagoon 500.

Do we need boating experience?

Not for the big boat, since she never leaves the mooring. You should be comfortable running a dinghy, and we walk everyone through it when you board. If you add the Center Console and would rather not drive, bring Ran Ran or Tyler along.

When do we arrive and leave?

Weeks run Friday to Friday. You board at 4pm and step off the following Friday at 9am. The stores on Staniel close on Sundays, so a Friday arrival means the galley is stocked before the weekend.

How many people can stay aboard?

Up to eight, in four en-suite cabins with their own heads.

What about food?

You provision yourselves, from home, Nassau, Fort Lauderdale, or the island stores, and the Yacht Club is a short dinghy ride for dinner. Our Food & Provisions guide lays it out.

Which days do we get the Center Console?

We recommend Monday through Wednesday. Spend the weekend settling in and exploring close to home by dinghy, take the Center Console out midweek, and keep Thursday for one last easy day before you fly out Friday morning.

What is not included?

Fuel, the 14% Bahamas charter VAT (it goes to the government), a $500 turnover fee (every linen and towel laundered, a full interior clean, deck and dinghy washed down, and a systems and safety inspection before you board), and your own bar tab ashore. Guide days on the Center Console are extra.

How do we hold a week?

Send us your dates and group. We check the calendar and come back with a quote, usually the same day.

Plan your week

Book the Boat BnB.

Captain Ron picks it up right away, and the crew who lives here follows up personally.