A new hotel opens near one of the Bahamas’ most exclusive communities

Why Go: If Nassau conjures images of mega resorts and cruise ships, you should expect the opposite of the Island House. A 20-minute drive west from the city center of Nassau, the 30-room hotel opened in April in western Nassau near the gates of the Lyford Cay community. Its owners, the Holowesko family, are longtime Lyford Cay residents. They opened the successful Mahogany House restaurant in 2010 and built the hotel on 10 acres next door…