A gated, Caribbean-style condo resort on Lake Davenport — minutes from Disney, zoned for short-term rental, and one of the communities our team works in every single week. Here's everything we know: real costs, real rules, and real rental performance.
Bahama Bay is a resort-style community at the heart of the Four Corners short-term rental corridor. At its center is a full clubhouse — spa and salon, mini market, game room, internet café, children's lounge, and theater — with Mambo's Poolside Bar & Grille steps away and the lakefront Tradewinds restaurant on the community's private beach.
A private beach with covered seating and hammocks on Lake Davenport, a fishing dock, and a 0.75-mile walking trail — scenery most Disney-corridor resorts simply don't have.
Four heated pools, five hot tubs, splash pad, day spa, fitness center, tennis and basketball — amenities that photograph well and support stronger nightly rates.
Off US-27 near the FL-192 corridor: quick runs to Disney parks, golf, shopping, and restaurants, while staying quieter than resorts closer to the parks.
One monthly fee covers exterior and building maintenance, amenities, cable, internet, water, and trash — so owning at Bahama Bay is more predictable than owning a stand-alone pool home.
Short-term rental is what the community was built for. Self-manage, use any outside manager, or use the on-site program — you choose.
Our sister company Vacation Home Help cleans and manages condos inside Bahama Bay, so the numbers and rules on this page come from experience, not just listings.
As of August 2026, Bahama Bay condo dues run $575–$875 per month and include cable, internet, water, trash, building maintenance, and every resort amenity. Bahama Bay is a condominium — one monthly fee covers most of what pool-home owners pay separately.
Compare these costs across all 15 corridor resorts in our Resort Cost Index. Sources: Bahama Bay association ownership page and live listing data (Aug 2026). Dues cover exterior and building maintenance, landscaping, pools & hot tubs, 24/7 gated security, internet, cable, water, sewer, trash, and reserves. Owners pay electric, property taxes, interior upkeep, and an HO-6 contents policy.
Amenity list from the resort's official community map and current resort materials. Hours vary seasonally — see FAQ below.
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Every Bahama Bay condo has an open plan, a full kitchen, in-unit laundry, and a screened porch or balcony. The four layouts:
The largest plan, located exclusively on top floors — penthouse views, vaulted feel, and no upstairs neighbors. The buyer favorite for rental performance and resale.
Oversized two-bedroom with vaulted ceilings, the largest primary suite of any plan, and the biggest balcony/terrace on the property.
Efficient three-bedroom with a split-bedroom layout for privacy and a private screened balcony off the primary suite.
The value play: comfort at the best entry price, with a walk-in closet, ensuite bath, and private balcony entrance from the primary suite.
Straight talk: nobody publishes Bahama Bay–specific performance data, and the “Davenport market average” blends 6-bedroom pool homes with condos — so it doesn’t apply here. This is the realistic condo range, built from live listed rates, market occupancy, and what owners report.
Sources: AirDNA and AirROI Davenport market data (TTM mid-2026), listed nightly rates at the resort (Aug 2026), and broker-reported performance. Estimates only — results vary by unit, floor plan, floor level, and management.
Market averages only tell half the story. Our free community guide includes real numbers from self-managing owners and property managers who run units inside Bahama Bay.
Bahama Bay sits in unincorporated Polk County. Renting short-term is fully legal — you just need the right registrations. Our sister company handles all of this for owners.
Every community has trade-offs. These are the ones buyers should price in — and sellers should be ready to talk about.
$575–$875 a month is real money, and Bahama Bay has long ranked among Davenport’s higher-fee communities. The flip side: cable, internet, water, trash, exterior, amenities, and reserves all live inside that one number. Budget it from day one.
They’re private businesses, not association property. The on-site booking program markets “exclusive” clubhouse and fitness access for its guests — if you self-manage, verify what access your guests actually get before promising it in a listing.
The on-site hotel-style program adds guest-paid fees (historically a daily amenity fee plus cleaning), and guest reviews from the earlier management era mention front-desk friction. Self-managing or using an outside manager avoids that layer — you just handle your own guest access and support.
Roughly 38–44 units are typically on the market at once. For buyers, that’s leverage. For sellers, pricing and presentation decide everything — which is exactly where real rental numbers and a featured listing earn their keep.
Post-2021 legislation raised reserve and inspection standards for Florida condos. The association states its reserves are fully funded, and 2–3-story buildings have limited milestone-inspection exposure — still, review the budget, reserve study, and estoppel closely during your inspection period. We can help you request them.
Compiled from owner discussions, public records and reviews, and our team's experience working in the community. Always verify current association budgets and disclosures during your inspection period — we can help you request them.
Gran Bahama Blvd is the main loop. The clubhouse and main pool sit at the center; the beach, Tradewinds, and the fishing dock are on the east side along Lake Davenport. Buildings 18–24 are closest to the lake.
Buying, not selling?
This guide covers what Bahama Bay is — the amenities, the floor plans, what it is like inside the gates. If what you need is whether the purchase works, John keeps a buyer’s breakdown on his agent site: HOA and CDD with their sources, the leasing rule, what to verify before you offer, and the calculator preloaded with this community’s figures.
See the Bahama Bay buyer’s breakdown →johnandrewhomes.com · Johnathon Candelario, Preferred SHORE
Whether you're buying your first vacation condo or deciding if it's time to sell, talk to a team that actually works inside this community every week.
For additional information regarding purchasing a condo at Bahama Bay Resort, contact John at 407-750-2434 or contact us here.
If you own a condo at Bahama Bay Resort and are considering selling or have questions about the sales process, contact us here to find out how your condo would benefit as a featured listing.
Must-have information for owners and prospective owners — HOA details, real rental projections and historicals from owners and managers in the community, and what to check before you buy.
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