This is one of the most popular discos and pickup joints on Grand Bahama Island, a local spot that seems a world away from the somewhat sanitized version of nightlife at the island's tourist hotels. Positioned across the street from the Best Western Castaways Hotel, it features an interior outfitted with big mirrors, strobe lights, and Junkanoo colors that are psychedelic. Recorded music grooves and grinds, and live bands are often imported either from the mainland of Florida or from nearby Caribbean islands. Crowds range in age from 18 to 35, and the cover charge, depending on who's playing that night, costs from US$10 to US$24 (£5-£12) per person (concerts cost up to US$50/£25 per ticket). Open nights vary with the season, but it's a good bet that the place is operating Thursday to Saturday from 8:30pm till around 2am.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Bahamas 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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