GRAND ISLE RESORT TO BE FEATURED IN UPCOMING EPISODE OF ABC’s HIT ROMANCE REALITY SERIES THE BACHELOR

FEBRUARY 2, 2016, Exuma, Bahamas...Grand Isle Resort will be featured on an episode of The Bachelor, currently celebrating its milestone 20th season. The episode will feature the picturesque property as the remaining lucky ladies and newest Bachelor, Ben Higgins continue on their journey for love. The episode of The Bachelor, is scheduled to air Monday, February 8, 2016, at 8/7c on ABC.

Ben Higgins, the handsome software salesman who was sent home by Kaitlyn Bristowe last season on The Bachelorette, confessed to Kaitlyn that he thought he was “unloveable.” Even so, he saw a great life with her, only to have his hopes dashed and his heart broken when he was left without a rose. Now, Ben is ready to open himself up again to love, but he still has lingering fears. He will attempt to put his heartbreak behind him and overcome those fears when he stars as the Bachelor and searches for his one true love. Follow Ben’s search for his soul mate in the milestone 20^th season of ABC’s hit romance reality series The Bachelor, Mondays (8:00–10:01 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.

About Grand Isle Resort & Spa: Grand Isle Resort is nestled into the perfect crescent shaped beach on Emerald Bay in Great Exuma, Bahamas, with 78 ocean-front villas. Your Exuma experience begins as you fly over the 120-mile-long chain of hundreds of small islands that comprise the Bahamas. The stunningly clear water, along with dozens of cays, islets and ivory beaches make the underwater scenery some of the best in the world. Below the surface you will find a mecca for divers and snorkelers with schools of Technicolor fish and fantastically shaped coral in Crayola-bright colors.  Spotted eagle rays, barracuda, spiny lobsters, and all manner of sponges and corals make their home here.  In addition, a short boat ride away, you’ll find the island home of Exuma’s famous Swimming Pigs – a #bucketlist experience for all ages!

The resort offers the ultimate in privacy and space yet nature remains the focal point with views to the ocean and lush gardens. The open air poolside Palapa Grill is open for breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner.  The SeaStar Spa at Grand Isle Resort was chosen as one of the Top 25 Relaxation and Spa Hotels in the Caribbean by TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards 2015. 

 Hotel Reservations and Information: Please email reservations@grandisleresort.com, call +242.358.5000, US Toll-Free 844.443.9862, Fax +242.358.5333 or visit our website www.grandisleresort.com Follow us on Twitter at @GrandIsleResort Instagram @GrandIsleResort or Facebook  Grand Isle Resort is managed by Trust Hospitality, an award winning hotel owner and operator,  headquartered in  Miami, Florida with offices in New York, Panama, Salvador and Lisbon.  For more information, please visit www.TrustHospitality.com

 About The Bachelor: On ABC’s hit primetime reality series The Bachelor, one lucky man is offered the chance to find true love. A single and eligible Bachelor embarks on a romantic journey, getting to know a number of beautiful women, gradually narrowing the field as he continues his search for his soul mate. At the end of this romantic voyage, if he has found the one, will there be a proposal — and will she say yes? Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelor is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.   For more information on The Bachelor, visit http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor.

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