I also have heard of some Nassau Beaches, possibly even Blue Lagoon, not always being the nicest... However, I have only heard that beaches at Atlantis are nice. I have seen photos that look nice! But, I understand that there are indeed some local vendors around. Also, with everything else the Atlantis offers, most people seem to spend limited time on the beach during their visit!
I have been researching for our cruise, and one poster said that they enjoyed one of the beaches at Atlantis just as well as
Castaway Cay.
The Comfort is apparantly very close. They have a walkway that goes right up to Atlantis. I imagine that there may even be a crosswalk there? I have looked on maps, and on the map of Atlantis (you can print one off their site) The comfort is on the top-left, about where the sea-creature symbol is shown. I think there is also a good map on the Comfort Suites site.
We recently booked a special rate directly thru the Comfort Suites. $136.50. Call the Comfort 1-800 number directly, and ask for the LGOLD rate. If this, or any other rate does not seem to be available, then go online and the internet users rate is $175.50. Sure, this is high... But when you consider the cost of any of the excursions for a family for four. Dividing that out per person, and for a family of 4, it is not reallly that much higher.