Musha Cay

Is Musha Cay for rent, and what does it cost?

Musha Cay is a 700 acres resort / operating business private island in Exuma Cays, Bahamas. It is offered for whole-island rental: US$399,000 / week (whole island) · sleeps 24. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

Musha Cay is a 700-acre private archipelago of eleven islands in the Exuma Cays, owned by the illusionist David Copperfield and marketed as the Islands of Copperfield Bay. It rents only as a whole-island all-inclusive buyout — publicly reported at roughly US$50,000 to US$60,000 a night with a five-night minimum — sleeping up to twenty-four guests.

Land & Waterfront

Forty private beaches across eleven islands, with seasonal sandbars, clear Exuma water and reefs for snorkelling and diving. Only one group is in residence at a time, so the whole archipelago is effectively private.

Access & Utilities

A private airstrip of around 2,200 feet and a fifteen-minute charter from Exuma International put it within about ninety minutes of the Florida coast. Five colonial-style villas and a hilltop manor house supply the bedrooms, with a staff of around thirty and multiple dining venues.

Ownership & Use

A rental island for a single group who want space and theatre in equal measure — the scale of a small archipelago with the service of a private estate.

Provenance

Musha Cay was raw, undeveloped land bought in 1995 by Blockbuster Video co-founder John Melk, who spent about six years and $55M turning it into a resort before listing it for sale in 2002; illusionist David Copperfield covertly bought it via a strawman entity in a deal finalized December 2003, prompting a 2004 fraud suit from Melk that was settled in 2006 — the year Copperfield's roughly $50M purchase of Musha Cay plus three adjacent cays became public. Copperfield, operating through his company Imagine Nation, has held it since, investing a further ~$40M in renovations and expanding the holding into the 11-island, 700-acre 'Islands of Copperfield Bay.'

Specification

Status	Available
Offering	For rent
Region	Caribbean · Exuma Cays
Country	Bahamas
Size	700 acres · 280 ha
Development	Resort / operating business
Holding-cost band	Operating business — staffed payroll
Access	airstrip, boat
Nearest airport	~15-minute charter from Exuma International; private ~2,000 ft airstrip on island
Power	Island systems (specifics unknown)
Water	Island systems (specifics unknown)
Communications	Satellite TV and international phone
Structures	Five villas (12 bedrooms), 10,000 sq ft hilltop manor house, Multiple dining venues
Marina / mooring	Dock and pier; watersports fleet
Publicly marketed	since 2006

Price record

Documented public figures over time — asking prices, reported sales and reductions, each attributed. This record is maintained editorially and may lag the market.

The full traced record — ownership lineage and every dated event back to the earliest public mention — is in The Ledger, for members.

From above: 2006 vs today

Legal & Ownership Notes

Rented only as a whole-island all-inclusive buyout, one group at a time, with a five-night minimum; Bahamian room tax applies.

Satellite reference: open map view.

Common questions

How much does Musha Cay cost?

Musha Cay is profiled at: US$399,000 / week (whole island) · sleeps 24. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

How do you get to Musha Cay?

Access is by airstrip, boat. Nearest airport: ~15-minute charter from Exuma International; private ~2,000 ft airstrip on island.

How big is Musha Cay?

Musha Cay is approximately 700 acres (280 hectares).