Almond Beach Resort at Jaguar Reef

Julio the host at the front seat was just the nicest and most welcoming always checking on us if he had not seen us. We will see you again and yes I will be asking for you. I will be looking for you on social media. Everyone at the Property was just marvelous Alicha

My husband and I went to Almond Beach Resort the Monday after our wedding for our honeymoon and it was perfect. Since September is their slow season, we were essentially the only guests at the entire resort. The resort itself is rather small, so if we ever decide to return, we'll be sure it's in the off season, as I'm not sure we would've enjoyed the experience as much with the crowd. The staff was incredible and made us feel so special the entire time. A huge shoutout to our favorite bartenders Jerry and Marvin, as well as the amazing customer service from Joseph and Tariq! We looked forward to our private meals every day at the resort because of the awesome wait staff, Richard, Nincy, and Charles. I have nothing but AMAZING things to say about the food at the resort. I'm still dreaming about their empanadas, breakfast burrito, and amazing selections for lunch/dinner. I would go back just for the food!!! The town of Hopkins is super safe and everyone is extremely friendly. We enjoyed taking the complimentary bikes into town every day to hang with the locals. Our favorite hangout spot was Big Docks, where you can sip on amazing drinks and jump into the warmest water you'll ever feel. This trip was perfect and I really hope to return one day soon.

Great vacation getaway. Views from our room were amazing from sun rise to the fire pit at night. Julio was great with front desk queries and Captain Larry was there with directions, flowers and any assistance we needed. The Paddle House has great daily specials and Jason Martinez with his staff, Andy and Roslyn were accommodating and knowledgeable about selections to enjoy. Joseph with concierge team arranged the lovely bday gift in the room. Big thanks to Greg and Eisha for island hopping and cave tubing tours during the week. It was well timed and relaxing trip.

We came to Almond Beach Resort for the beauty, solitude, and experience. We chose September because of it being more slow season, which made our experience more peaceful and quiet. The resort had everything we were looking for, clean, fun, great food, and beautiful. All of the resorts employees were wonderful, but Captain Larry went above and beyond to provide us with a wonderful experience and motivated us to come back in the future.

Our stay was amazing, everyone working at the resort was so incredibly kind and helped us so much! Especially Julio, Sipi, Larry, Quelyi, Rosemina!

We had a great time. Spent a lot of our time at the pool bar.

From the warm welcome at check-in to the friendly faces throughout my stay at Almond Beach was truly exceptional. The two gentlemen at the front desk went above and beyond, making me feel valued and at home. Despite some disappointing past experiences touring in my own country as a local, here I was treated like a guest who truly mattered. The property, the service, and the atmosphere were all perfect, I had previously booked for one night and went ahead and extended my stay. I will definitely be returning! And highly recommend!

My family (2 adults and 2 children aged 13 and 8) spent a wonderful 2 weeks at Almond Beach Resort in 2 Garden Rooms. We occupied the Mango room (featured on the wesbite), which is actually two rooms in one so worked brilliantly for the children (and could be used as a family room on its own if your kids don't mind sharing) and Sandia (a generous sized room with walk in shower and huge bath). The rooms were excellent - clean, all amenities - TV, coffee, hot and cold water cooler, hair dryer and shower accessories, air conditioning and fans - we couldn't have asked for more. Brenda, our housekeeper over the two weeks was excellent, coming every day and doing several loads of laundry for us (brought back the same day). The resort is mainly American and very transient, we appeared to be the exception staying for 2 weeks. However, this meant that we often had the whole pool area to ourselves, which was a great luxury. There are 2 pools but we stayed at the pool with the swim up bar as it was close to our rooms. It is a great pool, lovely temperature to cool off in and large enough to swim or play games. There is also a hot tub to the side, which was good to lounge in whilst sipping cocktails from the bar (made by the great barman, who was always happy to make suggestions depending on your mood). The Big Dock bar was also a lovely place to have an evening drink (happy hour 4-6pm). The kids loved hanging out on the bar swings or on the netting over the water. The water was quite murky during our stay but was beginning to clear at the end so that you could see fish under the bar - we also spotted a manatee, a sting ray and jellyfish. We booked 3 tours through the hotel - Xunantunich Mayan ruin and inland blue hole, Monkey River and a half day snorkelling on the barrier reef. I would recommend all of these tours. They seemed pricey, but having looked at other places the hotel didn't seem to be any more than other tour operators in Hopkins and Greg in the office was always so helpful when we wanted information or changed our minds. Simi, our minibus driver for the tours was also great, giving us information, fruit and cookies on our journeys. You can't visit Almond Beach resort without mentioning Captain Larry - I had read reviews which talked about him before we left and he lived up to his reputation! He is a wealth of information and always willing to stop and have a chat and make sure everything is okay. He gave my daughter and I flowers every day and got coconuts down from the palm trees for the children to try. We had pizza at the hotel several times, which was really good. We didn't try the main restaurant but headed into Hopkins where we had some great food and cocktails at Ella's Cool Spot, Driftwood and JJs and the best ice cream at Nice Cream. The hotel has bikes that guests can take out and we used these most days to go in and out of Hopkins. We also used the golf carts, but these are a little pricey. The hotel also has kayaks and paddle boards that can be taken off the beach, which we did a couple of times (early in the morning before it got too hot). In the evenings a fire pit is lit on the beach and marshmallows left for toasting - this was a major hit with the kids and such a nice touch. Overall we couldn't fault Almond Beach resort - it is a tropical paradise with wonderful, friendly staff who made is feel so welcome. I would definitely recommend coming here.

Great place. Booked a plunge pool and it was not working

We absolutely loved our stay at Jaguar reef! As you as you walk in the main entrance the atmosphere, the view, the people are all lovely! Lukas made us delicious welcome drinks. He also was super friendly and was our go to person for any questions we had about local restaurants, taxis, grocery stores etc. Captain Larry was also wonderful! He helped with our luggage and the complementary bikes while we were there and always willing to be at our service. We stayed in one of the beachfront cottages and it was a dream! The bathroom was huge - double sinks and enormous shower. The view was amazing - just steps from the ocean. One of my favorite touches was the hammock on the front porch, it was so peaceful to sit in during the evening and listen to the ocean. The big dock bar was awesome. We had a great time jumping from the platforms and doing the rope swing. Edgar was fantastic at the bar out there. Swimming was great! The water was very warm and relatively calm. Overall, we loved our stay here! Would stay here again in a heartbeat and hope to be back someday! Tips for future guests - bring lots of sunscreen and bug spray