Tranquility Bay Resort

Location: Ambergris Caye , Basil Jones Airstrip, bz

Star Rating: 9.3 Stars

Property Type: Villas

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Pets allowed
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Tour desk
• Soundproof rooms
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Massage services
• Packed lunches
• Currency exchange
• Karaoke
• Private check-in/check-out
• Board games/puzzles
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Concierge service
• Grocery deliveries
• Allergy-free room
• Kid meals
• Kids' outdoor play equipment
• Evening entertainment
• Entertainment staff
• Outdoor furniture
• Coffee Shop on site
• Fruits
• Spa/wellness center services
• Beauty Services
• Manicure
• Pedicure
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Pub crawls
• Happy hour
• Cooking class
• Supervised childcare/activities
• Television in common areas
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Express check-in
• Snack bar/deli
• Scuba diving on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Private beach nearby
• Housekeeping on request
• Concerts/live shows
• Private picnics
• Wine release events
• Reception hall
• Covered parking
• Fishing nearby
• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Water sports equipment
• Beach club nearby (surcharge)
• Bicycle-friendly property
• Beach toys
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Standard Villa

  Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned villa consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower. Guests will find a refrigerator and a microwave in the kitchenette. The villa also provides guests with a barbecue. The villa provides soundproof walls, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area along with outdoor furniture. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Barbecue
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Pool towels
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Villa

  Boasting a private entrance, this air-conditioned villa comes with 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower. Guests will find a refrigerator and a microwave in the kitchenette. The villa also includes a barbecue. Among the room amenities are soundproof walls, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as outdoor furniture and sea views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Barbecue
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Pool towels
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Two-Bedroom Villa

  Boasting a private entrance, this air-conditioned villa includes 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a walk-in shower. Guests will find a refrigerator, kitchenware and a microwave in the kitchenette. The villa also features a barbecue. Among the room amenities are soundproof walls, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as outdoor furniture and sea views. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Barbecue
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Pool towels
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

• Villa - Beach Front

  Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned villa consists of 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower. Guests will find a refrigerator, kitchenware and a microwave in the kitchenette. The villa also offers a barbecue. Among the room amenities are soundproof walls, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as outdoor furniture and sea views. The unit offers 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Barbecue
  • Cleaning products
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Pool towels
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Soukeníková (10/5): Anna - This place is realy amazing. Paradise! We received a very warm welcome from the staff after our arrival. Staff is very friendly and they made their best to meet every our wish we had. Ever and Axcel are the best guys! Especially Axcel made our stay very special. Room is very nice, with kitchen. For the transportation you can choose the van shuttle (2hours) or their own boat from San Pedro (45 minutes) for a very fair price. If you want they can arrange the stop at the supermarket and you can buy what you need. Water is available in the room for free. If you want you can eat at the restaurant. They have very good food and coctails. Prices little bit higher, but acceptable because everything is fresh and the resort is far away from the town. Beach is beautiful, with white sand. And the Barrier Reef is unbelievable! You can snorkel whole day if you want, directly from the beach. There are beautiful corals on the right/south side of the reef. We have seen dolphins on the reef, nurse sharks, eagle rays, sting rays, lobsters, puffer fishes, moon jelly fish, squids, cuttlefish, and a lots of other fishes. Beautiful place to stay for holiday, one od the best places we have visited.
• Luís (9/5): - Localização fantástica, staff muito atencioso, comida excelente Instalações um pouco desatualizadas e os sargaços
• France (10/5): C’est un endroit que je recommande fortement. - Le personnel était très sympathique. La chambre était vraiment propre et le lit confortable. Comme nous étions en face de la barrière de corail, nous avons pu faire plusieurs plongées en apnée, malgré l’arrivée des sargasses. Nous avons eu de la difficulté à nous rendre à l’établissement, car les chauffeurs de taxi nous disaient que du water taxi au resort, ça prenait 2 heures et que la route était très mauvaise. Ils nous chargeaient 150 USD pour nous y rendre. Cependant, ça n’a pris qu’une heure, et la route était belle.
• Adam (10/5): We chose Tranquility Bay because it’s close enough to the reef that you can snorkel right from the beach. We spent hours - Snorkeling to the barrier reef from the beach. The eagle rays. No need for excursions. The people. The seafood. Napping in the hammocks. The bird walks. The sunrises. The pelicans and the frigate birds. Did I mention snorkeling to the reef from the beach? The people. Sargassum was starting to pile up. It’s all over the Caribbean.
• Nora (10/5): Great value in remote and peaceful spot on island. - The remote location is special and makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. Staff was very accommodating in arranging tours and modifying around travel changes. Higher variety of food and beverage availability.
• Marlies (10/5): A great place for families with kids along the barrier reef. Much nicer than in San Pedro itself. One of the few places - The location is amazing, outside of town. We loved the pier with seating and the restaurant, which provided a great area to hang out right over the water, and to avoid the sargassum that is unfortunately along all beaches in the wider area. Great snorkeling with the kids just a few minutes of swimming away. We also liked the kayaks that were available to anyone staying at the report. All the staff is super friendly and personable. They help you pick or open fresh coconuts that are all along the beach on the coconut palms. The running water in the unit was so full of chlorine it smelled like a bottle of bleach and our skin stung after showering.
• alain (10/5): -
• Nichole (10/5): Amazing stay - Perfect location Beautiful views Very clean Staff was amazing The path leading up to the resort
• Julien (10/5): - L'authenticité, l'accueil du personnel.
• Bonar (10/5): The staff made the stay complete. The personalized hospitality was unsurpassed compared to any other stay and will defin - This was one of the neatest places we’ve stayed. It was a long trek compared to why we realized when booking but was 100% worth it . I can think of few things, other than the longer golf cart drive, but again, once we made the first trip and knew what to expect, it was well worth it
• Panameno (10/5): - Las vistas al mar, el amanecer hermoso, la playa con Agua cristalina, y al ocultarse el sol es totalmente un espectáculo No hay estufa en las cocinas de las habitaciones
• Nadja (10/5): - Der Ort ist sehr schön, direkt am Meer mit schönem Sandstrand. Die Leute waren äusserst freundlich und man fühlt sich direkt willkommen. Wir haben ein Zimmer-Upgrade erhalten und waren sehr glücklich darüber. Da meine Schwester am nächsten Tag eine über 35stündige Heimreise hatte, haben wir extra einen Van-transfer zurück zum Flughafen gebucht. Am Morgen als wir zu unserem Shuttel wollten, stand da ein Golfcart. Als wir gesagt haben, dass wir einen Van gebucht haben, sagte man uns: der ist seit gestern ausgefallen. Zum Glück konnten wir es dann noch regeln, und wir konnten mit einem Schnorcheltrip (Boot) zu einem Steg in der Nähe des Flughafens gebracht werden. Trotzdem unglücklich gelaufen, da wir mit all unserem Gepäck noch zum Flughafen laufen mussten und extra den Van (bezüglich Komfort) gebucht haben. Wir hätten uns gewünscht, dass man uns bereits am Vorabend darüber informiert hätte, damit man eine Lösung hätte suchen können.
• Anthony (10/5): -
• Yolonda (9/5): Beautiful and indeed tranquil spot! - The property is beautiful and well kept. The staff are very friendly. The food was over-priced; good, but nothing exceptional to warrant the cost. The host was clearly money focused and not completely honest with the information provided in an attempt to collect more money from me.
• Rosemary (9/5): Snorkelling heaven - The location is stunning and the reef is superb The road to the resort is rough. The boat transfer is much better and quicker
• Sara (9/5): -
• Marek (9/5): We wanna come back for a longer stay! - If you’re looking for a private island feel in the Caribbean, this is definitely the place to go. It was fun getting to the location (even at night) and then every day was only more fun. There’s plenty of activities you can do, from chilling in the hammock, snorkeling, going kayaking, to going for a bike ride even further north. They provide kayaks and snorkeling equipment for free. You have a paradise beach and turquoise water with a large and colorful coral reef underneath basically as you step out of your villa. Besides that, all the staff was just amazing, so helpful and friendly, and so were the owners that gave us a very warm, 5-star resort kind of welcome. The room itself was kinda oldish yet very comfy and spacious, no problems with electricity or hot water in the shower, so nothng to complain about. Anyway, the location, outside activities and high-quality food is what makes this place so special, not necessarily the rooms. The kitchen could be better equipped, a microwave and a kettle would be helpful but I imagine they’d make you use the restaurant less often which is not exactly what the hotel wants ;)
• Lotte (10/5): Top! - Mooie locatie, fijn personeel en een zeer comfortabele accommodatie. Echt een fijne plek om tot rust te komen.
• Matt (9/5): -
• Derrick (10/5): What an Amazing resort - This place was amazing, 5 star service every day, beautiful location, quiet and relaxing, every member of the staff greeted you each day with a smile and would go above and beyond to make sure you had the best vacation possible. Honestly one of my favorite spots Nothing
• Liliana (10/5): A paradise place with awesome people - The people of the hotel were AMAZING! The way till there it’s a bit far! to compensate I recommend to stay there at least 3 days !
• Schindler (9/5): Superb - Staff is incredibly kind and the location is perfect if you're trying to get away from the crowds!
• Christian (10/5): Exceptional - The location of the houses is incredibly beautiful because it is right on the beach. You can go directly from the house to the beach to go swimming and see the second largest coral reef in the world and the staff is very nice and fulfills your every wish. Tranqulity Beach Resort is perfect for relaxing and has the most beautiful location in the whole of Belize. You are isolated from the tourist life on the other part of the island.
• Edward (8/5): Tranquility resort... good and getting better! - From the outset, as you can see from the promo pic above, it feels like arriving in a quiet paradise. The staff, from Audi, Yaricson, Andre, and others want nothing but to make you comfortable, and your stay enjoyable. The restaurant/bar, on the water is a great place to hang out and all my meals were well prepared by chef Raynaldo, and delicious. Grab a cocktail, sit out on the deck, and take in sight and sounds of the off shore reef, that runs up the coast of Belize. It is at its closest point here, about 300m out. There is a continuous stretch of waves breaking over the reef and the sound of crashing surf drifts over the resort 24/7. This means that the water from the shore to the reef is normally calm and shallow, perfect for swimming and young children... almost like a private lagoon. It’s also perfect for safe casual snorkeling. Numerous reef fish hang out on the several coral heads, and you may see the occasional ray drift by. Larger fish hang out under the protection of the restaurant. In the larger sense, there's almost nothing not to like. If you are looking for an all- inclusive full amenity resort, this is not the place for you. No pool, spa, planned activities, or shopping here. But there are plenty of those places stretching from San Pedro, up the Ambergris coastline. But if you are ok going farther up the coast, looking for a peaceful, relaxed, out-of-the-way, almost "bohemian" like vacation, then Tranquilty may be just the place. It's quiet in the "resort" sense the pace is relaxed, no clocks because time doesn't matter here... and it is sub-tropical beautiful. Having said that, Tranquility is not an easy place to get to. The most direct, comfortable way would be by water taxi from San Pedro. The trip is about 40km +/- and costs $100+ usd. The common means of transport in Ambergris is by "golf cart on steroids." They are everywhere, and most tourists use them. You can drive to the resort, and if you want to go anywhere or see anything else it is a good idea to rent one. But be forewarned... once out of San Pedro, there are literally no paved roads. Even past the high end resorts and villas outside San Pedro it is a bone-jarring, teeth-rattling drive. And as you proceed up the coast the roads only get narrower and bumpier. In the North American sense, these roads are likely the worst washboard, pot-holed, that you will ever travel on. As a result, the 30/40km trip will take 1-1/2 hrs, or more. At first glance, the large villas accommodations look beautiful. They are very spacious inside and comfortably furnished, if dated. They accommodate anywhere from 4 to 8 guests, priced accordingly. If you are the type that is happy to be in a beautiful, quiet locale, with a bed to sleep in, a beach chair to sit in, and who doesn't "sweat" the small stuff, you will be fine. I discovered that the resort changed ownership earlier this year.
• Brian (8/5): where the beach meets the reef - Great location at more remote north end of island with nice beach and easy access to shallow reef for beginner snorkeling and kayaking. Cabanas were very well built and spacious. Very friendly, welcoming, and helpful staff. Kitchen facilities were minimal with just mini-fridge, coffee pot and microwave, so dependent on the resort dining options. The facilities need some basic repairs and TLC, but Tranquility has just reopened under new management.

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