New boutique beach resort now taking bookings

The fast-expanding Margaritaville resort empire of Jimmy Buffett has added another Caribbean resort with the debut of the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Ambergris Caye in Belize.

The resort property is now taking bookings, as it pushes to stamp its presence in the local tourism market space.

Set to open in early 2023, the resort has 55 suites, three food and beverage concepts, two swimming pools and a spa, among other amenities, and is a decidedly boutique-style resort.

It’s a different kind of Margaritaville, which includes two lagoon-style pools, one oceanfront and another exclusively for families and will not be all-inclusive resort. Notably, the property will be a residential resort meaning, it also includes options for real estate buyers. 

Another high-profile brand for Belize

The resort is yet another high-profile brand for Belize, which has seen a wave of new hotel development in recent years, from Marriott to Wyndham to Four Seasons, which is opening its first Caribbean private-island resort in the country and strong tourism numbers to show for it. 

The resort is the latest product of Margaritaville’s alliance with Karisma Hotels and Resorts, one that has created the brand’s all-inclusive Margaritaville Island Reserve resorts in both Cap Cana and the Riviera Cancun, Mexico. The property will have a signature St Somewhere Spa, which will include waterside treatment bungalows. 

The culinary options will include a beachfront eatery and a pair of on-site bars. 

The resort, which will only be accessible by boat, is set just north of San Pedro Town in Belize’s ever-popular Ambergris Caye. 

It’s “a treasured destination surrounded by crystal clear Caribbean waters and the second largest coral reef in the world, teeming with marine life,” Margaritaville said in a statement.