One of the world's best small private island resorts — a tiny caye off the coast of Ambergris Caye with seven villas (six over-water or beach-facing), fully personalized all-inclusive service with private butler and private dining on your own schedule, and complete privacy from every other guest on the property.
Why We Chose It
Cayo Espanto is Belize's most private luxury experience — a small private island a short boat ride from Ambergris Caye with seven villas arranged around its perimeter so that no guest ever sees another. The all-inclusive model here is personal: meals are prepared to your taste and served when you want them, at your villa, on the beach, on your dock, or on the water. Each villa has its own beach, plunge pool, and dock — the over-water villas are among the most requested in the Caribbean. The service-to-guest ratio is extraordinary; the effect is of renting an entire small island for your use. The surrounding water is calm and clear, with reef snorkeling accessible from your own dock and day trips to San Pedro, the barrier reef, and beyond organized by the island's concierge. Cayo Espanto is ranked among the world's best private island resorts.
What Stands Out
- Complete privacy — 7 villas spaced so no guest sees another, private beach and dock for each
- Fully personalized all-inclusive: meals to your taste, served when and where you want
- Over-water villas: among the most requested villa accommodations in the Caribbean
- Snorkeling from your own dock; day trips to barrier reef and San Pedro arranged by concierge
- ranked among the world's best small private island resorts