Almond Beach Resort at Jaguar Reef

We love Almond Beach Resort at Jaguar Reef. You want to enjoy the beach and food this is the place to visit. This has become our go to place. And captain Larry & Sippy (driver) make you feel at home. I love the addition of golf carts for the easy & safe ride into town. We'll be back, again & again.

This was our first time in Belize and it didn't disappoint. Except for the weather, as it rained everyday heavily, we enjoyed our stay. The resort is well maintained, the staff is friendly and helpful, and the food was good. The lobby, restaurant, and bar areas are nicely decorated. Paddle boards, kayaks, sailboat, and tubes are provided. Only 2 issues were, it rained so heavily that our room took on water at the window and door. The other was the difficulty we had with booking excursions. Although the staff tried to help us, they were not able to book us and so we reached out to a local tour company, Get to know Belize. We had more success with them. Special shout out to Captain Larry who always had a smile and welcome every time we saw him.

We stayed in one of the sea view suites which is a little farther down from the main resort area. Room was quiet and clean with a great view, spacious, good shower. I’d say the service is okay but nothing amazing. We rented a golf cart to go into town and it broke down twice. We were not advised of all the little details about the cart (like how to engage the parking brake) and that was another call. Luckily we were able to get it started the first time because one specific guy who deals with all things golf cart didn’t call back for 45 minutes (by which time we’d broken down the second time). I was advised by the front desk that I had to talk to the activity team about removing that rental charge from my bill, but that team is never in their office - I looked for them multiple times. I asked again about it being removed from our bill on the final night and the front desk staff took care of it, so I’m not sure why they wanted us do that extra step instead of just doing it when I originally asked. So next time we went to town we just paid more for a taxi. You can rent bikes for free but it’s not a shaded pedal. Coffee in the morning breakfast has been lukewarm and I asked them to re-do it so it’s hot 2/3 of our days here. I really am not high maintenance but I am bummed by cold coffee. Our friends requested housekeeping at their room but it was never done, based on other reviews housekeeping is a bit of an issue here - we did get a housekeeping service when we requested so I was disappointed that our friends didn’t. So I guess it all adds up to slightly annoying to have so many opportunities to do a great job but then dropping the ball and having the guest have to ask. This resort is on a public beach (which I am all for) but be aware that multiple locals will approach you to sell stuff, even in you are on the front porch of your room or at the Dock Bar. I wasn’t expecting that but nobody is too pushy. Not really a negative, but something to be aware of. We went to Driftwood for pizza and to watch drumming, that was great. Dock bar was awesome to hang out at and watch tarpon at night, ceviche was good. We snorkeled around the bar and really enjoyed it, just watch out for the few fishing and excursion boats. Our friends borrowed kayaks one morning and saw a manatee. Pro tip: buy drinks and snacks in town to duck the high prices at the resort.