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We celebrated our anniversary at Matachica Resort and it was absolutely perfect. The Hol Chan & Caye Caulker tour with Captain Victor was a highlight—amazing snorkeling and a fun, seamless day. The Captain’s Table hosted by Egar was unforgettable with incredible food and service. Our favorite activity was kayaking out to the buoy to snorkel right from the resort—so easy and plentiful fish, sting rays and nurse shark sightings. Food and service throughout our stay were truly top notch. Special thanks to Archie and Julio for their outstanding hospitality, though honestly every staff member we encountered was exceptional. Matachica is a magical place and we can’t wait to return!

Incredible location, restaurant, and service! Would highly recommend for any solo travelers or couples. The staff from check in, to the restaurant service, to transportation went above and beyond to ensure a great and comfortable stay.

Hi, My new bride and I spent our honeymoon at Matachica Resort. We had our wedding in Bacalar on Thanksgiving. Yayyy. From the moment we arrived at Matachica, we noticed the tranquility, hospitality, and simplicity. We really appreciated the staff, whose warmth and professionalism elevated our stay. Especially - Jeremy, the concierge, his consistency, attentiveness and support made our week special. We had a lot of questions - he arranged our requests, and handled all of it with efficiency. The resort itself is impeccable —quiet bungalows , a beachfront, and an atmosphere that encourages relaxation and reconnect. The itinerary we set included spa treatments, a pier dinner, snorkeling, and downtime. We enjoyed the property, and each experience that came a long with the service. I’d like to mention the nightly turndown cookies. It’s a great touch — exactly the kind of detail that sets the bar for hospitality. Matachica exceeded our expectations and provided a peaceful, beginning to our marriage. We look forward to returning and highly recommend it to anyone seeking an elevated and intimate getaway.

At the resort we were able to spend time, relaxing and enjoying the amenities that they offered. Their staff was very helpful. Most notably was Tony who made us feel like part of the Matachica family.

I would absolutely recommend Matachica in Belize for a romantic or relaxing stay! I travel often and this was a treat. We spent 4 nights to celebrate my husbands 40th birthday and it was a magical stay. Getting there: After you land in Belize city BZE, you will have to take a short plane ride or water taxi to the San Pedro island. We opted for the San Pedro Belize express water taxi as it was the bigger ferry and we don’t love small planes. Taxi from airport to the ferry is 30 minutes, the ferry ride is 90 minutes. The resort sent staff to pick us up at the ferry and that was another 30 minutes to the resort. Arrival: The resort is beautiful!! Right on the water with lovely over ocean loungers. The staff welcomed us with drinks of our choice and were overall so kind and thoughtful the entire stay. Room: We chose to stay in the sea/ocean front luxury suite of which there are only two. The suite was massive with a separate bedroom, a huge bathroom with oversized tub and walk in shower, double closets, and a separate indoor living room. We also had a private plunge pool overlooking the ocean, private deck with deck chairs and beach chairs. This room category included a daily continental breakfast and the highlight was fresh baked pastries that changed every day and all were so good. ***There are no TVs in room! You’re supposed to unplug… We brought a computer screen with express vpn downloaded via fire stick so that we could watch college football live on fubo which worked perfectly. Service highlights: Loved the room service hot coffee on wake up service every morning, we also had a nespresso machine and tea kettle. The housekeeping was excellent!! Extremely clean, and I loved the turndown service with cookies every night. I never had to ask for more towels they freshened twice per day. The property mosquito control was top tier, they supplied us bug spray and did very discreet fogging, I did not get a single mosquito bite. The staff were so responsive, and responded immediately to any issues that presented. Excursion highlight: The best part of the trip was a fishing and snorkeling excursion with Victor and Charlie! My husband is an avid flyfisherman but I don’t fish very much and still caught so many! We caught about 2 dozen fish (snapper, mackerel, jack) and just missed out on a barracuda. The on boat ceviche and lunch were so good. And snorkeling the coral reefs was so beautiful and worth it. On arrival back to the dock we selected the fish we wanted to eat, and the staff cleaned them and cooked them for us for dinner and the cook from the chef was phenomenal! We had them three ways: as ceviche, blackened and fried, but they give options for the cook as well as for included sides. All of this, the fishing/snorkeling trip, the cook of the fish, and the dinner is all included in the cost of the excursion. My husband absolutely wanted to do the “catch and cook” here and he was thrilled and cannot wait to go back to do that experience again! Tip: We used MTK golf cart rentals to go for dinner/drinks off of the property