Margaritaville Belize Opens: A First Look at the Resort

Whether you are a fan or not, the Margaritaville empire is HUGE – and the fact that Margaritaville Belize just opened this week…it’s a big deal. So…I HAD to drive up to visit the newly opened resort. With an open mind, ready to embrace the kitsch. Take a look at Margaritaville Belize – 13 miles north, Ambergris Caye. The employees here – some I know from other spots around San Pedro – and some who are new to the island – are INCREDIBLY friendly and welcoming. And excited to be open.

The bar and the swim-up bar look really good. These beds are all over the place and look really good. The incredibly friendly crew at the Front Desk told me to go check out the spa…and so I did. Celisse, the spa manager, let me look around and even offered me a cold bottle of water. Yes please. A pickleball court. There are a number of cabanas for treatments and then the reception and a fitness center.

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Looks awesome! Would love to visit or even live there if I win the lottery LOL. The site says the 2-3 bdrm villas are already sold out! Only a few 1bdrms left.....lucky dogs....This is really close to the northern dive sites.

I sold my home on AC 20 years ago. Development was already well on it's way. I continued to visit throughout the years, but as "life happened", my visits became shorter and less frequent, but the people and the place, never left my mind. A few months ago, after a little soul searching, and a lot of financial juggling, I made the decision that it was time for an extended visit back to AC, with the hope to "move back home" . I researched a list of available homes / condo's on the market, booked a flight and and off I went. Wow, have things changed. Thomas Wolfe's adage, “You can never go home again”, hit me like a ton of bricks. So many changes. Some feel it is for the better - some feel it is for the worse. Either way, most people have no option but to adapt. I am blessed enough to have options, and decided against moving back. The memories of my years on Ambergris Caye will always be very special. It was a magical place and time.

Probably a good decision on your part. If they build any more condos on the island, it’s going to sink. And, if you were to locate here, you would have to buy a car that would drive faster than the taxi cabs.

I used to live in Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers to be exact, and before I moved there my family visited from the time I was a very small child. Now, I have not been back for 5 or 6 years because the place is just flooded with people and development and I just don't care for it much anymore. In just the short time i have been coming to AC, first time in 2019, I can see the tremendous growth and development. Sad that every place that is really nice gets overexploited.