Blue Marlin Beach Resort

Blue Marlin Beach Resort is a beautiful, idyllic, island resort that hosted my wife and I in January 2025. The resort is magnificently managed and run by a multi-generational, extended family of Belizeans that quickly included us as part of the family. They took exceptional care of us from our very late weather delayed arrival to our last day on the island. The coral island, covered with palm trees and continuously maintained, has several lovely, well-spaced private cottages. The family knows the reefs and guides with first hand knowledge. Snorkeling for a week, a couple times a day, with these guides and dive masters, was amazing and like snorkeling in an aquarium. The food was tremendous and the cooks and staff were lovely assuring we had whatever we wanted. We wanted fresh food, and the snapper and lobster were the freshest. We wanted to relax in the afternoon with a nice cool rum drink, and we had many to choose from to enjoy with our chef prepared afternoon snack. We wanted to hang out near the crystal-clear, azure-blue water of the Caribbean, and we were surrounded by it. Blue Marlin is a place to return to. The sun and moon rising and setting over the Caribbean are a beautiful site to behold every day on South Water Caye. One evening, on a January night with a rising full moon over the Caribbean, the cooks and staff prepared and served us our evening meal at a table they brought to our cottage and placed near the palms and the water’s edge. That evening created memories we will always hold. The cottages were beautiful with great, comfortable beds, clean bathrooms, fresh water coolers, air conditioning (which we only needed once) and hammocks hung on the wrap around porch. Perhaps a green heron will walk by your cottage in the evening, or a small army of fiddler crabs may walk by in the night. The bonefish are pets. The island is fully run on solar power and has a desalinization system. The Belizean family that owns and operates the Blue Marlin Beach Resort has invested in the resort to maintain forward-looking island systems and a viable business to support the family. The only real beach on the island is at the south end, a very easy ten minute walk away through a university research facility and another small resort to the open beach. My snorkel directly from the beach out to the coral reef was another of the many amazing snorkeling trips we took. Cell service is mostly available. Wi-Fi is mostly available in the dining and bar area.

A week at Blue Marlin is a true escape! I stayed in a cabana steps from the water. A hammock on the porch was perfect for mornings and evenings and afternoon naps. The food was excellent everyone on staff was fun friendly and so attentive. Snorkeling excursions were a highlight I saw so many fish a large turtle rays of all kinds and nurse sharks . You can snorkel off the dock and the end of the island as well. If you are looking for a secluded getaway live to snorkel dive or fish this is the place. Like everywhere it will rain some when it did I still got in the water, took a 90 min massage w Shanika who was amazing! Worked out several back and neck issues I was having, and don’t forget to just relax I read a whole book in my hammock one rainy day. Thanks to Amir Nelson Shaq Tommy and Stacey for my water adventures . Cliff and Gilberto my attentive friends at every meal the chefs for always preparing a meat free alternative and all the delicious food the girls who cleaned my house it seemed several times a day everytime I came back it was freshened up! Bree and Mariel are there planning your day with you making suggestions and just generally making everything as perfect as they can! I traveled alone on this trip and enjoyed my space and quiet time but also never felt alone as all the staff quickly felt like friends and always stopped to chat and check in with me. I honestly miss them all! I rarely travel to the same place twice but I will return to blue marlin!!!

Enjoyable island stay with excellent and warm service very good food - mostly seafood and even amazingly good fresh lobster. Professional run dice centre - safe diving. Thumbs up for excellent dive guide Amir and always smiling snorkelling guide Abelito. You made our stay! Unfortunately the status of the corals were not so good.