Matachica Resort & Spa
Northern Ambergris Caye, Belize
Location
Northern Ambergris Caye
On a secluded white-sand beach around 5 miles north of San Pedro, facing the Belize Barrier Reef.
Transfer
An Ambergris transfer
Reached by boat from San Pedro; a helicopter is possible.
Villas
32 casitas & villas
Around 32 vibrantly painted thatched casitas and villas arranged like a village, with verandas and, on seafront casitas, private plunge pools.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners; adults only, aged 16 and over.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Continental breakfast.
About the Resort
An adults-only beach hideaway
Matachica is an adults-only boutique hideaway on a secluded beach in northern Ambergris Caye, reached by boat and facing the Belize Barrier Reef. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, it arranges around 32 vibrantly painted thatched casitas like a village; the seafront ones add private plunge pools and beachfront terraces. Mambo serves celebrated open-air dining, Danny's Bar wraps around a tree trunk, and the Jade Spa works with local papaya, banana and coffee. The reef, Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley are minutes away.
Accommodation
Casitas & villas
Around 32 design-led casitas, seafront ones with plunge pools.
Entry
Seabreeze Beach Casita
Sleeps two, adults-only. A vibrant casita with a veranda and garden or inner-resort views; some with a hammock and outdoor shower.
VerandaAdults-only
Signature
Seafront Beach Casita
Sleeps two. Around 750 square feet with Caribbean views, an outdoor private plunge pool, living room and a beachfront terrace.
Plunge pool750 sq ft
Suite
Seafront Luxury Suite
Sleeps two. A larger ocean-view suite with a living area and premium beachfront.
Ocean viewBeachfront
Top
Seafront Luxury Villa
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom villa with panoramic ocean views — the most space and privacy.
Two-bedroomPanoramic
Food & Drink
Dining
Open-air, international and local.
Signature
Mambo
Celebrated open-air international and local dining.
Light
Mambo Bistro
Light all-day fare.
Bar
Danny's Bar
Wrapped around a tree trunk.
Wellbeing
Jade Spa
Treatments with local papaya, banana and coffee, couples' rooms and beach yoga, with a main pool and seafront plunge pools.
Jade Spa
Local-ingredient treatments.
Pool & plunge pools
Main pool plus seafront pools.
Beach yoga
On the sand.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Reef, sand and the Caribbean.
Hol Chan & Shark Ray Alley
Snorkel the marine reserve.
Diving on the reef
The barrier reef offshore.
Mambo open-air dining
On the beach.
Caye Caulker trips
By boat.
Beach & sunsets
On the secluded sand.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By boat
From San Pedro
A boat to the north beach.
By air
By helicopter
Possible to the resort.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Matachica Resort & Spa. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Adults only
- Aged 16 and over.
Setting
- A secluded north-island beach.
Getting there
- By boat from San Pedro.
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