Blue Marlin Beach Resort

We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary at Blue Marlin. We had a wonderful visit. Their slogan, come as strangers, leave as family, is perfect. Our cabana was comfy, dining was exceptional, staff could not have been kinder or more helpful. Thank you all for a memorable vacation!

Our stay was fantastic. Not 1 complaint. We were greeted at the dock with tropical drinks and a smile. We stayed in Hanna's Haven Cabin 14. The cabana had everything you needed. Daily housekeeping by Brianna kept it clean and neat. Chef Cuz created delicious meals with great presentation, served with a smile from Eddie, Jovie, or Estella in a beautiful open-air setting. Even prepared birthday cake with candles for my husband's birthday. Enjoyed several snorkel tours. Amir is very knowledgeable about marine life. Tommy, Michael, Jordy and Jamie made a great crew. Stayed for 12 days and enjoyed every minute. This is a 3rd generation family run property. If you wanted or needed anything, you got it with a smile. Couldn't have asked for more. Hanna was our first contact. She arranged everything from hopper flights, inland taxi to harbor and boat transfer to island. She was patient in responding to all of my pre-trip questions.

I have been coming here with my family every summer from 2018 to now, this resort is an amazing getaway and vacation spot we always have tons of fun snorkeling , fishing, scuba diving, and doing land activities. The food always taste amazing and all the staff are so kind.

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.

My trip to Blue Marlin was perfection. Our room was spotless and comfortable, dining was relaxing and delicious, snorkeling was AMAZING and the tiny island was exactly what we were hoping for. We’re off the beaten path travelers but more “outsidey” than outdoorsy. Blue Marlin was just the right amount of comfort and adventure. We considered other places to stay on south water caye but I’m so glad we stayed at Blue Marlin. No, there’s no beach on the immediate property for wading but there’s beach access just a short walk away. I promise you won’t miss it! Do prepare for the sand fleas and take lots of bug spray- they show no mercy! It’s been a month since our trip and I am still missing morning coffee looking out over the water. The staff even surprised us with a very special anniversary dinner and cake. No detail is overlooked - Blue Marlin is an absolute treat.

Blue Marlin is truly a family run resort (in the most positive way)! I spent a week with my son diving the reef and the care and attention we received from the staff was amazing! The staff is passionate about delivering a great experience and went out of their way to make sure that happened. Diving- Each site is really close and we were diving by ourselves all the time Food- The food is very good and the chef is passionate about how to make our experience the best Resort- The resort is very well maintained and beautiful