The Colonial at Jaguar Reef

The beach is INCREDIBLE. The room had everything we needed Nice kitchenette to prepare food so that we could save on eating out all the time since it's not a all inclusive. The Humming Bird room might be in the oldest building, but the view from the balcony made out for the old room.

Stayed at the Colonial. Was a huge villa with a beautiful view. Emery the security guard was so very helpful my first few nights. Captain Larry has all the answers and is very personable. You cannot miss him . Gilberto is a kind spirit who is also very helpful. I am sure many are, just the few great staff I experienced. The water (at least in November) is not picturesque. But the sound of the sea is heavenly. The town is small and accessible. Mostly I loved the Maya Centre village close by and the burrito stand going into town. The grounds at Jaguar Reef are impeccable - everyone does a fine job at making sure it’s always beautiful.

First time in Hopkins and loved our stay! The beach is incredible! The dock bar is really great! Spacious rooms where you can hear the ocean! Amazing beach - make sure to get a coconut from the stand on the beach! Captain Larry will help you out!! Overall really great spot!

Beautiful resort and well run. Our room was very large with a queen and bunk beds. The room could use a few repairs-bathroom faucet handles fell off and the curtains were ripped and not really easy to use with individual ties and not room darkening. The safe never worked. The big dock bar was great! The boats were nice and we loved the Hobi. Captain Larry was very helpful with set up. The sail was ripped so a new one would be a good upgrade. Overall a great place to stay.

We were in Hopkins for a wedding last week. I will start by saying how lucky we were b/c the weather looked bad due to Hurricane Julia. Thankfully it missed Belize, but we still got 11 inches of rain in 3 days. We were very nervous about flooding, but the area was fine and did not flood. Roads were drivable, etc. Room: originally booked the Colonial Penthouse Room, but that building leaked due to heavy rainfall, so we were upgraded to the Jasmine unit in the next building. It was wonderful w/ 2 br, 2 ba, full kitchen. Very happy. Resort: it’s very small, quaint, and a little dated. There are a few pools you can use, and 1 has a swim up bar. There was a TON of construction and renovation happening while we were there. It was inconvenient b/c some restaurants were not open and construction mes, etc. Overall, it was fine. It really didn’t impact our stay too much. The resort lost power a few times but was back on within minutes. Again, it wasn’t a huge issue for us. Staff: Unbelievable service! The staff at this resort are by far its biggest asset. They seem to work 15+ hours a day as many were there by 6 am and there until 10-11 every night. Those who made our stay so great were: Darwin, Bruno, Captain Larry, and Gabrielle. So nice to our group and just went out of their way to make us feel at home. As mentioned, there was a hurricane and heavy rain while we were there which created a mess on the beach. The staff worked very hard to clean up debris, etc. and did a fabulous job with a situation that was out of their control. Food: We were a little disappointed w/ the lack of options, but this was mainly due to construction, weather and things being closed on and off-site. Off-resort, We ate at Baja Fiesta (across the street), ordered pizza delivered from Driftwood Pizza, breakfast down the street at Beaches and Dreams (in the Barracuda)- very good. On-site, we ate breakfast most mornings in what would’ve been tne Paddle House. It was great. We also had dinner there one night but ordered and ate it on the Dock, which was very nice. Kids ordered lunch at the pool a few times and seemed to enjoy fish and chips the best. The shrimp ceviche was also very good. Transportation: some in our group did the resort shuttle, and some booked private shuttles a little cheaper through aviator. Both options worked fine and were on time, both had AC, and both offered to stop at the grocery on the way to the resort to get food/drinks. It’s about 2 hrs and 25 min from the airport, but the drive wasn’t bad at all and is scenic. The coastal Highway was closed while we were there due to the hurricane, but when it’s open, the drive is almost cut in half. Excursions: We did the 1/2 day snorkel trip which was only about 2.5 hrs b/c they were very Kate leaving then didn’t have enough equipment. So we had to drive way out of the way to pick up more equipment in Tobacco Caye Island, which was beautiful. The snorkeling was amazing g just not exactly as they adv

What a great resort this is. The rooms are spacious, ours was literally over the beach with a great view of the Caribbean. The food here is amazing (great service from all the restaurant staff) and what a treat it is to wonder down the wharf at its end to the 2 story bar hut - good size - over the blue water. The service here is incredible. Unfortunately my brother who was in a separate suite got COVID the day after we arrived and then I tested positive 3 days after that. We were both quarantined in our rooms. By the way, super convenient there is a COVID testing clinic on the resort). Although the service was great already they really came through for us. They gave us their phone numbers so we could text our meal orders via WhatsApp and have it delivered, heck they even went into town for me and got us some apples at the market! They also would stop by (at a distance) and just come and see how we were doing. They also checked in with us via WhatsApp regularly. A big thank you to all the staff but wanted to call outTessie, Odalis and Vernette. Thank you so much ladies! You saved me on my vacation and made it awesome. Definitely coming back here again with my wife next time!