Orchid Bay Resort

Orchid Bay is off the beaten path if you are expecting a party scene this is not the place for you! If you are looking for nice people and relaxation this is it! The owner, David, is super helpful and gets you all set up with transportation. It is about a 2 hour drive from Belize airport. The casitas are nice, we were even upgraded to an oceanside one! The fridge is stocked with drinks (water, powerade, beer and wine), coffee, sugar and creamer. Two TVs are available for streaming. The bed, while large isn't super comfortable. Be sure to take an excursion with Ricky and Victor they are the absolute best! So knowledgeable and friendly. We did snorkeling and the ruins, what an experience! There is a restaurant on side with farm to table food, be sure to try the shrimp ceviche!

Everyone here is so loving and caring I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to stay in a peaceful place in the tropics. Damaris and David and everyone that works with them do such an amazing job. The food is delicious, the drinks are delicious. If you are looking for a place to stay in Belize stay here

We went on a bachelorette trip and had an amazing time! Orchid Bay had beautiful beaches, an on-site pool, a restaurant, and a bar with delicious food. Dave from the Tradewinds took us snorkeling in the beautiful waters. We swam with nurse sharks and explored an uninhabited island. I can't express how perfect our trip to Belize was. The accommodations at Orchid Bay were better than I expected, and I can't wait to go back!

One of the most amazing out-of-the-way resorts I have ever been to. If you want peace and serenity, if you want to be away from city noises and just want to relax, this is the place for you. Cozy cabins so close to the bay! The staff at tradewinds is top shelf, the food is great, the people who live there are so open and inviting. It truly is a hidden gem. It’s called orchid Bay for a reason, there are orchids literally everywhere on all the trees. I highly, highly recommend visiting here for a restful, relaxing enjoyable vacation.

First, the pros of this resort. The casita I was in was clean and large, the bed was comfortable, the A/C ran cold and there was plenty of hot water. The restaurant/bar was nice, nothing fancy, but it was clean, the food was good and the service was super friendly and helpful. The bar is almost comical in that you'll see the same locals sitting in pretty much the same spot every night. The staff was top-notch. Everyone was patient, helpful, and accommodating. If there was anything you needed or a trip you were interested in, they would do their best to make you happy. The pool is small but clean and nice. The beach is also small, but the water is warm and you can walk out pretty far. Now the cons. It's remote and I can't stress this enough...it is REMOTE. This place is about 20 minutes from Mexico, which means you are in north Belize. Now on the face of it, this doesn't sound like a big deal, but it affects the entire experience, at least for us it did. No matter where you want to go, either by car or boat, you are looking at easily 2 hours of travel time each way...sometimes more. This means that you are sort of limited in the places you can get to. We did a Mayan ruin trip and a snorkel trip, both were fun, but the travel time was a killer. If we had stayed more central in the country I think there would've been more day trips available to us, without the full-day time commitment. While the bar and restaurant are nice, and the food is "good", there isn't anywhere else you can go, so by day 5 you've eaten pretty much everything you want to eat on the menu, but there aren't any other restaurants or bar options. We ventured to Corrozale (sp?) and found a decent restaurant, but there wasn't anything there that made the trip into town worth it. No stores, no shops, no nothing. Now I realize for some people being remote is exactly what they want. If so, this place is for you. But, if you want to walk around, check out the local vibe, and try some different food, this place probably isn't for you. Finally, the beach isn't the type of beach I was expecting and this may be a Belize thing, I don't know. A good chunk of the beach is pebbles and crushed shells. Yes, there is a sandy area of the beach, but it's not the floury sand you find in Costa Rica. Also, the beach chairs and chaises are looking pretty tired, they could use a refresh (on a positive note you do get bar service down on the beach.) The people, the rooms, and the food are all really good, but I don't know if they are good enough for me to return.

Damaris and staff are just fantastic, I highly recommend orchid bay restaurant as they serve amazing food and drinks. So happy for their service and anytime coming to belize its a must to come at ORCHID BAY . Amazing tours to bacalar chico , sunset cruise and snorkeling just tell them your need