Cayo Espanto

My husband and I loved Cayo Espanto. We went for my birthday last summer and Obed and Eddie did a fabulous job making our week special. They would carefully place our dinner table in different places in our villa, on the nearby beach and even on the other side of the island so we could watch the beautiful perfect sunset. They would decorate our dinner area with tiki torches and candle lights and have everything set up perfect each time. We had a great time scuba diving off the barrier reef (close by) and the massages were wonderful! All and all we had a wonderful vacation and we can’t wait to go back again.

Cayo Espanto was amazing.. top class service, great rooms, great food.. and overall really cool place.  We can't wait to go back, it will probably have to be a 10 year anniversary though:)

We really liked both rooms.  Solana was nice and new.. very secluded on the end of the island and the best place for the sunsets.  It had a lot of deck space and a nice large plunge pool.  Manana was also very nice.. it had a lot more interior room than solana, but less deck space.  This is probably why there is a price difference.  They are described as both having 1500 sq ft of space, solana didn't, manana probably did.  It was in between two other villas so a little less privacy, but I think it was preferred by us, since it had more shade.  Don't think you can go wrong with either.   June 2011

Cayo Espanto was amazing.. top class service, great rooms, great food.. and overall really cool place.  We can't wait to go back, it will probably have to be a 10 year anniversary though:) June 2011

Harper Member Critique - Cayo Espanto, Belize
 
Travel Date:  Dec 2009
 
"Thanks for the email inquiring about our recent trip to Belize and our stay Cayo Espanto. It is a wonderful and unique property!
We have had the privilege of extensive travel over the years for business as well as pleasure and have stayed in some wonderful places. I would say Cayo Espanto is on the top 5 list! The island is magical, and the villa was so well thought out: its spaces, dipping pool, amenities (rain ponchos and a Yoga mat in the closet, Primrose toiletries!), view, privacy....even the resident dog, Buddy, for the guests to pet and love on.
 
The service by our Houseman, Obed, was fantastic. He anticipated our every need and want before we even knew what it was that we may have needed or wanted! He created a wonderful dining experience with each meal. He would move the teak table to a different location: inside the villa or on the deck by the dipping pool; at the end of the dock so we could watch the moon rise; shielded from the wind on a particularly gusty day. He was just thoughtful in every way....and respected our privacy!
 
The snorkeling guides, Victor and Joel, took us to many lovely snorkeling places each of 3 days. We even went spear fishing and got 2 lobsters and a hog fish which the chef prepared for dinner that night. All in all a very wonderful experience with caring, thoughtful and well trained staff.
 
The food was very good, not great. Some of the meals were a bit under seasoned/spiced for our tastes, which admittedly are half-way to the wild side (we had indicated on our pre-arrival survey that we like very spicy food). On the other hand, the food presentation was gorgeous, and a constant delight.  Also, in the survey we pre-sent, we specified no bananas or avocados but three meals contained them so that was a detail they missed. The terrible consequence was that we had to tell them "no avocado" a couple of times and pick a few green slimy things out of a salad or two.
 Bedside reading lights could only be controlled from one side which made it a bit awkward if one of us wanted to read later than the other. It would be nice if they could figure out how to correct this."MO