They told us that they were a 3 star resort with a 5 star attitude and they lived up to their promise. The 2-bedroom villa came complete with a full kitchen and dining area and suited our needs perfectly. When we weren't taking advantage of the superb diving, we enjoyed the Crazy Canuck Bar onsite or the Roadkill Bar across the road. The tiny but friendly Monkey Bites Cafe was a must for breakfast. We would gladly return.

Stephen Burns
Toronto

Exotic Caye is in much need of repair. A list of pros and cons as follows:

Pros:
Monkey Bites Cafe a real treat for breakfast and lunch, staff very friendly.
The bar located on beach, great drinks and staff.
Rooms are clean.

Cons:
Peeling paint and rotten wood on trim and railings.
Ants in living/kitchen and bathroom (spray provided by staff).
6 plastic deck chairs (no cushions), 3 wooden chairs (1broken)for full hotel.
A very old, uncomfortable futon the only piece of furniture in living/kitchen area. No table or chairs. Ordered pizza, ate in our laps. Bedroom had an old dresser missing knobs.
No ocean view, blocked by the large plastic pool, (other rooms did have ocean views).
Grounds very unkept. I compared it with several other resorts, Exotic Caye by far the worst.
There is a newer building which appears to be much nicer. If you decide to stay at Exotic Caye, make it very clear you want the newer accomodation, or you will be very disappointed.
We were required to stay 7nights, at premium rates because it was Christmas. Upon check-in I told the clerk I just could not stay in these conditions for a week, her reply was, sorry its all we have. At no time during the duration of our trip did they attempt to move us.

Our vacation was to be from December 24, 2007 through January 3, 2008 and after 3 days we wanted out. The kitchen had ants, our bedroom had ants, and we had ants in our bed. The appliances did not work. The pool was plastic and it's surrond was coming apart. The resort outdoor lounge furniture consisted of two broken wooden chaise lounge chairs, and then some plastic lounge chairs. There were no pads for the outdoor furniture as one would expect at a "resort". The beach was dirty. Our place reeked of mold. The entire resort has not been kept up and has been terribly storm damaged. We saw no evidence of any intention to put this place back to any kind of "resort". Exotic Caye Resort boast of an on site Message Therapist, (there was none). The restaurant "Monkey Bites" is only open until about 3pm, it is dirty with fly's every where and the food is nothing to mention.

I am late in posting this review, but I remember the island and condo like it was yesterday. The island was everything we were looking for...no crowds, no all-inclusives, no traffic, beautiful and serene. The flight from Belize City was smooth and easy, finding a taxi there is no problem.

We stayed in a one bedroom (booked directly through the owner) and it was literally on the sand. The water was 20 yards from our front porch. The unit was clean, very comfortable, good AC. Front desk was friendly. We rented bikes in town for the week and explored the entire island. We felt completely safe, never took taxis. Only other mode of transportation was water taxis to some of the northern restaurants at night. There are definately much swankier hotels on the island, but this one felt like you really lived there, and was a great price.

Monkey Bites is a great little breakfast spot...my husband would bring back great coffee and breads in the morning and we'd eat them on our porch. We never used the pool, why when the ocean is steps away? We explored all the hotels and their beaches, you definately don't need to stay put each day. We took several AMAZING day trips from the boat dock at the hotel and they were the best of any we've ever done. One day it was my husband and me and two guides...they took us snorkeling, caught red snapper with spears, took us to a private area on the island where they cooked the snapper and served it with amazing vegetables and ice cold beer. Life does not get any better.