From the delicious meals from a very accommodating kitchen staff (vegan diet was no challenge for this creative chef!) to the witty tour-guides to the bend-over-backwards front desk, this resort merits an A+ for customer service!

We loved our treetop bungalow - it was secluded, private, clean, comfortable, and charming.

The grounds were nice - quiet beach, small pool, and dock with chairs and hammocks in which to lounge and enjoy the stunning view of the coast.

The various adventures were great (do the Mayflower hike, cave and jungle tour, Mayan ruins tour if you've never been to Mayan ruins, snorkeling, and diving - - you may skip the Cockscomb tour) and the tourguides were witty and informative.

Only complaint about resort is that "all-inclusive" is not just that: drinks from the bar (including non-alcoholic beverages) were not included; nor was an appetizer at lunch or certain dinner items... Otherwise, the resort and experience was near-perfect.

The best vacation ever! After a few months of research on the internet, looking at countless resorts & hotels, I kept coming back to Hamanasi's website. With everything offered in the all inclusive package it is truely the best value, if you are looking for adventure in paradise. Remote,unspoiled country is where this is located, away from the "party on" type atmosphere. This is what we were looking for. We were treated as if we were the only guests at the resort, special attention to each an every person.

This trip was planned for our 10 year anniversary, so the romance package was the way to go, and I do recommend the treehouses which are very beatiful with 4 poster bed, hardwood floors etc. The floral turndown service each night made me feel like a princess, and special touches by the staff such as my husbands and myself's intitials in flowers on the bed with a heart linking them is an example of the special attention offered to each guest.
The included excursions are plenty to choose from, with add ons at an extra cost ( but well worth it). If there is an adventure not offered, they will go out of the way to arrange. We arrived on a Friday afternoon , left on the following Friday and this happened to be the scheduled day for the Mayan Ruins tour, and I was disappointed that this was a site we would not get to experience, the staff arranged for us to take the trip on Sunday, which ended up being a private tour for just us. We are new to scuba diving and looked forward to the diving. Included in the packages are 2 tank dives to the reef daily, with upgrades available the atolls, these are 3 tank dives. The experience of diving here can only be described as diving in a saltwater aquarium, and November is considered the off season. The dive team is great and makes every attempt to make sure you get the best from your dives.
They take care of everything,storing your equipment at dive shop, loading the boat. If you don't have your own equipment, it is provided. You meet on the dock 15 minutes before departure eagar to dive.,
The staff is the friendliest. We felt at home immediatly. Upon arrival to the resort, we were greeted with a refreshing fruit drink, an asked if we had had lunch. We had been traveling since 6am that morning and did not arrive until after 3 in the afternoon, only had airline food. We were seated and served lunch and then completed check in. I happened to experience 2 days of illness,but the staff showed great concern for my well being and a nurse was called in from Hopkins to assess me. I am a nurse myself and can say that she was professional and knowledgable, she even came back to the resort the next afternoon to check on me. I can not say enough about the staff except they deserve their own 5 star rating.

Hopkins is the small village where resort is located, we recommend taking a walk or bike ride, visit the little shops and the friendlness of the locals. Bikes are provided by the resort.

I have only wonderful things to say about our experience at Hamanasi. My husband an I have already started planning to come back, a true adventure of a lifetime and Hamanasi helped to provide us with memories of a lifetime.

We visited Hamanasi for our honeymoon in November. Deluxe accommodations, clean and well run. The food was amazing. Awesome inland adventures - cave exploring, Mayan ruin tours, jungle water-fall and lagoon, horse-back riding, bird watching, hiking, tubing... The guides are unreal - friendly, knowledgeable, very experienced. (they say the diving is the best in the world though we never made it out on the water) The staff at Hamanasi will accommodate your every request - anything you want to do, they will arrange for you. Even if you want to take a pit stop to check out a hot-sauce factory - Marie Sharp's - you can do it. The local town - Hopkins - is full of unique shops and road side eateries - a visit to King Kassava is a must - ask for "bitters." Hamanasi resort, with its excellent location, warm professional staff, luxury rooms, world class food, diverse and flexible adventures is perfect for a honeymoon or couples interested in a vacation filled with action and adventure.

My wife and I just finished a week long vacation at Hamanasi and we are happy to report that all our expectations were exceeded.

We enjoy diving very much, but as we are new to the sport we were looking for a resort that offered a good variety of other activities as well. We were very pleased with all the opportunities we were presented with at Hamanasi.

We dove for three days of our trip and I can't say enough about the dive shop crew. My wife and I became open water certified for this trip and as it was our first real outing we had some apprehensions but the dive staff made us feel very secure. They asked us about our experience level and walked us through every step until we were comfortable. They also kept an eye on us throughout the dives.

Upon arrival to the resort you can check in all your dive equipment and store it at the dive shop. Each day you are singed up to dive the dive crew will set up all your gear on the boat including hooking up your BCD, regulator and testing all the gear. All you have to do is show up at the dock 15 minutes prior to departure.

The resort takes divers to different spots on the Barrier Reef each day as part of the standard package, however they also offer trips to the Blue Hole, Glovers, and Turneffe reefs for an additional charge. One cautionary point - the resort won't take you to one of the other locations unless a minimum of 8 divers sign up. There were several days in which some divers wanted to go out to Glovers or Turneffe but could not muster the required 8 people. All the dives are drift wall diving and offered great scenery and an abundance of fish, eels, rays and turtles. A few people reported shark sightings but my wife and I never saw any.

In addition to the diving we also went on the Mayan Ruin tour, Mayflower Waterfall Hike, Sitee River Kayaking, and the Jaguar Paw Zip Line and Cave Tubing combo tour. The Mayan Ruin tour was informative and interesting but at the end it dragged on a little. The Mayflower hike was intense and difficult but well worth it. I would pass on the kayaking unless you are into birding as it offered little else. The zip line and cave tubing tour was probably the highlight of the week, it was incredible. The zip line course was fun and the cave tubing was very beautiful and relaxing.

While the activities were incredible and allowed us to fill our days with fun the reason we will come back to Hamanasi is the setting and the people. We have never had a vacation in such an intimate setting before - during our week stay we got to know many of the staff as well as most of the other guests and really enjoyed their company.

The food was great - each night you have a choice of 4-5 dinners which change daily. We never had a bad meal but were a little surprised that any drink other than water or juice was not included in the meal plan but drink prices are reasonable.

The rooms are great as well. We wanted a tree house but they were sold out for a portion of our trip so we stayed in a beach front room for two nights and then in a tree house for 5 nights. Both rooms were very large and comfortable.

All in all, we were very sad to leave and we definitely visit again.