Umaya Resort & Adventures
Maya Beach, Placencia, Belize
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About the Hotel
Umaya Resort Belize, formerly known as the Belize Ocean Club is a beautiful full-service deluxe resort located on a 78-mile peninsula in the southern part of Belize on Maya beach. The resort has rooms overlooking the peaceful lagoon and distant Mayan mountains or overlooking the blue Caribbean Sea. The first of the new dining options, The Clubhouse, is a farm to table restaurant facing the lagoon with sunset mountain views. It offers cuisine rooted in Mayan and Garifuna Belizeans traditions. FYAH, named from the local dialect for fire, presents food cooked over an open flame grill, with both deck and barefoot in the sand seating options for a selection of parrillada and tandoor food. With the largest living barrier reef off its shores, Umaya Resort & Adventures is putting a focus on diving experiences, including the creation of an onsite dive certification program. The management team has also created unique new excursions for adventure travelers both at sea and in the nearby jungles and Mayan ruins of Belize. In addition to the offsite excursions, Umaya Resort & Adventures launched a variety of weekly cultural and gastronomic events such as Beer &Curry Night, serving original Indian dishes prepared by Chef Subu from Chennai as well as Best of Belize, highlighting local Garifuna cuisine and music.
Location
Umaya Resort & Adventures
Placencia Rd, Stann Creek
Maya Beach, Placencia, Belize
Nearest Airport: PGIA
Features and Amenities
- Dining
- Poolside Dining
- Swim-Up Bar
- Room Service
- On-Site Amenities
- Concierge
- Spa on Property
- Laundry Service
- Outdoor Pool
- Hot Tub
- In-Room Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Private Terraces
- WiFi
- Activities
- Deep Sea Fishing
- Excursions
- Scuba Diving
- Snorkeling
- Fly Fishing
- Interests
- Beach
- Honeymoons & Romance
Reviews for Umaya Resort & Adventures
Short break to Placencia
We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment with the family, it was perfectly set up for our stay. We were close to the main pool and beach. We had a comfortable sleep. The pool bar stopped serving snacks earlier than advertised. The staff overall were friendly.
Gosforth2 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Great place
It was a great trip. I went there to celebrate my 60th birthday and I had family and friends from all over the world come and enjoy a great birthday bash. Edison in the food and beverage area was awesome, Ryan at the front desk made everything seamless. Steve, the general manager made himself available. I will stay there again and recommend that you all stay there as well.
Timothy D - Punta Gorda, Belize
Great Second Visit to Umaya
This was our second visit to Umaya. We were also there in July 2024. All staff were friendly and helpful. We appreciated the twice-daily shuttle to and from Placencia Village. We stayed in a two bedroom villa and were very comfortable. The villa had a large deck with two hammocks. A wonderful place to relax!
Andrea R - Seattle, Washington
Resort was fine, staff needs work
The room was fine a little dirty but okay. However, we had ordered a new jug of water at the front desk which never arrived, we asked again for it to be delivered but no one felt responsible. We tried calling the front desk but they didn’t pick up on the room phone or on mobile phone. In the end we called the phone number at the bottom of the website where a customer service agent finally organized for us to receive a new jug of water. Why wasn’t the water replaced during cleaning? I’m not sure. The breakfast buffet was very limited and the dinner was also just average. This place is beautiful but I would not recommend choosing Umaya to stay here. Their facilities seem lacking and the front desk staff are not ready to respond to customer requests.
Roam13088734736
Recommending this to all my friends
Views! Views!! I felt like I was visiting friends. This is a pristine property on the Caribbean with limitless walks along the beach. Easily accessible, nice swimming pools, lovely staff, spacious guest rooms. I’m recommending it to my friends.
ConstanceMettler - Tustin, California
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