We had a great week at Captain Morgan's - the location and the property is beautiful. However, the north end of the resort is being redeveloped. Two (2) new buildings are nearing completion and a third is under construction. During the next 12 - 24 months, the 8 cabanas on the property will be removed. In the meantime, I wouldn't recommend them - I doubt they're as nice as the rest of the property and I'm sure they're not going to be as well maintained until they're removed.

Our condo was in one of the buildings overlooking the vacation club pool at the south end of the resort, so we didn't have any construction noise problems. We spoke with a couple that stayed in one of the completed condos in one of the new buildings. They said that construction work was noisy beginning about 7:00 AM, but that they spent so little time in the unit that the noise didn't matter.

As others have noted, the resort is somewhat remote - it's 3.5 miles north of town. So the variety of dining within walking distance is limited and in the past year, two nearby places closed (Caliente Norte and Pirate Pizza). However, the resort restaurant, Buena Vista, was very good and the restaurants at Belizean Shores and Journey's End are good and are within walking distance. We didn't try Capricorn because it just felt too expensive.

Guest services were friendly and efficient. Staff in the restaurant was friendly and by the laid-back standards of Belize, they were efficent. Housekeeping cleaned our condo daily and kept it looking nice. We scheduled all of our own outings, so we don't have personal experience with the on-site coordinator.

Overall, some of the negative reports I've read sound like wild exageration, combined with unrealistic expectations. Likewise, reports for trips made 3-4 years ago, but written only recently have minimal relevance. We love Ambergris Caye and Capt. Morgan's, but we appreciate that neither is a perfect location for everyone - travelers need to do their research before booking a destination.

Ok, its been a few years, but we may return to Belize so we're catching up on the review. Very dingy, small, and run-down. Dirt road and marsh-like area behind resort (if you can call it that) was strewn with garbage and I believe had a few crocs. So gross, in fact, we left the 2nd night hence forfeiting 4 days of pre-paid stay...we went to the hotel where madonna wrote "La Isle Bonita" which was very nice (look it up). The beach was unswimmable and someone even caught a bull shark off one of the other resort piers down the beach.

We hooked up with a private snorkeling/diving operator. Both he and his partner turned out to be a bit creepy and we got caught in a squall. Not the best of experiences in Belize. If you're looking for a great tranquil blue caribbean beach, this is not the place (nor is Belize in general)....snorkeling and diving are great, though...once you get out towards the reef.

The jungle phase of our trip at Chaa was, however, a great experience.......

The Captain Morgan is a nice upscale resort in Belize. I can't say anything negative about the facilities. The customer service was lacking though. Management seemed much more interested in selling time shares than helping one time guests. The event office didn't seem to care if you got what you were looking for. For an oversized American, the thing that bothered me most was were the audible fat jokes the staff made in my presence. I got so annoyed with a waiter who kept asking how many trips I made to the buffett (he didn't believe only two) that I stopped eating at the hotel. When I mentioned this to management, they didn't seem to care.

So it goes. I recommend the Captain Morgan if you're a Sports Illustrated model looking to be talked into a time share.

Captain Morgan is vastly overated and overpriced.

Do not look at the pictures. There is not a decent beach on site.

The hotel is located 3.5 miles from San Pedro and boat transportation has to be arranged every time you want to escape the hotel restaurant (which should be escaped). $56 for a family of 4, for a return trip (less than 5 minutes). Do the math.

Only alternative: rent bikes ($10 per day) but not advised at night or golf cart (dirt road to San Pedro is terrible though)

You will need to call the hotel to pick you up at San Pedro when you get there and leave that will cost you another $30

As noted by another reviewer doing your own laundry will cost you $10

Everything (restaurant, hotel grocery store, activities) is hugely overpriced.

There are much better values on Ambergris Caye which is a great place to visit