I've been coming to the caribe since I was young, probably 5 or 6 and I am now 26 and I still come every summer with my family. Between me, my mom and my grandmother, we have 3 time shares there and it is so nice and memorable because all of the family can get together. I actually got engaged at the Caribe. I am now a mother of two and I am so glad that I am able to share the memories with my children. The accomodations are amazing, the beach is wonderful, staff is great and everything is so close and convenient. I would reccomend this place to anyone.

The Caribe is a timeshare resort, but when you visit you aren't slapped with one of those annoying sales-pitches. The resort is older and in severe need of updates. The refrigerator, dishwasher, wallpaper, and the entire bathroom should be removed and replaced with something more modern. Even with these problems, however, our stay was fantastic. Our room on the 2nd floor of building A had a beautiful Gulf View. The wind in the palm trees was relaxing, and the pool was refreshing. What really made this place great was the people. The employees have got to be some of the best in the business. Moreover, the other vacationers made this time so enjoyable. We were traveling with a 9 month old who was the star of the resort. Everyone remembered his name and asked about him. I had never slept on a Murphy Bed before and was expecting something akin to a pullout sofa. The bed was actually rather nice and the pillows were comfortable. A flat screen tv was a nice touch to the room as well. The resort is located, in my opinion, near the best spot on the whole island for shelling (the Tarpon Bay beach access area--from the resort, go to the beach and turn left...it's about a five minute walk to a fabulous tidal pool filled with sea life and shells). Although four adults could sleep in the room, I wouldn'd recommend it. Two adults, and at the most two small children, would maximize the room's occupancy. We didn't really spend too much time in the room, so it's small size didn't really bother us. Be sure to check out the Ding Darling Wildlife Refugee on the island and cruise on up to Captiva to eat at the Mucky Duck or the Bubble Room.

We had the most delightful time.I brought home tons of wonderful shells;the beach was devine!!!I spent hours on the beach.My husband joined me on the beach for the early couple of hours and all the susets;he was amazed at the South Seas feel of sitting on our balcony and viewing the waves through the huge palms.
Being an avid gardener myself,I appreciated sooo much the landscaping.Everything was perfection with flowers and fragrances at every turn.I even picked up some of the lovely little cones from the very tall,unique trees that I had not seen before.The cones are tiny and will be this years additions to hand made Christmas ornaments.The needles are so beautiful and unique,I would love to have live branches;I have never seen them duplicated by the silk flower industry.
And then there's the staff;great folks;especially Blake in housekeeping;she's a real asset to Caribe;be sure to ask her for shelling tips(when she's not too busy of coarse).
So clean,quiet,and perfect..highly recommended.
I want to go back right now....ERM Apison,Tn

We exchanged through RCI originally for Siesta Key - decided to go to Caribe Beach Resort instead partially because they are "pet friendly" - we absolutely made the right decision ! This is a small quaint quiet clean resort - we were lucky to get the "Outrigger" 1 bdrm unit - more than likely on cancellation due to unknown track of Hurricane Gustav - we watched the forecast carefully and it worked out SO well as we could not have had more perfect weather and awesome shelling due to some previous storm bands that had come through the area with the previous storm Fay....the managers at this resort do an awesome job keeping it in top condition - even though the units are somewhat "dated" they are well stocked and very very clean - only negative was the "no see ums" these unseen pests bite so we will be looking into a good repellant for when we return - and we WILL return !! Our main focus was doing NOTHING
and this is the perfect place to enjoy doing just that - lots of good restaurants abound although we chose to eat at home except for one night at Jacquaranda for Happy Hour which was AWESOME as well... ! Can't wait to go back to this relaxing atmosphere - missing morning shelling already !