A pleasure from beginning to end! We opted for the 7 nt, Reef Pckg, w/ wtrfrnt queen rm. The brief flight with Maya Air and van transfers ( w/seatbelts/AC) went smoothly. Management/service/dive staff all ask your name, and remember it throughout your stay, making you part of the family. Quick and efficient service with a genuine smile!!! Our room was spacious, w/ large bathroom/shower area. Plenty of hot water w/pressure. Great A/C unit & silent ceiling fan. Maid service twice daily, replenished the hand made soaps and eco friendly toiletries & towels as needed. Large balcony with chairs/table & hammock, to relax in private after your dive. Hammocks and chairs under palm trees were not hard to come by on Hamanasi's spacious property. Nice pool to cool off in w/ zen garden like landscape throughout. Daily turn over of the washed up weed kept the beach clean and erosion free. The ladies in the kitchen knew what they were doing, we always had the freshest of everything with plenty of choices from the sea or land w/ a menu that changed daily. Very nice wine selections, not all $$$. Diving was fantastic and the best of the area. Modern boats and motors, w/ GPS, wishing you to the dive site. Knowledgable dive staff with safety in mind, always making sure to brief everyone before each dive in detail. Good condition on rental regulators w/ computer and BCD's. We had an opportunity to enjoy the Deluxe Tree House and all I can say is "do it" if you can, worth the extra $. We are already arranging for our next visit. As a special request we asked for a coffee maker in the room due to our early rise, and Viola, it appeared. Thank you Hamanasi for making our trip so special. Rick and Michele 1/2012.

My husband and I are still on cloud nine after spending our honeymoon at Hamanasi! In a nutshell, it was beautiful, romantic, relaxing and adventurous. From the moment we arrived, we felt like royalty; the staff was so nice and helpful! We always felt safe and enjoyed all of our experiences and encounters throughout Belize. We thought we might miss having a TV and constant access to phone and internet, but we didn’t miss it a bit; we were too busy living life!
We also felt that we got a lot of value for the money we spent. The food, adventures, history, culture, and service were beyond anything we expected.
We will definitely be going back and highly recommend Hamanasi to anyone who really wants to get away from the rat race. I hope that that Belize always maintains its natural resources, quaintness and charm!

Craig & Jessica

Believe everything you read in these reviews: Hamanasi is awesome. My husband and I were there for 8 days in January, escaping a bit of the Michigan winter. As everyone else has written, the services is spectacular. All the staff know your names. At first, I thought that was just a gimmick, but I quickly realized that it was the embodiment of their unbelievable service ethos: they will do everything you can to help you have a perfect vacation. Forget your binoculars? No problem, they'll find a pair to lend you. Want to go on a tour on one of the days it's not regularly scheduled? No problem, they'll try to arrange it for you.

We went into the adventure shop the first day we were there to line up flippers and wet suits, and my husband mentioned that he loved fly fishing but had mainly only fished in rivers, not in the ocean. No problem. Elvis (one of the diving guides) told him to meet him on the dock in 10 minutes and he'd show him some tips. Another day, my husband wanted to go on one of the specialty dive trips, but as a snorkler. No problem, not only did he go along, but they provided a guide just for him.

I would definitely recommend reserving the Hamanasi package. If you get that, then all you have to do is get yourself to Belize City, and the resort takes care of the rest: they arrange your flight on Maya Air to Dangriga, they pick you up in Dangriga and drive you to the hotel, they provide all your meals, and you have access to your choice of "adventures"--inland or dive/snorkel--with the number depending on how many days you stay. The adventures, staffed by Hamanasi guides, are excellent. If you like birds, definitely go out on a birding trip early one morning with Pedro, who has an apparently encyclopedic knowledge of Belizean birds. He promised us he'd find toucans, and sure enough, he did. You might also want to do some of the "specialty tours" that you pay extra for: we especially enjoyed the Monkey River tour, where we went by motor boat to a tiny town of 200 that is only reachable by boat, and then up the Monkey River and for a walk in the deep rainforest. That day, we saw a crocodile, bats, a coral snake, a boa constrictor (well, the end of its tail, up in a bush by the riverbank), and howler monkeys.

When you get back from your daily activities, you can relax at the happy hour and have Mark, a laid-back but very intelligent and funny Belizean, mix your local rum drinks. The food at the restaurant is good, maybe even very good, but not outstanding. But there aren't too many other places to eat in Hopkins, which is a charming but tiny, undeveloped town, so the package including meals is a good way to go. The resort is quite small, about 23 rooms, and the guests are very friendly: twice we were invited to eat with another couple at dinner. We stayed in one of the treehouses, which was very private, very spacious, very comfortable, and very clean.

The only problem at all is the bugs: definitely take a high concentration Deet spray and baby oil, which they say discourages the no see 'ems, but be prepared to be eaten alive anyway. Hey, it's the rainforest. I purchased some local salve that contained jack___ bitters [Tripadvisor won't let me put the full word!] and gumbolimbo, and it seemed to help more than Cortaid.

Finally, it's worth saying that all the Belizeans we met, and not just at Hamanasi, were warm and welcoming. It's a great country to visit, and if you're going, Hamanasi is a great place to stay.

I am so sorry we didn't stay here. But my next trip I definitely will . The grounds are beautiful. The staff amazing, and so nice. They knew our names even though we came for tours, and scuba. The food in the restaurant is very good. You can find American food, as well as local cuisine. Everything is done with style and class. My sister hurt her leg, and everyone there was at her beckon call including the manager to make sure she was alright.