Name: Hotel Del Rio
Address: Boca Del Rio Drive, Beach Front, San Pedro, BZ

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2026

frantz

Good service , great people ,very clean

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Thomas

Beautiful property with traditional thatch roofs on the rooms. Just few steps to the ocean. Air conditioned. Staff were super friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Drew

Easy check-in even quite early. Friendly staff, clean room and good location.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

jose

very friendly personnel, good internet

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2026

Seann

Great staff. Room was good and a nice location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

matthew

Staff was amazing and welcoming. Located next to the beach with good views and a nice courtyard to relax with the friendly dogs and cats that live on the property

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Paul

Lovely hotel with beach view. We stayed in one of the thatched roof cottages. It had a deck where we could sit and relax, watch the water and the people strolling by. The property has hammocks around the garden and some lounge chairs. It is very conveniently located within walking distance of restaurants and bars. We enjoyed our stay very much. The staff was amazing and helpful.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2026

Jessica

The room and staff were good. The only negative was loud bands playing on both sides of the hotel. The reviews say it’s not that bad but that is a lie. Live bands from Wayos go past midnight and I don’t know what bar on the other side had music at the same time but it was impossible to sleep. You can clearly hear the song and talking from the microphone like the band was on our porch

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Violeta

Very friendly staff, great location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

william

Staff was very friendly and committed to making the stay pleasant.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

Robert

Everyone was super friendly and helpful. Spent the day fishing with Jim the owner! The whole area grows on you. Wonderful stay and experience!!! Not a 5 star but would recommend if you’re looking for a chill time and getting down to the basics !!! Lots of bars and restaurants within a stumbling distance !!!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

michael

across the street from the beach, great view. walking distance from stores and restaurants.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

robert

great place

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2025

karla

The best part about our stay was the staff - all of the were kind and friendly. Chris is amazing, exceptionally helpful, knowledgeable and informative. She had excellent recommendations and never steered us wrong. Ask her about anything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

charles

Prob the best location you can stay close enough to town but far enough away to be peaceful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

Mike

The staff really made my experience wonderful.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2025

edward e

Gricella and staff were extremely friendly and informative. They made me feel very welcome and comfortable. Best location for walking to many good places. I will be back!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2025

Marybeth

Fantastic! The accommodations are perfect – exactly the rustic and peaceful setting I was hoping for. The only minor issue was the excessive noise from the beach club on Saturday night, but thankfully, it quieted down around 10 pm.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2025

Molly

Super friendly and helpful staff, great location for walking to town, restaurants and dive shops. Adorable and friendly kitties that our daughters loved wandering the property and sunning on our porch.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2025

Craig

This hotel is perfect for us, except for the nightly noise coming from the beach bar, Wayos, almost directly across the road from Hotel Del Rio. The noise starts around 8 PM every night and doesn't end until midnight or after.
We stayed in the Cabana Casita which is a single, hut style room made of natural materials. The room is clean but sparse with a regular sized bed, one night stand table and a couple of built in shelves. It has a mini fridge, and you can ask for a coffee maker if it's not already in the room. The bathroom is small but usable and clean.
The location is great if you don't mind walking a few blocks to the main town center area. Optionally you can rent a golf cart and drive. We prefer to walk the beach towards town. They have a dock with chairs and a limited swimming area close by. Restaurant options are close, just down the beach from the hotel.
I think that most adventurous travelers will find this a great little gem of a hotel and enjoy their stay. The hotel staff are amazing people! On the other hand, if you're more used to 4 star hotels, you may find this place a bit on the too rustic side.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Sara

All the staff at Hotel Del Rio are very kind, helpful and understanding. Gricele went out of her way to set up an accommodation for me and I was very grateful for her. I highly recommend this place as it is very close to everything. It is located right on the water, steps away from downtown and main shopping center.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Spare but adequate and functional facilities with friendly and accommodating staff.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Jason

I have been coming to San Pedro for 15 years. I usually stay up north but because of flight delays I decided to stay in town. Hotel Del Rio was a great option. If you are wanting the modern resort experience this isn’t it. But if simple clean comfortable rooms and great staff is your things then this is the place for you.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Beth

I loved the coffee shop right outside my door

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2024

Natisha

The safe where so friendly … they even have a breakfast bar on-site… they went the extra mile to print shops/ food location I may like… I will definitely be back soon

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Hector

The staff was friendly and it felt like I had the whole place to myself.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2024

Naomi

Everything was great!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2024

Roger

The small breakfast and lunch spot on site was good and convenient

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2024

George

Beautiful place, wonderful people.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2024

Victor

Good hotel, walkable distance to all restaurants, friendly and helpful staff. Very comfortable stay.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2023

Mayuri

Good location, close to main city and restaurants. Excellent staff and very kind. They cleaned room everyday and were so helpful. Room is however average for the price. Having no AC was s big deal for our family as it got very hot. Bathroom was extremely small ans very difficult to move around for a full grown adult.

The location however is perfect if you can overlook some of the flaws

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2023

Gloria

The staff at the hotel were very helpful and friendly. Beautiful views of the water and loved the fresh flowers 🌺 in our room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2023

John

Great location, friendly helpful staff.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2023

Ana Gisela

We stayed in Casita cabin and it was a really nice, the view in the morning, the porch in the afternoon...
The hammocks to read!

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2023

Shane

The staff was very accomodating. The location was good and the overall look of the property was unique.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2022

Carl

Beautiful grounds and location,excellent housekeeping,no coffee maker,no microwave or stove,no tv.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2022

Paul

Ocean front breeze and convenient to everything.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

alexandra

it was a great location staff was very friendly and helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2022

Geoffrey

A great place to chillax. Good location, right on seafront and walking distance into town for the best restaurants etc. Staff very nice, helpful and flexible - they allowed us to shift our booking to a couple of weeks later, after we originally arrived for diving during too-windy weather.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2022

Verified traveler

Clean room, very nice staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2022

David

Great stay

Great stay on AC. Close to many beach bars. Nice staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2022

BRITTANY

My stay at Hotel Del Rio was very pleasant. The rooms are clean, the property is one of-a-kind, and cozy for being located in San Pedro. The only downside is that you will be located across from a busy beach bar that projects loud music. Other than this, the staff is happy to assist, and

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2022

Brandy Lee

Nice place to stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2021

John

The staff was awesome, property location excellent and all night security, so very safe.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Incredible. We left an apple watch and they emailed me to retrieve it. Quiet, beautiful & friendly.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

JacMos

The property is right on the beach and two blocks down from the public beach where there is a slide in the water/playground. There are many bars up and down the beach. The staff was suspect friendly and helpful! Every place they recommended for food/drinks was amazing! They don’t have bike rentals/golf cart rentals on the property but they will call the people that rent and they bring the golf carts and bikes to the property to you and you pay them directly. We had a great time! Out room did not have AC but it was not needed as the windows stayed open at night and the breeze from the ocean was perfect!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Very relaxing, good view, set up bookings and made it very easy for us.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

I was not looking for anything grand when I booked this hotel, nor did I get anything grand. No TV, no A/C. I can get by without such things. Breakfast is modest in the garden, but adequate. Hot water in shower is slow arriving but is there. Beach is a stone throw away but not very elegant as far as beaches go the sargassum weed is a bit of the problem at the moment but not smelling and constantly attended to. Plenty of restaurants and bars in walking reach, rent a golf cart if not up to walking, taxis are cheap.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

no pool or bar, the hang out area was nice, view is great. Staff was very nice and accomadating. close to bars and restaurants on the beach: Losers, Palapas, Wayos and Sandy Toes.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2019

Jenn

The property has a lovely swing outside abd also some hammocks and chairs to lietsit in and watch the ocean. There's a dock in front of the propert with 2 chairs at the end that are perfect for watching sunrise.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2019

Bob

Great staff and location. Quiet yet walking distance to the action. BEST shower on the island!

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2019

Verified traveler

It’s fine but don’t expect much.

The place is fine. It’s a room. But the shower water smells horrific. It smells like rotting sea grass, which is a problem on the island as it is. I didn’t complain because I figured it was all over the island, but come to find our that it wasn’t. They need to treat the water. Also there was one woman, Fenicia, who was lovely. The rest of the staff always seemed to be bothered by any kind of request. They also would sit and talk all day. The fruit in the morning was nice but they would leave juice out and not clean the container properly so it tasted like dish soap. It was just a lack of car.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

I loved the grass hut in the courtyard. Many people gathered there in the evening and visited about their day. It was great conversation and we enjoyed it a lot.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2019

Monica

Nice stay on the ocean.

It was a good stay due to the fact that weather was cooler (due to rain one night and less sun) -- nice because there is no air con in the rooms. Just opening the windows and door helped (would have been nice if I could lock the screen door to leave main door open at all times. The office staff is wonderful and attends to all needs and questions/requests. Location could not be better for restaurants and the water. The whole town is walkable so there is no really bad location. Early simple breakfast is a plus although I did not take advantage of it. Hammocks outside are nice as well. I would stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very quiet and peaceful at all hours of the day. Staff was very attentative and available. Room was clean and private. Property was welcoming and safe.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2019

Susan

Loved the location! Right on the coast; nice dock for watching the sunrise, fun dock bar/restaurants just steps away, pleasant beachside walk to the busier downtown area, 40 minute golf-cart ride to Secret Beach, dive shop 2 docks down, Our palapa was interesting and spacious with comfy beds, frig, drinking water, and wifi. Coffee, fresh fruit and juice, local bread & jam provided each morning, sunny chairs sheltered from the breeze, and shady hammocks for the hot days. Perfect for those seeking 'the island life', rather than a resort vacation. The office staff even organized delivery of a rental golf cart for our exploration day.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

We stayed in caye caulker a few days before heading

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Nice people. Basic breakfast. Convenient to downtown

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Good location, nice staff, nice room, nothing fancy,

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2019

Ginger

I liked that it was near a really good beach massage business. It was located on the beach but had a really bad odor-I think from the seaweed. The property itself is old and in need of new bathroom fixtures. It is for sale. Given the condition and no air conditioning in our room, it should be less expensive than it is. The “breakfast” consists of sugary juice, bread/toaster, peanut butter and jelly and bananas. The coffee was literally lukewarm-no microwave to heat it up, powdered creamer and sugar. The office staff was friendly and competent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The location of the property is perfect for walking everywhere.

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Close to town across from beach

If you book this hotel understand that it is very rustic with basic accommodations. The wifi was good, beds were firm, no air con in our room, breakfast very basic but location was near town and across from the water. If we were to come back to San Pedro we would pay more for nice accommodations.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2019

Marjory

A great stay at Hotel Del Rio which is in a great location. We loved our sea view cabana. The staff are very friendly and helpful too. Good restaurants and shops close by.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great location on the beach. Our first room was unacceptable. We asked for a better room and got one.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2019

thomas

Winter getaway

The location to the north close to the river and toll bridge was quite and comfortable across from the beach! With walking distance to restaurants, market stores etc. The golf cart rental was reasonable also for a 24 hour rental so we could go to secret beach!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2019

Hayley

Fair-good

Great staff! Great location if you want to be downtown San Pedro ! Rooms where clean but just old / termite poop . Beds are small and not very comfortable ... It is a great place if you are out and about and not planning on hanging at the hotel to much. When you come back tired and ready for bed it works just fine !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

1 night solo travler

Friendly staff. Water smelled funny. Sheets smelled clean but didn't feel clean.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2018

Silke

Great stay by the beach

Great location right on the beach and close to town. It's in walking distance from the ferry. Breakfast is very basic (toast, PB, jam, fruit) but enough to get you started. Staff is very friendly and our room was spacious and clean. Would definitely recommend it!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2018

Robert

Nice place, the staff was tremendous and made the hotel so much better!!!!

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2018

Mark

Great little hotel near the beach

Lovely little establishment a little to the north of San Pedro and close to the beach areas. Jim has a great, reasonably priced hotel, many of the rooms have AC and the breakfast is simple toast, fruit and juice & coffee. The rooms I saw don't have TV but why do you need that! The WiFi worked great. Check in was easy and Suzi and the rest of the reception were really helpful and happy to answer any questions I had. It's a quick 10-15 min walk to town but there are stores, bars and restaurants closer. Overall really enjoyed my stay and would thoroughly recommend Hotel Del Rio to anyone wanting to visit Ambergris Caye!

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2018

STACY

Not EXACTLY what the description and photos show

This was a bargain, but there are a few things:
1. Our room had no A/C. Apparently, they have rooms with A/C, but ours didn't and they didn't have a room with A/C available. Be sure to check that the room you're booking has A/C!!! At night, with the louvered shutters open, 2 ceiling fans and 2 oscillating fans going, it was bearable. We're from Atlanta, so heat and humidity like that are nothing new for us. For anyone not used to those conditions, I don't know how they'd survive. NOTE*** We got a peak inside the Owner's Suite! If you can, BOOK IT!!! Spiral staircase, A/C and absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
2. \"Breakfast Included\" consisted of loaf bread, butter, jelly, one kind of fresh fruit per day, guava juice and coffee. There was a toaster and it was placed under the palapas in the courtyard. It was NOT breakfast. I booked the breakfast included hoping that would get us one meal a day we didn't have to spend money on. Since it wasn't a real breakfast, we still went out for breakfast every day.
3. The photos make it look like it's on the beach...IT'S NOT. It's across a dirt street from the water, but the water isn't suitable for swimming. It's a beautiful view, but you can't just walk out your door and into the ocean like the description and photos would have you believe.
4. It's really close to some great bars, but during the summer everything closes REALLY early.
5. They have nighttime security so we felt really safe.
5. Wi-fi is spotty at best.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Good location on a budget

The hotels location by the sea was great with lots of restaurants and bars nearby. We also enjoyed the free toast, fruit and coffee for breakfast.

However the hotel itself is very basic. It was built in 1997 and hasn’t been updated much since I imagine! Our room had only a fan to keep us cool at night so I had difficulty sleeping.

We were budget travellers so it suited us to stay here as it wasn’t that expensive!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2018

Lore

Nice little hotel
Nice room, nice hotel, good location.
Didn’t like Much San Pedro, but the hotel was lovely
Didn’t like that the bathroom is open to the room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2018

Donald

Hotel del Rio

Great place. Friendly people. Golf carts are pricey.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2018

Verified traveler