The more budget-oriented cayes, such as Tobacco and Caulker, have mostly small hotels and simple cabins, usually built of wood and typically without any amenities beyond a fan or two. Caye Caulker, for example, currently has only two hotels with swimming pools. At the other end, notably on Ambergris Caye, are deluxe condotels (condo developments where individual owners rent their units on a daily basis through a management company) and an increasing number of vacation villas, usually rented by the week. Some of these are extremely upscale, with 5,000-plus square feet of luxury and the latest toys, whirlpools, plasma TVs, DVD players, and custom kitchens. Nearly all the hotels on Ambergris Caye have air-conditioning, and a majority also have swimming pools. Air-conditioning is also available at nearly all the remote caye lodges, except at the very low end. More »
