Fodor's Expert Review Almond Beach Resort & Spa

Variety is the spice of beach life here, with an assortment of rooms, suites, and villas, some of which can be combined into über-suites for families. Butterflies is a full-service spa located next to the hotel's coffee shop. Complimentary bikes and kayaks are available. The same management group, Viva Belize, operates Jaguar Reef next door (where you check in for Almond Beach and where the restaurant is located) and the deluxe Villa Margarita nearby, along with a luxury jungle lodge, Sleeping Giant, on the Hummingbird Highway, and the tree houses at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch Jungle Lodge. Viva arranges packages that include stays at both its beach and rain-forest properties.