Jimmy Buffett’s fast-expanding resort empire is adding another Caribbean resort, this time in Belize. 

And the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Ambergris Caye is officially taking reservations, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

It’s a different kind of Margaritaville, a decidedly boutique-style resort that is opening its doors in “early 2023,” according to Margaritaville, with 55 suites, three food and beverage concepts, two swimming pools and a spa, among other amenities. 

That includes two lagoon-style pools, one oceanfront and another exclusively for families; the spa, a signature St Somewhere Spa, will include waterside treatment bungalows. 

And the culinary options will include a beachfront eatery and a pair of on-site bars. 

The resort, which will only be accessible by boat, is set just north of San Pedro Town in Belize’s ever-popular Ambergris Caye. 

It’s a “a treasured destination surrounded by crystal clear Caribbean waters and the second largest coral reef in the world, teeming with marine life,” Margaritaville said in a statement. 

Notably, the Belize property will be a residential resort; that means it also includes options for real estate buyers. 

It’s yet another high-profile brand for Belize, which has seen a wave of new hotel development in recent years, from Marriott to Wyndham to Four Seasons (which is opening its first Caribbean private-island resort in the country)  and strong tourism numbers to show for it. 

The resort is the latest product of Margaritaville’s alliance with Karisma Hotels and Resorts, one that has created the brand’s all-inclusive Margaritaville Island Reserve resorts in both Cap Cana and the Riviera Cancun, Mexico. (A third is on the way in the Riviera Maya on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. 

The Belize resort will not be all-inclusive, however. 

For more, visit Margaritaville Beach Resort Belize.