Ambergris Caye is Belize's largest island: 25 miles of coastline along the world's second-largest barrier reef, golf carts instead of cars, and San Pedro town in the middle. Resorts here run from big all-inclusive complexes in town to small owner-run properties strung along the beach road north and south.
White Sands Cove sits in Tres Cocos, a few minutes north of San Pedro by golf cart — close enough to walk or ride into town for dinner, far enough that the beach in front of you stays quiet. Twenty privately owned condos, one freshwater pool, a private dock, and La Cala, the on-site restaurant and bar.
Condo suite or hotel room?
Most resorts on Ambergris Caye fall into one of two shapes. Neither is better in the abstract — it depends on how long you're staying and who you're travelling with.
| White Sands Cove condo suite | Typical hotel-style resort room | |
|---|---|---|
| The room | A privately owned one- or two-bedroom condo: living room, balcony, air conditioning in each bedroom. | A single room or junior suite, usually one sleeping area. |
| Kitchen | Full kitchen in every suite — fridge, stove, oven, coffee maker, cookware. | Mini-fridge and coffee maker in most rooms; meals eaten out. |
| Laundry | Washer and dryer inside the suite. | Paid laundry service, usually per bag. |
| Group size | Two-bedroom suites sleep up to six, so families and two couples share one rate. | Two rooms and two rates for the same group. |
| Dining | La Cala on site, à la carte, plus a kitchen and San Pedro minutes away. | Meal plan or all-inclusive package, sometimes required. |
| Scale | 20 condos, one pool, a private beach and dock. | Anywhere from 30 to 200+ rooms, shared pool and beach areas. |
If you want daily turndown, a wristband and a full entertainment programme, a larger hotel resort in town is the better fit. If you'd rather cook breakfast on your own balcony and keep the group together, this is the trade we make.
Suites and residences at the resort
Oceanfront 2 Bedroom (A03)
San Pedro, Belize District • 2 BR
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Romantic Suite Garden view 1 Bedroom (G01)
San Pedro, Belize District • 1 BR
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Partial Ocean View 1 Bedroom (G04)
San Pedro, Belize District • 1 BR
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Romantic Partial Ocean View Suite 1 Bedroom (G02)
San Pedro, Belize District • 1 BR
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Ocean View 2 Bedroom (C02)
San Pedro, Belize District • 2 BR
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Garden view 1 Bedroom (L01)
San Pedro, Belize District • 1 BR
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Partial Ocean View 2 Bedroom (E01)
San Pedro, Belize District • 2 BR
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Gardenview 1 Bedroom (L02)
San Pedro, Belize District • 1 BR
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What kind of resort this is
Every unit is a full condo rather than a hotel room: a real kitchen, in-suite laundry, a living room, air conditioning in each bedroom, and a balcony. One-bedroom suites suit couples; two-bedroom suites sleep up to six, which is why families and two-couple trips end up here.
There is no casino, no resort-wide entertainment programme and no wristband. What you get instead is a small property with a locally based team, a beach that isn't shared with day-trippers, and a dock where the snorkel and dive boats pick you up.
Where it sits on the island
Tres Cocos is the stretch just north of the bridge from San Pedro town. The reef is roughly a mile offshore, so the water in front of the resort is flat and swimmable. Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley are short boat rides south; Mexico Rocks and the north-end flats are a similar ride the other way.
The airstrip in San Pedro is about a ten-minute golf-cart ride away, and the water-taxi terminal from Belize City is in town.
Booking direct
Rates and availability on this site come straight from the resort's own system, so what you see is what the front desk sees — no third-party markup and no phone-tree in between. Our reservations team on the island answers the phone and handles arrival details, boat bookings and anything that changes mid-trip.
Common questions
- Where is White Sands Cove on Ambergris Caye?
- In Tres Cocos, on the beach a few minutes north of San Pedro town by golf cart, with the Belize Barrier Reef about a mile offshore.
- Is it all-inclusive?
- No. Every suite is a condo with a full kitchen, and La Cala, our on-site restaurant and pool bar, is à la carte. San Pedro's restaurants are a short ride away.
- How do guests get around?
- By golf cart, bicycle or on foot. Carts can be arranged for you before arrival, and there is secure on-site parking.
- Can the resort arrange snorkelling and diving?
- Yes. Boats collect guests from our own dock, and the concierge books Hol Chan, Shark Ray Alley, Mexico Rocks, Blue Hole trips, fishing and sunset sails.
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