We just finished a 9 day stay at Casita 9A at Orchid Bay and I am already missing the place. We have two young kids and had apprehensions about staying at a place so removed from the hustle bustle of a typical island resort. But as the days went by here, we realized how our pace had slowed down, how we were actually reconnecting with each other and ourselves. The place is serene, beautiful..it offers you the chance to be as active as you want (there’s options to go swimming, paddle boating, kayaking, biking on the property) and making day excursions to go Cave tubing, see the Mayan ruins, visit national Parks, go to nearby towns such as Corozal, Sarteneja, take fishing trips.. we did all of that.. and yet on days when we were at the resort, we stayed busy doing nothing... if you can call reading, siestas, painting, playing board games with the kids that. The Casita is very well equipped and comfortable. The property itself very well maintained. Debi, the Casita owner was so very responsive to all my questions before we booked. And at the resort itself, the manager David and his team are super. David is a US expat, but could pass off as a local! He know everything about everything in that part of the country and was very resourceful. His wife Damaris and the rest of the team Andrew, Roger, Indi, Nadia, Laidey, Ivan to name few were always there to assist with a smile. We couldn’t have asked for better hosts and a better place. Other than the mosquitos (which are normal part of life here this time of the year) , nothing I can complain about. I think Orchid Bay has changed our perspective of being by the sea forever.