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Reviews of Barefoot Cay Resort

4 out of 5
Barefoot Cay Resort
Brick Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 99 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Preston

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Melissa Chavez on 31 Jan 2024
Thank you for staying with us and for your rating!

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely gorgeous
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Melissa on 23 Jan 2024
Thank you for your review! Hope you can visit us soon.

10/10 Excellent

Onnaedo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was very clean and spacious. The staff was extremely helpful and inviting. The only qualm I might say is the food was not that great, and given the fact that there were limited options around the area, I expected better. There is no shortage of mosquitos, but the hotel kindly provided natural repellant spray. Overall, the property was lovely and a great introduction to Roatán.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Melissa on 23 Jan 2024
Thank you for your positive feedback on the cleanliness, spaciousness, and helpful staff at our property. We appreciate your comments on the food, and we apologize for any inconvenience. We'll certainly take your feedback into consideration for improvement. We're glad you enjoyed the overall experience and found our hotel to be a great introduction to Roatán. We hope to welcome you back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Efren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It feels very exclusive and very quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

fatema

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at this resort. The vibe, the food, the layout - everything was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Andrés on 17 Mar 2023
Hi Fatema, thank you very much for taking your time in leaving a review, these means a lot to us and help us improve to keep giving the best experience to our guests, we are glad that you had such a great time, and hope a next visit! Warmest regards.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca French

8/10 Good

Ingrid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful secluded property. Perfect for folks really interested in diving. Less so if looking for a vacation oasis. No beach or spa. Mainly pool or palapa for relaxing. That said, restaurant was delicious and we booked an array of offsite activities that were fun.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Melissa on 18 Jul 2022
Hello Ingrid, Thank you for your time in wiritng this review. I am happy to hear you had a fun time. I would like to let you know that we are in the process of building a new spa, which will be a great relaxing spot to enjoy the best spa services. Hopefully you can visit us again in the future once our spa is completed. Our very best from Barefoot Cay!

8/10 Good

Marwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For price should be all inclusive! Beautiful decor
This place is a little bit secluded but it's own oasis. They only have 1 restaurant so if you want something other than that you will have to catch a cab. They had a shuttle and it cost more than a cab but it's a modern, clean, new van and you're not sharing it. I agree with most of the comments. It's a beautiful resort. Our room was a studio with modern furniture, clean and a beautiful layout. Large private porch that over looked the lagoon. A full size kitchen with modern appliances. They only have a very small beach area that was secluded but it felt 'weird', if something happened in the water absolutely no one was around. We sat out for a bit but didn't go in. It's a long walk to get to it. My only complaint - more observation - is the restaurant and servers are VERY slow. We ate there 3 times on our overnight stay: Late lunch, drinks, dessert and breakfast. ALL the staff is amazing! But I couldn't figure out what was going on with the service. I don't know if they wanted you to wave or call out to the servers when you needed something or what. You were greeted with amazing friendliness, kindness and attention. The next thing we know: our water wasn't refilled, I wasn't asked if I wanted another drink until I not only drank mine but half of my wives. They had a few folks so we figured that was the reason. But we returned to sit by the pool for drinks. We were there for 10 minutes - the only folks there. My wife had to go up and ask if we can order a drink and again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Melissa on 18 Jul 2022
Hello Marwan, Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the privacy of Barefoot Cay. I want to apologize for the delayed services received at the Restaurant, we take your feedback seriously and are grateful for your comments as this is our way to improve. We will take a look into the service and work hards to provide a quicker service. Once again I would like to thank you for the feedback and we hope you can visit us again us soon!

10/10 Excellent

Ginelle

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My husband and Ihad a lovely time at Barefoot Cay. The restaurant was fabulous, the staff was friendly and welcoming. We also loved our little private beach area. We will definitely return this year.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Melissa on 3 Mar 2022
Hello Peggy, It was a pleasure welcoming you to Barefoot Cay! We are happy to hear you had a wonderful stay and that you enjoyed your time in your private beach area. We will be looking forward to your return!

10/10 Excellent

Marko, new york

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amaizing dive shop and staff.. Silversides restaurant on property is one of the best on the island.. highly recommended 👌
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Melissa on 27 Feb 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It was an absolute pleasure to welcome you Marko and we are happy to hear you had a good stay! Hope you can visit us again an soon!

10/10 Excellent

Betsy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding Stay
There were 8 of us there for my friend's 50th birthday. It could not have been more perfect. The Silversides Restaurant prepared the most amazing meal! The staff was so friendly and helpful and our accommodations were spacious, immaculate, very comfortable and had great views!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Melissa on 27 Feb 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write this wonderful review! It was wonderful welcoming you all to celebrante this special ocassion and hope you can visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff. Beautiful place. Great and affordable food.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Stephanie, Director of Guest Services on 6 Nov 2019
Thank you so much for your review! We're so pleased that your experience at Barefoot Cay and Barefoot Divers Lodge was a great one, and we hope to see you again!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great weekend getaway - great spot, friendly staff, great for couples
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for divers, and the dive company with valet service is great, but snorkelers beware, there is NO house reef and no swimming from your beautiful villas. The ocean is less than 2 ft deep for forever, filled with grass, bits of fire coral and the occasional scorpionfish (reef shoes people!!). You can swim off of the palapa, but there is nothing really to "see". you have to get off the resort to get any reef. The week we were there, there was a new kitchen company. The existing staff was great trying to feed people, but for the first half of the stay, there was no alcohol. I mean, not even rum. And you would have to go down at least two menu choices before they would have something they could cook. Communication between the new company and the existing general management was pitiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The man at the front desk was so welcoming and flexible with our checkout time. They made us a welcome drink and had a bottle of champagne waiting for us in our room! 10 out of 10 would recommend to anyone looking for an awesome place to stay and take in the beauty of Roatan.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Stephanie Bodden on 14 Aug 2019
We're pleased that you had such a positive experience at our resort, and appreciate your review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The private beach is beautiful, all you need is located at the hotel. If you want to go snorkeling as a beginner the property has its own area with a sunken Volkswagen. If you are an expert, they have diving tours and equipment, no need to go anywhere else. The staff is amazing also.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Stephanie Bodden on 2 Aug 2019
Thank you for choosing Barefoot Cay for your tropical getaway, and for taking the time to write a review. We're delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope we'll see you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Liked that it was nice and quiet. Didn’t like that it didn’t have its own little beach. But overall a nice place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Stephanie Bodden on 2 Aug 2019
Thank you so much for your review... we're glad you had a great stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a peaceful, tranquil, out of the way hotel. This was our first time on the island (hopefully not the last) so we didn’t know how everything was situated. We booked the hotel based on the pictures and it being basically on the water. This hotel is mainly for hard core divers, which we were not. They offer full service diving, they even wash your wet suit! Fir that reason, the divers take off in the morning and the hotel is quiet during the day. This was perfect for us as we were happy to frolic freely around the property and take pictures or lay around the pool. Because there’s so few people during the day, the staff get to know you and take good care of you. We left a couple of things on the property and their staff turned them in to the office to return them to us. We felt safe and well cared for. Their restaurant food is very tasty. We took a cab to do some activities around the island and then went back to our tranquil little spot to relax. Their driver, Ken, is very knowledgeable about the island and was more than a cab driver, he was also an excellent guide. We definitely recommend Barefoot Cay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Stephanie Bodden, Guest Services Director on 15 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review... we're delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope a return visit is in your future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Stephanie Bodden, Guest Services Director on 15 Jul 2019
Thank you for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a complete oasis for our family. It is a beautiful resort and the service was great!
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Gary on 30 Jun 2019
Great to hear! We will do all we can to make it the best for you...

4/10 Poor

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Lack of air conditioning is a deal breaker
I was concerned that our cottage did not have air-conditioning when I booked the Grand Villa. I was assured that the air conditioning was sufficient and that the upstairs bedroom would be comfortable at night because of the cool breeze. Nothing could be further from the truth. The whole house (which was laid out beautifully) stayed hot and humid all day and all night. The master bedroom had a wall unit but it didn’t decrease the temperature or humidity. Our bedding and especially the pillows smelled like mildew and the beddding was always damp when it was time for bed. The upstairs bedroom was stifling hot and our kids ended up staying with friends at another resort because they weren’t able to sleep in the sweltering heat. We couldn’t really use the house like we planned because it was so hot and humid all the time. All our food would get soggy unless we kept it in the refrigerator. The television would not keep a signal and the power and WiFi kept going out. We couldn’t use our beach because the sand fleas were so bad and we even avoided sitting outside at the pool because of the “no-see-ums” ate us up. Given the chance, I would stay in West Bay at the more populated resorts. Most of the sights and restaurants are on that side of the island and we wouldn’t have to pay $50 in cab fare for the round trip from Barefoot to West Bay/West End. All in all, I thought the service was top notch but the accommodations came up short.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Pedro on 28 Jun 2019
June is very hot and the sand fleas are prevalent all over the island at this time of year.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Peter on 20 Jun 2019
Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Average place, not for families, photos misleading
This is an ok 3 star resort if you are there to the onsite diving. It’s not a 4 star luxury resort as advertised though and the photos are very misleading. The place as a whole needs some TLC, the beach is non-existant (although the ocean view is good), it is secluded and the onsite restaurant is below average and overpriced by around 60% (eg a single burger on stale bun, no sides $18. Steak $40, etc). There are far better options around. Grand Caribbean Resort is one. I would also note as an observation that the reviews tend to be a 10 for on-island local reviews and a 5-6 for those guests who are not from the island. Something can’t be right there.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Peter on 4 Jun 2019
Thank you for your comments

10/10 Excellent

sameika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Amazing! The staff really cares about you and your needs.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Peter on 4 Jun 2019
Sameika, thank you very much

8/10 Good

Jodi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Loved the villa and palapa. Service was slow and thr restaurant was often out of things.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Peter on 4 Jun 2019
Jodi, thank you

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Peter on 4 Jun 2019
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Manager on 29 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Peter on 16 Apr 2019
Thank you very much for staying at Barefoot Cay resort.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Privacy. Great food. Beautiful property. Amazing accommodations.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Peter on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you very much for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Denver

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful, quiet, and special place. We went for a week of diving and snorkeling and spend time with our kids. The staff is amazing. My kids were sad to leave all their new friends. Dive shop is first class and you can be at some of the best diving in the Western Hemisphere after only a 10 minute boat ride. Resort has kayaks and paddle boards as well but it was a little too windy to use them but we had plenty to do. We had the inclusive meal service which was a lot of food. Resort staff took care of every request with a smile and total efficiency. We loved it and will be back
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Peter on 27 Feb 2019
Melissa, thank you very much. It was a pleasure having all of you stay with us at Barefoot Cay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great unique resort! It is like you have your own private resort! Staff was excellent! Only downfall for us was there is no beach. Other than that it was great! Great snorkeling... you don’t have to leave the resort to get a great experience.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Peter on 22 Mar 2019
Thank you very much.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The property concept was unique. The private island, pool and environment were very nice. The staff was very friendly especially Josh. He made us feel great from the first day to the last. The negatives were that there were small ants on the floor. We didn't notice until the last day and you can't really see them until you stare at the floor for a few seconds. Worse than that was that there was an awful sewer smell once or twice a day. It would last for 10-15 mins then go away. I think it came after a rainfall. I don't like being negative but am submitting an honest review.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The resort is beautiful, very quiet and serene. Th
The resort is beautiful, very quiet and serene. The people are very friendly.The restaurant is excellent. All meals were wonderful. This meals were very good. The accommodations were first class with a beautiful setting. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Peter on 27 Feb 2019
Christopher, thank you very much it was a pleasure having you stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lovely rooms, polluted beach
Well-maintained and comfortable rooms (we stayed in a villa on the cay) which can be used with no air-con during the day, due to the breeze. The on-site dive operation is excellent, offering three dives a day with single-dive options. The palapa, complete with hammocks, is brilliant. The food is generally good, although we had to order our dinners before 3 pm. There are several minuses: the kayaking equipment and wooden boardwalks around the island are badly maintained. The private island is sandwiched between two ugly and noisy ports; the resulting hubbub from the ports can be heard during the day and night. A lot of trash gets washed out, causing the beach (and coastline around the cay) to be regularly filled with floating rubbish. One day, we had a nasty oil slick polluting the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved our little bungalow on the beach! The diving and dive staff were amazing!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Peter on 27 Feb 2019
It was a pleasure having you stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Ciro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend
The staff was so professional and polite and the hotel was an oasis. I would highly recommend anyone to stay here. You won’t regret it!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at Barefoot Cay because we wanted to be in a quieter area, away from the big resorts and commercial zone. This was PERFECT!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

LMR, San Pedro. Belize

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accommodations were perfect. Restaurant was OK but over-priced and took a long time to be waited on after ordering. Bar had trouble finding a blender that worked. But, proximity of Bar/Restaurant/ Pool was great. Staff was always trying to please. And the place was spotless. Location is a bit remote so requires a taxi to West End. Try a local as it is half the price of the resort taxi.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Barefoot Cay Staff on 23 Oct 2018
Thank you so much! We hope you come back and stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Barefoot Cay Staff on 23 Oct 2018
Thank you!

8/10 Good

L&P, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely palapa, great snorkeling spot and convenient scuba
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Barefoot Cay Staff on 23 Oct 2018
Thank you! We hope you come back and dive again :)

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Langdon, NH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My husband and I just returned from a week-long stay at Barefoot Cay to celebrate our 25th anniversary. I cannot speak highly enough about the resort and it's staff - everyone was friendly and helpful and made sure that we had a relaxed, fun stay. Our accommodations in one of the charming, beachfront bungalows was absolutely wonderful - I already miss the sound of the surf! We would like to extend a huge thank you to the Barefoot Divers staff for patiently teaching us how to scuba dive - it was an incredible experience. If you want to learn to dive, this is the place to do it! We will most definitely go back!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mj, Los Angeles,ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super nice staff super clean place very quiet and relaxing. Hardly any people there as there is only a few rooms available. Max at any given point of people was roughly 10 that we saw. Capacity is roughly 24. Didn’t like all the trash around the dock area that was never cleaned up. Everything else was perfect.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Misha, Seattle WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
so luxurious and amazing. Everything was wonderful. The palapa out on the water was heavenly. It should be more clear on their website and Expedia’s that the property has two different areas. The loft is very different than the cottages. There are wonderful things about both. But it should be obvious so people can make a decision. Especially about the barge. Which is quick and easy and fun but should be considered when deciding when to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and quiet hotel
We loved our stay at Barefoot Cay. The resort is beautiful! The staff is very friendly and helpful and the food is AMAZING! Will definitely be returning!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay - Secluded and Quiet
We found the Barefoot Cay staff to be very attentive, they accommodated no matter what we requested - they simply deliver! Josh and Vance are the best at what they do; they truly went above and beyond! The facility is great; the pool, restuarant, dive shop, and accomodations are all 1st rate. Although, the resort is near an active port (that can sometimes heard from back areas of the cay), it's isolated with restricted access - we definately appreciated that. Diving is completely awsome, enough said. Off the resort, the island is what it is ... rough roads busy with traffic and cruise ships and all that goes with that. Taxis can get you there when you wish to go for restuarants, shopping, activities, siteseeing, etc. It's generally a 2 to 4 hour adventure when you want to do that kind of stuff. Or rent a car and drive to the less populated east end of the island to find spectacular isolated beaches and a very cool bar/restuarant. Resort staff will definately point you in the best direction and make arrangements for whatever you want. See you next year, guys - we're absolutely coming back and we're bringing friends!
Stayed 14 nights in May 2018