2025 Reviews: Mayan Beach Garden Reviews from Real Guests.

I don't do repeats in travel, yet I find myself coming back to Mayan Beach Gardens time and again. The proprietors, Marcia and Kim effortlessly make us all feel like family. The serene tranquility and peace at MBG is unparalleled. The food, the attentiveness of the amazing staff, the snorkeling, the appointment of delightful studios will always make this place the home of my heart. If I could give it more stars, I would.

Amazing place, great hosts and facilities, attentive and pleasant staff. Very good food including accomodations of dietary needs, great advice and local contacts, very comfortable rooms right on the beach, excellent swimming snorkeling and fishing, great birdwatching. Have visited multiple times and will be back. Off grid low key luxury in a rather remote spot

Stay Away from Mayan Beach Garden!!! When I arrived at Mayan Gardens, a remote beach resort in the jungle about 40 kilometers from Mahahual, the owner Marsha was very accommodating, and the grounds were beautiful. But I soon realized things were not as they seemed. The Internet was almost nonexistent. The water only drizzled from the shower head. The power outages were frequent, so there was no electricity or even when they ran the generator, the A.C. did not work in my apartment. But the worst part happened just before my departure when a young man she employed to clean my room stole $12,000 worth of personal valuables. The safe she provided was non-functional, but she had assured me that she would fire any of her employees that stole anything. I had gone to a festival that day and when I returned I checked my suitcase where I had hidden my cash, jewelry and coins and they were gone. When I reported it to her and asked her to confront her employee, she said she did not want to interrupt him while he was serving dinner! I asked her to call the police and she said she would take me in the morning. That night, when I found other things missing, I told her, and she and her husband came into my room around midnight. Her husband told me I had been causing problems since I arrived, and I had to leave or he would turn the power off to my room! I said I wasn’t leaving until I reported this to the police. The next morning I packed my bags and left, but I did report it to the Mexican police who will be investigating Mayan Gardens. The young man who stole from me is still working for there and she refused to accept any responsibility for what happened. I suggest you steer clear of Mayan Gardens!!!

It's difficult to define serenity topped off by perfection. I've been here many times over the last dozen years or so. The following attributes are constant. Owners are on site and they " get it". The food is always great ...freshly made from local ingredients. Try their homemade coconut ice cream from their own trees. Or their coffee . Every meal starts with the house chips ( warm of course) beans and salsa. The entrees are simply devine. The accomodations have full kitchens and AC. Did I mention they deliver coffee to your room every morning ? The location is paradise. Surrounded by hundreds of square miles of jungle and steps from the sea. No noise except nature. Marcia and Kim the owners have put together paradise.

We loved it here. Very relaxed, chill place to stay. Everyone who we met either staying here or visiting for food was so interesting! Community feel. Marcia and Kim (the owners) and their staff were great! We ended up with more rainy days so the ocean wasn't ideal for snorkeling, but I can tell it would be really good when the visibility is better! We saw turtles, tarpon, reef fish, and rays. We enjoyed walking the beach and roads and looking for birds. There is a lot of trash that washes up on the beach, we picked up several bags while we were there. I'd encourage everyone who is able to do the same! The screened porches are nice so you can sit outside and not worry about mosquitos. We went shopping and brought some food with us, but we probably didn't need to as the dinners and breakfasts were very yummy and we had leftovers. Marcia helped set us up with a taxi which worked great, but next time we will probably try to rent a car to have more independence. Town is about a 35 min drive. 4 wheel drive would be nice but not required, there are a lot of potholes/puddles on the beach road which is to be expected. We went to town for diving, and went on a birding/Mayan ruins tour with Victor at Mahaual Ecotours who I'd recommend as well! We'll be back :)