San Pedro · Ambergris Caye · Belize

Your Beachfront Escape in Belize

A family-run beach resort on Ambergris Caye: steps from the Caribbean, minutes from the world's second-largest barrier reef, and one tiki bar away from your new favorite rum punch.

0steps to the sand
10 minby boat to the Belize Barrier Reef
14guided island & mainland adventures
1lazy pelican, always on duty

Welcome to Ocean Tide

Island Life at Your Doorstep

Steps from the sea in lively San Pedro, our stretch of sand opens onto water that runs clear and shallow all the way to the reef line. Boats leave from our own dock. Town (golf carts, fry-jack stands and all) is a walk up the beach.

This isn't a mega-resort behind a gate. It's a family-run beachfront hotel where the crew knows your name by day two, and every guide on your tour grew up on these waters.

Stay

Pick your view of the Caribbean

Air-conditioned rooms a few steps from the water, each with its own angle on paradise. Book direct for the best rate, always.

Couple stepping into the pool by the cabanas at Ocean Tide Beach Resort, San Pedro Belize

Poolside

Steps from the pool deck with the beach just beyond it. Morning coffee, afternoon dips, zero commute.

Guest favoriteBeachfront room at Ocean Tide Beach Resort, Ambergris Caye

Beachfront

Second floor, with the water right there. Step out and it's sand, palms, and the Caribbean.

The view from a top-floor Reef View room at Ocean Tide Beach Resort, pool deck, beach, and the reef line beyond, San Pedro Belize

Reef View

Top-floor rooms looking clear across the water to the reef line, sunrise views that don't quit.

Yes, the swing is real.

The famous over-water swings at Secret Beach are a boat ride from our dock. We'll take you.

The Secret Beach Trip

One booking · the whole trip, handled

Stay + Adventure Packages

Your room and your 501 adventures in one booking: jungle first, then the island, with a private boat waiting and every transfer handled. Pick a week below, or ask us to build your own.

PackageSnorkeling the Belize Barrier Reef near San Pedro

Island Time

🛏 5 nights🚤 private boat day🍽 food tour🍹 welcome drink

A full day on your own boat, a guided food tour, and the rest of the week on island time.

From $1,815 for two, local flights in
PackageMost popularGuided Mayan ruins day trip from San Pedro, Belize

Reef & Ruins

🛏 1 jungle + 5 beach🏛 ruins + cave tubing🚤 private boat day🍽 food tour

A night in the jungle for ruins and caves, then five beachfront in San Pedro. No wasted travel day.

From $2,415 for two, local flights in
PackageCave tubing adventure tour in Belize with 501 Adventure Tours

Ultimate Adventure Week

🛏 2 jungle + 5 beach🏛 ruins🛶 caves + zipline🚤 two boat days

Two unhurried jungle days, then two full days with the boat entirely yours.

From $3,415 for two, local flights in

Prices are for two travelers, double occupancy, high season, and include your round-trip flights between the mainland and San Pedro, which we book with your package. Belize service charge and hotel tax of 14% are added at booking. Traveling as a family or group, or want different tours? Ask us, every package is customizable.

Our Own Tour Company

Explore Belize with 501 Adventure Tours

501 Adventure Tours is a full-blown Belize tour company that happens to live on our dock. Our boats, our licensed guides, born and raised on these waters, running everything from reef days to rainforest ziplines. Staying with us? Everything's arranged at the front desk. Staying elsewhere in San Pedro? Come ride with us anyway.

⛵ Our own boats & dock🇧🇿 Licensed local guides🏝 Island & mainland trips🛎 Hotel guests ride first
501 Adventure Tours, Cave Tubing, Snorkeling, Scuba, ATV

Explore the Adventures

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The Lazy Pelican · Tiki Bar

Barefoot headquarters

Our toes-in-the-sand tiki bar, ten steps from the water. Rum punch made the Belizean way, Belikin so cold it hurts, and a front-row seat for the breeze off the reef.

  • Fresh-squeezed cocktails & ice-cold Belikin
  • Barstools on the pool deck, sand between your toes
  • Drinks only: come thirsty, leave happy
"Great vibes — the bartender Raymond is super pleasant and will do his best to accommodate whichever drink you order."Guest review · TripAdvisor · Feb 2026

Step Inside the Pelican

The Lazy Pelican tiki bar at Ocean Tide Beach Resort, San Pedro
Bartender serving a layered sunrise cocktail at the Lazy PelicanTiki cocktail with umbrella at the Lazy Pelican beach bar

Guest Reviews

Travelers keep coming back

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518 traveler reviews on TripAdvisor
★★★★★

"We loved our stay at this place. The location is great if you want to experience San Pedro by foot or golf cart."

TripAdvisor · Dec 2025
Returning guest
★★★★★

"I went back to San Pedro — my fourth visit — and this was my second stay at the Ocean Tide."

TripAdvisor · Jul 2025
★★★★★

"Stayed at Ocean Tide Beach Resort in San Pedro at the end of April and had a really great experience."

TripAdvisor · May 2026
San Pedro sign, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Getting Here

Closer than you think

Fly into Belize City (BZE)

Direct flights from Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Denver, and more, most under 3 hours.

Hop to San Pedro

A 15-minute island flight on Tropic Air or Maya Island Air, or the San Pedro Belize Express water taxi (about 90 minutes on the water).

We're just up the beach

Ocean Tide is a short golf-cart ride from the airstrip and water-taxi dock. Tell us when you land and we'll point you home.

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Follow the tide

Snorkeling in Belize, Ocean Tide on InstagramOver-water swing at Ocean Tide Beach ResortBeach BBQ on a 501 Adventure Tours island tripFresh conch on the beach in San Pedro Belize

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The reef is waiting.

Book direct for the best rates: no middleman, no booking fees, and a crew that knows you're coming.

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