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Ambergris Caye


A tight budget no longer means having to bed down in a stifling room on a backstreet. San Pedro's only waterfront hostel is easily its best. The bright private rooms have big sliding doors leading onto a balcony with Caribbean vistas, while the air-conditioned dorms are well designed with privacy curtains and individual power sockets for each bed.

Guests can hang out on loungers by the water and use the wooden dock. Downstairs, there is a happening sand-floored bar that serves great pizza.


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Nearby Ambergris Caye attractions

1. Catholic Church

0.25 MILES

San Pedro's modern Catholic church has a central location on the waterside and is a local landmark.

2. House of Culture

0.36 MILES

Find out more about the fascinating culture found in San Pedro at this cultural center near the football field. Frequently changing displays celebrate…

3. Tres Cocos

0.76 MILES

The dive site is a bit deeper than most around San Pedro, with coral heads rising up to 50ft and a wall with spurs that spill out from 90ft to 120ft, but…

4. Tackle Box Canyons

0.8 MILES

About a mile offshore from downtown San Pedro, this great site offers big, steep coral grooves. There are swim-throughs in many places along the drop-off…

5. Esmeralda

0.85 MILES

Right in front of the town school, this 50ft to 75ft dive features a spectacular series of deep canyons covered with flourishing soft corals. There is an…

6. Boca del Rio

1.24 MILES

The underwater terrain at Boca del Rio, a half-mile northeast of San Pedro, is a spur-and-groove system, featuring rolling coral hills and sandy channels…

7. Tuffy Canyons

2.05 MILES

About 1.6 miles south of San Pedro, this dive site is marked by deep grooves and a long, narrow tunnel. This high-walled passage leads to an opening at…

8. Cypress Garden

2.39 MILES

Due to chumming, this San Pedro dive site was once the spot to see nurse sharks and grouper. The feedings have stopped and the fish have moved elsewhere,…