Matachica Resort & Spa - Adults Only

Far from the noise and hectic life in San Pedro, you have Matachica. Inside the grounds, it is calm and peaceful, with stand alone beautiful casitas. The staff is amazing and friendly, and everything was immaculate. Since you were far from everything, you wanted a golf cart to explore, and maybe get to other restaurants. We gave it 5 stars, but the service missed the mark. When we asked for suggestions to rent gold cars, they simply said Google it and look at the reviews. Suspect they had some bad experiences, but would expect more. The service in the casual restaurant was very slow, and the servers were not tuned into checking with the guests to see how it was going. One night we moved from our table to the bar, and were immediately served. They did nice little things like a Super Bowl party and sweets for Valentine’s Day. We were not formally advised about bag pickup and departure time…had to ask at the desk. Overall, would stay again.

We had a (relatively) good time at this resort. Everyone was super nice and friendly except the front desk people. We found one of their front desk staff to be extremely rude and abrasive towards us at the end of our stay that it really left us with a sour taste in our mouth. She was dismissive and abrasive to both my husband and me. I’d like to think that for a four star resort, which we stayed for 2 weeks, that this wouldn’t be the case but disappointed. Ruined the end of our trip and not okay!

The location is beautiful and the resort just blends into a charming oasis. All of the staff is friendly and super helpful. The food and drinks are incredible! We had an amazing sunrise snorkeling experience arranged by Edgar and guided by Henry to Hol Chan and Shark Alley. Absolutely will be back!

We had a top-notch experience at Matachica, from booking to check-out! Egar was extremely helpful in planning excursions with us, and we truly loved our interactions with the whole staff! They really went above and beyond to ensure our comfort and enjoyment. I actually cried saying goodbye to Matachica! Much love for Julio, Jennifer (thanks for the shell for our daughter!), Henry for the awesome excursion, all the transportation guys and housekeeping for such a delightful experience! The spa was relaxing and lovely, the restaurant and drinks were delicious! Love Danny’s Tree Bar. Truly a wonderful experience all around and if we didn’t miss our kids so much, we would have extended our stay!

The cottages are super cute and the attention to detail is exceptional. I only wish we had a fridge in our room

Amazing time beautiful place! Staff was very helpful and nice.

All in all, it’s the best property on the island. 1. The only drawback with the rooms is that the bathroom area is separated from the bedroom and that area has no air-conditioning. the bathroom area is just sweltering hot. 2. The beach is beautiful, but this resort, like all the others that face East has fallen prey to the black plague of the sargassum, sea****. They literally send half a dozen guys out every morning to remove a dozen dump truck loads of the stuff from the beach but by the time they get to the end of the beach, the day is over and it is already started to accumulate back behind them where they started in the morning. It’s just a nigh**are and the smell is Like rotting fish. It’s just awful. And the stench sometimes permeates the entire property. But the resort was the only resort on the island even made an attempt at cleaning it up. in seven days, we never saw a single person use the beach, due to the smell of the sea****. 3. The food and the drinks are really good but about double the price you would pay anywhere else on the island. My suggestion is to rent a Golf cart, and explore all the dining places. The best for us was Rum Dog right on the water. 4. The town of San Pedro is simply not very nice. Compared to a St. Kitts or St. Barts. It’ a slum with only handful of restaurants that are worth eating at. 5. We are done spending our hard-earned money on resorts that are subject to the sea**** plague which is now bigger than the entire US cont.

We stayed here for a week over 4th of July and had the best time! The casitas are so cute and cozy. When we landed at the airport, we rented a golf cart in San Pedro and drove to the resort. They welcomed us with a drink and showing us to our room. Every morning we had breakfast at the restaurant next to the beautiful beach. There is a free continental breakfast (fruit and pastry - the pastries were amazing) or a full menu which is also yummy! The pool and beach are both beautiful. They have people shoveling away the sea**** from the beach all day. Matchicha at is ~30 min to San Pedro but it didn’t feel that long on the golf cart - it was fun! That was the one thing we were nervous about booking this place but the distance wasn’t an issue as long as you rent a golf cart. It’s also close to secret beach which was nice. We didn’t book any tours or anything through the resort - we booked boat tours and a food tour through companies in San Pedro. We had an amazing time! My one tip would be to bring a sleeping eye mask because the curtains let the light in at 6am and it’s soooo bright. But we didn’t mind because we generally went to bed pretty early and it was nice to wake up early and have a full day. We loved it here! Relaxing was the word of the trip. I couldn’t believe how relaxed we felt the whole time! Loved it