Amara Cay Resort

Perfect Anniversary Stay! We stayed for one night on the fifth floor in an ocean view room to celebrate our anniversary, and it was truly unforgettable. The view was absolutely stunning, and the overall environment of the hotel was relaxing and beautiful. What really made our stay special was the thoughtful gesture from the manager, who surprised us with a bottle of champagne to help us celebrate – such a classy touch! The front desk staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making check-in smooth and pleasant. From start to finish, everything felt personal and warm. Highly recommend this hotel. We’ll definitely be back!

We had 2 rooms for 3 nights. Hotel and rooms were pleasant. But as we have now come to learn, Marriott hotels do not clean the rooms without you asking. They did tell us this on check in which is fair enough, but premium hotels like this should offer it as standard in my opinion. The small beach area was nice and palm trees offered shade if the mini-tiki huts were in use. Unfortunately the swimming did not look appealing due to the seaweed build up, and at low tide the water did not reach the beach wall. That's nature, so not complaining about that, however the hotel does not advertise this as it would certainly turn visitors away if you are hoping to spend time swimming in the sea. Parking was free which is rare now for the keys. We particularly enjoyed the free 'rum runner' boat taxi which allowed for a fun and easy way to visit the sister hotels in the area. This felt like a fun excursion, not just a convenient taxi. A nice touch was providing our group with metal water bottles on check in which we could keep topped up, saving on plastic bottle use. We brought the bottles home and will continue to use them.

Housekeeping would not pick up trash and we came into a room with no toilet paper upon arrival. Had to beg the front desk. Took many attempts to get toilet paper. Most of the staff was awesome. The resort is pretty and well placed. Beach was nonexistent though and for all the money we spent we expected more.