Utila Hotels

Curious about Utila Hotels?

There are many different Utila Hotels to choose from. You will find anything from a quality dive resort to a truly affordable backpacker’s hostel. Most of the dive shops have their own accommodations which are included in the price of their diving packages, so if you are visiting Utila to get “Scuba Certified” I recommend you first decide who you will be diving with and then figure out where you will be staying. The top resorts all offer diving to their guests.

Following is a list of the most unique Utila Hotels to stay in:

Laguna Beach Resort.

Utila Hotels — The Laguna Beach Resort is one of the top Utila Hotels on the island

Located on the western tip of the entrance to Lower Lagoon, this beautiful resort offers a total of 14 bungalows and a two bedroom beach house. It offers a truly private setting, away from the party atmosphere in town, and has some of the best diving and and fishing options on the island of Utila. If you are looking for an upscale place where to stay in Utila, its hard to beat the Laguna Beach Club. www.lagunabeachresort.info. Padi and Nitrox courses are both available at the Laguna Beach Resort. The Laguna Beach Resort is closed and there is no date for reopening.

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Utila Hotels — The self contained Utopia Village is a paradise sitting on its own white sand beach

Utopia Village.

A beautiful upscale resort designed to make you feel in paradise, Utopia Village is located on a beautiful beach in the southwest end of Utila. This is a freestanding resort, offering rooms, bungalows, a full service restaurant, lovely beaches and fully stocked bar. In addition, it offers a full Padi resort dive operation. www.utopiautila.com Utopia is a five time winner of the prestigious Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence award. If you want to pamper yourself with a truly spectacular setting, then this should be your top choice of Utila Hotels to stay in!

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The Lighthouse.

Utila Hotels — The Lihghouse is one of the nicer Utila Hotels

A beautiful building right on the water in the Bay of Utila, the lighthouse is managed by friendly owners O’Neal & Thelma, Utilians who lived in the US for many years and came back to Utila to retire. Apart from a unique island architecture, spacious rooms and breezy porches with a fantastic view, this has to be the cleanest property on the island! It is absolutely spotless! The location, right on the channel into upper lagoon guarantees that you are close to town, yet far from the party noise of Utila! This is one of the best Utila hotels you will find! For more information, email info@utilalighthouse.com

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Nightland Cabins at The Jade Seahorse.

Utila Hotels — One of the unique rooms at Nightland Cabins, Utila

If you are looking for unique, artsy, definitely boutique property, check out the Nightland Cabins. They are literally out of this world! Owners Neal and Julia Keeler have created a truly unique property, where they have taken into consideration every old tree on their property and built around it. A total of 6 rooms, each uniquely different will bring you into a world of fantasy, where you will feel truly special.

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There are only two words of warning about this property: They love their spiders, so you may see spider webs around the gardens; they also have one of the most popular bars on the weekends: The Treetanic Bar, so it can be a bit noisy over the weekends, but then of course, you can simply go out and join the crowd at the bar! www.jadeseahorse.org. The Nightland Cabins are a Fantasy come true in Utila! Certainly one of the most unique of all Utila Hotels.

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Mango Inn.

utila Hotels — The pool area at the Mango Inn

One of the best established Utila hotels, the Mango Inn was the first hotel to have a swimming pool in Utila! It is part of the Utila Dive Centre dive operation on the island. It offers rooms that vary from dorm rooms to private rooms to some very nice cabins. Although it is not located on the water, it has a good central location that makes it easy to get around town. They also have a good full service restaurant and bar with great food.

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Utila Lodge.

Utila Hotels — The Utila Lodge is the nicest property in town.

Utila Lodge is the quintessential of Utila Hotels. It is on the water, offers s great deck overlooking the bay. The spacious lounge and restaurant that even has a pool table in it. With a total of only 8 rooms, each with a private balcony overlooking the Bay of Utila and offering your own perfect sunset view. The Utila Lodge offers a great central location. It is close to everything, and yet away from the area that has the noisier bars in town. They also have a full service PADI dive shop that operates under the name of Bay Islands College of Diving. You can’t go wrong with the Utila Lodge, it certainly one of the nicest places where to stay in Utila. www.utilalodge.com/

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Colibri Hill.

Utila Hotels — The Colibri Hill Resort boasts one of the few pools in the island.

A small, intimate hotel located on a hilltop just behind the main road. This place is affordable, quiet and very pleasant; it also has a nice pool that can help you keep cool on those hot afternoon days in the always tropical Utila. http://www.colibri-resort.com. They also have a great restaurant that is open on weekends.

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The Venue Adventure Hostel.

Brand new! This adventure Hostel features dorm rooms with three bunk beds each. The location is ideal for the adventure traveler, as you are right between the beach and the lagoon. It features a great bar, restaurant and a variety of tour options all in one spot! http://www.thevenueutila.com/

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Margarita Bay Hotel

A charming family hotel located very close to Chepe’s beach, the local public beach in Utila. Nice rooms and cabins, plus a restaurant over the water that operates as a separate business: The Driftwood Café. Friendly service, the owner, Mrs. Chirinos is usually on premises and always willing to help out and give you local information. This is the favorite hand out for sportsfishermen from the mainland when they come to fish on the island. Certainly a great alternative within the selection of Utila hotels available.

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Coral View Hotel

One of the more remote Utila Hotels, Coral View is on the road towards Blue Bayou. It’s location makes it one of the quieter spots in town. Great alternative if you do not want to be kept up all night with the sounds of party in Utila. Nice salt water pool and sundeck over the Caribbean Sea. Friendly service.

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