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The Cabana Guest Cottage

Beachfront cottage with kitchen and patio

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Escape to a tranquil beach retreat at this studio cottage. Enjoy ocean views from the deck, explore over six acres of lush gardens, and discover the beauty of the Marine Reserve right on your doorstep. Take a short swim to the reef or dolphin pen, or simply unwind in this serene paradise with WiFi and air conditioning.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Cabana Guest Cottage

Studio cottage on the beach with a queen size bed, full functioning kitchen, dining area, deck with ocean views, air conditioning, cable and Wifi, fans. Local cell phones, and all linens are provided. Also includes midweek maid service.

A six acre garden of Eden with over 40 fruit and palm trees, 300 feet of private beach, shared with the main house, gated with security guard and resident property manager.

The property is within the Marine Reserve. The reef is 100 ft. swim from the dock; the dolphin pen about a 50 ft. swim. Anthony's Key is two blocks away as is Sandy Bay Divers. A full-time housekeeper is available for cooking, cleaning, and babysitting for an additional fee. The three best restaurants are a three minute walk away. The property is just 20 minutes from the airport and Coxen Hole.

We also have a Kayak for rent now at $20 per day.

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Phone

Location highlights

  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • Near the ocean

Things to do

  • Water sports equipment
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Spelunking nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Whale watching nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Property does not allow children

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 12:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

This property does not allow children

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

Cabana Guest Cottage Sandy Bay
The Cabana Cottage Roatan
The Cabana Guest Cottage Roatan
The Cabana Guest Cottage Cottage
The Cabana Guest Cottage Cottage Roatan
The Cabana Cottage Roatan
The Cabana Guest Cottage Roatan
The Cabana Guest Cottage Cottage
The Cabana Guest Cottage Cottage Roatan

About the area

Map
Sandy Bay, Roatan

What's nearby

  • Sandy Bay Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Roatan Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Carambola Botanical Gardens - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • The Living Gardens - 5 min drive - 2.1 km
  • West Bay Beach - 17 min drive - 10.1 km

Getting around

  • Roatan (RTB-Juan Manuel Galvez Intl.) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mayak Chocolate - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Sundowners - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Breeze bar - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Cafe 314 - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Drunken Sailor - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Cabana Guest Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Cabana Guest Cottage?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Cabana Guest Cottage?

Check-in begins at 12:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Cabana Guest Cottage?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Cabana Guest Cottage located?

Situated on the beach, this cottage is within a 5-minute walk of Roatan Museum, Carambola Botanical Gardens and Sandy Bay Beach. The Living Gardens and Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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The Cabana Guest Cottage Reviews

Reviews

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews

10

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

10

Eco-friendliness

10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shawn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
nice place clean and the staff was awesome
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful property! Exceptionally clean. We loved sitting out on the covered pier watching the sunsets and sunrises. We were surrounded by wonderful wildlife… the dolphins, large rays, wild horses and many friendly dogs. Miriam, the house manager, is lovely and picked up hot food for us after a long day of delayed flights. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cameron O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a magical cabana, situated right on the beach. Lots of privacy. The staff were fantastic. I loved this place
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erin G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Cabana Guest Cottage

very lovely stay, will definitely be back! quiet, and all the folks helping manage the property were amazing!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magic

We had an excellent stay. The cabana and property were remarkable. A neighborhood bar emerged while we were there and I hope it doesn’t last as every other aspect of this place was spot on!
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous on the beach

Perfectly laid out tiny A frame with a screen porch, private deck and beach chairs. Watch the dolphins training 75 feet from your private dock. All amenities including silent AC, 4 burner stove, refrigerator, flat screen Direct TV and hot shower. Two good restaurants a short walk down the beachGood snorkeling from shore, but mostly dead coral.We plan to return.
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

James B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place. 5 star i

Property host Miriam was the best. Quiet peaceful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

The proprty is great and Miriam & Johnny were both wonderful to work with. The evening dolphin watching from the dock became a nightly ritual.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Les and Natti H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely

Everything we’d hoped for. Exactly as listed and much, much more. We asked for extended stay and were accommodated with warmth, speed, accuracy and smiles. This Cabana is perfect, in and out. Thank you, Miriam, Georgie, Johnny, Victor, and of course, Lucile.❤️
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint cozy cottage

Beautiful view, dock access to the coral reef, kitchen stocked with everything necessary. The property manager was extremely helpful.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patty

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful place to stay. Miriam, Johnny, and Victor made it even better. Being next to the dolphin Institute was a pure treat, and being able to snorkel and see so many amazing sea creatures right out from the dock was wonderful. I traveled down there with a torn rotator cuff, so I couldn’t do a whole lot heavy duty swimming, so this place was perfect
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Hal W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A cottage in an arboretum

Tranquil, mostly quiet rustic studio cottage on the beach within a property covered with tropical fruit trees.
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Barry L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This is the spot!

Great spot on Sandy Bay. Close enough to walk along the beach to a few places to enjoy a meal. On site security at night is a plus, the dock is 100' off the reef for easy snorkel dips. The shower is a bit tight, we hope the manager and owner will renovate the space and make the spot even more PERFECT! Best hosts we have ever had the pleasure to meet!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just as wonderful the second time!

We had such a wonderful time here last year that we came back for another week. Once again Mirriam took excellent care of us from picking us up at the airport, to dropping us back off at the end of the week. The cottage was lovely and had all that we needed. We had a week of snorkeling, relaxing and watching the dolphins at Anthony's Key. We will be back! Thanks again Mirriam!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little piece of heaven!

We loved our stay at The Sanctuary Cabana! Our favorite part was sitting at the end of the dock, drinking our morning coffee watching the dolphins frolic! Miriam, the property manager was wonderful! She was always there to help with our needs. Johnny the grounds maintenance man was just as helpful and accommodating as was Victor our trusty night watchman and his sidekick Roy! We will truly miss our new friends and look forward to coming back.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ami F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect bungalow on the sea

This property was exactly what we had in mind, a cozy little Casita on the ocean. Even though it was small, the kitchen was very well stocked and the bathroom was also nice. The shower was hot and had great pressure! The dock was wonderful to go sit on and have coffee and breakfast. The staff was very helpful and friendly, even offering to do a load of laundry for us! We were within walking distance of restaurants and the Sandy Bay Dive shop. Victor, the security guard at night, really helped us feel safe and protected. It was perfect. The only advice I would give other travelers is to research how much excursions (like snorkeling and fishing) and things like that cost before you arrive. We ran into some opportunists!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jim E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sanctuary

Really great location. Steps from the water and access to the Marine Park. A short swim to the reef. Cozy cabana. Miriam and other staff very nice, helpful and always there to help if needed. Not a big space but great for 2. We likened it to a small version of Humphrey’s cabana in TV series Death in Paradise.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Greg B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter escape!

From our first arrival, we knew that we were in for a great experience at The Sanctuary! Miriam and her bunch were so accommodating. Great little cabana right by the Caribbean Sea and protected from the prevailing winds with a location on Roatan that also provided us fantastic sunsets and good snorkeling! Location was very convenient to explore and to visit restaurants and shops. Getting a taxi was easy as well. Two weeks of paradise! Shirley and Greg
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Perfect place to stay if you want quiet, away from tourists. Had beach to myself, dock to myself. Felt very safe. Excellent views. Watched the dolphins every day. Easy to get a taxi. House was comfortable, grounds very nice. Easy walk to bar/restaurant. Wish I planned a bit better with grocery shopping that first day, gotten more food but I managed just fine. Had local meals recommended by the property manager—sooo good!!! Bring plenty of cash for tipping etc. Can be challenging finding working ATMs. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

tracy s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Can't wait to come back!!

What a wonderful week we had at the guest cabana at the sanctuary! Room for everything we needed and a perfect location! Miriam, Johnny and Victor made us feel so very welcome and take great care of the property and their guests. We snorkeled right from the dock to the reef a few times a day every day and it never got old. We saw tons of reef fish, cuttle fish, 3 different kinds of rays, an eel, lobsters and so many more. Having spotted eagle rays swoop past us 4 different times was a highlight for me. We ate breakfast every morning out on the lovely dock and watched the dolphins play just across the boat lane at Anthony's Key. We had wonderful dinners at the restaurants just down the beach, especially Blue Bahia. Thank you again Miriam, loved our time here at the Cabana!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Bradley P.

Shack on the beach.

Why can they charge this much per night? Because you think the location is great and you don't know any better about the cabana. My wife said 2 stars. I gave 3 stars because I hate to feel rude. The location didn't change, but the quality of the facility? The pictures look good. Now add 10 years of wear and weather. To the dock. To the bathroom. To the kitchen. Etc. It's romantic in it's own way, but for the $$$, you can find better facilities with equally good beach space. I mean, even a shack on the beach should have a blender! Seriously. Arrival gift basket? No. (Didn't care but was advertised.) Coconut oil for bug repellent in gift basket? No basket. (Didn't care but was advertised.) Beach towels? No. Mid week cleaning? No. Mid week towel exchange? No. And with this much humidity - you'd like a new one. Dish soap? No. Bathroom soap? No. Clean? You wonder what will crawl out from under the mattress at night. Working TV? Didn't really care; tried it out of curiosity. Couldn't get anything to happen. Just lots of little things that you wouldn't think would make a difference in paradise. But they do. Guests in the purple house next door (same owner) said it had leaks. Fortunately none were over the beds. They were out on Sat about 10:00 am after 2 weeks of stay. Next arrivals came in at noon. Wow! That was fast cleaning! Yeah, ours wasn't that clean either. (Remember reading about the "bleach cleaning every week"? Normally that would get rid of the cobwebs and leave a clean type of smell. It didn't. Hey, it's hard to keep a beach shack clean, I get that, but they've done a good job with their PR that made me think otherwise. (Some of this info is found on owners personal website.) Local staff was friendly, responsive and trustworthy. Dolphin pen was very close to end of dock and we could watch them play and put on the show for those who paid to get inside with them. Snorkeling? Average. Murky. But what you have is almost exclusively yours. But do you want great quality? As much as I don't like the touristy area - the snorkeling within yards of the beach at West Bay was exceptional. Crowded with people, but lots of sea life. You know what it's like when you're traveling by auto and you get one of those cheap motels to spend a quick night and get back on the road the next day? So you deal with the deterioration of the room? It's like that. Do yourself a favor. Either get this for about $50 bucks a night or spend your $$ elsewhere.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Timothy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely

Wonderful, except a bit smaller than expected
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anne C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing experience

The Cabana is located right on the beach with a beautiful warf and shaded area to sit. Snorking is possible just across and along the beach area about 20 feet out. Some grass but it's not a big problem. You can watch the dolphins from the warf! The cabana is perfect for 2 people. Well stocked for cooking, even some food, spices and toiletries were available. Comfortable bed and ample space for our things. A beautiful outdoor deck area is available and we ate all our meals on it. Miriam the property manager was amazing, very helpful and so friendly, thank you to Victor for guarding the property and Johnny for the wonderful meal and keeping the grounds so neat!.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chad B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sanctuary- The Cabana Guest Cottage

Our 5-day stay in the Cabana Guest Cottage was wonderful. Marian and Jonny were welcoming and informative. The tiny-house utility of the cottage was easy to get accustomed to. Although the shower is tight/narrow it got the job done. We definitely recommend and hope to come back. There are many enjoyable aspects to the cabana but the location is the best part of this place. 🐬
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brenda S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Island Getaway

We loved our stay here! Although it is a “tiny house” everything is so well thought out and the space is perfectly utilized. We were greeted with fresh fruit and flowers from the grounds. Miriam and Johnny were excellent hosts and we felt very special and safe during our stay. They answered all my questions and made great suggestions. The snorkeling right off the property was superb. It isn’t unusual to see dive boats out there. The WiFi was excellent and we enjoyed watching Netflix at bedtime. The air conditioner worked great, too. The kitchen has everything we needed. Miriam will gladly arrange for a taxi if you need one, but you can also walk to the road and grab one on your own if you need one at the last minute. It was just a 5 minute walk on the beach to Tranquilseas, where we went diving with Sea Divers. Our only regret is that we didn’t stay longer! We will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022