1 of 4 · The cottages
Painted the colors of the island.
Pink, sky-blue and butter-yellow, trimmed in white, each with its own porch. Every cottage is a private place to stay and sleeps up to four.
- Sleeps up to 4
- Private porch
- Lawn & palms
Sweecret Retreat — pastel cottages on Calabash Bight, Roatán
A handful of pastel cottages on a calm mangrove bight, on the quiet East End of Roatán.
A handful of pastel cottages on a calm mangrove bight, on the quiet East End of Roatán.
A handful of pastel cottages, a boardwalk down to the dock, and the still water of Calabash Bight, on the unhurried East End of Roatán.
Sweecret Retreat is small on purpose. The cottages sit on the lawn around a shared pool, with a boardwalk running down to a dock on the bight and kayaks waiting at the water.
It’s owned and hosted by Davern and Leo Cook, who live on the island. Meet your hosts
- Each cottage sleeps
- Up to 4
- Check-in
- After 2 pm
- Check-out
- By 11 am
- Arrive by
- Road or boat
A walk down the boardwalk
From the cottage door to the end of the dock is a short, barefoot walk. Here’s what you pass on the way.
2 of 4 · The porch
Built for doing very little.
Rocking chairs, a hammock strung between the posts and a view through the palms to the water. Most mornings start here, and plenty of afternoons end here too.
- Rocking chairs
- Hammock
- Water views
3 of 4 · Inside
Simple, cool and properly equipped.
Air conditioning and ceiling fans, a real kitchen with a full-size fridge, and a sitting room to come in to after the sun. Layouts vary a little by cottage, so ask about bedrooms for your group.
- Air conditioning
- Full kitchen
- Wi-Fi
4 of 4 · The water
The boardwalk ends at the bight.
On the way down: a shared pool and a shaded deck with picnic tables. At the end: a small dock, the over-water hut and kayaks that are free to borrow whenever you like.
- Shared pool
- Private dock
- Free kayaks
What comes with every stay
- Shared poolWith a deck and picnic tables, right off the boardwalk.
- Full kitchenEvery cottage has its own, with a full-size fridge.
- Dock & free kayaksBorrow one whenever the water looks good.
- Air conditioningPlus ceiling fans for the stiller afternoons.
- Wi-FiIn every cottage, if you need it.
- Garden & patioShared lawn, patio and outdoor dining.
- Free parkingOn site, for guests arriving by road.
- Safety essentialsSmoke detectors and deadbolt locks.
A day on the bight
Nothing here runs on a schedule, but the light does. Scroll through a day.
Early morning
Paddle out before the breeze picks up.
The kayaks are free to borrow and the bight is at its stillest first thing. Follow the mangrove edge, or just drift off the end of the dock with a coffee going cold on the porch.
Late morning
Out to the reef, or out to deep water.
Roatán sits on the Mesoamerican Reef, and the coral is a short trip from the bight. Charter boats can collect you from the retreat's dock for a day trolling for mahi and tuna, or east to the quieter cays around Port Royal.
Afternoon
Pool, porch, hammock. Repeat.
When the sun is high, the shade sail over the pool deck earns its keep. Swim, read at the picnic tables, or go back to the hammock you left this morning.
Evening
Supper nearby, or on your own porch.
Cook your catch in your cottage kitchen, or head over to Diamond Rock and Camp Bay to eat out. Chelle's, La Sirena de Camp Bay, Paya Bay and Camp Bay Lodge are all close by.
Ask your hosts for current opening days; island hours change with the season.
Postcards from Calabash Bight
Real photos of the retreat, taken by guests and hosts. Tap any card to see it larger.
On the quiet side of the island
Roatán is the largest of Honduras’s Bay Islands, about 40 miles off the mainland’s north coast. Sweecret Retreat is in Calabash Bight, on the south-east coast, far from the cruise-ship end of the island.
The coastal road is rural, so a 4x4 is recommended, especially in rainy season. Exact directions are shared with confirmed guests. Open in Google Maps
Beaches & reef
- Paya Bay Beach
- Parrot Tree Beach
- The Mesoamerican Reef offshore
Eating out nearby
- Chelle's
- La Sirena de Camp Bay
- Paya Bay
- Camp Bay Lodge
Getting here
- Fly into Roatán (RTB)
- Drive the East End coastal road
- Or arrive by boat at the dock
Hosted by Davern & Leo
Sweecret Retreat is owned and hosted by Davern and Leo Cook, Cayman Islands veterans who now call Roatán home.
The quickest way to reach them is a message through any of the listings below, or the postcard form further down. Guests are welcome in English and Spanish.
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- Check-in
- After 2:00 pm
- Check-out
- Before 11:00 am
- Guests
- Up to 4 per cottage
- To book
- 18 and over