I was skeptical about visiting this beach because of the reviews stating it wasn’t very relaxing but I am glad I decided not to listen and go anyway. Yes there are local salespeople that ask you to purchase merch or services but did not bother me like I thought it would. Nice beach to come and watch the sunset. We brought wine, snacks and a speaker but did not use the speaker because we were enjoying other people’s music around. Come, watch your belongings, use common sense and you should be fine.

We stayed at an Airbnb right across from the beach. The beach itself is ok, nothing special. The sand is a light brown, not white/cream, and the water is kind of a dark bluish-green, not clear. If it were just for the beach itself, I'd probably give it 3 stars. But the constant bothering by the vendors really makes it unpleasant. They try to sell you everything from massages to fruit, water, beer, toys, hats, floats - some even come and start rapping loudly or singing right in your face as if you're going to give them some money for doing that. The majority of them will accept a "No, gracias", but others are more insistent - they just keep standing there staring at you or trying to ask you in some other way or the masseuses even try to start grabbing your feet like they're going to start without your consent!. Beaches should be a time when you can just relax and enjoy the environment, but it's really impossible on this beach.

The beach is pretty dirty in many areas, the busy road is right behind it and there are a LOT of building works. Unfortunately it is not nice blue Carribean water either. There are lots of sellers hassling you constantly. Not really conducive to a relaxed beach holiday. The apartment block we stayed in located in the Palmetto building was having major renovations done on the pool area (likely for a couple of months more) and apartment was really run down so we really didn’t have a good stay at all. Make sure you really do your homework and ask questions of the accommodation before you book.

I stayed in Marbella near the beach, but opted to venture out to Boca Grande after reading other reviews. It was a much nicer beach with a little less locals and vendors as Marbella Beach had. I can definitely see why they nickname this are "Little Miami"

I read alot of the reviews and said what the hell.My 1st visit on a Friday around 5pm. Yes there's alot of vendors bombarding you with things to sell...women offering you massages ect ect it is kinda annoying saying No Gracias about 5o times. My 2nd time Saturday morning 6am. Nice and quiet a couple of people on the beach but MUCH BETTER!!

The beach was nice. The vendors are too pushy and won’t leave you alone. You almost have to get downright rude with some of them. Also services are overpriced. I spent an hour and a half on the beach on beach beds with a sun umbrella with a friend and had a bottle of water and a Mojito and they wanted to charge me US$100 and I had to talk them down to $80. Also, if you try to pay for anything with a credit card, there’s a 20% up charge. Stay away! Go to a hotel with a pool and use that instead, way better.