Hopkins per their website:
Almond Beach Resort at Jaguar Reef Lodge. Apparently it's been around since 2004 and won Best Hotel in 2010. They brag about their coffee, which I take as a very good sign since most of the coffee in the Caribbean is beyond bad.
First time I've seen Almond Beach mentioned on this board, so Sand Phantom it falls to you to write the first trip report. Take lots of topside photos, please.
I've been to Hopkins. It's a small Garifuna village a few miles down a dirt road off the Southern Highway. Hopkins isn't a tourist town but it is authentic Belize. It's a poor village but not as impoverished as many others. From my limited time there I can say the people were very friendly. There are a few resorts, Hamanasi being the most well known on the board. And a large condo development just south of Hamanasi.
You're going to be fairly close to some mainland sights like Cockscomb Basin, the (mainland) Blue Hole and even zip lining if that's your thing--I found out the hard way it's not mine. And there are some nearby Mayan ruins to check out plus the biggest Garifuna village, Dangriga, is nearby. A really cool drive would be to take the Southern Highway up to the Western Highway. Most of that will be dirt but it's a relatively good road. You could visit Gales Point to see the manatees if the rain runoff's not too bad. Then continue on until you get to the Western Highway. Hang a left into Belmopan, then come back down the Hummingbird Highway, which cuts through the Maya Mountains and is a beautiful drive but be aware of the single-lane bridges.
I don't know much about the diving from there. I think the reef is about an hour's boat ride away but there are probably a lot of sites closer in. Hopefully someone else will chime in. I've dived the area the last couple of summers from Placencia and love it.
Have fun!
I'm sure you'll enjoy it.