Yes, this house is on the ocean, but people don't really swim here. It is super shallow, and mangroves around. So you get great sunset and amazing breeze. And good views. We cooked breakfast here a couple days. Kitchen was wrll equipped for that. Kitchen has small dorm size fridge, no microwave/oven. The food is so good and cheap on the island, dont waste your vacation cooking. Home has ceiling fans upstairs and downstairs and large rotating fan. The host is amazing, sweetest lady super helpful and responsive. She organized our taxi from airport to water taxi and water taxi to home, both ways. I like soft lightning so i brought fake candles or you could bring fairy lights. I recommend bringing a couple coffee filters and ground coffee. It is very hot and humid here, you want to pack quick dry clothes, sunshirts, hat. Very quiet part of island. She provides bikes and we rode everywhere. A quick ten minute ride to most places and enjoyable, slow due to potholes. One of my favorite parts if the island is no cars. Grab some booze before exiting the airport in belize. Make ice first thing at the house and enjoy the sunsets. Bed is comfortable, ac is cold. I was super worried about mosquitoes but not bad the week we were here. We used repel with lemon and eucalyptus oil, no deet and it worked great. Wifi okay. This island shines in its laid back nature, low key and low cost. No great beaches here, spend your time with Carlos tours he has a great catamaran, catamaran is where it is at, not a speed boat. We went snorkeling with him one day and then just went for the ride another day. Good stuff. This area shines for scuba and snorkeling, don't come here for the beach you will be disappointed. Great people on this island and awesome food. Spent 50 for 2 people lobster plus a couple drinks, great value. Best meal was Reinas tropical snapper. Highly recommend Hibiscus too. During this time of year you plan to go on a tour. But it may get cancelled if they dont have a large enough group. So plan your must do items early in the trip in case it gets pushed back. Would definitely come back. If you want an ok beach go across split to Northside beach club and rent a cabana. Will definitely be back.