This is not an exaggeration. This place is perfection. All these hundreds of other glowing, 5 star reviews—they aren’t kidding. It is a lovely, character-filled house: gorgeous grounds, a wonderful little pool, ice cold AC in the bedrooms, just up the hill from a super market, wonderful pressure heavy showers…but most of all Terry herself—and her family’s adventure tour company, (do yourself a favor and don’t go with any other tour company—the amazing guides, quality of tours, time flexibility and convenience of scheduling and pickups is unparalleled…but that’s a review for another site.)
Back to our Airbnb experience. Let me just say that despite our best efforts, we were a bit high maintenance. We came in late and hungry—Terry immediately got us set up with food delivery. The next day my kids were so excited, boisterous and loud during the day at the pool—and Terry and John Paul live right next door—so I was anxious we were being a nuisance. But, rather than make us feel like an intrusion, Terry brought extra floaties. My daughter broke her shoe, Terry offered to fix it for us and we were set. Then…my son had a birthday and because we were having the time of our lives at Caracol without cell service, she made reservations at the absolutely splendid Guava Limb and asked them to set up a little soirée with balloons. Somehow, an already amazing day ended up as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I would never expect these things or even ask—but Terry has such a genuine warmth and hospitality that when she offered to help I didn’t feel uncomfortable accepting assistance. On top of all this, my son developed swimmer’s ear and Terry was quick to respond with help and drying drops.
Even if, all things considered, it was a typical experience where we said “hi” and “bye” and just got to enjoy the house, the house alone is a 5 star experience. First. It’s gorgeous with dark wood accents and this location that is so wonderful. We sat on the porch every day and just admired the distant vistas, flowers, iguanas and lovely trees. The master bedroom has this amazing little balcony with a hammock that we didn’t get to enjoy as much as we had hoped because we were too busy touring all the awesome sights. The rest of the house has all the little touches: boatloads of towels, easy laundry, board games, TV, every creature comfort, super soft and fluffy comforters, laundry baskets in every room and plenty of storage so you aren’t tripping over your stuff every night. There’s both an extra firm and soft bed in each room with double beds to fit the preferences of varied people, and then the king is a typical medium firm bed. Very comfortable.
If you’re debating on staying longer here or at the Cayes, don’t hesitate—stay longer here and trim a bit off your island stay. (I speak from experience. Love the cayes, but this area has it all.) You won’t regret experiencing the people and places in Cayo. And staying with Terry and John Paul just rounds it out to perfection.