We stayed at winter’s Avalon for the month of Jan, 2021 during the COVID pandemic. Overall we had a great time. The hosts are awesome. Exceptionally responsive and have lots of great advice, they even shared their fresh fish with us because we wanted to buy some!
The space is pretty large, for a family of 3 we had ample space to be together and separate. I worked part time and our son was in remote school while we were there and there was space for us all to work at the same time. The internet was sufficient for multiple video conferences to happen at the same time and I felt was about as robust as my home internet for supporting zoom calls for many hours a day. The upper room was awesome for relaxing (this is where I worked too) and has great views.
There are a lot of extra things with the house that made the stay even better. Having access to kayaks and the paddle board was amazing. We used them almost every day. There are also little things like a yoga mat, citronella for bugs etc that I really appreciated. There are tons of towels and bed linens which was great because we went through lots of towels with all the swimming we did. It was also a huge benefit to have a washer on site. Not sure what we would have done without one!
I was worried about being too hot without air conditioning. I needn’t have worried. After the first couple of days we figured out a fan setting that worked and were fine at night, sometimes even a little cool. It is hot in Belize but, at least while we were here, there was sufficient breeze to keep us cool.
Maya beach is quiet and we definitely felt secluded at the end of the street. The public beach access was good and a short walk from us. We also really liked the Singing Sands Inn which has a great beach and good restaurant. We had a rental car the whole time we were there. I’m not sure I would stay for more than a week without a car. Placencia is ~20-25 minutes away and we went there a lot, sometimes 3-4 times a week. The grocery stores are better towards the end of the peninsula and there were a lot more casual dining spots and more beach options.