Our trip was fantastic and Deano was very accommodating! Staying here had all of the benefits of staying in a house, as well as the benefits of housekeeping you'd receive staying in a hotel. We were able to cook for ourselves when we wanted and not spend the whole trip cleaning up the kitchen! (no dishwasher). The house was freshened up and restocked daily! Basic cookware was provided as well as ice trays to make fresh ice with filtered water. There was a blender as well which came in handy!
One thing that I was surprised by and didn't see in any other reviews was the "openness" of the house. The 2 upstairs showers shared a glass block wall. Of course no detail could be seen but it was a little surprising because you could see someone on the other side of this glass wall showering when you were in the bathroom. The downstairs shower also had a glass block wall that looked into the kitchen. But most shocking was the upstairs balcony had glass doors with a direct view into the first floor master bedroom. You could literally see the bed from the balcony, like an observation deck. Could spice up a trip for the right group, but definitely not the kind of vacation we were on! lol!
Knowing how to reach people was a little tricky and we ended up using our own phones. I never did see the phone that was supposed to have been left in our house, but using ours ended up being more convenient anyway. I used the airbnb app often to send a message. The food at the restaurant near the house was mediocre, but the convenience was nice for sure! Deano was quick to assist with anything we asked as far as trips into town, bug spray for the ants we found when we arrived (not unexpected considering the weather and season) and even tracking down a hammock for my husband when they realized the ones originally at the house had been damaged.
My only true complaint had to do with the excursions. The info we were provided on one was inaccurate and ended up costing an extra $60 the day of the excursion which ate up all of the remaining cash we had for the trip. The other excursion was the cave tubing where we got into the caves only to realize most of our groups head lamps were burned out. All minor frustrations overall, and ultimately we had an amazing time!
The house was very relaxing and everyone we encountered was very accommodating! We love Belize and wouldn't hesitate to send other to the very capable hands of Corrina!