Overall, disappointing trip. Not only because of the house, but because of Belize. We are world travelers and have never felt less welcomed anywhere else more than here. The first night we were in town, we got hustled to buy drugs and when we declined, the guy threatened us and said Americans don’t care about him and he likes to stab them repeatedly when he gets angry….
The house - The master room in home did not have working AC the first night of our trip. After traveling all day, we spent the night nearly naked and sweating bullets in a humid room. I contacted the property management company and although it appeared they “were typing” back on the app, I did not hear back until the next day after 8am. We were out and about for the day and I mentioned to Jessi that we COULD NOT sleep there again if the AC wasn’t fixed. After 4pm I messaged him and his response was that he hadn’t heard back from the repair man. As if it were not a priority for him…he did eventually confirm that it was working, and it was. There is construction going on next door for a new home so every morning while on the balcony trying to have a nice cup of coffee, there is a generator and power tools going nonstop. A less than idyllic ambience. Finally, our last day the power went out around 4-5am. We had no power until our departure around 10am. The house uses a water pump, so no power also means no water. We were unable to bathe, dry the clothes we had washed the night before, make coffee, or do anything else you would hope for prior to a long day of travel. We were not offered any type of regret or compensation for the two days of issues.
The house looks as described in photos, but is very far from town, thirty minutes cart ride on very bad roads. We were two couples traveling together and I would definitely not recommend a single couple staying so far away from everything alone. It’s eerie! The house is concrete so you really don’t hear anything between walls. Luis and his wife are amazing people. Literally the best and only good part of the stay here… I wish my review could be better, but if I had read the one I’m writing now, we would not have chosen to stay here. We will not be back… :(