This place looks like the pictures with the cool design HOWEVER it is a bit older and run down. I stayed here for a week and would probably not stay that long again. For a shorter stay it could be nice since it is in a great location of Placencia. BUT I feel like they overcharged a bit for what you actually get: (I made a pros/cons list to help you guys out):
Cons:
- The Airbnb had small ants all over the place. We would get bite at night in bed and could not leave food on the counter for more than a minute without ants getting in. We kept the place very clean the entire time we were there but still ANTS everywhere. I thought this was a Belize thing since it’s my first time here but we moved to another Airbnb down the street and not a single ant inside…
- Also some geckos inside that make rather loud noises at night which I was not expecting.
- The hot tub dose not get very hot. We were most excited about the hot tub from the pictures but only used it once the whole time we were there. It takes several hours to get luke warm and never gets more warm then that. We tried boiling warm water to put Into it and it didn’t help.
- The pool is beautiful but was not kept up with when we were there. By end of our trip the water was green and you couldn’t even seen bottom. My boyfriend refused to get in it.
- no beach access. From the pictures it looked like you could hope right on the beach but this is not the case. The beach is on other side of street & we had to go to the hotels down the street to access it.
- They need a better check in system. The night we got in we walked up to door and someone was in our room. I had to get ahold of property manager and they finally got us in another room but not the one planned for us. The next day we had to pack up again and be out all day while they cleaned the room so they could switch us. Still was never really told how the mix up happened but is was stressful the night of checkin.
Pros:
- Great location in Placencia. Close to airport, restaurants, businesses and safe area. It is a ways from the village you would need to rent car/golf cart to get there safely.
- Bikes! We loved riding around on the bicycles they have for you. Most mornings we took them to get to the beach or restaurants nearby.
- Safe area and security guard on property at night.
- Cool design/architecture but seems a bit out of date.
- Washer and dryer in Airbnb.
Not sure if this is best Airbnb option in the area. I think if they lowered the price a bit per night it would be more reasonable. I love the area of Placencia it’s in but they need to fix the ant problem and update the appliances a bit at this Airbnb.