La Perla is a 20-30 minute drive to town. About half of that journey is on a pothole covered dirt road and the rest is on concrete with speed bumps. For the most part we didn't mind taking a little journey each day in for groceries and dinner, but it got a little old toward the end of the week.
All of the bedrooms have AC in them, making sleeping much better than without. The beds were a little on the hard side, but were fine. The queen bedroom upstairs is all one room with the toilet, sink and shower (which has no curtain) all there together without dividers, so make sure you're good with using the bathroom while your significant other is sleeping or getting dressed.
One of the bedrooms downstairs only has access through another bedroom and then the central bathroom, making access there a little difficult.
Besides the basic pots, pans etc. there was just salt and pepper for cooking, so if you want oil or any other spices etc. plan on buying them.
There are community kayaks, so we took them out to the reef (about a 40? minute paddle) and them tethered them to a sand anchor and snorkeled around, exploring the reef that is a ways off shore. The water is beautiful and clear (except for the large amounts of seaweed that was washing ashore every day). Mexico Rocks is nearby, so we kayaked out to that as well (a little bit further than straight out), but the 'game and fish' guy out there said you could only go in the reserve with a guide, so we snorkeled right on the boundary. The reef is great with coral and all the brightly colored saltwater fish.
There are also community beach bikes, so we took them out a time or two and played corn hole on their boards. All in all it was a great place to spend a week. Michaela was fantastic and checks in every day, and will bring you whatever you need to make your stay what you want. The golf cart rental places will pick you up, so no need to pay for a taxi from the water taxi or the airport.
And about the water taxi, the San Pedro Belize Express is much nicer than the Ocean Ferry and can also be cheaper. Prices seem all over the map and buying in advance from a tour company was actually cheaper for my wife who took some of the kids cave tubing on the main land one day.