We had a magical 4 days at Casa Santa Maria, a wonderful tree house in the Belize rain forest. The pictures really don’t do it justice. In addition to the lovely setting – Lucy, the resident “hostess” and her family on the nearby Martz farm, met all of our needs. Lucy’s breakfast (included) and dinners (an add-on) were excellent and we would consider the dinners as a must add-on because it is a long way (an hour) and a rough road into town, and one probably doesn't want to make the drive at night. We heard (but did not see) the howler monkeys at night which was exciting. We spent a lovely day on a pontoon boat launched from the Martz farm and Lucy’s brother Joe took us on a magical sunset horseback ride through gorgeous mountains and jungle, coaxing a giant tarantula out of its nest to meet our enthralled teenage boys. The 10.5 mile drive from town to the house on unpaved roads is rough (but definitely worth the trip) and we were glad to limit the number of trips we took into town. We had a wonderful family vacation at Casa Santa Maria. Jim responded immediately to all of our questions and was our de facto travel agent in planning both our stay at Casa Santa Maria as well advising us where to stay for our beach half of our trip. Thanks for everything!!!