Orlando's place is a 60 minutes drive north from Belize City main airport. Watch for speed bumps on the highway road as there are no posted speed limits but the speed bumps will catch you. His place is in Orange Walk town, a quiet with some bustle sugar manufacturing town. The locals are Mestizos (mix of Spanish and Mayan).
Orlando's place is exactly as advertised and more. It is directly on the Belize New River, so you will have access to go canoing or kayaking directly from him properties - at no charge and able to use his kayaks/canoes. The grounds are well kept with beautiful flora. The cottages are as I said exactly as advertised. We stayed in a 2-bed cottage and it was enough space for two adults. The room had a tv and air conditioner. The bathroom is large and clean and exceeded my expectations -- definitely not a cramped bathroom and the decor is pleasing to the eye. Basic toiletry amenities provided. Oh, the room has a small size refridgerator and coffee maker - glasses, water, coffee and cups provided daily. Room service clean the room daily. Free wifi.
There is a large dining area with a bar - music, just lovely. The staff are commendable - courteous, helpful and ensured our stay was satisfactory. For me, personally, the staff were the best!!! Breakfast is not served there but they provided transport for breakfast at a partner facility. They arranged two of our tours -- Lanami River and Mayan tour, plus cave tubing tour.
Orlando checked on us, made sure our stay was going as planned and definitely was the host with the mostest! Thank you Orlando and staff for making our 4 night trip and stay with you one that will have lasting memories. See you soon! Sandi & Elaine.