ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!!! Casa Santa Maria is absolutely breathtaking! We had never visited the jungle and if you're planning a trip to Belize and debating about spending some or all of your trip in the jungle dive in! Casa Santa Maria is hands down the best vacation rental I have ever stayed at! The house and the location are absolutely stunning, but what really makes this place special is Lucy and her family. We have never traveled abroad and felt like we were with family but Lucy and her family made us feel welcome, at home and cared for. They have a non-invasive presence in the morning and afternoon and leave you with plenty of privacy while being available to you for any of your needs. Lucy took care of everything for us while we were here from food to car issues to laundry. We had car issues which I'll give some pointers on below and Lucy handled our rental company while we were out seeing the Mayan Ruins and had the rental company bring a new car to us at lunch. Lucy is an incredible cook. Everything she made was delicious and we are all missing her lemon pudding bread with caramel frosting! We bought dinners for every night we stayed here and my best advice to you is to do the same. The food is delicious and you will be staying an hour from the nearest grocery store and restaurants. Let Lucy handle this for you and I assure you your stay will be amazing like ours. Having bought dinners Lucy would come and make us breakfast, then we would head out all day to excursions and come home, shower and be served dinner every night. It made the trip so special. We were provided with all of the essentials and snacks. It was like heaven and we hope to return again soon. Tips and Favorites: CAR RENTAL: 4 wheel drive means 4-wheel drive. A mid-size SUV with all wheel drive will leave you stuck in the mud on the way in/out of Casa Santa Maria. You're best bet is to rent a large SUV with clearance and 4 wheel drive. The first car we were given was a Mazda CX-5 with all wheel drive. We were stuck in the mud and had to push it out! Thanks to Lucy the rental company exchanged this for a Ford Expedition. Wow what a game changer! It was like off roading the entire time. You will be on a dirt road and we even had several instances where we had to drive across rivers (my husband was in heaven). You want to rent a Jeep Wrangler or other large vehicle like an Expedition with 4WD; you need clearance and power! EXCURSIONS: We zip lined, went to Barton's Cave and Xunantunich (amazing) and did the pontoon excursion. The PONTOON EXCURSION was the best of all these excursions. We got to see the whole jungle and went to 3 amazing waterfalls. Lucy's nephews...