We stayed at SeaRenity at Tuto for 1 week and it was just lovely. If you want a safe, secluded, clean, quiet, serene and stunningly beautiful beachfront home away from home during your time on Ambergris Caye, I can recommend Tuto wholeheartedly.
From the time I booked our reservation to the time my plane lifted off, I knew that I could check in with George with any questions or concerns. He quickly responds to messages. He made sure I had all my questions answered as well as many I didn’t know I would have, but he anticipated. A few days before my arrival, he sent out instructions to make everything so smooth in getting through the airport/customs, getting our rental golf cart, and making sure we had a good meal and an opportunity to pick up groceries before heading to Tuto.
He arranged to have a representative from the golf cart rental company meet us at the Municipal Airport in San Pedro when we landed from Belize City. We were escorted to a great place to have lunch before making our way 8 miles north to Tuto from San Pedro. The golf cart rep also escorted us to Tuto, which was great for alleviating my nervousness about getting lost. Truly, the trip is simple (and if I can say that— as I am not so directionally gifted— you can hang your hat on the fact that you won’t have trouble getting back and forth at all). The road can be bumpy in spots, and do mind the speed bumps. You will learn quickly where they are and in general the trip would take us 35-40 minutes to get from our bungalow into San Pedro Town.
On arrival at Tuto, we were greeted by the sweet and attentive Edith and Junior, who looked after us during our stay, and kindly saw us off the morning of our departure.
The casita/bungalow was clean and quite comfortable. All of the casitas have a stunning view of the ocean. There’s air conditioning and it works well. There is a bottled water dispenser and it is kept full. The water pressure was good and the temperature was fine too once we asked about it. Turns out we DID suffer a few days of tepid showers because we hadn’t figured out that the faucet was installed such that the indicators are the opposite. So if you want a nice hot shower, be sure to turn it to COLD :-) The beds are very comfortable.
There is a dock where you may catch a water taxi for transport south into San Pedro. The schedule is provided in the info booklet in the casita. We generally drove the golf cart, which took a bit of getting used to but it becomes quite normal to hop in the cart and head out for a bite to eat or to explore the island. I do think it would be difficult to spend a lot of time in Tuto without some means of transport.
George connected us with a local dive shop, Amigos del Mar, and we were just thrilled with them as well. In my interactions it felt like George and his wife really take to heart that the services and businesses they recommend contribute to the best possible experience for their guests.
Over all, I will treasure the week we spent at Tuto and can’t wait to go back.