Serenity by the Sea was a perfect getaway for a week. It was right on the beach, which meant a good breeze was always present and you didn’t have to walk far to relax on the beach or take a swim. Plenty of restaurants, grocery stores, and dive shops were a short walk away.
Candace and Rick literally thought of everything you might need for your stay. There were reusable shopping bags, hats, a pair of sunglasses, board games, books, q-tips, swimmers ear drops, lots of beach towels, floats, chairs, water bottles, etc. In addition to Rick’s coffee, they also had some banana chips, banana bread, and several bottles of “welcome” beer in the fridge. There was even a vase of beautiful flowers on the table! These little touches were exceptional!
I also can’t say enough about Candace and Rick’s hospitality. Candace will pick you up from the airport and take you back when it’s time to leave. She also arranged our flights between Belize City and Placencia. Her concierge in Belize City stood in line for us and handled everything for our connecting flight. It was literally like being VIPs.
We were provided daily restaurant recommendations (all of which were amazing), as well as possible excursions we might be interested in. We didn’t go on any inland excursions because our main reason for visiting was scuba diving and beach time.
Rick taught us all about coconuts and helped us crack open several so we had a pitcher of chilled coconut water in the fridge. Make friends with Marlon who also gets coconuts from Rick’s trees. Marlon also has lots of great info to share, and he introduced us to a free diver who had returned to shore with his catches, which was an interesting chat as well.
You’ll also have your own personal kitty friend named Tabitha greet you each morning. Tabitha would sleep on our porch, and she’d even join us down by the beach some days. I was missing my cats at home, so this was a fun little bonus.
US dollars were accepted everywhere we went, but we did have a couple of places not accept $1 bills. We’d definitely bring more $5 bills in the future because of this. Just a heads up so you can plan accordingly.