Overall a great stay with lots of amenities and conveniences. It isn’t clear in listing but the house is actually a part of a resort that has owner units and rents out others too. Some may want to truly be on own which is what you expect from an AirBNB but having this connection was quite nice. We got to meet other people and the resort hosts a variety of nights: taco night, BBQ cookout, movie nights etc. They also have a great happy hour everyday from 2-6 while we were there. In no time at all we felt like we were on of the regulars. :)
The location is remote as others have said. They have golf carts on site available to rent on a whim and reasonably priced. The speed of the golf cart will determine the time spent to get to town. The road is rough and if it has rained then that can be challenge too but not undoable. One cart we could get to town in 30 and another was more like 40-45. We were working Mon-Fri so really only escaped on weekend anyway and only if we weren’t doing a boat trip so didn’t really bother us. There is a company onsite too that helps with tours and front desk, Ethan, is so helpful. A tip though — download Whatsapp prior to coming so you can easily communicate with all your operators.
We had groceries delivered ahead of time and that was key. There was a produce cart that came around 3x a week so that was nice and helpful and cheap to get fresh fruit, veggies and eggs. Also water jugs are included in stay which was GREAT PLUS for us as we drink a ton of water! :). The housekeeping comes too and replenishes paper goods and cleaning supplies for you too whenever asked. Great service! Belizean are incredibly nice, friendly, hospital and helpful people!!! All the staff was great.
The house has everything you need: inflatable pool/water rafts and tubes, sand toys, fishing poles, frisbees and more. Most importantly the beds are super comfy! You never know when you rent a house what the bed will be like and we all had great sleeps every night! AC worked like a gem too.
My only complaint about the house is that listing states a dedicated workspace and there really isn’t one. There is the loft upstairs that has a couch, chair and coffee table which I would classify as a sitting space NOT A WORKSPACE. The lighting overall is pretty dark so doing our work and school Zooms was not great but we managed to figure it out for all 4 of us. Also the staircase to the loft is a tight, narrow spiral. We only had carryon suitcases and my two kids slept up there, so again, it was manageable for us but originally we had planned for in-laws (grandparents) to be up there and I don’t think that would have worked for us at all. Lastly, there are 3 pools but they are on the small side and 1 of the 3 is Adults only. Not a biggie but should be mentioned. We were there during Covid so resort was quiet and not even 50% occupied. Also because of the low occupancy we never had an issue with kayaks or paddle boards but when we were there there was only 1 kayak (was told 2 others were being repaired) and there were 2 paddle boards. Everyone shares these, but like I said we never had an issue when we wanted to use with them being available when we wanted except for once and we just went later so not a big deal.
Great stay overall, great staff to help and chat with, very clean beach, nice water, nice pier and a great first time trip to Belize!