My husband and I are working remotely and really enjoyed staying at Melody's cabin. The cabin is one of two cabins on the grounds. Melody was wonderful and helped us coordinate our transfer from the airport (about a 1.5 hour drive) and we also rented the car she has on-site to go into town.
Melody's brother built the cabins from scratch and you can feel how much passion he has for the property. A few nights we made a fire and enjoyed beers together, and learned about about his big plans for planting a garden and coconut farm so guests can enjoy it all. He even grabbed a ripe coconut for us and cut it open to enjoy as a beverage - talk about farm to table!
We also loved taking the 25 minute walk to Monkey Falls where there is a beautiful little waterfall. We set up the ATM tour (a MUST DO) thanks to Melody's husband, who is the youngest ATM guide in the country! Since we did the tour on a Saturday, we also stopped by the Saturday market in San Ignacio to grab breakfast. The market is a great way to see the local community come together if you're there over the weekend.
In San Ignacio, there are a few casual restaurants (though a lot is closed because of Covid) and we enjoyed Hannah's the most. Also stop by the Cahal Pech Mayan ruins - just $5 USD and you can do in an hour, or stay however long you'd like. We brought books to read at the top of the ruins.
The road the cabins are on is being constructed so it's a little bit of a rocky ride to the property (though not bad). It's about a 30 minute walk to the town so that's why we rented the car in the evenings after work. Melody can also give you contact information for Carm's, which is a little restaurant that has yummy food (especially the pork chops) and they'll deliver to the cabins (and even bring beer if you'd like).
We felt completely safe while in San Ignacio and all throughout Belize. We have been so impressed with our well all of Belize adheres to the safety protocols - plus they just got a new arrival of 25,000 vaccines this month!
A few things to note from the traveling/working Nomad perspective :)
- Wifi was decent for both of us when we were on video calls for work
- The shower takes a few minutes to get hot but it works very well once it does!
- Construction was going on right outside of the cabin - it wasn't too distracting but just an FYI
- If you need do your laundry, double check with Melody to see if the washer/dryer is accessible
- Definitely walk to Monkey Falls!
- There is olive oil and other cooking basics available
- Recommend having a car for this property, and super easy to rent from Melody
- We started our trip in San Ignacio, hired Melody's driver to drive us down to Placencia, and then used Truly Wild Belize to drive us from Placencia to do the Cave Branch cave tubing and then drop us off in Belize City, where we caught the ferry to San Pedro. It has been a great itinerary for us!