My husband and I are working remotely and really enjoyed staying at Nicole's. The ground floor apartment is one of 3 available units in one building, where Nicole lives on site. She was there to warmly greet us as we arrived, and was such a hospitable host during our whole stay.
We loved taking the kayak out for an evening float and docking across the way to have dinner at a cute, casual restaurant. There are also a few bikes available and most mornings I took a stroll down to Above Grounds Coffee and worked from there (we found the wifi to be decent for one person on video calls). You can easily walk to lots of restaurants and even the Placencia Beach Club where you can pay $10 to use the pool - they also have food and drinks available. Placencia was a cute, low-key town at the very end of the peninsula. You can rent golf carts from Captain Jacks, easily grab groceries (walkable shops to Nicole's place) and feel safe while you're there. 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!
Nicole is always super helpful with any requests and is a true celebrity in town - she knows everyone (and is also a real estate agent if you want to extend your stay)! One morning I needed a taxi at 7AM and she had her taxi friend there by 7:10AM. She's fabulous!
A few things to note from the traveling/working Nomad perspective :)
- There is conditioner in the shower (a huge plus for ladies)! Lots of hot water too.
- There are 3 dogs on property - just know this as there is occasional barking
- Helpful to have Facebook as many restaurants deliver but do it through the Facebook app
- If you need do your laundry, double check with Nicole on how to do this on site
- The kayak is the best - put it to use!
- There is olive oil and other cooking basics available
- We didn't have a car here and didn't need one because the house is walkable to everything
- We started our trip in San Ignacio, hired a driver 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!