This unit at sapphire is great - especially for extended stays. We lived in it for a month (full time traveling family) and it was a very easy place to live once you get there. A few thoughts from a pro traveler:
- Be aware of the distance from San Pedro. It’s 10 miles north, but it’s a long 10 miles on unpaved road, by golf cart about 1 hours. That said, once you there it’s great! Jason has done a wonderful job stocking the unit, we made 3 meals a day often. And the bar/restaurant is on site and reasonable. Additionally, there are a few options for restaurants within 20 mins golf cart ride. I’d recommend getting groceries BEFORE you come up north to the resort.
- we have a 3 & 5 year old that we home school while we travel and we were able to use the restaurant to do their lessons when we needed more space and also for us to work. The wifi is pretty good. A few times I ran into issues doing zoom calls, but mostly it was fine. The 2 pool options were amazing and we swam every single day. It was a easy place to live slow and simply which is exactly what we wanted! We weren’t trying to do tours every day or eat out all the time.
- we stayed during the rainy season (October) and bug repellant is 1000% necessary for this part of the island. It’s very expensive on the island to buy, so bring from home!
- the staff at the resort are truly WONDERFUL. They go above and beyond to assist and make your stay exceptional. Anytime we needed anything, they assisted for us!
- my husband brought his fishing pole and fished every day from the dock. The staff and the locals also invited him to fish with them. He caught snapper, grunts, bonefish (catch and release), and more. Very cool!
- while we were there, the seagrass was pretty dense so we were not able to swim from the beach or dock. But tranquility bay is close by and that had beautiful snorkeling from the shore, and locals said that during dry season (starting December) seagrass isn’t an issue!
All in all, it was a great stay! We loved our experience and will recommend to anyone looking for a relaxing, sunny, Belize experience.