This place was amazing! It is exactly as pictured and described and you could not have nicer hosts!

From Peter's place it is a 10-15 minute walk into town, although there are markets and food places scattered the road you walk along. So it is not like you always have to walk into town to grab food, get a soda or beer or whatever else you may need, its more like a 5 minute walk to the nearest convenience store. If you stay here make sure you try the breakfast shack close to the house, its delicious and costs about $1 US for a meal. Also if you don't want to walk it is a $2.50 taxi ride into town, but we thought the walk was quick and refreshing.

Our friends stayed in a hostel right in the center of town and not only was Peter's place cheaper, but we listened to the sounds of the jungle while they heard loud cars all night. Peter's place is surrounded by beautiful flowers and plants and abundant jungle life. Peter and his family live on the property, in a separate house, but you will only see them as often as you like. The place feels very private, yet it was nice to be able to find Peter if we had a question. There is also another rental property there as well, but same thing, you hardly see anyone unless you want to. There are hummingbirds everywhere that you can watch while you laze around on the front porch. We saw more iguanas here than we did on our entire trip.

Without asking (we had no cell service), Peter waited for an hour at our bus stop and gave us a ride to the place. His family was so sweet and showed us around. They have a great selection of DVDs, guide books, mystery books and others. They are incredibly thoughtful, with little touches like earplugs in case the jungle is too loud at night. Peter helped us arrange a great deal on a tour to the ATM cave (which was the highlight of our trip and I cannot recommend more!) He is very fair and doesn't take a commission, he only wants his guests to enjoy their time in San Ignacio.

Make sure you bring bug spray, although we thought the bugs were worse on the island of Caye Caulker than they were in San Ignacio. We saw an occasional (extremely small) bug in the house, but hey, it's the jungle. There isn't any AC, but that seems to be the norm in San Ignacio (unless you'd like to pay a good deal more). It is hot at night, but we turned on the fan, had a little rum and slept just fine.

Hope this was helpful and enjoy your time in San Ignacio :)