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The village is very small. It advertises white, sandy beaches, but does not mention the seaweed that is all along the coastline. I feel it is important for travelers to know that the magic is in the excursions to the little islands like Laughing Bird Caye. There are many good restaurants, but food variety is limited due to the remote location. There is an ice cream shop that is exceptional! It is fun and relaxing to stay in Placencia.

Placencia is a relatively small village but bustling with activities. Easy to travel via bike, walking, bus, taxi or water taxi if you don’t have a car. There is a nice swim beach on the leeward side. The windward side ,as expected is breezy, but collects sea weed and any trash the wind catches. Plenty to do with tours to Monkey River &The Spice Farm; as well as snorkeling, scuba and fishing trips. Hot and humid but beautiful. The local food is wonderful. We only ate at two formal-restaurants - Omars and The Shack; mostly preferred to frequent the local roadside food stands.

It's a nice quiet area, with many small shops and restaurants. The beaches are great, the coral reef is unique, and available activities and tours are outstanding. It's very safe, and the local people are quite friendly. It's a small village that is not a glamorous place, but more of a place to rest and enjoy the sea and nature.

There was much less traffic than we expected. The lagoon is amazing. I would choose to stay in placencia over San Pedro any day. Take a kayak on the lagoon and stop at The Other Side for a drink while sitting in their pool! Took a Daytripper catamaran snorkeling trip that was one of the best snorkel trips on our whole trip. Rum punch, anyone? Eat at Cozy Corner for beach dining and listen to the waves. Secret Garden has delish fish and ceviche. Placencia was one of our favorite places in our month in Belize!

We enjoyed our stay and will be back. The location was perfect to get away from the downtown area, but there was a shuttle to downtown if you wanted to enjoy some of the town of Placencia. I only wish they had a few golf carts available for rental instead of having to book with a private company. Heading north to see more of the peninsula is very easy and the roads are nicely paved. You are very close to the airport and also the Sailboat Charter bases. It is a great place to stay prior to leaving on a sailboat charter since it is right across the street from the marinas. It is a lovely property with great service and accommodations. And, the food we had was prepared nicely and tasted great. The free breakfast was also tasty and filling.

This resort is thankfully not in Placencia Village which is densely settled, with many small houses/hotels a few feet from each other. The accompanying noise and dust was not welcome, but you have to go thru there to get on a boat to get to the beautiful cayes.