Rockzilla

packrunner · Jan 30, 2010

I saw your pictures in a thread from when you were engaged in another forum. For some reason I could not reply to it. Do you mind sharing the resort you were at in Belize.

Many Thanks!

rockzilla · Jan 30, 2010

We split our stay between two places in Belize, both on Ambergris Caye.

The first place was Capricorn Resort http://www.capricornresort.net/ This is where we got engaged, but it is definitely not a "resort" in the typical sense. It is primarily a restaurant (one of the best and most romantic on the island) and in addition they have three free-standing cabanas on the beach that guests stay in, so more B&B style. Pros: Very romantic, secluded, great food right there, they delivered fresh fruit to our room on arrival. Cons: A bit "up" the island and further away from San Pedro (the main town on the island). Getting down to San Pedro requires you to take the water taxi (very easy, frequent and relatively cheap, but definitely messes up your hair

its about a 15 min ride. Basically, the roads on the island are awful, so folks take boats EVERYWHERE. We stayed in the Bougain Villa room, I believe.

The second place we stayed was right in the area of town (maybe 5 min walk), Xanadu resort. It has more amenities (pool, etc.) and is a bit more "modern" in terms of the actual living spaces. http://www.xanaduresort-belize.com/ They are mostly condo-style, so we actually had a two bedroom with a whole kitchen/dining/living room area. This is also one of the top-rated resorts on TripAdvisor. There were a few cute kitties wandering around the resort as well

Overall, I think it was a good decision for us to split up our stay. The first place was incredibly romantic, but also a bit secluded from the rest of the island. Xanadu was closer to the "action" and also a very nice place to stay.

Not sure what your budget is, but if we had had unlimited budget, we would have stayed at Victoria House, probably one of the poshest on the island. We walked around the grounds one afternoon and it was beautiful.

Final note: Make sure you eat at Wild Mango''s - one of our absolute favorite spots!