The Palapa House

This was my fourth stay at the Palapa House. I lived in Belize for 18 years and had always recommended the Palapa House to family and friends. I since return every year to visit old friends. The grounds and pool have always been spotless, it's exceedingly private and the rooms are immaculate and well furnished. There is not an on site property office but a manager is available 24/7. Highly recommend.

This place was EVERYTHING we needed or wanted in a Belize vacation spot! PROS: Oceanfront, Clean, roomy suite, in-floor safe, GREAT pool, convenient to stores, restaurants, bars, excursions (fishing/snorkeling), balcony, WI-FI CONS: Our golf cart was stolen parked right out front (this was NOT due to any fault of The Palapa House...don't let it affect your decision to stay here!) but a security camera upgrade could benefit these situations in the future! Shane, Orlando, Stacey and the Palapa team were so supportive of our situation; Shane even called us from HIS vacation in Ireland to discuss it! Orlando made us feel welcome and valued as guests, and sweet Clara who does make-readies is such a joy! By the end of the week here we felt like family!

This was my first time in Belize and traveling solo, so I had lots of jitters about everthing. I could not have asked for a better place to stay. The home was clean, directions provided for accessing the property were easy to follow, the location in proximty to acivities on the island & local tours was great, and convenience to places to eat & shop was easy to navigate (once you got the hang of it). Orlando, was very responsive. As a suggestion for future guests - Palapa House could possibly include directions to the property as part of the instructions provided to guests (I printed my instructions knowing I would have limited data access, but I didn't think about navigation ahead of time). Once I landed I had no cell service and could only get access to WiFi if I stopped somewhere. Becuase of this, I was lost for about an hour trying to find the place. Mostly everyone I asked for help was familiar with Palapa Bar and Grill but not Palapa House - so even providing some key landmarks for point of reference would be good. Now, with that said. That does not take away from how excellent of an experience I had at Palapa House. I would recommend this property and I would gladly return with my family.

Very comfortable—good bed and AC. nNice to have a kitchen and fun to see water from the front window & patio. Very convenient for diving at Chuck and Robbie’s right out front & easy walk to stores, restaurants, and bars. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Pool is quite small but good for a rinse off/cool down. Nice to have the breezes right off the water. Working on a few needed repairs to the building while we were there, but it didn’t bother us. Fun to watch the locals go by especially kids on their way to and from school. Fun to be near the action, but no problem with noise when you were inside.