Over a two-week period, we stayed at three different places: Three nights at D'Nest Inn near Belize City, six nights at duPlooy's Jungle Lodge in the Cayo District, and five nights at The North Beach in Placencia. All were terrific accommodations. We would recommend them to others who are considering a visit to Belize. |
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| D'Nest Inn, north of Belize City |
D'Nest Inn is a wonderful four-room bed-and-breakfast inn located between the airport and Belize City. It was a great base to explore Belize's northern regions. |
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| Oty and Gaby, owners of the inn, are very gracious hosts. They live on the property and spent a lot of time with us, talking about life in Belize. |
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| Our room overlooks the garden and waterway |
The inn has a lush garden next to the waterway |
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| Cooks prepare our breakfasts featuring local fresh fruits |
Joining us for breakfast were a family from Florida who coincidentally stayed earlier at duPlooy's |
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| Starting off with tropical fruit salad |
Herb enjoys eggs, beans and fry bread |
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| Gaby and Oty run a very homey inn and introduced us to their charming grandkids |
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| duPlooy's Jungle Lodge, Cayo District |
duPlooy's is a well-run lodge tucked up in the Mayan Mountains near the Guatemala border. Its 24 attractive units are spread throughout the jungle-and-orchard property on the Macal River. The 45-acre Belize Botanical Garden, owned and operated by the duPlooy family, is adjacent to the lodge. If you are a birder and enjoy all sorts of wildlife, this is the place to stay. |
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| Speed bumps on a rough-and-tumble dirt road? Talk about overkill. |
duPlooy's is definitely worth the five miles of dirt road to get here |
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| Claudia, office staffer, meets and greets us upon arrival |
Elevated wooden catwalks connect the various buildings |
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| A bathroom and bedroom in the suite where we spent the first two nights |
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| Ricky, bartender extraordinaire, master at slaking our thirst |
Enjoying happy hour at the open-air bar |
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| It's December but the weather is nice enough to dine outside |
A long catwalk takes you out to a river overlook |
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| The food was so good that we ended up eating all our meals here over 6 days |
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