It depends of course on your budget.

Here are my picks for the best hotels/resorts in several price ranges. I've been visiting Placencia for 12 or 13 years and have written a half dozen books on Belize.

Top End:
Turtle Inn
Inn at Robert's Grove

Middle:
Kitty's
Mariposa
Luba Hati (high middle)

Low Middle:
Barnacle Bill's

Budget:
Tradewinds
Lydia's
Manatee Inn

--Lan Sluder
www.belizefirst.com

Lan Sluder/Belize First
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