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The Great House

  • August 1, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
The Great House

The Great House is located in Fort George just across from the Radisson Fort George Hotel & Marina. The locals told me Great House is a nice place to shop and get "things done." The Great House is actually an inn, but I didn't stay there, I just shopped there, so that's why this is a shopping review.

From what I’ve been told by locals, the Great House is one of the oldest colonial buildings in Belize City. It’s currently being used as a “business house.” It’s a place providing the use of computers, telephones, meeting rooms, and restaurants for local businessmen, as well as being an inn. Kind of like a high class FedEx/Kinko’s with meeting facilities and rooms I guess.

I wandered across from the Radisson (where I stayed) to the Great House. I only wandered around the ground floor. The first floor has nicely finished dark wood flooring, and whitewashed walls, giving you its original old colonial plantation feel.

On the ground floor is a souvenir shop which has slightly better pricing, but much larger selection of items than the souvenir shop at the Radisson Hotel. I bought a few souvenir Belize shot glasses here for $3 USD each.

There is a cigar shop on the ground floor as well that specializes in cigars from Cuba. I wandered inside and looked around at the cigars. They have a wide selection, including Romeo Y Julieta, Montecristos, Cohibas, and a few others. The shop employee was quite nice and knowledgeable about the selection of cigars. I would never violate United States Customs laws and import such prohibited items into the U.S., but if I were a Cuban cigar aficionado, I’d shop here.

There is also a travel agency which also assists in researching and booking various activities in Belize. There are also two restaurants which seem to serve some nice seafood fare and local (similar to Mexican) food on the ground floor. I didn’t visit these restaurants due to lack of time. For transportation, there is a taxi union stand outside. I would recommend it simply because it's near the Radisson and the only place I could find that offered cigars.

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