Clean, yes, but you were not sure about drinking the water. One bottle of water per room, not enough. The "ocean" view rooms were a joke. No way could you see the ocean. Halls were VERY noisey - hardly slept 1st night from hotel noise. It did get better nights 2-3. Help with day trips minimal, ended up going across to the Radisson to book the cave tubing tour. The area around the hotel did not feel safe, told to always take a cab. All in all a disappointment.

We spent the most on a hotel in Belize City. That was because we had heard that Belize City could be unsafe after dark, and as it would be our very first night, we didn't want to feel nervous.

The GREAT HOUSE was wonderful. For $100 a night, we had a huge room with a king-size bed, beautiful accessories, sitting area with a cable TV, a remote-controlled fan, hair dryers, and coffeemakers. The room was gorgeous, with mahogany floors and a real old world feel to it. Originally someone’s mansion built in 1927, there was certainly an air of elegance, from the rooms to the outside colonial-style whitewashed boards.

It’s located in the Fort George area, just $20 by taxi from the international airport. There’s a really nice restaurant and bar attached called the Smokey Mermaid, which has all the different Belikin beers, as well as cocktails and decent food

It wasn’t the best food I had ever had, but the restaurant has an indoor area as well as an outdoor garden complete with these tree-house tables, which were fun to eat at overlooking everyone else.