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.
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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.