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Little About Maya Beach & the Peninsula Maya Beach
is largely an American and Canadian expat community. We have some of the
friendliest people you would ever want to meet and a few old grumpy ones
too. We have a grocery truck for your grocery needs and have two grocery
stores. For restaurants, we have the Hungry Gecko, for traditional Belizean
quisine, and Doris is truly the best at this, serving the tastiest food
at very reasonable prices. The Maya Beach Hotel Bistro has an excellent
angel hair pasta among other goumet delights and desserts. The Green Parrot,
Mango's and Singing Sands are good as well. The cooks they have on staff
at the time say it all. Every location is on Maya Beach Road, the main road.
All are in walking distance from La Caribe. For bars, we have Doris's at
the Gecko, Dax's at Maya Breeze Inn, Mango's, Singing Sands and a few other
hotel and resort bars. Again all are in walking/staggering distance from
La Caribe with Singing Sands being a little closer. If you want to mingle
with the locals, go to Doris's about 4:30 PM. They love to socialize with
the tourists and can answer all your questions.
If your not much of a walker,
bicycles can be rented around Maya Beach as well as kayaks, pedal boats,
and even real boats in various sizes and horse powers. For convenience
though, there are car rental agencies close by the Placencia airport.
Just ask us and we will reserve one for you.
Seine
Beight is predominantly a Garifuna village with a very diverse culture.
If you happen to be here on a Wednesday, we can arrange a trip to Seine
Bieght where you will see Garifuna Dancers, have dinner, and participate
in "coconut bowling". Seine Bieght has a well stocked grocery
store and a "7-11" that serves up some good fried chicken. The
Nautical Inn has a seaside bar and restaurant just north of town.
South of
Seine Beight is Robert's Grove with Habaneros restaurant and bar. They
have terrific food and on Tuesdays serve up an all you can eat buffet.
Habaneros is built on the water on the lagoon side and has wonderful ambience.
A little farther south is Laru Beya. The bar/restaurant is located behind
their condos but has a spectacular view of the Caribbean and they get
great breezes through there. The food is delicious too.
Placencia
has a variety of stores, souvenir shops, bars and restaurants with many
street vendors , as well, selling anything from woven baskets, wood carvings
and jewelry to hot dogs and tacos. On Sundays is a "ring ting"
tournament at Yoli's. Just take a right at the Point to get there. The
Placencia locals frequent these events. Recommended Placencia restaurants
include Merlene's, Wendy's, Purple Space Monkey, Da Tatch, and Cozy Corner,
with the latter having the best spicy fried chicken I have ever had in
my life, 10 times better than the Colonel or Popeyes.
Riversdale,
north of us, has a resort called Lost Reef that has a terrific restaurant
and bar. They have the best pizza on the peninsula (other than mine),
nachos and burgers and their mixed drinks aren't bad either. Their pastas
are absolutely delectable with the exquisite sauces they make.
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Cozy Tropical Getaway