Hi! I visited as an experienced solo black female traveler celebrating my milestone 40th bday, on a first time trip to San Pedro Isle (but not Belize). I did not have a good experience with the property manager, Ana Lausen. I received her contact info months in advance for my trip. She barely responded to my email communications until the day before I was to arrive, after arrival, she repeatedly told me on Whatsapp about how expensive my requests were (personal chef for my bday dinner, solo Mayan pyramid tour) I never requested her financial advice & expressed that I had no problem paying the excursions/experiences I requested. I found our interactions flakey & insulting as she would offer substitute activities that were cheaper & not in comparison to my requests. Nothing I did was scheduled through her. The ONLY thing Ana did for me was setup my golfcart and have Michael meet me to show me the condo & how to navigate from the airport. Everything after that first 12 hours of arrival, & I completed on my own. I read the condo manual, ordered freshly baked cinnarolls & booked a massage with Ocean Essence Day Spa in town (an ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL experience, ask for Shaila).. about the condo, the location is perfect, only 10min ride (golfcart) from the center of town. You are in walking distance from several restaurants in South isle & a grocery store. The Beach is walled off for the tides and there are stairs into the water, and the docks are right in front of the pool. There is a lot of sea grass at this end of the island. This Condo was CLEAN & THEE BEST stocked vacation home I EVER stayed in (& I travel for work in the US). There were supplies for cooking, seasonings, pot & pan options, snorkel gear, laundry & A/C, comfy full-size bed and queen futon (living room) & even thought it was just Me, that place could have comfortably fit 4 ppl. I would highly recommend this location & have already started making plans to visit again! When you visit, PLEASE check out Ocean Essence Day Spa (Shaila is THE BEST for a deep tissue/full body scrub over the open water), Felicity Sailing (amazing family owned catamaran for snorkeling, day sailing to HolChan/Caye Caulker, and swimming with the sharks, ask4Sara & Captain Horace), Happy Island Beach Bar & Grill @ BEAUTIFUL Secret Beach (north isle, ask4Eric-bartender), Island & Sea Adventures for excursions(by Gill-E's PourHouse, Ask4Maya). I had an amazing time & made friends! Tell em Mel Sent Ya!
