We review new and notable properties as they pop up here on Luxury Latin America, but what sets us apart from many review sites without a focus out there is that we don’t just leave it at that. Hotels and resorts are constantly evolving and (hopefully) improving, so we try to return to them every [&hellip
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Several new resorts have opened in Belize in recent years, especially on the Placencia Peninsula, where there’s also a lot of real estate development. Combining both those trends is Itz’Ana Resort and Residences. The housing units are still in construction mode, but after several delays (including from Covid), the anticipated Itz’Ana Resort is open and [&hellip
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On our very first visit to Placencia at the end of the ’00s, we had a delightful stay at Turtle Inn, a Francis Ford Coppola resort, and I’ll admit there was a little trepidation upon my return. As I thought back on the Bali-meets-Belize decor, “shell phones” to reach the front desk, screened cottages with [&hellip
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For most of its years of independence, Belize has kept its hotels and resorts under local management, with almost no chain hotels anywhere in the country. So there was a lot of trepidation among locals when a new Hilton Curio Collection property opened on Ambergris Caye. We’re happy to report, however, that Mahogany Bay Village [&hellip
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Sometimes the resorts we review in Luxury Lain America deteriorate over time and lose their luster, while others build on their market leader status and keep improving. Matachica Beach Resort on the Ambergris Caye coast of Belize is a prime example of the latter, looking better now than it ever has. Located five miles north [&hellip
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What is a “hotel restaurant” these days when hotels and resorts have had to make so many adjustments? As long as there’s a kitchen and a wait staff, do meals have to be in a fixed location? When we look back on this era in future years, we’ll probably classify the travel industry trends in [&hellip
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