Turtle Inn in Stann Creek | Travel + Leisure
Placencia Village
Stann Creek, Belize
www.turtleinn.com
800/746-3743 or 011-501/824-4914

COST: $$$

As Featured In...

From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2008

“Twenty-five Balinese-style seaside cabanas and villas....” MORE>>

“Robert DeNiro’s New Hotel”

From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2007

“Balinese-inspired cabanas, private decks, and outdoor showers....” MORE>>

“Our Hotel Highlights”

From Travel + Leisure, Oct 2003

“A young man wearing a batik sarong and a white shirt with a mandarin collar greets me at Turtle Inn's entrance and leads me across a wooden footbridge that spans a koi-filled pond. Ornamental urns and sculptures of fish and stone turtles are hidden in a thicket of red ginger, oleander, and palm. My thatched villa on stilts is decorated with Asian artifacts and intricately carved settees. A gilded temple door leads to the bathroom, which has an outdoor shower...” MORE>>

–Richard Alleman, “Bright Young Thing”

From the T+L 500

Collection of Balinese-inspired beachfront cottages (owned by Francis Ford Coppola) on the Placencia Peninsula.

Stats:
17 cottages; 8 villas; 1 pavilion home; 3 restaurants; 3 bars.
Competitive Edge:
A stylish and intimate beach getaway.
Rooms to Book:
One of the new 1-bedroom cottages—a seashell's throw from the beach.
Don't Miss:
A local dish of stewed chicken at Auntie Luba's Kitchen.

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