Rent Your Own Private Island Off the Coast of Belize for Less Than $800

You can now take the trip of a lifetime for a nightly rate less than the Rimowa carry-on you’ll pack everything into. 

Imagine looking out your window and seeing nothing but cerulean water as far as the eye can see. Your own little private getaway tucked into the middle of a Belizean atoll.  

Bird Island, a private island Airbnb in Belize, is a perfect escape at the affordable price point of $795 a night. The four-bed, four-bath accommodations feature six beds plus cots for additional guests, so feel free to invite the entire group chat.  

You’ll start your trip in Placencia, Belize, where you can either sightsee for a couple days or arrange for direct transportation to Bird Island. The Airbnb hosts will pick you up at a local hotel or the airport and get you squared away with enough food and drinks for the length of your trip before boating you over to the island.  

Once dropped off, you’ll be ensconced in complete privacy — no tourists, no staff, just you and the fish that frequent the reef around your island. Spend your week mixing drinks at the outdoor bar, taking turns on the overwater swings, or cruising around in the single- and double-person kayaks and paddle boards provided for your use. When it’s time to dip into those bright blue waters, you’ll want to snorkel the colorful reefs that ring the property.   

There is a four-night minimum for your stay, but you’ll probably want a full week to really luxuriate in the exclusive experience. The hosts conveniently run a tour company in Placencia, so you can book excursions like a fishing trip, cave tubing, manatee watching, or a ruins exploration if you want to venture off-island during your trip.

Though we imagine it will be hard to pull yourself away once you've reached a true tropical paradise.