I have a feeling that if we'd been able to stay at Harry's that we'd have thoroughly enjoyed it.

Alas... We did not.

We showed up, fresh off 2 airplanes and a taxi, on Christmas evening to Harry's Cabanas to find a small party going on - yay!, right? Wrong. As we walked up and announced our arrival it was like someone stopped the record player. Things got quiet and Harry reluctantly stood up and said, "Uh. It seems we have a problem..."

He walked us away from the party and immediately pawned us off on his girlfriend, Fern. Fern proceeded to explain that EVEN THOUGH we had booked 3 weeks in advance, already paid for 2 of our 4 nights, AND sent a confirmation email the day prior - they had no cabana for us. Turns out that the current inhabitants of our cabana had asked to extend their stay and Harry had said, "Sure." So when they later realized their mistake they neither kicked those inhabitants out nor contacted us. Instead, they waited for us to arrive and Harry took 30 seconds away from his party to say "We made a mistake. We found you another cabana elsewhere though," and then gave us over to his girlfriend to iron out the details. Luckily she was willing to help us. After recommending another cabana in the center of town (more expensive, more noisy), or an impersonal hotel next door (so so noisy AND double the price), we LUCKED OUT and were recommended (by a stranger) another quiet cabana where we ended up staying all 4 nights. It was slightly more expensive as well, but what can you do? Fern drove us there, refunded our 2 night deposit, and even offered us each a beer. Thank goodness for her.

So - Harry, please sort out your booking and try to be a bit more empathetic next time you kick a paid customer to the curb on Christmas evening.

Beautiful wooden cabanas, great hammocks, very hospitable owners and just a great location for relaxation. The best place to stay in Placencia! I enjoyed the nicely build, very cozy and clean cabana. I prefer fans over aircons and hammocks and books over tv's, so to me Harry's place was paradise!
Can recommend everybody this place...would like to go back as soon as I can.

Harry's is a place like no other - escape the rigours of real life and kick back either alone or in the company of Harry and his guests. The conversation will flow along with the Blikin, and your waiting cabana is spotless and charming.

A very clever idea to have plastic water bowls at the bottom of the stairs so you don't walk sand ino your room.

Can't wait to be back,

Nick Symons
LONDON 8th April 2011

My husband and I stayed three nites at Harry's and just loved it. First, the location is the best spot on the water. The water is calm and the sea life plentiful. While we were there we saw a five foot stingray, barracuta and beautiful star fish. Harry's cababna are really nice and very clean. They are right on the beach just a few feet from the water. The shower was hot and water pressure was awesome. There is also a wonderful restaurant with a great staff that we ate at frequently just 100 yards away called Paradise. Harry was a delightful host and we fully enjoyed our conversations each day. We were also happy to meet Kay who was instrumental in connecting us with Harry. If your looking for a great place to stay HARRY'S IS IT!