My boyfriend and I just returned from a week at the Placencia Hotel. Overall I would say that this resort was everything we were looking for with a few small undesirables.

PROs
- The pool is phenomenal. We have never really been pool people at all inclusive resorts and usually find ourselves between the beach and the ocean for most of the day, but we couldn't stay away from this pool. The lounge chairs on the deck were great and there was never a difficult time getting a seat. The pool bar was always prompt and stocked with anything we needed. The towel service was also good.

- The food was also awesome. Though (as other review have mentioned) there is not much variety, we never had a difficult time finding at least 3 different, amazing options per meal. The a-la-carte was slightly overrated but nice for a change of scenery. The regular restaurant at the pier was great and very accommodating if you had any food restrictions. It does get a little chilly sitting on the dock at the pier restaurant so bring a cardigan. My boyfriend did find the bacon at breakfast to be a bit greasy though and wanted me to include in my review a suggestion to line the bottom of the bacon tray with bread to soak up the excess grease. Other than that breakfast was always great! The Executive Chef is American and always around to chat about food and most of the veggies used in the meals are grown on the resort in the Organic Garden.

- The proximity to Placencia Village is great. The food in town was awesome. Make sure to go to Rumfish for fish tacos as well as some gelato at Tutti Fruti. It is well worth the $1 it will cost you to take the bus into town.

- Everyone both on and off the resort is so friendly. We never felt unsafe. 95% of people speak perfect English and most tourists were Canadian.

- The beer was great! At most all inclusive resorts I often find that the beer is watered down but here you get bottles of Belize-brewed beer and its very tasty!

- The rooms were clean, comfortable and recently upgraded. We had a basic gardenview and have no complaints. The bathroom was very nicely decorated and the shower was awesome.

CONs
- In our mid twenties, we were one of the youngest couples there. It didn't bother me at all, but its something to keep in mind. It didn't stop us from singing some quality karaoke with the older couples though...

- from the time we got to the airport in toronto to the time we got to the resort, it took us a solid 12 hours. Our plane was only slightly delayed so I assume this is typical travel time. The hotel is in the process of building an international airport in Placencia which will cut travel time down by half so that will be nice. We weren't too bothered by the whole thing, but its good to know before you head out there as you lose an entire day

- The excursion that we went on was awesome (cave tubing and zip lining), but it was a 2.5 hour drive there and then back so it was a long day. It was worth it in the end, but a lot of what you are paying for is 5 hours of driving.

- Booking the a-la-carte was sometimes a bit deceiving - on numerous occasions we, and other guests, were told the reservations were full, only to show up to the restaurant and be one of two couples there. We ended up just showing up to the seating we wanted and they "fit us in". I wouldn't recommend doing this, but hopefully this is something hotel management can fix.

- A few of the activities on the resort were not included (ie/ gym, tennis etc). Again, we weren't too bothered by it, but my boyfriend ended up spending the $5/hour to use the gym on a few occasions. Also, the internet is pretty pricey but it works throughout the resort.

OVERALL - the resort was awesome, the people were so friendly, the food was fantastic and our weather that week was perfect. We would recommend this resort to our friends and family in a heartbeat.

just returned from an incredible stay at "the Placencia"! a co worker of mine recommended the hotel after having been there twice. my wife and i had never been to belize, but we will certainly be returning! the resort is immaculate and the rooms are large and EXTREMELY well appointed. The food was much better than the food I've experiences at all inclusive resorts in other areas of the caribbean an the staff were all very friendly.
LOVED the pool bar!

My husband and I recently returned from a week at The Placencia with two other couples. It has an absolutely beautiful location being situated on the Caribbean with a lagoon close by. It is a very low key, relaxing vacation - a perfect place to unwind from a stressful work life and reconnect with your spouse. The hotel staff was all wonderful and quite helpful. We booked three excursions through the hotel - snorkeling, scuba diving, and the Monkey River tour. All were well worth the money. We also rented a car for several days (I highly recommend this!) and hiked Antelope Falls at Mayflower Bocawina Nat'l Park, and visited Lubaantun and Nim Li Punit Mayan ruins. Having a rental car also let us explore restaurants between the hotel and the town of Placencia as well as spend the day walking around Placencia town. We would definitely consider returning to Belize and to The Placencia, but would change a couple of things: (1) We would bring a lot of our own snacks since a variety of food is scarce on the pennisula and dining at the hotel is somewhat expensive, and (2) we would stay for two weeks instead of one!

5 star facilities with modern suites, all ceramic bathroom, floors, cushy beds with duvets and multiple pillows. Not alot of variety of foods, no "trough", but what there was , was prepared to top chef standards. Fantastic staff. Goergous pool. Double wide, 4" thick vinyl padded lounge chairs to die for!! Small crowd (max 140) so we met and sociallized with everyone there. All english speaking and very, very safe.