Hotels near Placencia Airport - PLJ, Placencia Village

We stayed at Itz'Ana on Placencia about 15 minutes north of the village. Itz'Ana was a beautiful place, with gorgeous infinity pool overlooking very nice beach. Our room opened onto the pool deck with a good sized patio with a comfortable daybed outside. Plenty of shade, great breezes. The staff was great. Placencia Village itself has some good restaurants and good grocery stores for provisioning but not much else. Taxi service was good and prices good, but best to ask in advance, "How much will it be to take two people to Rick's restaurant". You'll get a straight answer. A lot of people rented golf carts to get around, and that might have been nice--but none available at our resort.

Good places to buy groceries and to eat. Limited bus and boat service could leave you stranded. great ice cream shop. Stay for a couple of days and then head to Hopkins for a superior beach experience..went snorkelling on the Marine reserve and was disappointed as there weren't many fish to see.

I love Placencia. Miramar is great location and room was very nice. Rented a golf cart to get around Placencia. Ate at Wendy's Creole Restaurant & Bar, Tipsy Tuna, De Tatch Food, Omar's Creole Grub, Barefoot Beach Bar.

Unlike the islands, Palencia is more laid back. Less hustle of the tourists going on than up north. Well, there was one guy on the sidewalk that was pretty persistent but we had a great conversation and did support a local artist!

Take the puddle jumper. It is very much worth it. The Naia resort is very laid back. Very serene and private. Very safe and very clean. Not a foodie resort. A very good place for romance and relaxation. Would recommend it to anyone, even experienced resort travelers looking for a new place to get far away from the crowds and enjoy themselves.

Placentia is the 'island' you can drive to, which does give you option to visit inland sites like Cockscomb National Park or see the Red Bank scarlet macaws for the day, if you want a break from the beach, an option you won't have in Caye Caulker or San Pedro. The barrier reef is still fairly close, with good snorkeling and diving. Laughing Bird Caye is only 12 miles offshore, about a 30 minute ride with Splash Dive.