Turtle Inn

Turtle Inn Review

Francis Ford Coppola's second hotel in Belize is if nothing else exotic, with the furnishings, art, and most of the construction materials selected in Bali by the film director and his wife. The seven two-bedroom villas have not one or two, but three bathrooms (two Japanese-style ones indoors and one in a walled outdoor garden). If you stay in the Coppolas' personal villa (BZ$4,403 per night for up to four persons), you'll be assigned a walkie-talkie-carrying "houseman" who will instantly see to any of your requests. In any event, go for a seafront cabaña to catch the breezes, as there's no air-conditioning. The open-air restaurant, Mare, is great for pizza (baked in a wood-burning oven), seafood, and Neibaum-Coppola wines; a second restaurant, Gauguin, specializes in beach barbecue, and a third in Belizean dishes. There are two beautiful pools and a nice stretch of beach.