Hi All! I'll be in san pedro in dec and jan and my friend and i are going to check out placencia for a couple days...any suggestions on where to stay in the village would be great (decent place but on a budget). Also if any suggestions on things to check out and do while we are there would be appreciated as well. thanks!

stay in SP-the only decent places are Roberts Grove and Turtle Inn and both are top end

Seaspray, Lydia's Guest House, Deb & Dave's, Westwind, Tradewinds, Barracuda & Jaguar. LOTS of budget places to choose from. www.placencia.com

My wife and I have stayed at Barnicle Bills Beach Bungalows in Maya Beach just north of Placencia on three different occasions. It is a great place! Bill and Adrianne are great hosts, they can set you up for anything that you might be looking for.

I second Barnacle Bills. Stayed there about 2 months ago. Beautiful beach, very private, excellent cabanas, fully stocked.

do you think i woudl need to book anything in advance say in the first week of jan??? we dont know for sure when we are going yet and were just going to play everything by ear since its only for a couple of days...might even just be one night...but just asking since it is peak time. thanks for all your replies!

Ranguana is brilliant - right on the beach, between $60-80 per night - google Ranguana Belize and it will come up -

I would say you probably should book in advance. Some of these places only have 2 or 4 rooms. January can be very busy...

January, yes, book in advance. Branicle Bills I believe requires a five night minimum stay I would e-mail them and ask.

i know placencia is small but what do you recommend doing while we are there??? anything i should for sure check out?

You can: take tour of Monkey River, go on a snorkel trip, or scuba, or day-sail. You can go on a tour of Cockscomb Basin, cave tubing, Mayan ruins. Lots of the bars have nightly games and activities: horseshoe competition, karoake, chicken drop etc.

Placencia is a peninsula about 14 miles long..maybe longer.
Placencia village is at the southern tip of the peninsula.

Catdance62 listed some great tours and adventures We have done many of them and some more than once.

Great place and totally different than Ambergris Caye.
The real Belize is mainland. Belizeans vacation on Ambergris Caye at holiday time

Use your eyes, you will see so much more on the mainland. Bring a book for down time. Enjoy!

thanks a lot for all the info. yea we went to the mainland for a few days last time and loved it...can't wait to check out placencia

I would definetly recomend booking in advance. I just started thinking about our trip and was surprised to see Ranguana was almost booked for the month of Feb. Try and make it for two or three nights just to get a nice feel for the Village. Food is mostly average but the people are above. Sunday afternoon//evening is a great time at Barefoot Beach Bar. Enjoy your stay and feel free to PM for more info- Duane