I've stayed at Robert's Grove several times. It's comparable to Mata Chica in some ways, not in others. It doesn't have thatch cabanas like Mata Chica; instead, it has suites and rooms in a cluster of buildings. It also has amenities Mata Chica doesn't, such as two swimming pools, tennis courts, a small gym and rooftop jacuzzis. It has a bit more of an Americanized feel.
Robert's Grove and Turtle Inn are the two top resorts on the Placencia peninsula, by far.
What to do? Besides water activities (though the reef at Placencia is much farther out than at Ambergris Caye), you can take day trips to Monkey River, to several Maya ruins near PG and to Cockscomb jaguar preserve.
All in all, the Placencia peninsula is more like North Ambergris than it is like San Pedro.
--Lan Sluder
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