"THE NUMBER 1 MAGAZINE ON TRAVEL, LIFE, AND RETIREMENT ON THE CARIBBEAN COAST"
Volume III, No. 2
ON-LINE TEXT EDITION
COPYRIGHT 1996 BY LAN SLUDER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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COMPARING THE GUIDEBOOKS WHAT EIGHT GUIDES RECOMMEND IN CONSEJO AND SEINE BIGHT
Comparing what different guidebooks recommend at the same destination can be an eye-opener. Here are hotel recommendations by eight guidebooks in two areas, Placencia/Seine Bight and Corozal Town/Consejo. We've focused on these two areas because they are slightly off-the-beaten-track destinations and both have had some recent changes in hotels. The date shown is the copyright date, which may not be the date the research for the book was done. Recommendations shown are in the order they appear in the guides, and are in various price ranges. At the end of each section are current recommendations in all prices ranges by BELIZE FIRST.
Placencia/Seine Bight
Belize Handbook, by Chicki Mallan, with new research by Phil Lanier, 1995: Singing Sands, Blue Crab Resort, Nautical Inn, Auntie Chigi's Place, Jamie's Rooms, Lucille's Rooms, Sunrider Guest House, Traveler's Inn, Julia's, D&L Resort, Conrad & Lydia's Rooms, Paradise Vacation Resort, Deb & Dave's Last Resort, Harry's Rentals, Sonny's, Tradewinds, Sea Spray, Westwind, Serenity, Rum Point, Kitty's, Turtle Inn, Mother Ocean's Tropic Hotel, Village Inn.
New Key to Belize, by Stacy Ritz, 1996: Ranguana Lodge, Sonny's, Deb & Dave's Last Resort, Barracuda and Jaguar Inn, Kitty's, Rum Point Inn, Nautical Inn, French Quarter Belize, Singing Sands Inn. Belize Guide, (originally by Paul Glassman but updated by Ron Charles --"I did not have anything to do with the so-called 1996 update of Belize Guide," says Glassman), 1996: Rum Point Inn, Serenity Resort, Nautical Inn, Kitty's, Westwinds, Turtle Inn, Mother Ocean's, Sonny's, Trade Winds, Ranguana Lodge, Ran's, Hotel Hello, Seaspray, Lucille's, Miss Lydia's, Paradise Vacation Hotel.
Adventure Guide to Belize, by Harry Pariser, 1995: Ranguana Lodge, Sonny's, Paradise Vacation Resort, Tradewinds, Village Inn, Cove Resort (now Mother Ocean's), Turtle Inn, Kitty's, Serenity Resort, Rum Point Inn, Nautical Inn, Blue Crab Resort, Singing Sands.
Adventuring in Belize, by Eric Hoffman, 1994: Rum Point Inn, Kitty's Place, Turtle Inn, Paradise Vacation Hotel, Sonny's, Tradewinds.
Adventuring in Central America, by David Rains Wallace, 1995: Paradise Vacation Hotel. None in Seine Bight.
Berkeley Guides Central America, 1996: Conrad and Lydia's Rooms, Paradise Vacation Resort, Dr. Ted. None in Seine Bight.
Frommer's Costa Rica, Guatemala & Belize on $35 a Day, by Karl Samson with Jane Aukshunas, 1995: Paradise Vacation Hotel, Seaspray, Village Inn, Ranguana Lodge, Sonny's, Ranguana Reef Resort. None in Seine Bight.
BELIZE FIRST Recommendations: Kitty's, Turtle Inn, Rum Point Inn, Nautical Inn, French Quarter Belize, Green Parrot, Seine Bight Hotel, Singing Sands, Tradewinds, Deb & Dave's Last Resort, Coconut Cottage, Barracuda and Jaguar Inn, Sea Spray, Westwind, Ranguana Lodge, Ranguana Reef Resort, Julia's, Conrad & Lydia's Rooms.
Corozal Town/Consejo
Belize Handbook, by Chicki Mallan, with new research by Phil Lanier, 1995: Tony's, Caribbean Village, Hotel Maya, Capri Hotel, Hotel Posada Mama, Nestor's, Santa Cruz Lodge, Lagoon Campground. None in Consejo.
New Key to Belize, by Stacy Ritz, 1996: Santa Cruz Lodge, Tony's Inn, Hotel Maya. None in Consejo. Belize Guide, (originally by Paul Glassman but updated by Ron Charles), 1996: Adventure Inn (now closed), Tony's, Posada Mama, Caribbean Motel and Trailer Park (now called Caribbean Village), Maya Hotel, Capri Hotel, Nestor's
Adventure Guide to Belize, by Harry Pariser, 1995: Capri, Nestor's, Hotel Maya, Caribbean Village, Tony's, Hotel Posada Mama, Camino Real. None in Consejo.
Adventuring in Belize, by Eric Hoffman, 1994: Adventure Inn (now closed), Tony's, Hotel Maya Adventuring in Central America, by David Rains Wallace, 1995: None in Corozal Town or Consejo.
Berkeley Guides Central America, 1996: Capri Hotel, Caribbean Motel (now called Caribbean Village), Hotel Maya, Nestor's Hotel. None in Consejo.
Frommer's Costa Rica, Guatemala & Belize on $35 a Day, by Karl Samson with Jane Aukshunas, 1995: Caribbean Motel (now called Caribbean Village), Nestor's, Hotel Maya, Tony's. None in Consejo.
BELIZE FIRST Recommendations: Tony's, Santa Cruz Resort, Nestor's, Hotel Maya, Caribbean Village, Hotel Posada Mama, Lagoon Campground. Casablanca in Consejo.
//Lan Sluder is editor and publisher of Belize First Magazine. He is a widely published travel writer and author or co-author of several books including Frommer's Best Beach Vacations: Carolinas and Georgia, out from Macmillan in April 1996. Belize First, ad-free and independent, is published quarterly in traditional and Internet editions. Back issues of Belize First (most in html text only) are available at http://www.turq.com/belizefirst.
