Turtle Inn: Luxury Beachfront Villas in Belize
Beach front
Nature
Remote escape
Turtle Inn is Francis Ford Coppola’s beachfront resort on the Central Coast of Belize. Located just outside the town of Placencia, Turtle Inn is an excellent base for exploring the region’s white-sand cayes, atolls, and reef. Turtle Inn’s gardens and guestrooms have a Balinese feel; Mr. Coppola fell in love with Southeast Asia while filming “Apocalypse Now” in the 1970’s. He imported the resort’s hand-carved pavement stones, wall decorations, and furnishings from Bali. He also designed the guest cabanas with thatched roofs and outdoor showers. Guestrooms are fully screened and shuttered, but dispense with window glass or air conditioning—another reflection of Bali’s open-air style of living.
Accommodation
Cottages*
720 sq ft | King bed | 2-3 guests
Garden View/Seafront Villa
1,288 sq ft | 2 King beds | 4-6 guests
Stella's Starfish Cottage
900 sq ft | 2 Queen bed | 4 guests
Roman's Lagoon Bungalow
1,120 sq ft | 3 Queen & 1 Triple Bunk bed | 5-9 guests
Francis' Family Pavilion
1,600 sq ft | 2 King & 1 Queen beds | 4-6 guests
Sofia's Beach House
2,600 sq ft | 3 King & 1 Queen bed | 8-10 guests
Estrella Mar Cottage
1,300 sq ft | 1 Queen & 1 Twin bed | 2-3 guests
Estrella Mar Villa
1,600 sq ft | 1 King & 2 Queen beds | 4-6 guests
Colibri Studi
200-370 sq ft | Queen bed | 2 guests
Colibri Downstairs Apartment
535 sq ft | Queen bed | 2-3 guests
Colibri Upstairs Apartment
912 sq ft | 2 King beds & 3 Sofa beds | 4-7 guests
Colibri Villa
2,000 sq ft | 2 King beds | 4-6 guests
Amenities
- The Mare Restaurant, the Pizzeria & Auntie Luba’s Kitchen
- The Laughing Fish Bar
- The Gauguin Grill
- Wine Aquarium
- Kid’s Gelato Bar
- Sunset Spa
- Pool
- Organic Garden
- Fruit Orchard
- Pickleball Court
- Dive Shop
- Helipad
- Bikes
In-room amenities:
- Desk
- Air conditioning**
- Ceiling fan
- Safe deposit box
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Organic bath products
- Hair dryer
- Yoga mats
- Illy espresso machine
Activities
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Whale shark night diving
- Fishing
- Ultralight flights
- Boat tours
- Wildlife tours
- Visits to the Maya archaeological sites
- Visits to Mayflower Bocawina National Park
- Horseback riding
- Visits to crystal-clear waterfalls
- Ziplining and tubing adventures
- Cultural encounters in nearby Garifuna villages
- Visits to a hocolate farm