Location: Hopkins, Belize, Caribbean (beach walking distance to Hopkins village and resorts) View Map
Accommodations: Villa, 4 Bedrooms + No additional sleeping rooms avail, 4 Baths (Sleeps 10-12)
Keywords: luxury, relaxing, private, Villa, single family home, beach front, private pier
This beautiful Villa is on its own private beach, arguably the best and longest beach in all of Belize. You can walk to native restaurants or play in the warm waters of the Caribbean Ocean. THE FAMILY VILLA is located just minutes outside of the town of Hopkins, the "friendliest village in Belize".
The Villa was built in 2003 to host large families and groups of friends who wish to stay together to enjoy the treasures of Belize. This is truly an adventure vacation area; within two hours of the Villa you can reach the best of Belize’s activities, or just stay at your vacation home and enjoy your own private pier and beach activities.
The Family Villa is built on a double wide beach lot 100 feet from the water edge. It also has a private beach palapa (raisin club) and a private pier with its own 30 foot palapa. The raisin club is its own enclosed games area, ideal for a kids play zone…..right on the beach and away from the main house. We also have a 100 foot pier with a 30 foot palapa at the end. This is ideal for swimming, diving, fishing, snorkeling or just plain sun tanning. The extra large lot, the raisin club, the private pier and palapa make the Family Villa uniquely “one of a kind” in Hopkins.
The large open air pier palapa extends 130 feet into the water. The private pier palapa is where you will spend most of your time; morning coffees, all day water/beach playing and evening cocktails. Evening star gazing from the pier provides your own unique getaway, personal to The Family Villa.
The beach is ideal for water activities for people of all ages, as it has a smooth sandy shore and bottom. The sea bottom slopes gradually and you can walk over 100 feet from shore before you are over your head. The ocean is perfect for hours of water volleyball.
The Villa has 4 private bedrooms. The master bedroom is on the second floor with its own king size bed, bathroom and sitting area opening up to its own second floor veranda overlooking the ocean. The second bedroom is also on the second floor, has two queen size beds, its own private bathroom and opens up to the second floor veranda. The third room is on the main floor, has a queen size bed, its own bathroom and French doors providing a grand opening to the sea. The fourth bedroom also on the main floor has a queen size bed and shares the main floor bathroom. Each room has its own air conditioning and ceiling fan allowing 10 people to spleep very comfortably.
The main floor has a large entertaining area and a fully equipped kitchen, ideal for chilling out or hosting a large gathering.
Concierge Services;
Personal gardener grooms the beach, waters and trims the mature garden once a week. This assures you will have the nicest beach experience possible.
Customized spray program. We have established an eco-friendly spray program to assure our Villa is the most comfortable in the area.
It is highly recommended that you enjoy the local Garifuna cuisine while in Hopkins. You are within walking distance of some of the best restaurants in Hopkins or if you wish our concierge can have a cook come to prepare your meals in our kitchen (extra charge for the cook).
Golf carts are the most convenient way to travel around Hopkins. They are available on a daily or weekly basis and will be delivered directly to the house for your convenience (extra charge for the cart).
If you didn’t want to walk the beach or drive your golf into town, there are bicycle rental shops in town.
Our relationship with the resorts in Hopkins allows you easy access to help plan tours, help with babysitters, and generally answer any questions you may have about Belize.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning : Every bedroom has their own A/C and ceiling fan.
- Linens Provided
- Washer
- Dryer
- Beds
- King Bed : King Size bed in master bedroom and personal bathroom.
- Queen Bed (2) : Two queen size beds in the 2nd floor bedroom and personal bathroom.
- Double Bed : One double bed in one of the main floor bedrooms and personal bathroom.
- Murphy Bed : One murphy bed in one of the main floor bedrooms and shared main floor bathroom.
- Crib : Crib available upon request.
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- Video Library : Over 100 DVD's in Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Catering Available : We can access a local cook to come and prepare a meal or meals for you.
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio : We have a back deck off the main entertainment area. There are outside chairs and table for morning coffee or evening cocktails.
- Balcony : There is a second floor balcony off of the master and second bedroom
- Gazebo (2) : There is a screened palapa on the beach, ideal for a get-away kid's zone. We also have a 30 foot square pier palapa.
- View/Location
- Beachfront : The Villa is situated on a double sized lot, 100 feet from the beach. The beach is arguably the best and longest beach in all of Belize.
- Communications
- Telephone : Telephone available, phone cards can be purchased at the local food stores.
- WiFi (Wireless Internet) : you can sit in the palapa and access WiFi.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed : For animal lovers, you will be greated by two very friendly beach dogs, "Chunko" and "Cash" during your visit.
- Kid Friendly : The beach palapa, gradual sloping beach and pier afford an ideal area for children to play in the ultimate of safety.
- Activities
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Spelunking
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Swimming
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- The most unique aspect of The Family Villa is personal access to our own private pier with palapa. Our pier is the only private pier in Hopkins, the 4 others are attached to Village resorts. Morning coffees, afternoon swiming and water play to evening nightcaps under the stars......all are better on your own private palapa pier.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
We have recently simplified and reduced our accomodation charges.
The Family Villa can be rented at a cost of $350 per night,
with a minimum of 7 nights. Applicable Belize tax of 9%
and service tax of 8% are added to the accomodation fee.
Compare these rates!!!
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Hopkins Family Beach Villa with Private Pier
Year Purchased: 2007
Why the Owner Chose Hopkins
We chose Belize because we have always enjoyed the friendly people, amazing scenery and unlimited activities. We chose this location in particular due to it's proximity to the warm waters of Belize and the second largest barrier reef in the world. Stretching for miles, it beckons you to snorkel, dive, fish, fly fish, bird watch or just float in its clear blue waters. Our coastal waters boast the famous Blue Hole and coral atolls.
The local ammentities including grocery stores, restaurants and local entertainment are only a short walk away. The trip down from Dangriga is convenient and the weather is beautful. What more could we ask for?!
The Unique Benefits at this Villa
The Family Villa offers a private beach that extends from the waters edge to the villa's veranda that provides privacy as well as a great place to start a long walk or a beach game.
If total relaxation is what you are looking for a transfer from the airport, a Maid service, and a cook can be arranged for an additional fee. If you prefer to be your own chef, the villa offers a fully equiped kitchen for your convenience as well as many local restaurants that have delicious food on offer. During your stay you will often find local fisherman that will sell you their fresh catch from their boat for an extra special meal!
The villa sleeps up to 10 adults as an entire villa or can be rented by the room. Please see our website for further details and pricing.
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Owner's Map of Hopkins
Our family has been travelling to Belize for many years now, but purchased our own villa in 2007 in Sittee Point just outside of the town of Hopkins. Since then we have travelled down as much as possible including a trip this past Christmas with our entire extended family of 19. It was such a relaxing yet exciting time as we toured around showing everyone what the area had to offer. Some of us ziplined, others took a Cave Tubing Tour and many others just put their feet up in the palapa on the beach in front of our villa to enjoy the splashing of the waves and the sunshine. The villa catered perfectly to everyone in our group from the age of 4 to 74! We created truly unforgettable memories.
Property Photos
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- Seriously its not a dream, Belize it! - Belize Vacation Rental Villa
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- Come play at The Family Villa this is the entrance - Belize Vacation Rental Villa
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- Main Floor Layout - Belize Vacation Rental Villa
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- Upper Floor Layout
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- You will spend your time on your own private Pier
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- Walk the beach to Jaguar Reef and Hamanasi
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- Main Living Room and Entertainment area
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- Fully Equiped Kitchen
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- King Size Bed and on-sutie bathroom in Master Bed Room upstairs
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- Two Queen Sized beds and on-suite bathroom in the second bed room upstairs
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- Queen Sized bed and on-suite bathroom in Third bedroom on the main floor
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- Murphy Bed in the Fourth Bedroom on Main Floor
Traveler Reviews (14)
Absolutely Awesome!
Guest: Happy Californians
(Ventura, CA)
Date of Stay: 01/10/12
Review Submitted: 01/23/12
From the amazing sunrises on the private dock to the fun loving dogs to the fabulous local food and attractions it was all perfect. 4 of us spent 9 days at the house which really felt like home. Having Chunko, Maya and Cash at our door every morning to greet us was heart warming as we are all dog lovers who missed our critters. They played in the water and hung out with us whenever we were outside. The property manager was easily accessible and could not do enough for us. Down the beach at Beaches and Dreams Tony and Angela kept us very well fed with fabulous food and Tony was our hook up for activities. He arranged for snorkeling, cave tubing and a trip to the Mayan Ruins. The local restaurants were full of culture and charm and great food. The atmosphere is very laid back and everyone was very cheerful and helpful. Chef Rob at Parrot Cove fed us well and we also ate at his other place, Love on the Rocks. The night we went they had garifuna drumming while we ate. It was lots of fun. The day before we left for home we had a spa day at Butterflies. It was the very first time I got a massage and the masseuse didn't comment that my neck was one tight knot! So, I guess I was already relaxed. Sign of a perfect vacation. I must say that getting to Hopkins off the main road is not an easy task. It taskes about 1/2 hour to go 6 miles because it is all dirt and potholes, but it's worth it!
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, adventure seekers, girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children.
Guest: Phil, Barb, Len, Mary, Rick, Ann, Bill, Terri
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Date of Stay: 03/05/10
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
Thank you so much for opening your home to our group of 8 friends. We are from Illinois, Iowa and Canada. The week started with 6-7 local boys visiting and inviting us to the drumming school for a special performance. Don't miss it. Our group loved going to Hamanasi for scuba, snorkeling, Sittee River kayaking tour and scarlett Macau tour. We would recommend them all. We loved the Driftwood in the north beach for pizza and Innies for hamburgers. We met so manyt nice people in Hopkins. Everyone is as interested in us as we are in them and everyone was accomodating. We loved Chunko the dog as we are all dog owners and dog lovers. Slow down, relax, be patient and enjoy this wonderful town and relaxing home. The people here live a simple life and are so happy. They have welcomed this group of 8 into their community aand their lives. Thanks again for the wonderful time and I pray we get to come back again.
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Guest: John (California)
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Date of Stay: 02/20/10
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
Many good times here over the past week. We were part of the part of 15 and had a blast. Chunko was cool to have visit. Special places and special times. hope you have them too!!
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Guest: Joan & Family (California)
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Date of Stay: 02/20/10
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
What an event having 15 of our family and friends between your home and Dean's. We barely slept so we could do as much as possible... hired a boat tour out of Dangriga to Tabacco Caye and the frigate bird island with Ishmail; hiking in both Jaguar Preserve and Bocawina, a boat ride to the "hand-made" isldand with Boo. Great food at Rob's, Innies, King Kasava, Thongs, and Beaches and Dreams. I want to put a handle on Chunko (beach dog) and take him home as carry on. We all missed our own pets, so he was a delight. The Villa is beautiful, thank you for sharing.
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Guest: Mustard Seed Charity Guest
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Date of Stay: 02/11/10
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
Thank you so much for the use of your wonderful Villa. We had a delightful time enjoying the comfortable accomodations and beautiful surroundings. We swam in the ocean everyday. We enjoyed getting to know Chunko (the beach dog) and loved the garden setting. It was fun and relaxing to sit and eat outside, enjoy the odd game of chess and see the stars every night. Charlton (tour guide) was a real highlight of the trip. We had two interesting adventures with him. Pat and Jim, our in-laws are excellent bird watchers and have travelled all over the world to enjoy bird watching. They were very impressed with Charltons knowledge and dedication to helping them "build their birding list"....they saw 41 new species with Charlton. Our day with him to the Mayfair jungle reserve and the Blue Hole was interesting and fun. We had a tremendous meal at Beaches and Dreams. Thank you so much for such a lovely environment to enjoy Belize.
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Guest: Nancy (Edmonton)
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Date of Stay: 11/27/09
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
After a long and arduous journey from the "frozen north" to arrive in the paradise was truly wonderful. All of the wonderful people who welcomed us and showed such love and warmth. I am so, so grateful. How luck we all are.
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Guest: Stephani (Calgary)
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Date of Stay: 11/27/09
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
What a great trip. The villa is wonderful. I will miss going to sleep to the sound of the waves. We all experienced a lot of firsts on this trip; cave-tubing, zip-lining, snorkeling....it was a blast. We want to take Vicki home with us - it was a real treat to come back after a long day and have her busy in the kitchen. Charlton (tour guide) was a lot of fun to hang out with. Tanya and Uwe have a wonderful restaurant and they took good care of us as well. We also had Jerald, Myrian and her daughter tooking after us as well....great snorkeling and good trip to Monkey river. Thank you for this opportunity! We appreciate your generosity.
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Guest: Elly (Edmonton)
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Date of Stay: 11/27/09
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
For a third world country, I have found all the villagers to be very content. The small children are clean and dressed well for school. I loved the small children!. Tanya and Uwe were fabulous, a wealth of knowledge and a great restaurant (thongs). Charlton (local tour guide) made the holiday! I'm sure he may be very lonely the next few days. The trips to the jungle.....I can see why people come back to stay. Belize I will always have fond memories.
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Guest: Chris (Calgary)
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Date of Stay: 11/27/09
Review Submitted: 12/29/10
If there is a "paradise on earth" we found it here. It seems cliche to say "thanks for the memories" but appropriate considering all there are; fabulous tours, fabulous places, fabulous food and amazing people. thank you Constance, Hal and Kyle for sharing your Belize with us.
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