Beachfront Pool Home 'Angels Landing'

***Angela, the homeowner, minimizes or scoffs at any negative reviews. VRBO will not allow me to include my contact info in this review (not sure if you can message me via my VRBO account) or post the photos and videos of the construction sites. We also took photos of the property in the immaculate condition we left it since Angela has displayed a remarkable lack of integrity.***

I am a U.S. Navy Senior Chief and I just returned from a 14 month deployment in Djibouti, Africa. Previous to renting Angel’s Landing, I contacted Angela via email and described that I will have been gone for 14 months in an environment that was constant noise 24/7 of jets, helicopters, etc. and in a very high stress position and that I was looking for solitude and peace and quiet so that I could de-stress and my husband and I could reconnect. Based on her reply, we rented the home.

Our first morning at 7:00 a.m. we awoke to very loud construction noise. The ocean is 50 feet from the home and we couldn’t hear it at all over the noise of tile saws, pneumatic equipment, cement mixers, hammers, drills, axes, etc. Nor could we completely relax with all the construction workers that were within 20 feet of us. Two full, heavy duty construction sites right next door. We contacted Angela but she did not contact us back. We found out the heavy construction would be going on indefinitely from early morning to evening every day including the weekends and that construction had started in 2015 so not a recent development. Angela is fully aware of the construction as she lives down the street. Had she been honest and told me about the construction, we would never have rented Angel's Landing-she robbed us of the ability to make an informed decision. We moved to a resort after only 3 days at Angel’s Landing. Her deceit and lack of integrity ruined our vacation and caused us additional stress and doubled our expenses. Even with all that, we only requested a refund for the nights we moved out of the home which we have never received. Angela also changed our booking to cancelled so that we could not write a review. We had to file a formal complaint with VRBO in order to write this review. The home itself shows deferred maintenance and only one A/C unit worked correctly due to the lack of proper maintenance (I had the same A/C units in Africa and they ran 24/7/365.) Also, no washer and dryer and yet Angela hasn't updated the description. VRBO will not intervene on your behalf with the homeowner.

Overall our stay at angels landing was great. The view of the ocean, the location and the privacy was good. The place itself was fairly basic but with that said it had all you needed and was clean. The use of the kayaks was great. Close by Maya Beach and Placencia was very handy and fun to explore. good base camp to stage your activities from and still be able to watch a sunrise and be on the beach. or use the pool too !

When we decided to go to Belize, I wanted to stay on the mainland so that we would have to flexibility to both enjoy the beach, but also see Tikal and do some other mainland excursions. Angel's Landing was PERFECT for this. The house is beautiful. Clean, spacious (it's even bigger than the pictures make it appear), airy, relaxing, and comfortable....and that's just the inside. The "backyard" is just a dream. A poolside deck, a balcony deck (with doors to not only the living room, but to both bedrooms as well), and the extremely cool 'observation deck'. The backyard beach is great for so many reasons. There is enough sun that you can lay out in the sun all week long if that's what you wanted to do, but there are also enough trees that you can quickly get away from the blistering Belize sun and take cover in the shade where there is always the cool ocean breeze. The trees also provide privacy from the neighbors. The hammock under the thatched roof is a great place to take a little nap or just enjoy the sound of the gentle waves hitting the beach. We also has a blast taking the kayaks out into the ocean.

Angela and Phil were great to deal with. I had originally booked my stay for a certain week but had to change it due to my wife's work schedule and Angela was totally understanding, switched the week for me right away, and didn't ask for a dime in the process.

I had had a couple other questions during the booking process and Angela always got right back to me with answers.

Don't ignore this listing just because Placencia village is about a 30 minute drive away (mainly due to the many speed bumps). A 30 minute drive to dinner down an oceanside road lined with palm trees seems like nothing when you're on vacation, and you'll have the benefit of having a thousand times more privacy than any place you book inside the village itself.

I can't recommend this place enough. And do yourself a favor, if you book Angels Landing, make it a point to get yourself to Tikal for a day trip. (It is worth getting up at 4:30AM ...which I wouldn't say about too many things.) And don't worry, you can sleep late the following day and spend all day at the beach....without ever leaving the property.

Thank you Angela and Phil!

We stayed here for Christmas week and enjoyed the spaciousness of Angels landing . The open concept does lack privacy making a party of 6 interesting .The kayaks provided were a hit with our adult kids as each morning they would take a spin in the calm ocean . Angie & Phil met us on arrival and did a good job introducing us to their home & eased our mind about being in a different country .It’s a bit out of the way so you do need to drive for groceries and other activities other than swimming , kayaking and strolling the beach . It was a good place to base our other adventures from . Angie was very patient with all my questions and was quick to respond to my emails . Laundry is not onsite but Angie has a lady who will pick it up and have it back on the same day for a fee. We often choose a resort to stay but it was nice having our own private beach and pool for our down time .

It was all I dreamed of for the last 9 months in Antarctica!