The home is, overall, quite lovely--attractive, roomy, on the water--many things going for it. Its location is unfortunate. Right in the middle of town, surrounded by poverty and shacks. People, and children, are begging on the beachfront. My wife was not comfortable there, as men stared at her and women ignored her friendly greetings. People were much friendlier on Ambergris Caye. (Just one mile south are two condo complexes with pools and piers and security, with a completely different [nicer] vibe.
The lovely architectural design includes four sets of double doors that open to the veranda overlooking the water. Unfortunately, all are rusted shut and inaccessible. You must walk out the back and go around the house to the front. Privacy drapes needed grommets or tie-backs to be managed easily.
Our check in was complicated. We arrived right on time, but the supposed property manager had moved to another town and was no longer employed there. We had no wifi, so we had to go to the one open restaurant (CoVid has crippled the commerce in this town) to use their WiFi to contact VRBO and the owner. The new property manager then showed up promptly and was very helpful in getting us in and set up with the WiFi there. After he left, we discovered that the television had been newly replaced (after being stolen), and hadn't been hooked up to the network. Ordinarily, we wouldn't have cared, but with curfew at 8pm, the ability to watch the football playoffs would have been nice. The owners and new property manager are lovely people, and I'm sure that CoVid and the two recent tropical storms have left significant scars that contributed to virtually all of our difficulties. Unfortunately, the timing was what it was, and the outcome was not what we had hoped..