My Husband and I just spent 10 wonderful days at Ramon's Village. Everything we could ever want was right there. The beach was great, the bar and restaraunt was convenient, and their staff is GREAT!! Our room was right on the beach, it was clean and comfortable - we did have an air conditioner, but the island breeze keeps the room very comfortable- The entire staff is very friendly and helpful, everyone always has a smile on their face and they are quick to say Hello and wish you a good day. Our Housekeeper even greeted us with a smile and a hug on Valentines day!!! She decorated our room with flowers - everyone in San Pedro was so nice and helpful!! We had a great time going on as many of the trips as we could - Amigos del Mar was great fun - as was George at Ecological Divers - the sailboat trip to Caye Caulker was a BLAST!! But it was also nice to relax on the beach with a book and a Belikin, there were always plenty of beach chairs available.
We didn't have any problems with bugs at all - we did lose power for a few hours one night - but no worries, the beer stayed cold!
The whole resort is surrounded by beautiful gardens, the pool is so pretty - I felt like I was in Paradise the entire time. Leaving San Pedro was not fun at all, and we can't wait to go back!

We were at Ramon's on Ambergris Caye from Feb. 16-23, 2008. We are 53 years old.
Terrific location, nice beach. Lots of life along this strip.
We enjoyed being able to walk into town and there was no need to drive a motor vehicle the whole week we were there. Ramon's was acceptable for us, but it is obvious that your experience depends on which unit you are in.
There is no TV and you have to pay $5 per day if you want a small refrigerator.
Friends of ours told us that she would hear the toilet gurgle frequently, keeping her awake, and as soon as anyone in the unit was up and around in the morning, she could no longer sleep because she would hear them moving about. She also said the shower water would change from very hot to cold. There was often a stiff breeze off the water, and those in the units closer to the ocean would hear a sound all night some nights like someone brooming off the outside of the walls from the thatched roof blowing. A man told us he would wake up sweating every night, and the A/C was dripping condensation into the room. It blew right at the bed. Our A/C did not blow on the bed. We had no thatched roof sounds. Our temperature was fine, and the bed was just right, not too hard or soft. We were in a single unit, so had no noise from neighbors.
Our unit was back away from the beach, which means closer to the road, and there was a lot of traffic noise until about 10:00 p.m. We read until 10:30 pm or so, and then had no trouble falling asleep. If you go to sleep earlier, the traffic noise might interfere. Our first night there, we were exhausted from travel, so went to bed about 9:00, and the traffic noise made it hard for me to fall asleep that night. I suggest taking a white noise machine.
I had no bug bites the whole week, and I used no bug repellant at all. A worker at Ramon's told us mosquitos are never a problem there, even in the rainy season (June through Nov.)
We avoided Ramon's restaurant after our one meal there, which was conch fritters. With two lemonades, that "lunch" was $40 U.S., way overpriced and not good.
The Blue Water Grill is right next door, we ate there a lot. Other good restaurants: Caramba, Mango's, and Elvi's. Be sure not to miss the Ice Cream at Dandee's, near Caramba restaurant. There is a great little French bakery just at the northwest corner of the airport, across the street.
Although there is great stuff to see underwater there, very few people snorkel around the beach or piers; I saw only two the whole week. There is boat traffic there; it is not reserved for snorkelers, so there is an element of danger. You can pay for a snorkel or scuba trip at half a dozen different dive shops. Outside the reef, the waves really roll, and getting back into the boat from a scuba dive was a bit of a challenge. Two of the days we were there, no scuba dive trips went out, because the wind had picked up and the waves were too high. Snorkel trips go inside the reef, so they weren't affected. The water inside the reef is about 28 feet deep.
The reason the pool at Ramon's isn't used much is because the board walk all around it is a walkway, so there is no place to leave lounge chairs around the pool. The Sunbreeze pool had people in the loungers all day, it has a nice deck. At Ramon's the lounge chairs are on the beach, not at the pool.
Golf cart rental is about $40 for 8 hours, if I remember right.
We LOVE Ambergris Caye and want to go back soon. We plan to stay near Ramon's but not at Ramon's the next time. The Palms, for example, is right next door, and is more expensive than Ramon's, but has much nicer and larger rooms. Sunbreeze is also a good alternative.
Bottom line: if you or your spouse demand upscale, Ramon's is not for you. If you want an out-of-the-ordinary experience and don't demand perfection, give it a try.

I stayed in San Pedro early January, 2008. I learned to scuba so that I could go diving along their barrier reef.

Advice for scuba beginners on San Pedro:
Don't worry about trying to plan ahead. There around around 10-15 dive centers in San Pedro. Just walk around and talk to some of them. See how many people go on the dives, and how they would accomidate a beginner.

I chose Ramon's Village Scuba because they are one of only a couple dive centers on the island that can rent prescription masks. I tore a contact and had to rent a -4 mask, and they were one place that had it.

Advantages:
They suggested diving at Hol Chan. Max depth is 30', with little current. Makes for a great place to get your feet wet with diving.
Only one other person was diving with me.

Disadvantages:
They are one of the priciest dive centers on the island, at 45$ US per one tank dive. Tack on 30$ for BCD/regulator rental, and that adds up in a hurry.
Most dive centers are 30$ US per one tank dive.

Stayed here for our honeymoon. The service was friendly, the rooms clean, but mostly the location was awesome. A short walk or golf cart ride into town. Felt secluded because of trees, wonderful pier where fish gathered. GREAT dive masters and dive trips on site. We also loved the reef fishing. The only consideration was the pool was also chilly b/c it was so shaded, but the beach was 30 feet away.