We only had one night at The Great House but it made a great impression. It was a relaxing end to a hectic day of travel and then in the morning was in a great location for a walk along the water as well as a quick walk to the Water Taxi to the Cayes. Great bargain too.

My adult daughter and I stayed at The Great House when we were in Belize City this past March. I thought by staying there instead of the neighboring Radisson, we would have more of a sense of a real Belize hotel and not an American chain. The management of The Great House must have made an effort to hire the unfriendliest, least caring people they could find in all of Belize for the front desk. While we found Belizians in general to be cordial, friendly, and helpful to 2 female travellers, the front desk staff at The Great House could hardly have been bothered to help us with our questions and concerns about the city. After a couple experiences like that, I ended up going over to the Radisson and asking their very friendly concierge my questions. There was a giant cockroach in our room at The Great House (this is a tropical country after all) but the room was OK - even though we didn't have hot water from 4 - 10 Pm one evening. My recommendation would be to stay at the Radisson across the street, not The Great House.

We stayed at The Great House on our final night of an 8 day journey around Belize, and loved the feel of the place. It has old world charm, but modern conveniences. Belize City is not a destination in itself, but The Great House is a wonderful jumping off or ending point during a trip to Belize. A walk down to the lighthouse, out to the end of the pier, or through the adjoining neighborhood is interesting, but otherwise, there isn't much to do in the area. We did take a walking tour through the downtown area (a 10 minute walk away) that was written up in our guidebook. It gave us some insight to the culture of the area, but we could have done without the locals approaching and asking us to "Give me dollar!"

We stayed at the great house for the last night of our trip to Belize.
We stayed with our two boys(5 and 7) and had a great time. It is a very beautiful inn. Our room was very spacious, with two queen beds, large t.V, air conditioning(very quiet), and a spacious bathroom. The rooms are decorated all different and are gorgoeus. The inn is sort of connected to the Raddisson, which has a pool for all guests to use. The tourist village is a block and a half away, although you need to be there when the ships are in or there a virtually no stores open, don't know if we felt comfortable or not there because we saw more security guards than people. Right beside the great house there is a little bakery filled with lots of yummy tidbits, icecream, fruit and salad plates, and expresso(cheap)!!! The restaurant was good, we had only lunch there. There is the sea front wall and light house right down there street, a two minute walk. We enjoyed our one night at the Great house.