My boyfriend and I stayed at Parrot Cove for a week during the winter holidays. Having read the reviews here I was expecting a VERY basic room, so I was pleasantly surprised to see something aesthetically pleasing when we arrived. We stayed in the lower level of the Jude Beach House for the first part of the week and moved into a standard room for the rest of the week. The Jude Beach House is secluded, though there is an upper level so whomever is staying there can be heard and can hear what's going on downstairs. The walk to the main property can get a bit tiresome but it's certainly quiet and calm there. We had anticipated cooking a lot of our own meals but our food was immediately consumed by ants (keep everything in the fridge!) and there were so many bugs outside that we were leery of inviting any more in by having food around. Fortunately the restaurant is above average. The food is great and the staff is very friendly. We never waited long for anything and they even cooked and served us the fish we caught one day. When it was time to move into the standard room we appreciated its proximity to the restaurant and main office, though were disappointed by its lack of comforts (no bedside lamps, for example). The people working in the office booked us two activities - a jungle walk/hike and a fishing/snorkeling trip. The guides were both petty good though both trips were a little 'low rent' compared to the scuba days we booked ourselves through Hamanasi (further up the beach) and we felt that we would have gotten better value booking all of them through that resort. All in all I would recommend staying at Parrot Cove if the rates are low, as it is excellent value at their regular rates. I would, however, suggest spending only a few days in Hopkins and exploring other parts of Belize, as the sand flies were constantly biting and after a while you begin to feel as though you're on a resort enclave since the town isn't THAT close by and you wind up eating/hanging out at the same 3-5 restaurants/bars/resorts.

My wife and I, along with our daughter and son-in-law rented the 2 level Jude Beach House for a 7night stay.
The lodging was great in every respect. Everyone was extremely friendly and made sure we were well taken care of.

The restaurant served very good meals and even cooked and served our own fish freshly caught that day.

We highly recommend this resort and look forward to our return next year.

Our activities included several fishing trips with Horace (an excellent guide), The 10 mile Jaguar Preserve kayak trip, lots of biking,exploring and swimming.
Go, relax and enjoy.

The Minceys

My husband & I stayed at the Parrot Cove Lodge from Sat.May5 to Sat.May 13th. This is our 3rd trip to Belize and the Hopkins area. We booked one of the standard rooms and arrived around 2pm. When we pulled up and got out of the vehicle I thought, "Oh no", there were tons of people there, I mean the pool was filled with children and I mean packed in like sardines and then over on the beach area there were lots more people. I was looking for a nice quiet vacation and thought, maybe this wasn't going to be the case. We went into the office and were greeted promptly and I asked about all the people and we were told that it was about 350 people from Belize Bank who were having a day party for employees and their families. Whew! They were all having a great time and I was relieved to hear that they were leaving that evening. As I mentioned we were scheduled to stay in a standard room at the lodge but they had a group of 18 people who were building a church in Belize and they all wanted to be together at the lodge so they were ''upgrading'' us to Jude House which is down the road. Check in was quick and then they took us down to the house. We were extremely happy with the change as the Jude House is very nice. There's 2 units, an upstairs and a downstairs and we were even lucky enough to have no one upstairs so we had our own private beach etc. It was very clean and they've done a great job with placing the windows and patio doors. Beautiful windows and patio doors off of the small living room and also in the bedroom, when you lie in bed you have a direct gorgeous view of the ocean! There were a couple of loungers with cushions on them for the times that you want to catch some sun. We had a little bar fridge and kitchen sink, grill etc in the kitchen. The bed had the best mattresses that I have ever slept on in Belize. There are lots of shelves in the closet for your clothes and the whole unit is very clean and nice. Throughout the week, we only encountered nice, friendly, helpful staff, they've done a great job at creating a nice teamwork with the employees. 'The mgrs always stopped by when we were in the dining room to say hi and see how things were going. We ate in town our 1st night and our introduction to their cooking was on the 1st Sunday for breakfast. FABULOUS! I highly recommend the banana french toast, forget the diet though.That night we were celebrating my birthday and we had reserved the pier/dock. When we arrived they had decorated it with palm fronds and flowers all the way down it and the table was beautifully decorated with a white tablecloth. It was a bit stormy that night and the water was crashing up a bit on the dock but it was very memorable, a birthday dinner I won't quickly forget. We both order the seafood cocktail which was quite tasty but personally I think they could cut back on their portion sizes as it was quite a bit for an appetizer. I then had the Chicken Marsala and when I took my first bite, the flavor just exploded in my mouth. It is a chicken breast stuffed with bread, herbs and pineapple and some sauce over it, AMAZING. It also came with coconut sweet potatoes which again it could have been a bit less of potatoes and maybe throw in some veggies. My husband had the special of the night which was curry chicken and he really liked it. They then surprised me with a birthday cake that they made for me, very nice touch. Throughout the week, we ate at the hotel about 1/2 the time as we also like to visit the small little Belizean owned restaurants in town. The food was always great and they also do a great job with mixed drinks. Service was always attentive and good. Many mornings I would sit in the restaurant and do some 'work on my laptop'' with the most gorgeous ocean view in front of me. They have a lot of hammocks and lounges out in front of the water so there's plently of places to lay out with a book or have a nap by the water. Not sure what else to say other than, what you see on the website is what you get and I will definetly stay there again.

Ann-Marie & Allan from Canada

My boyfriend and I spent 3 nights at the Parrot Cove Lodge and loved it! We rented a car in Belize City and drove there ourselves, which was an adventure in itself. The roads are bad in some places and some of the signs leaving the airport weren’t clearly marked. I would recommend taking a plane to Dangeria and having the airport pick you up – It’s faster and more comfortable. When we got to the hotel the manager showed us around and made us feel right at home. The next day (when we got up in the daylight) we couldn’t believe our eyes! The hotel is beautiful! It is on the same strip of sand as all those other hotels, just as nice, and less expensive! Everyone we met there was friendly and helpful. One day we decided to go on a hike – the manger cleaned a cooler himself for us, packed it with ice and cold water and even offered to give us snacks for the trip! Little things like that during our entire stay made all the difference. Thank you Ralph and Mr. Williams for your kindness and hospitality.