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Kitty's Place Beachfront Resort
Kitty's Place is a secluded beach resort located on the peninsula, 1.5 miles north of the Creole village of Placencia. The resort has a full-service restaurant and bar, a well-stocked gift shop and a large selection of activities.
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This small Belizean resort is owned and operated by Kitty Fox and Ran Villanueva. The resort accommodations are built of tropical hardwoods in the Caribbean style.
Belize is a small English-speaking country nestled on the Central American coast of the Caribbean Sea. Entering into its second decade of independence, Belize is an excellent example of a young, peaceful democracy. Belize is noted for its natural beauty: unspoiled rivers and rainforests, abundant wildlife, countless Mayan archeological sites, and the world's second largest barrier reef.
The Placencia peninsula in southern Belize offers miles of natural beach, numerous coral-encrusted cayes, a rich mangrove lagoon and road access from the mainland, making the area an ideal base for exploring both the Caribbean Sea and the Belizean jungle.
Honeymoon Package
Begin your new life in Paradise
Let Placencia’s romantic shores create the perfect backdrop for your time together. With only 11 rooms we guarantee privacy while providing discreetly attentive service, a multitude of tropical excursions, fine dining, and a relaxing ambiance. Let our personable staff make this a truly unforgettable experience. Our resident cook will cater to your desires - all meals are provided and fresh seafood is the specialty! (Please note that we can accommodate to any diet with advance notice.)
Honeymoon package includes:
- Private accommodation in a beach cabana (king bed)
- Breakfast & dinner
- Tropical excursion (snorkeling tour or jungle river tour)
- Massage for two or a second tour
- Domestic airfares (round trip to Placencia)
- Surprise honeymoon gift
- Welcome cocktail
Wedding Packages
Have you ever dreamed of a barefoot wedding on the beach? We can help you make that dream come true! From a simple ceremony to a full-fledged Caribbean party - we can tailor a package to your fantasy and your budget. Email us for more details.
We hope you will have an enjoyable stay with us. The following information should answer most of your questions.
What to Bring
Handy Things to Bring: flashlight, binoculars, sunhat, sunglasses (maybe a spare?), rain poncho (June through December), required medicines, contact lense solution, camera and film, fishing tackle (if you fish!), reef shoes, one set of lightweight long pants and long sleeve shirt. More money and less clothes. We provide beach towels.
Office and Gift Shop
Our office and gift shop are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. Ask here for tour information and scheduling, taxi services, travel arrangements (we are agents for Maya Airways and Tropic Air) and other office services. Remember to reconfirm your flight 72 hours in advance.
Restaurant and Bar
Our restaurant and bar is open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Please order Early Bird Breakfasts or Box Lunches the night before. Be sure to let the restaurant know of any dietary restrictions or requirements. Reservations are not required, but advance notice for dinner is appreciated. All food and beverage prices include a 10% service charge. Food sales are subject to 8% sales tax.
Water and Electricity
The tap water in your room is excellent drinking water. It is treated municipal water from an artesian well in Big Creek. You should have both hot and cold water in your room. Let us know immediately if there is no cold water. Our electricity is 110 volts, 60 cycles.
Laundry
Laundry service is available. Clothes are normally line-dried. If your prefer the drier it will cost an additional fee per load. Be sure to let us know if laundry requires special care.
Tipping
There is a 10% service charge included in the room, food and bar cost which is distributed amongst the staff. Additional tips for good service are appreciated. Tips placed in the restaurant tip box are distributed amongst the kitchen & restaurant staff. If you wish to leave a general tip for all staff or a tip for a specific member of staff, please do so at the front desk. We would be happy to provide you with an envelope and will pass it on to the appropriate person or persons. Thank you for your generosity.
Snorkeling and Leisure Activities
When the water is calm, there is nice snorkeling off the beach. About 100 feet offshore near the buoy marker is a small coral reef with fascinating marine life.
The lagoon mangrove behind the resort is a wonderful place to explore with a kayak. Birds and orchids abound in this mysterious setting. Manatees are often spotted in the lagoon late in the day.
Snorkel gear and bicycles can be rented from the office. A football and volleyball are also available for guest use (on the premises). Other items such as Frisbees and plastic floaters can be found in the gift shop. Ask about our free bird list.
Excursions and Tours
Snorkeling excursions to French Louie Caye, Laughingbird Caye National Park, and the Silk Cayes, can be booked at the office. Interested in sportfishing? Let us find the right guide for your interests. We also arrange SCUBA tours and dive instruction (PADI or NAUI). If you want to explore inland we also book Monkey River, the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, and a tour to Lubaantun & Nimli Punit.
Professional Massage
Treat yourself to a relaxing, therapeutic massage. Swedish Massage is combined with Shiatsu, thumb pressure and deep tissue work to relieve your body's aches, pains and tensions. Inquire at the office. The massage is given privately in your cabana, apartment, or room.
Payment
We accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and American Express). We also accept US$ Traveler's Checks, and cash (both BZ$ & US$). We do not accept personal checks.
Please let us know if you have any problems or additional questions.
Nearby Attractions:
Snorkeling. An experience that should not be missed! Each of our cayes has its own unique coral garden, with a reef life so bountiful that even a non-swimmer can enjoy the wonders of our underwater world! Our licensed local guides will swim with you to help identify our abundant marine wildlife.
Kitty’s Place Tours
All tours are led by licensed local guides. Most prices are based on 4 or more adults. All tours are subject to an 8% sales tax.
SNORKEL
Snorkel tours leave at 9 am and return by 4 pm. Our guides will snorkel with you and are trained to teach beginners. Life jackets, water and ice are always on board.
Laughingbird Caye National Park and French Louie Caye: This is a very popular full day tour. The first stop is Laughingbird Caye National Park, an excellent snorkeling site for the beginner There is plenty of colorful reef right off the coral beach. The inner reef offers protected waters, a large variety of soft and hard corals and a multitude of tropical fish. French Louie Caye, our private mangrove island, is the second stop. Here you will find outstanding snorkeling: a pristine coral garden surrounds the island, as well as the fascinating underwater mangrove jungle, the “nursery of the sea”. Or - just relax and grab a hammock.
Silk Cayes and the Barrier Reef: These all day snorkel tours usually go to the Silk Cayes, three small coral cayes located on top of the main barrier reef. Occasionally the tour may go to Round Caye, Pompion Caye, or Ranguana Caye. Snorkeling on the outer reef is more dramatic than the inner reefs— bigger walls, larger fish and a more ocean ecology. These cayes are coral sand cayes with beautiful beaches. It takes approximately one hour to reach these destinations. You will need to order a box lunch. Tour includes snorkel gear and lunch.
SCUBA
SCUBA Diving and SCUBA Instruction: Professional local divemasters are always ready to explore untouched cayes, dramatic walls and virgin reefs. Some of our best diving is inside the main barrier reef, offering a variety of protected dive sites. Kitty’s Place does not operate its own SCUBA Dive Shop but we can book day tours, night dives and SCUBA instruction for you as well as provide information on recommended local dive operators. Rates include two tanks, weights and lunch.
SPORT-FISHING
Fly Fishing, Spin Casting, Trolling, Deep Sea Fishing and General Fishing: Placencia has been called the “Permit Capital of the World”. If you love fishing let us find you the right guide to take you to our flats, lagoons, rivers and reefs in search of permit, tarpon, bonefish and snook, as well as barracuda, jack, kingfish, wahoo, bonito, tuna, grouper, snapper—an endless variety of fish that you may find on your line! Some rental fishing gear is available but the serious angler should bring his own. Remember to order a box lunch.
JUNGLE TOURS
Wear long pants and good walking shoes that can get wet. Bring a swimsuit, hat, insect repellent, binoculars and a bird book.
Monkey River Jungle Walk: A half-hour boat ride takes you to Monkey River Town at the mouth of a lush tropical river. Here we pick up your Monkey River guide who will lead you on the jungle trails. If you choose you may simply motor slowly up the river and do a quiet float downstream, observing the abundant wildlife along the river bank. Howler monkeys are usually sighted, as well as iguanas, crocodiles, turtles and many species of birds. Lunch is scheduled at Alice’s Restaurant. The return to Placencia takes you through a maze of mangroves and lagoons, where you may see manatees.
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary: The world’s first sanctuary created specifically for the elusive jaguar. You will register at Maya Center, a picturesque Mayan village where you may visit a Mayan crafts shop. Then a beautiful jungle road leads to the preserve where you will hike rainforest trails with your naturalist guide. Birders, bring your binoculars! One tour operator offers an invigorating tube float down the river. On other tours you climb to a beautiful waterfall for a cool swim.
Nimli Punit, Lubaantun and Blue Creek: Explore our Mayan culture of yesterday and today! Take a boat across the lagoon, where you will meet your van and licensed guide. The first stop is Nimli Punit, a small ruin famous for it’s stelae. On some tours you will then travel to the Mayan village of Blue Creek for an adventurous hiking and caving experience. Other tours proceed to Lubaantun, where the famous crystal skull was found, then on to a Mayan village where you have lunch.
Xunantunich Ruins and The Blue Hole: Enjoy the scenic ride through the Maya Mountains via the Hummingbird Highway. Stand in awe as you observe the wonders of the ancient Maya world. Xunantunich has “El Castillo” one of the tallest buildings in Belize. This pyramid rises 130’ above the jungle canopy, offering a spectacular view of the Cayo District and Guatemala. Enjoy lunch at a local San Ignacio restaurant and on the trip home cool of with a swim at the crystal clear Blue Hole (a deep pool formed where an underground river joins a sinkhole - not the famous dive site.) Bring your snorkel mask for a better view of this natural wonder.
SPA SERVICES
Massage: Treat yourself to a relaxing massage in your room! Our talented massage therapists are trained in Swedish, deep tissue and Shiatsu techniques so you are assured of the right touch for your body.
ISLAND CAMPING
French Louie Caye: French Louie Caye is our small private island 8 miles offshore, featuring exquisite coral gardens and a fascinating mangrove ecology with a multitude of tropical fish. The caye was once used as a local fishing camp and for the past few years has offered camping and cabins for tourists. Hurricane Iris damaged the structures on the land, but the underwater world looks better than ever—it seems that Hurricane Iris gave the reef a good, cleansing rinse! We are currently rebuilding the caye’s infrastructure. At the present time we have built a watchman’s house and replaced the picnic tables and hammocks.
Scuba. Our professionally-trained local guides are always ready to explore untouched cayes, dramatic walls and virgin reefs. Some of our best diving is inside the main barrier reef, offering a variety of protected dive sites.
Sport-Fishing. Placencia is a paradise for the light-tackle fisherman seeking tarpon, snook, bonefish and the elusive permit. Trolling and deep-sea fishing are also available. We have excellent local guides; the serious angler should bring his own tackle.
Lagoon Kayaking. Explore the rich lagoon ecology of mangrove and manatee. Paddle our new kayak nature trails to see a variety of water birds and orchids.
Birding. The "Placencia Peninsula Bird Checklist" has 97 species listed. More need to be added. Enjoy an early morning birding session from the restaurant veranda.
Jungle Tours. Visit the Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Reserve and hike the rain forest trails to hidden water falls. Or take a boat ride to Monkey River Town, where a jungle river float will take you to howler monkeys, turtles, iguanas, parrots, toucans and other rainforest wildlife.
Mayan Ruins. To the south are several small Mayan archeological sites (Nimli Punit, Lubaantun, Uxbenka). A day trip to these ruins also includes a visit to one of the local Mayan villages to experience the living Mayan culture of today.
Amenities:
Because of a special relationship we have with International Air Carriers, we are able to offer you deeply discounted (wholesale) airfare to Kitty's Place Beach Resort. Your request will be personally researched by a live agent, insuring the best possible ticket price.
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