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Portofino Resort Traveler Review :: "Okay, but not great."

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Summary of All Property Reviews Ratings based on answers from a total of 3 reviews (All Reviews) 10 is best 1 is worst
Feature	Ranking	Feature	Ranking
Cleanliness of Property	6.00	Quality of Property	7.00
Privacy & Quietness	4.67	Quality of Service	5.00
Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff	4.33	Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience	4.00
Food and Dining Experience	5.00	Price/Value of Property	4.33
Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property)	7.33	Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach)	4.33
Total Property Score: 5.20 | Average Star Rating: 2.33 out of 5

• 33% (1 visitors of 3) said they would go back to Portofino Resort again.
• 33% (1 visitors of 3) said they would recommend Portofino Resort to friends.

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The weather was great, but people staying here whould be aware that
1. The rooms are too close together. All of the beach front bungalows have 2 rooms in them and the bungalows are about 5 feet apart. If your neighbor watches TV, walks or goes to the bathroom, you will be disturbed.

2. The descriptions of packages are inaccurate, the full day snorkel with the honeymoon package starts at 1:30 and obviously doesn't include lunch. The honeymoon suite is above 2 other rooms and there may be noisy children and cigar smokers below you. The lagoon is barely visible, not right outside the back.

3. The equipment they loan is real cheap and poorly maintained. There is no attempt to sanitize snorkels or other equipment between guests.

4. The restaurant is good, but the menu much more limited than listed on the web site. You'll want to eat elsewhere at least 1/2 the days.

5. The managment doesn't go out of its way to be helpful, but many of the employees do. There are much better tours and activities than the resort offers but you'll have to find them yourself.

6. This is the exact opposite of eco-tourism which is popular in Belize. The back of the resort is a garbage dump of nonrecyclables.

7. You can't swim in the water of the beach. It's too low and covered with seagrass.

Property Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you stay at this property again?: ... No
Would you recommend this property to your friends?: ... Yes
In your opinion, how would you classify the "style" of this property: ... Family Oriented
Possible Anwswers: Family Oriented, Couples Oriented, Mixed/Diverse in a Good Way, Mixed/Diverse in a Bad Way

• Cleanliness of Property: ... 7
• Quality of Property: ... 6
• Privacy and Quietness: ... 5
• Quality of Service: ... 7
• Courtesy and Hospitality of Staff: ... 6
• Accuracy of Website VS. Actual Experience: ... 2
  
• Food and Dining Experience: ... 7
• Price/Value of Property: ... 5
  
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property): ... 10
• Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach): ... 4

Destination/Island Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you visit this destination/island again?: ... Yes
Would you recommend this destination/island to your friends?: ... Yes

• Cleanliness of Destination/Island: ... 7
• Options of Activities in the Area: ... 7
• Ease of Transportation (air, taxi, bus, shuttle): ... 8
• Quality of Beaches in the Area: ... 6
• Courtesy & Hospitality of Locals: ... 8
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe in the Area): ... 9
  
• Local Restaurant Experience/Options: ... 7
• Price/Value of Destination (Does your dollar stretch?): ... 8
  

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