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Beauty in Belize, at Turtle Inn

Escape to Francis Ford Coppola’s resort and discover pure bliss in Belize.

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Where to get pampered…

As soon as I learned that there was a spa in this resort, I was all over it. Believe me; you are going to want to experience it. ‘The Sunset Spa’ is in an open-air “Rice House”. The walls are covered in hand painted Balinese murals, and this section of the Inn proved to have the best view of Placencia Lagoon I witnessed. I was informed, before anything even touched my skin, that all treatments used only locally-sourced organic ingredients. After speaking some more with the masseuse, I learned they actually study ancient techniques at the Sacred Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok. How crazy is that!?

Beauty in Belize, at Turtle Inn

The Sunset Spa at Turtle Inn, Belize

I settled on a traditional Thai massage, it was a rhythmic massage that combined compressions, and pressure point techniques and it felt wonderful. Don’t take my word for it though, you have to try it amongst the other services they offer; Essential Oil Massage, Oriental Foot Massage, Sea Salt Body Treatments, and Facials. I finished up my day at Sunset (feeling lux) with a coconut hair rinse. Coconut oil is the latest in health right now, the conditioning treatment made my dry hair feel smooth and silky. They also complimented my rinse with a foot rub!

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A writer, artist, and designer since she was young enough to put pencil to paper, Hilary taught herself code and created Urbanette when she was a teenager. Currently, she lives in Monte Carlo, but spent the past decade living in NYC, still considers herself a New Yorker, and visits regularly. She's always traveling, looking for hot new topics, destinations, and life hacks to bring to Urbanette readers.

Reader Discussion: 44 Comments

  1. Avatar of May Baker

    May Baker

    Well, this is new to me. Will chart this on my checklist of places to visit someday. Thanks for the heads up 🙂

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    Kim Hartford

    One of the reasons why I love the Urbanette Magazine is that this magazine completely away from cliche. You don’t go promoting places you actually don’t like. And you don’t go chasing the trendy places unlike every other magazine. You only write about the places you’ve been to and was satisfied with. For example Turtle Inn. I never heard about the place until I saw this article. I’m glad I did. It’s far from the cliche so called popular places other magazines rave about! The Turtle Inn definitely looks like a place I could have a great time. Thanks for being unigue and geniune. I really appreciate that.

    • Avatar of Amelia Beckons

      Amelia Beckons

      They’re not lying when they say 100% unique content. 😉

      Just like you, I love finding out via Urbanette about all these gorgeous places I’ve never been to. Because I trust their reviews, and I know they won’t try to make us believe in something they don’t stand behind.

      Honestly, Turtle Innn is ONLY one of the MANY places I found out through Urbanette, and I’m already planing to make a trip as soon as possible. 🙂

  3. Avatar of Sasha Rosswell

    Sasha Rosswell

    I came across this article while I was looking for information about the Turtle Inn. My fiance booked us a reservation and surprised me with it. Being the control freak I am, I had to see what it’s like and read some reviews. I did come acress some informative reviews on some certain websites, but my god, nobody described it in so much detail like you did! THANK YOU! All thanks to this article I am relieved because I know it won’t be disasterous getaway. I expect it to be rather romantic. 🙂

  4. Avatar of Jennifer McSween

    Jennifer McSween

    I took my time, read the whole article and then read all the comments, and all I can say is WOW!! I agree with each commenter. This place is a great get away from the stressful big city life.

  5. Avatar of Sabrina Grattidge

    Sabrina Grattidge

    This is generally not my kind of place. But the way you described it, and the photosyou shared, really made me want to book a vacation there! Well done on another AWESOME article Hilary! You’re so good at this. 🙂

    • Avatar of Jennifer McSween

      Jennifer McSween

      Her writing technique is so unique and creative. You can picture everything in your head as you read it. I think she should write a book! I know I would buy it. 🙂

  6. Avatar of Diana Hewitt

    Diana Hewitt

    That’s a very cute resort. Lovely review, very detailed and informative. Thanks for telling us about it. If my road crosses Belize, I will consider staying at the Turtle inn. 🙂

  7. Avatar of Lynn Hayes

    Lynn Hayes

    My god… How gorgeous is this place!? Honestly I get a little jealous when you post these travel reviews, but I keep coming back for more, cause on the other hand I really enjoy it. I’m so living vicariously through you! 🙂

  8. Avatar of Roberta Bennett

    Roberta Bennett

    Fascinating! Exoticism and luxury met in one place. You’re quite a lucky girl that you get to travel to all these amazing places. Thank you for sharing your travel experiences with us!

  9. Avatar of Frances Seifert

    Frances Seifert

    It has a bit The Sims Castaway Stories vibe to it. Totally my kind of place. I would definitely love to visit if I had the chance one day.

  10. Avatar of Amanda Roberts

    Amanda Roberts

    Oh my god! My sister is getting married this summer, and she wants a beach wedding, but she’s so picky that she hasn’t booked a location yet. I’m going to share this article with her. I know she will love it. That’s exactly what she’s looking for.

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