Conch Shell Inn

Ambergris Caye


This pink-and-white beauty on the beach offers excellent value smack dab in the middle of town. The 10 brightly tiled rooms are spacious and comfortable, and the upstairs ones have kitchenettes and hammocks hanging on the shared balcony. The sandy beach area is not great for swimming, but it is decked out with hammocks and lounge chairs from which to watch the comings and goings.

Air-con is available for BZ$30 a night but the rooms are designed to take full advantage of ocean breezes, so you probably won't need it.


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1. Catholic Church

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2. House of Culture

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3. Tackle Box Canyons

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5. Esmeralda

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6. Boca del Rio

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7. Tuffy Canyons

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8. Cypress Garden

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