Beautiful Home

My family and I enjoyed the property and all of it’s amenities including the chef, housekeeper, pool, lagoon, and beautiful sunsets. Our kids enjoyed their own spaces but also time with family. Everyone was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful!

Beautiful Home

Great location, amazing house...terrific staff.... will definitely be back!! The chefs made delicious meals...better than going out! Highly recommend this property!

THANK YOU for your help & patience to Talia & Mabel but especially to Namir. Our holiday was a getaway for 6 lifelong friends celebrating our 50th bdays which would not have been the same without your guidance & attention to detail. Namir even worked with a friend back home to coordinate surprise bday cupcakes! A trip of a lifetime & every time I asked questions for the group you were all extremely responsible & always had the answers. The assistance with every single recommendation & booking was perfect & extremely helpful also comforting because booking excursions were all done on-line or on WhatsApp. Several of us are already talking about a return trip to Placencia & staying at either Laguna Gecko or another fabulous Gecko Vacations homes. Every single person we met during the trip was lovely, friendly, helpful, looked you in the eye & always had a warm smile for you. Laguna Gecko A lovely Belizean rum punch greeted us upon arrival! This spacious, beautifully appointed comfortable home with everything you'll need. There were 6 of us for four days & 4 of us for the remaining time. More than enough room & certainly can accommodate more people comfortably. The beds & linens were lovely, bathrooms were gorgeous & tons of towels. The outdoor shower was my favorite! The kitchen has everything you'll need for cooking. It’s set up for entertaining & since the chefs are often there cooking it has most everything like spices, coffee filters, oils, tinfoil, some condiments, etc. The home was 25mis to village; 10 mins Maya Beach Bistro area; 10min walk/5min cart ride to the Placencia Resort. Laguna was best of both worlds staying on the lagoon with the Maya mtn view & walkable to the ocean. Transfers ran like clock-work, extremely comfortable. Provisions via the sample list was provided was perfect. We picked up liquor/wine in BZE duty-free. Chefs One word is amazing! Fresh, delicious, thoughtfully planned & locally sourced. Daily services in the home were always spotlessly cleaned & laundered. Martha washed anything we needed which was an amazing surprise. Location & safety we never felt uncomfortable or vulnerable. Additional: Cash is king; fly from BZE don’t drive; Naia Spa, Nautical Adventure, Captain Jak’s all wonderful! Maya Beach Bistro was favorite also hit Mare, Afrotide, Barefoot, Tipsy Tuna, Pickled Parrot, Cozy Corner, Bonefish, Above Grounds, resort Sunday BBQ. We LOVED Placencia, Laguna Gecko & everyone we met. Can't wait to return!!!

The residential area felt very secure and safe - great for a family trip. The house was in excellent condition and didn't lack any of the amenities we are used to at home. The absolute best part of the vacation was Manuel! Wow, what a treat to have 3 meals cooked a day. He is talented, kind, and incredibly generous. Martha and Christine kept the house looking as though it did the day we walked in throughout the entire week. When considering a vacation, you literally can't get any more relaxed and pampered in a private home. Five-star service from beginning to end and we highly recommend working with this company.

The house was everything as described. The cook, staff, and Mgmt team were all wonderful and very attentive to any needs that arose. We did not experience any sand flee issues, but it was a little windy so that may have helped. If you are going to venture to the village, I would recommend a Cab or the rental of a Car while you are there. Its a 20-30 minute drive from the house. Stock up on as many alcoholic beverages that you can from the Belize Airport, as it is a least half the cost. It was a great stay and vacation. If you are looking for a relaxing time, great weather, and relaxation the Placencia Belize is the place to be. thanks for a great trip and memories.

Laguna Gecko in Placencia Belize is an amazing property. Well maintained and beautiful. The views are breathtaking. The staff including the chef, grounds keeper and house keeper are all extremely welcoming and friendly. This home comes with everything you can possible need including a golf cart and car. With four bedrooms and four baths you have plenty of room to spread out. The master bedroom and bathroom located on the third floor offers comfort and privacy. With it's outdoor shower, luxury bath and large balony this master has everything you need to relax and enjoy the spectacular views. Located near Placencia Village, The Placencia Casino and Placencia Resort. Also located near a beautiful waterfall, ziplining and river tubing. There are plenty of activities to take in. I highly recommend this property and definitely plan to return many times in the future.

This house is in a very nice area of Belize. For us, Placencia Village was too far to travel by golf cart. We only used the golf cart to go over to the Placencia resort and to a local market. The house is nice, lots of stairs. We wished the queen beds were kings in all the rooms. Most of the furniture was very uncomfortable, especially for 8 people. The no seeums were HORRIBLE! I believe the chairs under the tiki hut were infested with them as well as there were rodent droppings every morning. The chefs were fabulous!! Couldn't have asked for anything better. Having our laundry done and house spruced up everyday was a real treat. The Captain Jaks excursions were really fun and very professional. Several went kayaking, a little hard to get in and out of , but much easier from the resort. Having the resort privileges was a very nice perk. Everyone was friendly everywhere and we felt very safe in the house. The country is still pretty primative, but that adds to the beauty.

There were six of us, a toddler and infant. It was perfect. We loved the pool at the hotel and the pool at the house! We felt like royalty for the week. Pool guy, grounds keepers, concierge, chef, housekeeper, personal transport to and from airport! Wow. The neighborhood is fantastic and gated, the house is well appointed and everything worked very well, sunny with good central air and ceiling fans, fantastic views. The golf cart (we rented one additional) will travel the length of the island in 40 min. with ease. It had everything we needed. The grocery stores are limited; not all that expensive and carry enough for meals and a few US foods. We bought our booze at the airport duty free coming into Placencia but if you have to have Oreos from the grocery store, expect to pay about $8.00 for a package. There are a variety of other options in the store. Airport Customs let us bring foods from home into Placencia, but they are stricter than what is written on the customs website. But with the chef for 3 meals a day, need little from home except favorite snacks. Restaurants compare to US prices and lobster was a seasonal treat! The concierge answered our questions and booked excursions for us and they were great! I will have to say, everything was SEAMLESS on this trip. We stayed Saturday to Sunday and travel from Placencia Sunday was ALOT easier than coming in Saturday! Every tourist is in the Placencia airport on Saturday. If it wasn't such a lot of travel for us to get there, we would consider coming every year! Just writing about it makes me want to consider doing this trip again! I do have two suggestions. First let me say the house felt and looked very clean. The house keeper was wonderful, but the house could use a deep clean. There are some corners under cabinets, kitchen drawers, surfaces, refrig etc. that could stand a good cleaning. The house keeper spent a lot of time in the laundry room on her phone. She had everything taken care of otherwise and she is pregnant and I know she wanted to stay out of our way, so I don't fault her at all. On the surface she did a great job: the beds were made, laundry done and floors and surfaces cleaned for us every day without fail. But a deep clean is in order and the kitchen rug needs to be replaced. The other suggestion is that some blinds to cover the windows by the TV would be great. The sun is brutal there in the afternoons. But we loved every minute of this COMPLETELY CARE FREE Vacation.

Laguna Gecko Villa was the perfect vacation setting for our family of 8. The bedrooms and bathrooms were stunning. The kitchen and living area were spacious and nicely appointed too. The pool was our favorite place to hang out and have a cocktail and listen to music. Brenda, kept the house clean and what a treat to have our laundry cleaned daily. Chef Manuel and Chef Dominingo, well, what can I say! AMAZING! My daughter is a professional chef and I love to cook, but this was the ultimate luxury! They made delicious meals and desserts with fresh ingredients and stunning presentations. I highly recommend using the chef option. It was so nice to have breakfast prepared before an outing. We did not use the concierge services since it was our third trip to Belize and we know the area well. Laguna Gecko was the best location for our family vacation and we hope to return!

Our family decided to celebrate the Christmas holidays together at Laguna Gecko. The service and the villa surpassed our greatest expectations. The decor and the convenience made for an enjoyable and memorable holiday. We received perks we didn't know we would get. Chefs Domingo and Manuel were amazing, and the meals were 5 star. Ms. Brenda and the other sweet cleaning staff person were professional, accommodating, and welcoming. Talia, Mabel, and Javier responded to our ever inquiry and request - EVEN during the holiday season. Laguna Gecko has set the bar for our stays in Placencia. We couldn't have asked for a better vacation.

The house is amazingly comfortable and lovely at the same time. The master suite is amazing and has a huge veranda with great furniture for enjoying the water/mountain views and amazing sunsets. The best part of our stay were the chefs that came in 3 days for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They were true chefs, not cooks. The food was fantastic! The house was great! Everyone had their own bath and the bedding is very nice. The beds are super comfortable! The house came with bike, a golf cart, books and card games and great wifi. We played Uno most nights after spending days zip lining, river tubing, jumping off of waterfalls and swimming with sharks and turtles. And woke up to lobster omelets on the veranda! It was our first time to Belize and we had a blast! Oh and for our last evening there we went to Jaguar Lanes for bowling, Belikin beer and great pizza. The only bowling ally in Belize is just up the road.

Food was great! House and amenities were perfect. Staff did a great job. Only thing that would have made it perfect would be better fishing. I don’t recommend using hotel fishing guides.

Our stay at Laguna Gecko was truly amazing, like it always is. We frequent the Laguna Gecko annually. It never disappoints. The home is breathtakingly beautiful and very nicely decorated. The views from the top balcony a spectacular. We enjoy hanging out at the pool or visiting the resort pool across the street. Kayaking in the Lagoon, bike riding through the neighborhood. The staff at the Laguna Gecko are exceptional and top notch. They make the stay carefree and relaxing. Never having to worry about doing laundry is a huge deal to me! And having chef prepare are meals really makes you feel like you are in vacation. No cooking, no cleaning on the days chef is there. We also enjoy Placencia, everyone is so friendly. The casino is a lot of fun too. We enjoy Placencia and The Laguna Gecko it has become our home away from home.

We had the best time at Laguna Gecko. I cannot say enough about how beautiful the house was, and the pool and outside space was fantastic. We spent our mornings drinking coffee on the porch looking out at the lagoon. Definitely take advantage of the kayaks at the house if you can. Also included with the house is access to the Placencia resort across the road (just drive the golf cart over!). There is yet ANOTHER pool there with a swim up bar as well as a restaurant inside, and places to eat outside as well. Excursion-wise Mabel set us up with the MayanSky zipline w/ River tubing and Ranguana Island. We were picked up in a van right at the house for both excursions which was wonderful. Highly recommend both of those! We went as a family of 8, oldest being 67 and youngest 18 and everyone was able to participate in both of the excursions. I also cannot say enough about the chefs --Manuel and Domingo --who prepared amazing meals. We arranged the days the chef came on days we did NOT go on excursions to take full advantage of all of the wonderful cooking. ( I have 2 words: LAVA CAKE. So yummy!!) If you do venture out to eat, I recommend Maya Beach Bistro as well as the Placencia hotel across the street. The Maya Beach bistro is a very short golf cart ride (10 minutes max) and it was nice to eat somewhere close by on the days we were out on excursions and came back tired. Words of advice: no need to pack anything fancy clothes wise-- you wont wear it and no need for a bunch of hair products ladies as you will pull your hair back off your head into a bun or ponytail and be done with it-- it is very humid, so just roll with it! We also cant forget to mention Brenda -our housekeeper-that did our laundry every day and kept the house spotless the whole time we were there. She was available for any questions as well. Venture into Placencia , but is a pretty far golf cart ride (45-50 minutes), we ended up paying for a shuttle from the hotel across the street- was only $20 US each way and definitely worth it as was faster and of course, air conditioned. A FABULOUS HOUSE! GREAT AND ACCOMMODATING STAFF!! I

This was a fantastic vacation for our small group. We stayed at the Gecko House on the lagoon waterfront, my wife affectionately calls it the Gecko Lady because the outside structure of the property showed tall and slender like a model. Upon arrival, we were met by the concierge who gave us an extensive tour of the property the amenities, services available and how everything worked. My wife and I along with another couple enjoyed breathtaking views of Belizean sunrises and sunsets. The property can surely handle a large family as some of the accommodations we had available were untouched. While we rented a vehicle for distance travel; the golf cart easily managed the peninsular. We met with some old friends both north and south of the property and actually took many trips to the Plancencia Village. The home is beautiful and we had an amazingly great time and would recommend visitors make arrangements to enjoy the beautiful kitchen since the home was stocked with all the necessary appliances. Awesome staff and a all around great experience for any international traveler. Guests will love these accommodations, the views, the atmosphere and the relaxation. We did and plan to go back next year! Michael and Ann Harper

This is a lovely house. The setting is an enclave a fairly short drive to Placencia and an even shorter drive to Maya Beach where there is a nice beach and restaurants. But you can also have great meals at the house if you're willing to cook on vacation--the kitchen is fully appointed. There is the availability of meals cooked for you there, but we all had different schedules and didn't want to be that organized (choosing which times to lock into, etc.) The house is on the lagoon side of the peninsula, so there is no beach, but the beach at the Placencia Hotel across the way is available. That place was kind of weird. There is also a casino and some restaurants there but they always seem empty. We went to the casino one night and we were the only ones there. No kidding. We went to the pool. We were the only ones there. We asked where everyone was. We were told "they just left," which we joked with each other about all week. There is often kind of a bad smell away from the house. We smelled it strongly across the way at the Placencia. A tram driver said it was just invasive the seagrass piling up on shore and rotting. Some evenings away from the house it was quite awful. It wasn't an issue at the house at all. Brenda, Mabel and everyone we met were just fantastic. There were 4 of us so we rented a car--cheaper than the plane fare from Belize City (a 3.5 hour drive from the airport) for us all, and it was great having a car to go into the village, out to eat, exploring, etc. There is a golf cart there, it was just easier and more comfortable to have larger vehicle. For dinner, we highly recommend the Maya Beach Hotel and Bistro. Very telling, it was absolutely packed the night we were there, and the hotel as well. Also fun is the Mango down the road and the Tipsy Tuna in Placencia. Lots of fun bars in town and up and down the road. Excursions are great. Moses, our guide for snorkeling on the barrier reef was awesome.

This house is absolutely beautiful, very spacious and lovely decor. The sunsets from the 3rd floor balcony amazing! This house has everything needed and more. The maids were so wonderful everyone came home with a suitcase full of clean clothes. 😊

The whole experience was Amazing!! Very relaxing and stress free. The house was beautiful and well kept. The staff was so nice and accommodating. The food, oh my gosh the food was soooo good!!! We will definitely be back!

I have stayed at Laguna Gecko, Groovy Gecko, and Little Harvest Caye (all same developer), and I can honestly say that there is no other way I would ever visit Placencia Belize. The amenities and hospitality are second to none and truly go above and beyond to make you feel like a king. I highly recommend staying at one of the properties managed and owned by Vision Properties Belize, you won't be disappointed.

This home was everything we imagined. Fully equipped, all you need is your swimsuit. The pool was relaxing and refreshing. We could watch the kids from the patio fish out back.

This place has to be the best rental in Belize. Right on the water, quiet with amazing views. We rented a couple scooters and drove all up and down the peninsula. It's a very safe town with plenty to do. The casino is very close as was Maya Beach Bistro. Our favorite restaurant. The staff goes above and beyond to make your stay great. The place was always clean. Picked us up from the airport and made it very easy to communicate with them. Everything in the home has to be brand new. Top floor will make you not want to leave. Waking up and looking out the floor to ceiling windows is what movies are made of. We caught plenty of fish and sun on our trip. The sand area is a nice touch and the pool is very relaxing. This place makes for a million picture opportunities so the folks back home know what they're missing out on.

My recent stay and Villa Laguna Gecko couldn't have gone better. The house is beautifully decorated and has everything you need. The location is secure and close to a beautiful resort and casino. The sunset over the lagoon was one of the most beautiful I have every seen. Brenda the housekeeper was friendly, helpful and took great care of us.