We took a chance on Placencia Village as a vacation spot for a family with two 17 year old boys. We fell in love with Chabil Mar and the village on day one.
We stayed active for a whole week, filling every day with tours, fishing and walking in the village. They make all the arrangements with some very top notch guides.
The entire staff, from office to kitchen to landscapers were very considerate and helpful. They were attentive without being too intrusive, but the minute you asked for something, it appeared. Sometimes just what you were going to ask for appeared too.
The location of the villas is wonderful, you can easily walk or ride the available bikes into the village, but they also have golf carts, which were nice after a tiring day of enjoying paradise.
I would not hesitate to recommend Chabil Mar to anyone.

Chabil Mar Villas and the staff were by far the best I have ever experienced. The beauty and cleanliness of our villa was beyond expectations. The staff were friendly and very helpful. They took care of any of our request. The service, food and beverages were excellent. The grounds were very well kept and convienent to any activity we wanted to do. The comfort level of feeling safe and well taken care of were a wonderful bonus to the paradise of Placencia. The price of this experience was reasonable to the caliber of this resort and all it had to offer.

It has now been over a week since we are back home in Vermont (and Arizona). I can't tell you all how much we enjoyed our stay at the villas. Each and everyone of the staff was great and provided excellent service. Special thanks go to Percy Gordon who is a geat ambassador for Belize. His jungle and snorkeling tours were the best and really opened our eyes to your great country. We all hold a special place in our hearts for Belize and plan on returning as soon as we can. Chabil Mar was great and Placencia was so low key and truly a pleasure.

Great hotel for those who want to get away from it all. If you are looking for even a slight crowd however this is probably a little too quite (try the Turtle Inn up the road, which is also excellent).

There is a restaurant/kitchen on site, but it's served ANYWHERE you want on the site, rather than in a traditional restaurant. We loved the great food and loved that we could enjoy it in our room (no extra), on our private deck, on the beach, by the pool or on the little hut over the water....just order it up and the service was fast.

I do agree that it would be nice to have a permanent bartender, but we found he came very quickly when we called and made a great drink. Just don't hesitate to call...they are complete helpful and fast.

What a great get away (A/C, kitchens in room, .... everything). If you want a little more of a spa experience or a few more people around, you might try the equally nice Turtle Inn slightly north.