Hurricane
Iris
Placencia Businesses Report
(Additional
information will be added as it becomes available
and we are able to obtain Internet access. Contact us for assistance in
booking any of the following properties or reaching the following businesses.)
February 28, 2002
(Full facilities in reference to
lodging includes water, cell phone, electricity, restaurant (if applicable) and pool (if
applicable.)
Angelfish Inn.
Owner is rebuilding cabanas and most are near completion. Opening date
unknown. (Facilities do not include pool or restaurant.) Seine Bight beach
cabanas.
Atlantic Bank.
Open regular business hours. Hours, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mon-Fri.
Placencia Village bank.
B.J.'s
Restaurant. Full meal service, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Saturday.
Placencia Village.
Barnacle Bill's
Beach Cabanas. Open. Maya Beach lodging facility. (Facilities do
not include pool or restaurant.)
Beach Bazaar
Gift Shop. Open. Placencia Village.
Bella Beach.
Open. Placencia Village restaurant.
Blue Crab
Resort. Open. Restaurant was heavily damaged, but Kerry and Linn are
rebuilding it. Seine Bight Village. (Facilities do not include pool.)
Blue Lagoon
Apartments. New apartment building on the Placencia Lagoon in Placencia
Village across from Placencia Grocery is now complete. (Facilities do not include
restaurant or pool.)
Bob's Paradise
Resort. Destroyed. Rebuilding plans unknown. Resort north of
Monkey River Town.
Calypso Cafe.
New restaurant in Maya Beach. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Carol's
Cabanas. Open. Placencia Village housekeeping cabanas.
(Facilities do not include restaurant or pool.)
Coconut
Cottages. Kay Westby has placed two small Mennonite houses on the property.
Opening date unknown. Placencia Village.
Cozy Corners. Restaurant open. Guest rooms reconstruction has
started. Placencia Village restaurant and hotel.
Daisy's
Restaurant. Building shell completed. Placencia Village.
Destinations
Belize. Open for business. Custom vacation planning services
specializing in salt water fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, whale shark interaction,
sailing, jungle and Mayan discovery adventures.
Detatch
Restaurant. Destroyed. Owners do not plan to rebuild. Placencia
Village restaurant.
Dockside Bar.
No plans to re-open.
Dutch Treat
Rental House. Destroyed, rebuilding plans unknown. Placencia Village
rental house.
Easy Living
Apartments. Open. Placencia Village apartments. (Facilities do not
include pool or restaurant.)
End of the Road
Restaurant (Boledo Bill's). Destroyed. Rebuilding plans unknown.
Placencia Village restaurant.
Flamboyant/Kowloon's.
Destroyed. Old building being demolished and new building planned for site.
Placencia Village restaurant.
Frank's Caye
(in Sapodilla Range south of Placencia): in good condition and ready for
business. Lodging facilities - Sapodilla Range caye. (Facilities do not
include pool.)
Galley.
Open. Placencia Village restaurant.
Green Parrot
Guesthouses. Open (including restaurant). Maya Beach.
Harry's
Cabanas. Open. (Facilities do not include pool or restaurant.)
Placencia Village.
Jake's Purple
Space Monkey Internet Cafe. Open Thursdays through Mondays from 8 a.m. - 9
p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tuesdays until 2 p.m. for breafast and lunch,
closed Wednesdays. Internet service available. Placencia Village restaurant
and Internet cafe.
J-Byrd's Bar.
Open. Placencia Village.
Julia and
Lawrence's Guesthouse. Destroyed, owners plan to rebuild. Placencia
Village.
Kitty's Place.
Open with full facilities, including restaurant (no pool). Lodging facility
and restaurant between Placencia Village and Placencia airstrip.
Laughing Bird
Caye National Park. Significant damage but the caye has been cleaned up and
new coconut palms planted.
Lee's Secret
Garden: Two-bedroom house. Renovations completed. Placencia
Village. (Facilities do not include pool or restaurant.)
Little Water
Caye. All improvements destroyed.
Luba Hati
Resort. Restaurant, casitas, hotel rooms and new freshwater pool open.
Lodging facility between Placencia air strip and Seine Bight Village (next to
Robert's Grove).
Lydia's Rooms.
Open. Placencia Village. (Facilities do not include pool or
restaurant.)
Manatee Inn:
Open. Placencia Village lodging facility. (No pool - destroyed by
Iris. Facilities do not include restaurant.)
Mariposa Beach
Suites: Will not accept guests until after March 15, 2002. Lodging
facility between Placencia Village and Placencia airstrip. (Facilities do not
include pool or restaurant.)
Maya Beach
Hotel. Cabanas destroyed. Owner does not expect to re-open for
business. Maya Beach hotel.
Maya Breeze
Inn. Open. Maya Beach. (Facilities do not include pool or
restaurant.)
Maya Island
Air. Open for business. Regular schedule. Airline service.
Maya Playa.
Open. Maya Beach hotel. (Facilities do not include pool or restaurant.)
Merlene's
Restaurant. Open. Placencia Village.
Miller's
Landing: Open. Lodging facility and restaurant between Placencia
airstrip and Seine Bight Village.
Monkey House.
Destroyed. The Scotts plan to rebuild, but do not have a scheduled completion
date. Monkey River Town resort.
Morris Caye.
Lost all facilities. Coral damage.
Mother Ocean.
Destroyed. No plans to rebuild. Placencia Village resort.
Myrtle's
Pastries. Open. Placencia Village restaurant and pastry business.
Nautical Inn.
Open with full facilities, including restaurant and dive shop. Lodging
facility and restaurant in Seine Bight Village.
Night Moves
Bar. Closed, seeking lessee. Placencia Village bar.
Olga's Grocery.
Open with regular business hours. Placencia Village grocery store.
Omar's
Restaurant. Open. Placencia Village restaurant.
Pickled Parrot.
Open. Placencia Village restaurant.
Placencia
Grocery. Open. Placencia Village.
Placencia
Office Supply. Laura Godfrey plans to re-open sometime in February or March,
2002 in new location on first floor of her home. Placencia Villlage.
Placencia
Peninsula Post Office. Open 8 a.m. - Noon and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Located over Placencia Coop.
Professional
Building Supplies. Open for business since October 10, 2001. Hours:
Mon.- Fri. 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - Noon. Hardware store and building
supply located between Placencia Village and Placencia airstrip.
Ranguana Caye:
Open. Lodging facility on reef caye. (Facilities do not include pool or
restaurant.)
Ranguana Lodge:
New cabanas scheduled for completion by March 31, 2002. Lodging
facility in Placencia Village. (Facilities do not include pool or restaurant.)
Rasta Pasta.
Destroyed, will re-open at The Inn at Robert's Grove (restaurant will be located on
Placencia Lagoon). Placencia Village restaurant.
Robert's Grove.
Open with full facilities including pool. Lodging facility and restaurant
between Placencia airstrip and Seine Bight Village.
Rum Point Inn.
Open. Lodging facility and restaurant between Placencia airstrip and Seine
Bight Village.
Seahorse Dive
Shop. Lost entire dock and building. Dock has been partially completed,
and dive trips can be scheduled through local hotels and resorts.
Sea Spray
Hotel: Open. (Facilities do not include pool, restaurant).
Placencia Village.
Serenade Hotel.
Open. (Facilities do not include poole or restaurant.) Placencia
Village.
Serenity Hotel.
Open. Lodging facility and restaurant between Placencia airstrip and Seine
Bight Village. (Facilities do not include pool.)
Shell Gas
Station. Open with new hours of 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. Placencia
Village.
Sugar Reef
(formerly Lagoon Saloon). Open. Placencia Village bar and restaurant.
Sun and Sea
Cabanas. Heavily damaged. Cabanas have been moved back to beachfront
location, but status of repairs unknown. Placencia Village beach hotel.
(Facilities do not include restaurant or pool.)
Sunrise Disco.
Destroyed. (Sam Burgess, owner, is rebuilding gift shop.) Placencia
Village bar and dance hall.
Temptations Bar
and Restaurant. Heavily damaged and owner does not plan to re-open
restaurant. Rental cabanas under construction on property. Placencia Village.
Tentacles
Restaurant. Will begin rebuilding as soon as insurance claim is settled.
Placencia Village.
Tipsy Tuna Bar.
Open. Placencia Village bar.
Toadal
Adventures. Open. Placencia tour operator.
Toucan Lulu
Rental House. Open. Placencia Village. (Facilities do not
include restaurant or pool.)
Tradewinds
Hotel. Open. Placencia Village lodging facility. (Facilities do
not include restaurant or pool.)
Tropic Air.
Open for business. New schedule. Air service.
Turtle Inn:
Will not re-open until November, 2002. Lodging facility and restaurant
between Placencia Village and Placencia airstrip.
Village Inn.
Destroyed. Rebuilding plans unknown. Placencia Village hotel.
Wallen's
Grocery. Open with regular hours (8 am. - Noon daily and 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.,
Mon-Wed., Friday and Saturday). Placencia Village grocery store.
Wallen's
Hardware. Open with regular hours (8 a.m. - Noon, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Saturday). Placencia Village hardware store.
Westwind Hotel.
Open. Placencia Village hotel. (Facilities do not include restaurant
or pool.) |
