Turtle Inn
Turtle Inn's 17 cottages, eight villas, pavilion home, three restaurants and three bars are Francis Ford Coppola's stylish and intimate hotel offering. The hotel offers everything from massage therapists from Thailand to administer treatments in authentic rice houses (which he had shipped over from Indonesia).Ultimately, Turtle Inn's most powerful draw is its location. There's some of the world's best diving and fishing right offshore. A half-hour boat ride away is the Monkey River, in a primeval jungle that's home to more than 50 species of birds, as well as colonies of howler monkeys. Nearby Placencia gives a taste of the Caribbean circa 1968, with its hippie cafés and funky guesthouses. The ideal way to get to the village is on one of the resort's fleet of wildly painted retro bikes. It's those kinds of stylish details that are making Turtle Inn the talk of the region. Rooms to Book: One of the 1-bedroom cottages - a seashell's throw from the beach. Don't Miss: A local dish of stewed chicket at Auntie Luba's Kitchen.
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From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2008
Twenty-five Balinese-style seaside cabanas and villas....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2007
Balinese-inspired cabanas, private decks, and outdoor showers....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , OCT 2003
A young man wearing a batik sarong and a white shirt with a mandarin collar greets me at Turtle Inn's entrance and leads me across a wooden footbridge that spans a koi-filled pond. Ornamental urns and sculptures of fish and stone turtles are hidden in a thicket of red ginger, oleander, and palm. My thatched villa on stilts is decorated with Asian artifacts and intricately carved settees. A gilded temple door leads to the bathroom, which has an outdoor shower...MORE>>
Last updated June 2008
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