We only stayed one night in Belize City on our way from Tulum to Tikal. I have traveled throughout many out-of-the-way places in Mexico, but the trip from the border of Mexico to Belize City was rather depressing. It was more of a dirty kind of poverty - we passed many areas with broken down, rusted cars in the yard, and many houses in various states of disrepair. We arrived in Belize City in the evening, and although we usually travel by public transportation, we opted to take a taxi to our hotel. The Coningsby Inn had a locked door, which I suppose is normal for the area, and the city. The owner and employees were very friendly, and the public spaces were attractive. We had a room for three (2 adults and one child) for $65 Am. dollars. As it is not safe to walk around after dark in small groups, we walked with an American mission group, which was staying at the hotel, to a great restaurant - El Centro, which is a few blocks from the hotel. Our room was adequate, and clean, but that is about it. No frills, but a pretty nice shower. Dogs barking outside at night. The road was being worked on in front of the hotel, so was a dirt road. They have a sitting area upstairs, where we bought a beer while we read our books at night. The breakfast was wonderful, and the cook was friendly and charming! We had Belizian flapjacks and they were wonderful! Not a great hotel, but in a decent location and a good, convenient place to spend a night if passing through town.







