Cabanas in Ambergris Caye?

[sevimo]

Hi everyone, this is my first post here! There are tons of great information on this forum, and I've been reading up on Belize for a few days, but I still have a few questions...

My girlfriend and I are going to Belize for a week or so, at the end of July, and it seems to me that we'll end up in / around San Pedro. While the primary goal of the trip is diving, I understand that this is not a high season and we would like to be able to have something to do in case weather won't cooperate - plus I understand SP is a pretty good place for eating out (at least you have multiple options!). We're not really into nightlife per se anymore

There were quite a few recommendations on lodging, but it seems to me that most of these are condo / hotel type; for whatever reason, on tropical vacation we really like to stay in cabana-type places, preferably right on the beach, a bit secluded, with hammock/recliner and all that. I didn't see many cabanas at all - with the exception of Ramon's Villages. Their beachfront cabanas look pretty much like what we would like to have; yet I've seen some negative feedback for Ramon's around here. So my question is - what's wrong with Ramon's (if anything), and are there any other places around that provide similar accommodations? Or perhaps you can convince me that cabanas are not that great, and we should look at more traditional rooms?

Thank you in advance!

 

[CarlosCabanas]

I'm not really supposed to toot our own horn but check us out on the North end of the island. www.tranquilitybayresort.com Although beware dining options are not the same as San Pedro town.

Cheers,
Carlos

 

[Ralph Capeling]

If you are looking for things to do besides dive and dine, consider Placencia where you can zipline, river tube, horseback ride, visit maya ruins, hke in the worlds largest jaguar sanctuary, Monkey River, etc as well as dive and dine.
Regards
Ralph

 

[sevimo]

Thanks Carlos and Ralph, I looked into both places before. TBR would look like a great place for me, with diving very close, seclusion etc, but my GF would like to have access to some kind of town, and I believe you don't really have easy access to San Pedro from there. So that would be a tough sell

Placencia also looks like a decent place, but my understanding is that boat rides are rather long (at least comparing to Ambergris), and we won't have much time to do extensive mainland activities anyway. Plus, I've spent quite a bit of time in Guatemala mainland fairly recently.

I looked at other places (like atolls etc), and it's the same thing as with TB. So that's why I picked San Pedro general area - the question is, what there?