| Francis Ford Coppola's two Belizean resorts, Blancaneaux and Turtle Inn, no longer count as budget, but Salamander (00 50 1209 5005; 020 7731 6077; www.salamanderbelize.com), on the island of Ambergris Caye, 11 miles north of San Pedro (reputedly the place Madonna dreams of in 'La Isla Bonita') has eight stilted beach cabanas from US$140 to US$160 a night. There's a spa in a teepee, and outstanding opportunities for snorkelling and diving: it's close to the Meso-American reef, the world's biggest after the Great Barrier. |