
Casa Tortuga sits on 250 feet of private Caribbean beachfront on Ambergris Caye, one mile of coconut palms south of San Pedro. The villa was built in pale-pink Spanish-Mediterranean style and filled, over decades, with antiques collected from around the world.

Five bedrooms, all named, all furnished with antiques collected over decades. Three sleep beneath canopies. Four wake to the Caribbean. One looks out from a turret with sixteen arched windows over the gardens. They are rooms with identity — a treat to come back to at the end of the day.


THE TORTUGA ROOM
Master Suite · Upper Level
The master suite opens through two sets of french doors onto the upper veranda looking over the pool and Caribbean. Furnished in antique Captain's furniture hand-painted with clipper ships and a bamboo canopy king bed.
Bath features an antique German carved vanity with marble top, shower and bathtub, and gold silk-shade sconces.


THE JUNGLE ROOM
Upper Level
A large bamboo king canopy bedroom on the second level just off the bar and living room. The Jungle Room bath sits in a turret of its own — sixteen arched windows, a domed ceiling, an antique stained-glass door opening to a wrought-iron balcony overlooking the back gardens.


THE PALM ROOM
Largest Room · 432 sq ft
A hand-carved king canopy bed custom made by the craftsman of San Pedro. And a 100-year-old daybed carved with monkeys from an antique Guatemalan bench. A ten-foot altar table cut from a single Chinese tree. The bath is in the turret featuring a night blue ceiling and golden stars.


THE SEABREEZE ROOM
Beach Level · Opens to Pool & Sea
A queen bed with a headboard carved from 11th-century doors, beneath a stained-glass window from the Pillsbury mansion. Eight-foot French doors open to a view across the pool to the Caribbean. The bath has a marble-top vanity and Portuguese bas-relief tile through the built in shower.


THE MAYA ROOM
Beach Level · Opens to Pool & Sea
Opening directly onto the lower veranda, pool and beach it is the best view from the pillow. A turquoise canopy bed framed by a paneled ceiling. Accented with Mayan artifacts and antique carved doors. The bath has a tub and shower.
"The location of this property is idyllic, the property was immaculate, the help/chef/staff made this one of the best trips ever. The adults went out to eat 1 night in total, and while we were eating we all came to the agreement that Haydee and her gals meals blew the restaurant out of the water. The guide (Carlos) was fantastic as was his help staff."
Michael N. · March 2024 · VRBO
Casa Tortuga sleeps ten in five bedrooms, fourteen with the Pelican's Nest. Most weeks book
six to twelve months ahead.