We emailed Calala directly in August and asked if they had any 4-night stays available where three rooms could be booked on points (there are only four rooms on the entire island). We knew Calala Island had recently been incorporated into the Hyatt umbrella through SLH, and seemed like a great experience. Belize looked nice, and allegedly you can book multi-room villas at Mahogany Bay on Hilton Points, but there were some mixed reviews on the property and the surrounding area. Also, COVID restrictions were ever-fluid, and if any one leg of the trip didn’t work due to entry restrictions, it could throw the entire trip into chaos. An ANA Round-the-World Trip, which is really want we wanted, would almost certainly not have 6 business class seats on flights. With 5 adults, a 6-year-old, and an 18-month-old, there were some logistical complications. So we were in late summer of 2021, desperate for another international trip, and went back into the research phase. In fact, we started our research late 2018, which was then complicated by NSPpeanutToo’s early 2020 arrival, and thus further complicated by COVID. NSPwife and I had started our plan to take our parents on a nice trip since 2018. There were also turtles, but that is more for the “experience” section. We did see some pretty amazing star fish, cool looking birds perched on fallen coconut trees or swooping down to catch fish, and various crabs and fish in the water.
Unfortunately, despite looking for the island sloth every day, it hid well and we did not get a chance to meet him. It’s a pretty cool feeling, although it did make you a bit nervous when walking around under the coconut trees. In fact, on multiple occasions I woke up to a coconut dropping into the ocean or the ground. The stars are incredible at night, and coconuts can be heard dropping constantly throughout the day and night. The walking paths are nice, but a little grainy so I preferred to wear sandals, although sometimes walked barefoot.
And remote enough that it gives a good sense of privacy despite being in the open-air. The spa is, like everything else, small but nice. There is a walking path that goes around the island, and through this area is where the spa is located. About 40% of the island seems to be a densely forested area that also hosts the wifi tower and staff lodging area.
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