Luba Laruga | Informal Campsite

March 25th, 2024 by recreotourdumonde

We stayed one night at this place. I think Shannon increased its prices. He asked 10 BZD per person and we paid 30 BZD per person our plate at his restaurant…
Next we moved to the other place “Zwinging Armadillo”, good and free 😉 with other travelers.

January 17th, 2024 by transabyayala.com

Great place. We parked at 5 m from the sea on the beach, in-between Nice Cream and Luba Laruga. Check with people where it is OK to park, some parts of the beach have soft deep sand. Stayed 4 nights for free. Great meals at Luba Laruga.

July 10th, 2023 by mapleleafdrifers

Had a great night's sleep here, felt very safe. Shanon the owner is very friendly, good wifi, $5bzd/person, beautiful spot with a nice breeze so no bugs. Don't let the low key appearance of the place stop you from eating here. We both had the Lobster dinner, great price, amazing meal, highly recommend.

April 22nd, 2023 by aureliebernard

We spent two nights here. It's directly by the sea but there was a lot of seaweed when we were there. We paid 10 bzd per night with access to wifi, toilets and water to refill. Be careful not to leave anything outside at night, we were robbed of a chair that was folded under the vehicle.

February 23rd, 2023 by Cloud9ontour

excellent location, friendly guy, right opposite the beach. Great stopover.

January 13th, 2023 by rebekkasalzmann

For sure one of our favorite places in Belize! Shannon is very nice, you can park directly at the sea, beside his cosy little bar and restaurant for 5.00 Belize $ pp/night including great Wi-Fi, cold showers and toilets. He cooks wonderful food, has chilled music and serves the best rum and cokes ever! We wanted to stay one night only but at least we stayed here for 3 nights! Don‘t miss to visit this place and meet Shannon!

January 13th, 2023 by rebekkasalzmann

For sure one of our favorite places in Belize! Shannon is very nice, you can park directly by the sea, close to his cosy bar and restaurant for 5.00 Belize $ pp/night including very good wifi, cold shower and toilet. He cooks great food and serves the best rum and cokes!! We wanted to stay one night only but at least we stayed here for 3 nights at this wonderful spot!

January 13th, 2023 by ticket2ride.de

Place is nice to hang up at several restaurants directly at the sea. Unfortunately the beach is full of garbage ☹️.

Toilet and simple cold shower are available. Price is 5 $ pp.

January 11th, 2023 by magnier.julie

Spent 1 night here. Right on the beach, 5BZ$ pp. we spent a quiet night. It has toilet and cold shower. The wifi works ok, if you park close to the restaurant it can reach the van.
The restaurant is one of the best in town! We tried the belizin beer (good!), coconut rice and plaintain chips. Paid 20bz$ for 2 beers and food.

December 18th, 2022 by on.vagabonde

Stayed there one night after we had a not welcome chat to the point “park town”.
It’s not the best spot but it worked for one night.
5 $ per person and they have wifi
4G smart!
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December 10th, 2022 by aurelien.sibellas

We paid 5BZ$ pp for a quiet and peaceful night. The beach is a few meters from the parking spot. The kitten is still willing to play with everything !

November 22nd, 2022 by phidiasdavide-forumno

Still 5B$ for one person in tent. Very chilled and safe place and Village. Almost no tourists around, Shannon is very kind and friendly. WiFi, picnic tables, cold shower and toilets. Just a note for tent camping: be careful if you have a good tent. He has a small playful kitten now that likes to jump and scratch your tent. I got several holes. luckily mine was old and already but waterproof

November 12th, 2022 by paulina.joyce

Stayed here couple of nights. Shannon is super chill and cooks delicious food. Try the garlic potatoes! We brought fish from
somewhere else and he cooked it for us for $ 5 BZD. He has a very cute cat called Spicy.
Would recommend staying here as it’s super chill vibe. We has trouble finding a leveled ground though.

November 11th, 2022 by andy.everett

The best spot to park the van or camp in Hopkins hands down. Shannon is an absolute legend and incredibly welcoming. Opening the doors of the van to the Caribbean Sea every morning was an absolute joy. The food’s great too!

October 20th, 2022 by julieropson

Come by and see Shannon. It's a chill environment you can have drinks and a wonderful dinner and sleep at the place. He lives here so it feel safe. Hang out with locals and enjoy your time 5$ Belize per person. Worth the stop .

April 18th, 2022 by barbara.dekeizer

Best place in Hopkins to enjoy the beach, the pier, local vibes and delicious food that Shannon can cook for you. Toilets and shower are present. Our nights were quiet dispite Easter Weekend. Shannon will let you park in his back yard, we felt completely safe. Definately recommend!

March 23rd, 2022 by caminantesdelmundo2021

After visiting cockscomb we prefer to come to sleep to hopkins (only half an hour). Shannon was really nice. He asked us for only 5 bz each person. We slept in our car with doors opened for fresh air and felt safe as the police is in the corner...also in the corner you can find free wifi. Waking up there in front of the beach and the peer was glorious. The bathrooms are not so clean but you can go ahead (i share it with respectful frogs).

March 10th, 2022 by odysseeetses5aventuriers

Safe place . The owner wasn’t here …
Spot on the beach is really nice
Nice restaurant around, go to lime tree if Luba laruga is closed
Odyssée et ses 5 aventuriers ( we go to Argentina..: follow us on Instagram and fb)

February 9th, 2022 by Lucas_Meets_World

Chill place. Can get a little louder in the evening. The owner is a great guy. If you're looking for something else... El Castillo camping little further south is still open eventhough the last check in here was 2018.

January 21st, 2022 by Struuners

Shanon, the owner, will let you camp next to the restaurant close to the beach. He said he finds it very nice that people go to his spot because one person once put it in iOverlander, was very thankful for that. He also can cook some great Caribbean food for you. You can use the toilet and shower as well. The spot is basically at the end of the street so it's very public. But the people around are nice and relaxed, so we found it a good stay.

You'll pay a bit for the night, everything else is up to you. Happy vibes!

January 20th, 2022 by palms.and.pinetrees

Nice place to sleep and friendly chilled owner. You camp on the street at the end. It’s not sooo beautiful but ok. At night there are a lot of dogs barking. It’s still 5 BZ$ per person.

You can eat at the little restaurant. Good fresh food (for example whole snapper with fried bananas for 15BZ$)

January 30th, 2020 by amarok0

very nice place to crush for a night. we paid 5belize dollars per person and could use good WiFi, toilet and shower. the owner is a very lovely person!

January 17th, 2020 by rolling_tucker

We spent one night here. Everything as described. Shanon had music on when we arrived in the afternoon but he said he would have closed by 9pm. It was raining so he actually called the night pretty early.
Very nice spot to stay.

January 14th, 2020 by janarott

One of our most favorite spots in Belize! it's a very pretty little restaurant right on the beach with hammocks picnic tables and some palm trees for shade. Shanon is a cool and relaxed Garifuna dude, who cooks delicious food (different to the meals you usually get in Belize - try the filet fish with coconut rice, fried plantanes or steamed vegetables it's amazing!!!) He let us park right at the beach front for 5 BZ per person (more parks in the yard - see photo). he also accepts working for staying / food. basic toilet and shower, good WiFi, no plug ins for power, no shade for the car.
overall it's a lovely place to spend a few days and relax by the beautiful ocean front! shops are in walking distance, which is handy too. also we were driving around the ocean side for quiet some time - this is by far the best we could find!