Comment: Wow! what can I say??? All I have from my time at Kismet are thousands of happy memories. From the beautiful beaches to the incredible food, dolphins jumping in the sea, freshly baked bread, freshly caught fish, trying to grow tomatoes, swimming in the warm sea, meeting all the other incredible visitors and most importantly getting to know Tricia. I have never met before such an excentric, entertaining, hospitable, kind and thoughtful host. Tricia, thank you for making my stay in Hopkins, and in Belize truly unforgettable.

Comment: wow, kismet inn, a fabulously located guest house with a monstrous amount of character! The 2 months at kismet we helped build a veggie garden, re-thatched the balcony with palm leaves from the local jungle, swam with barracudas and a mass of other tropical fish in the warm caribbean seas! The bread was fantastic, The village and surrounding areas are rich in garifuna culture, tricia and elvis are the best and most genuine of people you will ever meet! Thank you for entering our life! xx

Comment: What great time! The food, fishing, beach, Elvis, Barbara, Tricia, and Willie! Great time at Kismet Inn. It was a real taste of the local life that we could not experience anywhere else. It was a one of a kind experience. To future guest, if you're exciting and having enough fun, Tricia has been known to sing and dance! Thanks for letting us stay with you.

Comment: Thank you, TriciaWhile travelling Belize, Hopkins was an incredible find...the Garifuna culture, local drum circles, learning to dance to punta rock, local foods. Then walking the beach one day I wandered up to the Kismet Inn. This was the most incredible find of all. After ten minutes talking to you and the gang and I felt so totally laid back I stayed...great food, great laughs, funky decor. You didn't offer me a 5 star resort, you offered 5 star fun. Someday I hope to return.

Comment: What an exciting time I had with Tricia, Elvis, Sonia and Mike. From waking up to the ocean waves and smelling the fresh baked bread every morning to going to bed on a full stomach from the fresh catch of the day! Thank you so much for making my stay at Hopkins so memorable!

Comment: had a stupendous couple of weeks @ kismet one week. and a couple of nites i won't forget

Comment: We had a wonderful time, Trisha's house is unique, and homey. She and Elvis made us feel most welcome, food was deliciuos, fellow guests were enjoyable, our children also had a wonderful time. I recomend the Kismet to anyone who wants a enjoyable, relaxing time.Pete

Comment: We found kismet cause it was “meant to be” Tricia was warm and very informative telling us all the places to eat in the village Very happy we had dinner with her how we missed homemade bread It is the best meal we have ever had in all of the time in Belize !Then we asked about things to do in Hopkins and she gave us the “Skinny “ the lagoon with Elvis was the way to go, that was wonderful has a very magical feeling see the dolphins and the manatees with coffee in the morning was Majestic

Comment: Really nice place by the ocean with welcoming people. A place that makes you feel like home and which has the best bread of Latin America! If you go fishing and you catch a fish, Trisha would be happy to cook it for you and we can tell that it's delicious :-) In short, we had such a good time that it was hard to leave! We'll be back!

Comment: we stayed in kismet 6 years ago - when it was being built... we are still talking about it to this day ! Thank you Tricia

Comment: Kismet Inn was by far and away the best place we stayed during the entire 6 weeks of travelling in Central America. Tricia went out of her way to make us feel at home and help us set up fishing trips. The food's great and the company is even better! Thank you so much!

Comment: We stayed with Tricia and Elvis last year (end April 2007) during our mammoth tour of North, Central and South America. Kismet Inn was the most memorable accommodation of the trip, not least because Trish is wonderfully hospitable and madly eccentric! Loved the rustic charm and great food. Also, there was a slight incident with the outdoor shower and I had to be rescued by Elvis, who was most polite and chivalrous! Top thumbs up, for a unique and charming holiday experience!

Comment: I'm extatic over the idea of wonderment. It sounds like the last ideal culture that remains true to it's conception/beginning. I hope to sea it for myself sooner than later :) Just Mi & Mooney - I Want & Need New Opportunities To Expand My Experiences & I Hear The Bread Is Just The Best!!

Name: The Bennett's 

Comment:  We want to say thank you for the wonderful time we had at Kismet. At first we where not sure if Kismet was for us to stay as  long as we did. It was the best part of our whole vacation! We had little money and with the 2 kids traveling it has been very expensive there in Belize.  You at Kismet made it happen so smoothly. Telling us "Not to Worry"

We loved cooking in your kitchen, everything we needed and then some you had and where always so understanding and helpful adding more spice to my bland dinners. We enjoyed all the meals at your table and especially the last night's lobster's dinner with everyone else who was staying who all 10 happened to be from France too. It was nice to speak french again.

The  9 Manatee that we swam with  right in front of kismet will be a life time story telling for us and the kids. We never heard of a Manattee, so happy you told and showed us them on the computer, the kids was very impressed to swim with an endangered species.  This  was our fist day and it only got better. The snorkeling and fishing was fantastic  we are still telling our friends how many gropers Artsy caught at one spot and how I caught the biggest fish, first time using a drop line.

Having the fish on the grill that we all caught was a nice way to end our trip to the Caye's.The mango marinade for the fish was spectacular. I Would love the recipe. Then to go snorkeling the next day and swim with 12 dolphins was even more rewarding. Every day just got better. The trip to the Jaguar Preserve, seeing the paw prints and the tube ride in the river after the hike  was all you said it would be, fun enjoyable, and rewarding.

 Just wanted to say thank you for all your hospitality, and getting us to the bus on time with a coffee and the homemade bread to go. The kids loved the puppies, Casanova and BB King are very well trained  and want 2 just like you have. Your First French Family...

Comment: From the massive world challenge group in July. All 16 of us had an amazing time!! Thank you for making our stay so special. Me and Huw will hopefully be back in a few years xx

Comment: This was Kismet for sure. Even ïf we only stayed for 2 days the impression from this place and the people will stay if not forever so at least for a VERY long time. A place with so much heart is hard to find. If you then add nice accommondation on the beach, great food in company of interesting people, surroundings you can explore by boat, hiking or by bycykle,what more can you ask for?? Take care Tricia and Elvis! Anneli & Göran