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“Hamanasi Guest Book – August 2011″

by hamanasi on October 12, 2011

Below is a selection of comments from guests at Hamanasi this August.  From the Hamanasi staff to all our guests this last month, thanks for coming and we hope you had a great time and we can’t wait to have you back!

“The service was the best we’ve ever experienced at any resort.”

Brian and Marybeth White, Louisville, KY

“Your people are the reason why we are talking about coming back.  I have been around the world and your staff is the best of the best.  If you stick to your current standards and philosophy you can’t go wrong.

Cameron and Andrew Jeter, Chicago, IL

“Every staff member was EXCELLENT!”

John and Claire Warren, Pearland, TX

“Keep up the personnel attention. Thank you for the perfect honeymoon.”

Zachary and Joanne  Koops, Harrison Burg, VA

“Stay small and service oriented. Staying at Hamanasi was like being with an extension of family! Everyone remembers your name from the first time they meet you.  Very impressive!”

Herbert Sharp and Family, Chandler, TX

“Service was top-notch!!”  Thank you for an amazing unforgettable trip!”

Sarina and Phyllis Meissel, New York, NY

“A wonderful resort that is a hidden treasure!’

Allison Thompson, Orinda, CA

“We had a truly wonderful time and the staff was wonderful.”

Joel Palesfsky, Redwood city, CA

“We had a wonderful visit – thanks so much for your hospitality.”

Craig Early and family, Durham, NH

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Photo by Sylvie Marrese

Photo by Sylvie Marrese

Happy Mother’s Day!

Sunday, May 9th, 2011

Bread

Roasted Pumpkin Bread

Soup

Corn and Potato Chowder with Crispy Bacon

Special Salad

Mango-Arugula Salad with Orange Citrus Dressing

Entrees

Chiya and vegetable tamales wrapped in fresh banana leaves

 

Bacon wrapped lamb chops topped with chunky salsa verde sprinkled with crumbled bleu cheese served with mint couscous

 

Linguinne tossed with succulent shrimp, white wine, broccoli, carrots and red chili flakes

 

Marinated grilled chicken breast with mango-watermelon-jalapeno salsa served with spinach and plantain frittata

Special Dessert

Strawberry Cheesecake Dream

 

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Hamanasi Guest Book – January 2011

February 9, 2011

“All staff went the extra mile to provide the best service.” Nancy Moore and Shannon Stanford, Apex, NC “Keep it up ~ all prior guest comments about guest service were totally validated!” Jason and Laura Glickman, Chicago, IL “Hamanasi is the best ~ we felt like royalty!” Betty Jacobs and Family, Brunswick, Maine “Everyone as [...]

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Hamanasi “Clean Success” Part 1

January 30, 2011

“Community Cleanup in Hopkins Village” Making our community a more beautiful place to live, work, and play is  our number one goal.  Hamanasi Green Team along with some volunteers from Hopkins village all came together on Saturday, January 30th for a comm–unity cleanup.  We started at the basketball court where we collected over 9 30 [...]

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“Hamanasi together with Hopkins School introducing children to Belizean History.”

January 30, 2011

On January, 27th 2011, Hamanasi sponsored a field trip to the Serpon Sugar Mill Reserve for the standard one class at Holy Family Primary school from Hopkins. “Field Trip! Woo hoo!”  was the reaction of Ms Johnson’s 22 students when she announced that they were going to go on a Class Trip. The excitement in [...]

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Hamanasi Guest Book – December 2010

December 31, 2010

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous 2011.  A warm “Thank you”  to all our December 2010 guest!  From the Hamanasi staff to all our guest this month, thanks for coming and we hope you had a great time and we can’t wait to have you back! “All  your staff member are a credit to your [...]

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“Jankuno” Garifuna Dance

December 20, 2010

The “Jankuno” dance is a traditional dance performed during the Christmas season. The dancer wears a mask which resembles an English face topped by a hand-made hat similar to the English naval hats of the 18th century. It is said that these dances have their origins in the days of slavery and were intended to [...]

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“Facts on the lion-fish”

November 22, 2010

Lionfishes belong to the scorpionfish family, which includes some of the most venomous fishes in the oceans. The lionfish has striped colours and spines of about 15 inches. They tend to take advantage of their camouflage to stalk their prey and when they are close enough, the lionfish quickly open their jaws to snap up [...]

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“Saving Bromeliads”

November 11, 2010

About 20 years ago a container of ornamental bromeliads were shipped to Florida from Central America.  Inside these bromeliads were weevils that escaped into the forests of Florida and now have spread throughout the southern half of the state.  There are hundreds of species of bromeliads in Central America.  In Florida, there are only sixteen [...]

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“Urban Birdwatch 2010″

October 26, 2010

Belize Audubon Society held its Urban Birdwatch 2010 on Sunday October 10th in Dangriga.  The birdwatch tour was headed by Mr. Dirk Francisco who is the Public Relation for the Belize Audubon Society.  Two of our  inland guides Golden and Pedro were very eager and happy to attend this session of the countrywide bird count.  [...]

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