Dear David,
We are so sorry you didn't have a good experience - as you will see from all our other reviews, this is a first for us, and we think it was due to a miscommunication from our side, for which we sincerely apologise. The Drum, Dance and Dine option is actually only available for groups of 10 and up, as to enjoy the full family group performance, then we have to pay an entire group of performers (minimum four) for their time, and provide the dance lesson, and of course the food, all of which is simply impossible for only $22.50USD per person for groups of smaller than ten people. So instead what you experienced was a drumming lesson (normal price $30Bz per person for groups of 1 - 6 people, discounts for larger groups) and a traditional Garifuna meal of "hudut" for those that were willing to eat fish (veggie variation for the others). We are sorry that wasn't made clear to you at the time of booking, and we will make sure that we update our website to make the minimum numbers for the Drum, Dance and Dine option clearer so that no future guests have a disappointing experience or not what they expect.
Ronald or Ray wasn't available to do the lesson personally as he was out of town, so one of his brothers who often helps out at the drum school did the lesson - we are glad you said he was friendly at least! We do pride ourselves on our hospitality.
We are so sorry you did not like the surroundings either - you are the first guests who have not enjoyed the traditional rural setting - when there has been a lot of rain it is hard to keep the grass in the yard short, but we will definitely try better. We are not sure what the smell could have been...again in the tropical climate some things are outside of our control, and if an animal has died in the surrounding areas, the smell can travel quite far. There is honestly nothing we can do about heat, or indeed mosquitoes in a tropical country, especially after lots of rain, but we will try to ensure we have mosquito repellant on-site.
Again, our sincere apologies, and we hope that your other experiences in Belize were more in line with your expectations. We will certainly ensure that we do better in the future.