Blancaneaux Lodge

The Blancaneaux Lodge is truly an amazing place to spend any time. My wife and I spent four nights there in August of 2024 and hated having to leave. The staff is wonderful, the three restaurants served wonderful food, much of it locally sourced and the grounds are beautiful. We stayed in a riverfront cabin with the sound of the nearby waterfall (a small one) coming thru the screened in back of the cabin. While there, we visited a Mayan ruin, rode horses, had a sunset carriage ride, did a jungle hike, had a massage and visited two nearby caves. We had breakfast delivered to our room each day, with the food and coffee always made properly and at the correct temperature. The nightly turndown service, with an extra edible treat left for us as well as 3 lit candles awaiting us after dinner was a pleasant surprise to finish each day.

I'm not sure where to even start – I’ll just say that Bernie (the GM) and the entire Blancaneaux team do an incredible job managing the property to the highest standards! My family and have I have traveled many times to Belize, and even when to Coppola sister property, Turtle Inn; however this was the first time to Blancaneaux. It is a 2 hour drive from Belize City International Airport, but the roads were in great shape so no issues with that. Upon arrival, 2e were quickly greeted, given an overview and shown to our beautiful 2 bedroom villa on the creek. Can’t say about the opportunities to do a variety of activities in the area between horseback riding to Big Rock Falls, the ATM caves, tubing down the Privassion Creek onsite, and so much more. In addition to the numerous activities, you’ll enjoy great meals at each of the 2 restaurants onsite, along with impeccable service. I will also give the Blancaneaux team a special shout out for their assistance in updating plans due to Hurricane Beryl as we were scheduled to be traveling from Blancaneaux to San Pedro. However, due to the storm they were helpful in reaching out to sister properties Turtle Inn and La Lancha (in Guatemala). We ultimately ended up at La Lancha (which is amazing), but transportation and other logistics wouldn’t have happened without the Blancaneaux team. All in all, my family and I can’t wait to return and stay even longer! You won’t regret your decision to come to Blancaneaux Lodge! Special call out to Ernesto at the Jaguar Bar, Marty at the Montagna Ristorante and Leo at the pool – all employees provided great services, but Ernesto, Marty and Leo really went above and beyond.

Blancaneaux Lodge is magical! The setting is beautiful, the staff are excellent and so friendly, the villa was perfect. We had a villa with two double rooms, it was incredibly spacious, exceptionally clean and beautifully done. We did two trips, the Barton Creek Caves and Caracol Myan site. The concierge (Gemuel) arranged it all so it was stress free, the packed lunch was excellent and very substantial, on both days the guides were a delight to spend time with (Alex and Gilbert) and both exceptionally knowledgeable. We also did the little river tube trip straight from the Lodge, that was fun and relaxing - we loved it! Spend some time at the Bar with Giovanni too - great company! All in all I highly recommend.

The service was spectacular, everyone was very attentive to all of our needs. The food was great, and the family villa was perfect for our family of 4.Thank you to the whole staff!! I highly recommend this experience, tubing thru the caves was amazing. Ask for Kim he is a great tour guide thru the caves !!

We stayed at Blancaneaux for two nights in November. Our Riverview Cabana was amazing with gorgeous views of the river. The bed and pillows were so comfortable. The food was delicious. We went horseback riding with Edgar through the pines and rainforest. The horses were so good and Edgar took great care of us. We had wonderful massages too. The entire staff knew our names and treated us like royalty. My husband forgot his backpack and the lodge arranged to have it transferred for us to Turtle Inn in a matter of days (during tropical storm Sara). We will be back! Thanks to the entire staff for making our trip so enjoyable.

Numerous positives, very minimal negatives. Let's start with the positives. The property is fantastic, everything worked well in the room, food was good, and staff were absolutely phenomenal. The staff were the best part of this property. There were also tons of activities, some on-site at no cost and others you could book to leave the property for further exploration. The minimal negatives: Wifi was pretty weak in the rooms (but worked well near the common areas) and applying bug spray was a regular necessity. But other than this, it was a really nice property with great staff.