Blancaneaux Lodge
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo, Belize
Location
Mountain Pine Ridge
In the 107,000-acre Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve on Privassion Creek, near the Caracol Maya ruins, Cayo.
Transfer
A Mountain Pine Ridge transfer
Around 2.5 hours by road from Belize City, or a 35-minute charter to the lodge's airstrip.
Villas
20 villas & cabanas
20 villas, cabanas and cottages on stilts in hardwood and thatch, with decks over the creek and Guatemalan décor.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and nature-and-adventure travellers.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Continental breakfast included; two-night minimum.
About the Resort
Coppola's jungle hideaway over the waterfalls
Blancaneaux is Francis Ford Coppola's jungle hideaway in the 107,000-acre Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, where thatched hardwood villas stand on stilts over the waterfalls and pools of Privassion Creek. Montagna serves Italian cooking from Coppola family recipes, an organic farm and a stone oven; the Waterfall Spa treats beside a hot pool; and Caracol, caving and horseback riding fill the days. Arrival is by road or a Cessna to the lodge's own airstrip.
Accommodation
Villas & cabanas
20 thatched villas, cabanas and cottages over the creek.
Entry
Riverfront Cabana
Sleeps two to three. A hardwood-and-thatch cabana with a private deck, semi-open shower and creek or garden views.
Creek viewPrivate deck
Romance
Luxury Honeymoon Cabana
Sleeps two. Secluded over Privassion Creek, with a private plunge pool, second outdoor shower and waterfall views.
Plunge poolSecluded
Family
Two-Bedroom Villa
Sleeps four to five. With two baths, a full living room, a small kitchen with Illy espresso and screen porches over the jungle.
Two-bedroomCreek view
Retreat
Enchanted Cottage
Sleeps two. Atop a bluff with panoramic waterfall and Maya Mountains views, a writing desk and a fireplace.
PanoramicFireplace
Top
Francis Ford Coppola Villa
Sleeps varies. A private villa with its own plunge pool, private entrance and a dining table for fourteen.
Private poolExclusive
Food & Drink
Dining
Italian and Central-American, farm-to-table.
Signature
Montagna Ristorante
Italian from Coppola family recipes and an organic farm.
Poolside
Guatemaltecqua
Belizean, Guatemalan, Mexican and Mayan plates.
Bar
The bar
Coppola wines and cocktails.
Wellbeing
The Waterfall Spa
Treatments beside a hot pool, with a resort pool and the natural creek pools and waterfalls.
The Waterfall Spa
With a hot pool.
Creek pools & waterfalls
On Privassion Creek.
Horseback riding
From the stables.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Maya ruins, jungle and waterfalls.
Caracol & Maya ruins
Deep in the reserve.
Caving
Through jungle caves.
Horseback riding
From the lodge stables.
Privassion waterfalls
Swim the creek pools.
Montagna
Coppola Italian dining.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By air
By Cessna
A 35-minute charter to the airstrip.
By road
From Belize City
Around 2.5 hours by car.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
✓ Verified via feefo
★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
✓ Verified via feefo
★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Blancaneaux Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
✓ Verified via feefo
Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast; two-night minimum.
Made for couples
- Families and adventurers.
Setting
- Villas over jungle waterfalls.
Getting there
- 2.5 hours by road or a Cessna.
Book This Property
Start Planning Your Blancaneaux Lodge Stay
Your HighStreet specialist will respond within 2 hours with a personalised quote and the best available rates — guaranteed.
1
Your holiday
2
Your details
3
Review
Step 1 of 2
Tell us about your stay
Dates, party size, villa preference and budget.
Destination
Dates & party
Date flexibility
Adults
2
Children
0
Budget & accommodation
Budget per person (flights + hotel)
£4,500
£500£50,000+
Villa preference
Flights
You Might Also Consider
Other Belize hotels you might consider
Belize
The Lodge at Chaa Creek
The Lodge at Chaa Creek has stood on the Macal River since 1977 — Belize's original luxury jungle lodge, set in a 365-acre rainforest reserve in the Maya Mountains foothills. Thatched cottages and treetop Jacuzzi suites look over the river, the new Ix Chel villas add private plunge pools and butlers, and a rustic riverside camp keeps an eco option. An on-site organic Maya farm feeds one of Belize's best restaurants, a Blue Morpho butterfly farm and Natural History Centre sit in the grounds, and Xunantunich, Cahal Pech and Caracol are close.
Belize
San Ignacio Resort Hotel
San Ignacio Resort Hotel has been family-owned since 1976 — a 17-acre estate on a hillside above the Macal River, five minutes from town and the Cahal Pech ruins, billed as the only jungle in town. Around 27 rooms and suites in Belizean hardwood look over the river valley, rising to a Master Suite reached by a winding hardwood staircase and a Honeymoon Suite with a Jacuzzi and butler. The Green Iguana Conservation Project runs on site, the Running W Steakhouse serves family-ranch meats with Lebanese touches, and Maya ruins, caving and birding are close.
Belize
Cayo Espanto
Cayo Espanto is a 4-acre private island around three miles off San Pedro, with just seven fully-staffed villas sleeping up to eighteen. Every villa sits beachfront or overwater with its own heated plunge pool, dock, alfresco shower and butler; Casa Ventanas waits at the end of a 150-foot dock with a ladder into the sea. Dining is all-inclusive and made-to-order by a private chef, served wherever you like — villa, beach, dock or overwater. The whole island can be taken for a wedding or retreat.