San Ignacio Resort Hotel
San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize
Location
San Ignacio
A 17-acre private estate on a hillside above the Macal River, five minutes from San Ignacio town and the Cahal Pech ruins, Cayo.
Transfer
A Cayo transfer
Around 2 to 2.5 hours from Belize City; the San Ignacio airstrip is nearby.
Villas
27 rooms & suites
Around 27 rooms and suites in Belizean hardwood and mahogany, with local art, private balconies or patios and air-conditioning.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families with connecting suites and culture-and-adventure travellers.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Complimentary breakfast; vacation packages available.
About the Resort
A family-owned jungle estate above the river
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.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 27 rooms and suites over the river valley.
Entry
Garden Room
Sleeps two. A garden-view room with a private balcony and Belizean hardwood furnishings.
Garden viewBalcony
Named
Regal Room
Sleeps two. Jungle or garden views with local art and sustainable mahogany, named for Queen Elizabeth II's visit.
Jungle viewNamed room
Family
River View Suite
Sleeps four. With jungle, pool and river-valley views and two sleeping spaces, connecting to the Jungle View Suite.
ConnectingRiver view
Top
Master Suite
Sleeps two. A canopy-bed suite with hillside and river-valley views, reached by a winding hardwood staircase.
Canopy bedTop suite
Romance
Honeymoon Suite
Sleeps two. With pool, river-valley and rainforest views, a Jacuzzi and a private butler on request.
JacuzziButler
Food & Drink
Dining
Steakhouse and a Baroque lobby bar.
Signature
Running W Steakhouse
Family-ranch meats, international, Belizean and Lebanese.
Bar
The Lobby Bar
Baroque-themed, with weekend live music.
Breakfast
Breakfast
Complimentary, with the valley view.
Wellbeing
The Spa
A luxury spa with in-room treatments and a Spa Suite, plus an outdoor pool and a tennis court.
Luxury spa
In-room treatments too.
Pool & tennis
On the estate.
Green Iguana Project
Adopt an iguana.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Iguanas, ruins and the river.
Green Iguana Project
San Ignacio's top activity.
Cahal Pech ruins
Five minutes away.
The medicinal trail
Through the estate.
Macal River
Below the hillside.
Birding
Keel-billed toucans.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Belize City
Around 2 to 2.5 hours by car.
In town
San Ignacio
Five minutes from town and ruins.
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.”
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★★★★★
“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.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting San Ignacio Resort Hotel. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast; packages available.
Made for families
- Connecting suites; couples too.
Setting
- A jungle estate above the river.
Getting there
- Around 2 to 2.5 hours from Belize City.
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