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Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola

3.5 star property
Travelers find paradise at this mountain retreat where Italian cuisine, poolside relaxation, and horseback adventures through nature await

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At Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola, guests wander through peaceful gardens, enjoy rejuvenating spa treatments, and swim in the family-favorite outdoor pool. Horseback riding offers natural exploration, and three on-site restaurants serve delicious Italian cuisine.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

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Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, desk

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Individually decorated
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Shower/tub combination
Espresso maker
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, desk

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Individually decorated
Separate bedroom
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Shower/tub combination
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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2- Bedroom Villa

Highlights

Individually decorated
2 bedrooms
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Shower/tub combination
  • River view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds
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About the neighborhood

Located in Mountain Pine Ridge, Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola is in the mountains and on a river. Xunantunich Mayan Ruins and Caracol are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Five Sisters Falls and Rio on Pools. Thousand Foot Falls and Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve are two other places to visit that come recommended. Be sure not to miss outdoor adventures like hiking/biking trails, cave exploring, and ziplining. Visit our Mountain Pine Ridge travel guide
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Mountain Pine Ridge, San Ignacio, Cayo

What's nearby

  • 5 Sisters (2)
    Five Sisters Falls
    10 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Big Rock Falls - Belize
    Big Rock Waterfalls
    11 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Bol's Cave Museum
    12 min drive - 11.6 km
  • Rio on Pools
    12 min drive - 11.9 km
  • Macal River
    13 min drive - 12.3 km

Getting around

  • Philip S. W. Goldson Intl. Airport (BZE)
    126 min drive

Restaurants

  • Upe Nai
    16 min drive
  • Five Sisters Restaurant
    9 min drive
  • Maripose Jungle Lodge: Poolside Bar
    14 min drive
  • Mike’s Place
    30 min drive

About this property

Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola

Family-friendly lodge near Five Sisters Falls
Located close to Rio on Pools, Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola provides free continental breakfast, a terrace, and a garden. Active travelers can enjoy amenities like mountain biking and horseback riding at this lodge. Indulge in a body treatment, a massage, and a body wrap at the onsite spa. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Italian cuisine. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a bar.
You'll also find perks like:
  • An outdoor pool along with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self parking
  • Free bicycle rentals, a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and babysitting (surcharge)
  • Tour/ticket assistance, smoke-free premises, and a front-desk safe
Room features
All guestrooms are individually decorated, and feature comforts such as bathrobes, as well as perks like free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Ceiling fans, daily housekeeping, and desks

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Beyond Green, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola is listed in the 2021 Travel + Leisure 500.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Restaurants on site

  • Montagna Ristorante

Things to do

  • Children's club
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Full-service spa
  • Helicopter/airplane tours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Hot tub
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains
  • On a river
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body wraps
  • In-room massages
  • Reflexology
  • Spa open daily
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • iPod dock
  • MP3 dock

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests will receive an email within 2 weeks before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Blancaneaux Lodge Mountain Pine Ridge
Blancaneaux Mountain Pine Ridge
Blancaneaux
Blancaneaux Mountain Pine Rid
Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola Lodge
Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola Mountain Pine Ridge

Frequently asked questions

Does Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola located?

This family-friendly Mountain Pine Ridge lodge is located on a river, 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Five Sisters Falls, and within 12 mi (20 km) of Rio on Pools and Thousand Foot Falls. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve and Xunantunich Mayan Ruins are also within 32 mi (52 km).

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Reviews

Blancaneaux Lodge by Francis Ford Coppola Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.8

Cleanliness

10

Location

9.8

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ritika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a beautiful property and the staff made every effort to make our stay super comfortable, warm, and relaxing. Our villa was so cozy and we had the most fun time on the deck.The river flowing right next to us was just a treat and the hot pool was our favorite ! I highly recommend a getaway at Blancaneaux
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Youmna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Professional management and highly qualified stuff. Food is wonderful, location is perfect to visit the different parts of Belize with their greatly informed team.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All of the staff, be they front desk receptionist, servers, hired guides, grounds keepers, stable hands or gardeners could not be more accommodating, welcoming, friendly, proactive, or efficient. The accommodations were as beautiful as they were comfortable, and they fit perfectly into the natural surroundings.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an experience of a lifetime! A must if you are into true elegant adventure Blancaneaux is a must. The staff are the secret to this magnificent lodge. They are kind, attentive and proud to work in this amazing hide away in Belize. I recommend highly!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at Blancaneux was wonderful! From the moment we arrived, we were met with incredible hospitality. We went with our two adult children in their twenties. The grounds are beautiful and peaceful. Food was amazing. Best continental breakfast we have ever had. Farm to table dining experience was top notch. Fantastic diversity of dining experiences and great activities without leaving the resort. Bird watching, river tubing, horseback riding, hiking to a waterfall with a gorgeous huge swimming hole, all from our villa! Absolutely recommend to anyone looking for high end eco lodging in Belize.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don't typically write reviews but I have to hand it to the staff at the Blancaneaux Lodge. Flawless service, kind, friendly and helpful at all times, in every area of the resort. The place is truly magical, and their incredible staff are the secret sauce. The property is top notch, but warm and authentic, not ostentatious or showy. My family felt immediately at home. THANK YOU!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

April

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is amazing. We stayed for three nights before transferring to San Pedro, and I miss Blancaneaux! We transported by heli and when we were greeted by loving staff with horses and buggy, we were ecstatic! All three restaurants are delicious and fun, and the bar staff is fantastic! The property is insanely beautiful and I need to go back just to explore more. We did a couple activities/tours (and the front desk staff is so kind and helpful in arranging that and also so gracious when you mess it up haha), so we were off site half a day at a time, and there is so much more I want to see and do at Blancaneaux We met a lot of cool people and made a lot of memories. This is one of the best overall experiences I’ve had while traveling. Thank you, new friends in BZ!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The grounds
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top notch resort with amazing staff that cares to learn your name and friendly great you at every turn. Highly recommend. Loved our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful lodging with top notch service.

Awesome area resort is stunning and enjoyed all amenities. The road I am out is dirt and stone rutted for 15 miles and takes one hour. You can fly in and out kid there if you have the $$.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Hani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food was mediocre to terrible They couldn’t even make a decent pot of coffee in the morning. The lamb at dinner was like shoe soles and had to be returned. Considering that we were captive audience in this beautiful place, the food really ruined the experience.

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Loved it

Loved it. Loved it. Loved it. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing Lodge in the Jungle

This is a beautiful place to stay in the jungle near Belmopan. Service is fantastic - 5 types of mojitos and great food. Little secluded rooms that are very romantic. But beware of the road to get there - when we were there in June 2021 they were doing major works and it took much much longer than expected.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect getaway

Simply one of the best hotel I’ve ever been to. Staff, service, food, the area, the views. Everything just perfect. The garden is so special, best dinner and best place. We simply loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Property and food is excellent. They need to re-do all the stairs. They don't work and flow well. It is an easy correction but it is all wrong. Amazes me that Mr. Coppola being Italian failed on this when the Romans were the champions of roads and accesses. They set the standards for the next milleniums.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Perry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

INCREDIBLE

One of the most incredible places I’ve ever stayed!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place , highly recommend I loved everything about it , the place, the amenities , the restaurants , the staff, the location , the activities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great experience this place was. The staff is wonderful, the room is stunning, beauty everywhere you look. Definitely worth the haul up the mountain, and plenty to do once you're up there!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

AR, new york, us

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed as a family in a 2 bedroom villa overlooking the creek--the villas are massive and extremely comfortable and quaint. The location is unbelievable--by staying next to the creek/river, you wake up to the sound of the water--extremely soothing. The best part besides location is definitely the STAFF--the most amazing people we have ever met! Although some people complain about bugs, we did not really experience any--all of the rooms have nets and the bathrooms have insect repellants--I think in the 5 days/4 nights we got maybe 2 mosquito bites between the 3 of us. We did wear a lot of bug spray (which is actually provided for free by the pool if you forget). The pool is great by the way and a relaxing way to spend an afternoon.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dominique, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding place in the jungle

Amazing place. Amazing service. A vacation dream
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Carine, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wanted to stay permanently!

We visited the lodge for my husband's 50th birthday. I was looking for a place to relax and be pampered and we were not disappointed. There were no pictures that give justice to the cabanas and the sheer beauty of our surrounding. At night time, the smell of the sweet grass permeates the cabanas and is the most awesome smell! The service and food were excellent! Our only complaint was that we should have planned to stay longer. This was a complete surprise trip for my husband (he didn't know where we were going until we arrived at the lodge). By the second day, he wanted for us to start planning a return trip with other couples. We definitely plan on returning to combine our stay with Turtle Inn and La Lancha.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Suzy, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Blancaneux -- Luxury in the Jungle of Belize!!

So after having heard of Coppola's place years ago, I decided to take my teenage kids over spring break this year. We were there for 4 nights and really loved it. It is truly IN the jungle, which is great, as we live in LA so didn't need just the beach experience in Belize (as we get the beach all year round) It is a beautiful lodge and the people there are truly the best part! We were in C2 cabana -- not one of the big villas, but it was absolutely fine. Still has a great porch/veranda and river view. The pool was lovely, the hot pool so relaxing, and my daughter said the spa was great (she had a facial). As for the dining, there are 3 options -- in the lodge there is restaurant, which is really good, which we ate at a few times. Then in the organic garden there is a family style dinner where you go get a tour of the garden and then they serve you dinner (I think there were maybe 15 or so of us that night). That was great fun and the food was delicious. And, then our last night we dined at the Guatemala restaurant, which is small right next to the pool and we really loved that. Johnny, our waiter was the bomb. Also, we loved Happy Hour . Great drinks. Also, hiking to Big Rock waterfall was worth it -- the waterfall is so beautiful. And, if you can -- swim up into the waterfall where you can stand on the rock and let the water run down on you. It is really magical. Just bring plenty of water with you on the hike, it is hot out there! :-)
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Luca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024