Banana Bank Lodge

Belize , Belmopan
BELMOPAN, Banana Bank - Mile 49 Western Hwy
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20 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

Darrell

The owners and staff where top notch, welcoming and friendly the food was amazing we are definitely going back, horse and wranglers the Best

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Matthias

Friendly staff, great atmosphere. The horse riding was amazing! The owners are absolutely amazing. Dinner and breakfast are overpriced for what you get. The rooms are spacious and the design is fancy. Only thing is that it's a bit run-down and would benefit from some renovations.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2025

Eric

Beautiful property, lovely experience but also not what we expected. I would consider this more of a working ranch than a resort, as we felt like it's more setup for locals to Belmopan and cowboys than it is to the average traveler. Nice food, good overall value. Kind of a strange cowboy guy who apparently owns the property who was a little overly friendly to my girlfriend out of the blue. However seems that locals love him and have good things to say. If you're up for something a bit different would recommend this place, we picked it because it's much closer to the ATM cave hike than San Ignacio and also closer to Belize City. They have a caged jaguar on the premise which is cool and tons of horses. Although, even this we asked to reserve a ride, weeks in advance, we had to push to keep that reservation as they seemed to have forgotten about it. Also had a tarantula in our room which Carlos removed for us. Fun!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Karel

The property was beautiful. The rooms were huge and so unique. The staff were wonderful. We met the owner and that was indeed very special. We would definitely stay there again.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

Timothy

Poor

Room booked was not available. No information was given. Had to move rooms but with hotel help.
Friendly staff.
Property itself was run down but grounds were fabulous.
Wild animals in captivity including a ‘rescued’ jaguar. Does not impress. Conflicted morality.
One thing for sure. Would not recommend and would never go back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Stacy

This was my favorite stay in Belize. Mr. Johns hospitality made this stay. I Will recommend this hidden gem to everyone that will visit Belize.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Marcia

Beautiful grounds and nice clean rooms. Very interesting history. The dining service was good but rather expensive. Able to provide a shuttle to the airport

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Kay

Lovely couple created a beautiful area for people to relax and enjoy family time along with nature. Not far from Belmopan if you need anything from the city.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2024

Lynne

This beautifully designed lodge, on 4000 acres, is a unique experience. 107 free range horses, parrots, monkeys add to the ambience. Large , comfortable a/c rooms, friendly staff, good restaurant ,and lovely pool, make for a memorable stay. Convenient to many sites. Owner’s wife is an excellent artist and has a gallery there. We loved it!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2023

Corrie

Difficult road to get to resort. Not for cars.
Horse rides are nice, the young guy ranch hands will hit on a daughter.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2022

Ethan

Loved our time here. Fabulous pool, beautiful grounds and friendly staff. Would highly recommend!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2020

Jim

Incredibly beatiful grounds and gardens, enormous, well-kept swimming pool, gracious propriators

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

Claudia

Great place to stay in the Belize jungle!

It was beautiful and we enjoyed the food for dinner & in the morning! My girls loved the jaguar on property, birds and the pool.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2020

Rhonda

This place is so very charming. There are horses wandering around the property, they have birds and a jaguar to visit, the swimming pool is amazing, and the cooking is phenomenal. The cabanas have thatched roofs and are older but well maintained and, well, charming. The beds are comfy. The only downside is that there are bugs, but you're in the middle of the jungle, so that is to be expected.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Great experience with the home style meals and getting to know the owners and staff. Rustic and remote which adds to the Belizian experince.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Just a agoer stay. Beautiful location but realize thar the lodge is in the jungle. No other restuarant or services available beyond that provided by the lodge. Saw a young jaguar, many parrots and exotic wild birds to see. Horseback riding available and it would have been fun to try that if we had the rime.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing place , quiet, excellent service and amazing food, kids loved horseback riding, and many other activities they offer❤️💯

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2019

Steven

Lovely even if you don't ride.

The grounds are beautiful, carefully landscaped with tile-lined paths connecting the various buildings. Great pool, on site jaguar and parrot aviary. The major attraction is on site horse back riding, which we didn't do. But there are plenty of day trips to do--we went to ATM and Tikal, and there are plenty more. Downsides are that it is pretty isolated (15 min off main road) and food is perfectly adequate but not memorable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2018

Gail&Tom

Banana Bank Lodge is a very unique get-away. The owners, Carolyn and John made us feel very welcome and are very interesting. They dined with us each night. The food was reasonable and very good. The grounds were gorgeous! Our cabana was very comfortable and beautifully designed. There are horses and parots roaming around the property...very cool. They also have an art gallery of Carolyn's paintings and a small museum of Mayan artifacts in their home. If you love nature, art, animals, and military history (John is a very informative source) or just want some peace and quiet...this is the place to stay. Not to mention it's very close to town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful place to get away

Our family had a wonderful time at Banana Bank Lodge. The family style meals were fabulous and a great way to talk with other guests, the pool was refreshing, the property was beautiful, the staff were fabulous. We visited ruins one day and spent the next day riding. My two adult children enjoyed riding so much we nixed our plans for the afternoon and went on another ride. The staff had an evening soccer game and included our children, what a thrill! If you are staying inland, I couldn't recommend a better place!