Blancaneaux Lodge
Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve
Central Farm
San Ignacio, Belize
Central Farm
COST: $$
Owned by Francis Ford Coppola, the 70-acre property is a collection of ten cabanas, six villas, and a cottage set in the jungle of the Maya Mountains. The staff offers spa treatments and picnic lunches for day hikes to the waterfalls. At the restaurant the wine selection, though excellent, is not vast (it's entirely from Coppola's California winery), but the food is good, especially the grilled chicken with red beans and rice.
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From Travel + Leisure, Nov 2008
“Forget peanuts and M&M’s. We scoured the globe for great in-room treats that really give you a sense of where you are....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2008
“Ten cabanas, six villas, and a cottage set in the jungle of the Maya Mountains....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Feb 2006
“I would be happy to stay at Blancaneaux for the rest of the week—the staff offers spa treatments and picnic lunches for day hikes to the waterfalls...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Oct 2003
“It was film director Francis Ford Coppola who got the ball rolling a decade ago, when he transformed his 70-acre family retreat in the country's western mountains into Blancaneaux Lodge, after deciding he couldn't afford the staff necessary to keep the place for himself....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jul 2003
“Up in the pine-scented highlands of Belize, owner Francis Ford Coppola found that it made more sense to harvest hydropower than to run wires through the jungle (the director had already done that for one movie). Equally convenient was having an organic garden full of tropical fruits and Italian culinary staples like eggplant, basil, and tomatoes. Leave it to Coppola to add some drama to recycling, too. Around the seven thatched-roof cabanas, five palatial villas, and public areas are old...” MORE>>
From the T+L 500
Francis Ford Coppola-owned resort near the Mayan ruins of Caracol.
- Stats:
- 12 cabanas ; 7 villas; 1 house; 2 restaurants; 2 bars.
- Competitive Edge:
- Luxe amenities and country-style Italian cooking in a remote setting.
- Rooms to Book:
- Cabana No. 12, for privacy and river views; those in the garden are more central.
- Don't Miss:
- A 90-minute essential-oil massage from a Thai masseuse.
lastArticle = 11/2008 and lastAward = 01/2008
