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Banana Bank Lodge

2.5 star property

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Garden
Traditional Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Garden View | Living area
Property grounds
Standard Studio Suite
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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Banana Bank - Mile 49 Western Hwy, Belmopan
  • Place, Belize River
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Jaguar Paw
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Blue Hole National Park
    ‪37 min drive‬
  • Airport, Belmopan (BCV-Hector Silva)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Garden View

Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Traditional Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Garden View

Traditional Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Garden View

Traditional Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 46 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Single Beds

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Standard Studio Suite

Standard Studio Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 37 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Economy Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Garden View

  • 46 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Single Beds

About the area

Belmopan

At Banana Bank Lodge, you'll be 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from Belize River and 10.6 km (6.6 mi) from Isidoro Beaton Stadium. Highlights at this lodge include a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and free self-parking. .Enjoy access to ecotours and horse riding/hire. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a coffee shop/cafe and laundry facilities. Each morning full breakfast is served between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. There's also the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Sights within a 30-minute drive of this Belmopan lodge include The Art Box and Jaguar Paw.
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What's nearby

  • Belize River - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Jaguar Paw - 12 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Belize Bird Rescue - 16 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Nohoch Che'en - 29 min drive - 32.6 km
  • Blue Hole National Park - 37 min drive - 35.4 km

Getting around

  • Belmopan (BCV-Hector Silva) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Percolatté And Resturant - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Formosa - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Mike's Cue Club & Bar - ‬23 min drive
  • ‪Chicken Express - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Caladium - ‬23 min drive

About this property

Banana Bank Lodge

Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. An outdoor pool, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at Banana Bank Lodge. Free self parking is available.
  • 19 guestrooms or units
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Garden
  • Coffee shop
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Banana Bank Lodge offers 19 accommodations with a ceiling fan. This accommodation offers separate sitting areas and includes desks. Bathrooms include a bath and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 12 for adults and USD 6 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Ecotours
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Accessible bathtub
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Meal delivery service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests driving to the property should contact this property in advance (e.g. directions)
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Fitness facility
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Hot springs
  • Indoor pool
  • Public bath
  • Sauna
  • Hot tub

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per day.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately USD 12 for adults and from USD 6 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 140.00 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Air conditioning is available for an additional fee
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in all accommodation.

Property is also known as

Banana Bank Lodge Belmopan
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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Banana Bank Lodge?

Banana Bank Lodge offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Banana Bank Lodge?

Yep, Banana Bank Lodge has a free self car park.

Does Banana Bank Lodge have a pool?

Banana Bank Lodge has an outdoor pool.

Does Banana Bank Lodge serve breakfast?

Yeah, full brekkie is on offer daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Banana Bank Lodge?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Banana Bank Lodge?

Yep, you can grab a meal at Banana Bank Lodge's onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine.The bar/lounge is closed on Monday.

What time are check-in & check-out at Banana Bank Lodge?

Check-in begins at 1:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Banana Bank Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Matthias

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Timothy

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

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
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Jesus

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Corrie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Difficult road to get to resort. Not for cars. Horse rides are nice, the young guy ranch hands will hit on a daughter.

10/10 Excellent

Ethan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our time here. Fabulous pool, beautiful grounds and friendly staff. Would highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jim, Mississaugs, Ontario.canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredibly beatiful grounds and gardens, enormous, well-kept swimming pool, gracious propriators
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

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

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.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda, Vancouver, WA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

DJuan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience with the home style meals and getting to know the owners and staff. Rustic and remote which adds to the Belizian experince.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place , quiet, excellent service and amazing food, kids loved horseback riding, and many other activities they offer❤️💯
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Steven

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

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.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gail&Tom, Lemont, US

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

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!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful gardens and ambiance

Front desk staff was pleasant, but could use more training about the local tour offerings - they were somewhat uninformed and seemed confused about arranging tours and transportation. The food was good, although we got a bit tired of chicken. Best was chatting with the owners, Carolyn and John Carr - they have some awesome stories! LOVED the herd of horses and the experience with the horses in the pink roundpen - a highlight for sure! The architecture and gardens are lovely. The room we stayed in could use a bit of sprucing up and maybe a new mattress, but was still a sweet and comfortable room. YES we would return - and certainly hope to one day.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Jungle setting, needs updating.

Check in was fine but when we got to our room it was pretty bad. The bathtub looked as if someone had spilled paint in it and there were large rust spots. The toilet would not totally flush unless you did it at least three times. We complained loudly and were upgraded to a much nicer room. However the clerk was rather snippy about it. They had a nice pool and beautiful landscaping. The meals were quite good although we thought they were rather expensive. The buildings could use some work in places. They have some birds and a jaguar in cages. Not a terrible place to stay but we would not go back.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018