Must-see hotels in Southern Belize

  • Casa Placencia

    Placencia

    On the quiet northern end of town, long-running Casa Placencia offers beautifully decorated rooms with kitchenettes, cable TV and wi-fi. There's an…

  • Whitehorse Inn

    Hopkins

    This plush new beachfront guesthouse brings a level of space and comfort at a price that's probably unmatched elsewhere in Hopkins. The four rooms in the…

  • All Seasons Guest House

    Hopkins

    With its brightly painted two-bedroom cabañas (cabins) and cozy guesthouse rooms, All Seasons has some of the cutest accommodations in the village. All…

  • Tate's Guest House

    Punta Gorda

    Former postmaster Mr Tate keeps his guesthouse in immaculate condition and it's the best budget deal in the town center. The six rooms inside the mauve…

  • Big Falls Extreme Adventures

    Southern Belize

    These cabañas and family rooms on the banks of the Río Grande in Big Falls offer a comfortable stay with air-con, cable TV and spring mattresses. It's…

  • Beya Suites

    Punta Gorda

    The garish two-story pink building facing the sea about a mile north of PG, Beya is a good find for those looking to balance comfort with value. The eight…

  • Serenade Hotel

    Placencia

    This big old two-story house on the Sidewalk has nine spacious brightly painted rooms and are very reasonable by Placencia standards with air-con,…

  • Buttonwood Lodge

    Hopkins

    The four spacious suites and one two-bedroom self-contained apartment at Buttonwood all face the sea. This is high-quality boutique accommodation located…

  • Big Falls Cottages

    Southern Belize

    These two lovely, family-run cottages are set in a magnificent garden and come with a kitchenette and bathroom (with hot showers). They're tucked away…

  • Placencia Villas

    Placencia

    These clean, colorful, fully-equipped studios and apartments come with kitchenettes, ample parking and a leafy central courtyard.

  • Blue Marlin Lodge

    Southern Belize

    At the northern end of South Water Caye, Blue Marlin is a popular dive destination with its own full-service PADI dive center. The resort has a series of…

  • Kismet Inn & Cafe

    Hopkins

    On a secluded patch of beach amid shady palms at the north end of Hopkins village, Kismet is an eccentric collection of rough-hewn cabañas and rooms…

  • Singing Sands Inn

    Placencia

    Tucked away in a beautifully landscaped garden at Maya Beach, Singing Sands offers an affordable oceanside tropical oasis. Choose from thatched-roof…

  • Chaab'il B'e Lodge & Casitas

    Southern Belize

    A change of name and ownership has breathed new life into Chaab'il B'e Lodge & Casitas, just off the highway 8 miles from Punta Gorda. Three rustic,…

  • IZE South Water Caye

    Southern Belize

    Massachusetts-based IZE (International Zoological Expeditions) operates this site in the middle of the island with dorms (primarily for students) and…

  • Colibri House

    Placencia

    The one-of-a-kind, octagonal Colibri house is built from a mix of hardwoods and is fully furnished with treasures from Tibet, Bali, Italy and India. Of…

  • Paradise Resort

    Placencia

    This semi-upmarket, 12-room hotel enjoys a peaceful location on the peninsula's southern edge, offering clean and comfortable rooms with air-con, flat…

  • Jungle Jeanie by the Sea

    Hopkins

    About a 10-minute walk south of Hopkins village, Jungle Jeanie is a neat little ecoresort with beautiful hardwood single and duplex cabins on stilts, some…

  • Julia's Guesthouse

    Placencia

    A beachfront place on the tightest packed part of the shore (next to Barefoot Bar), Miss Julia has three cabins, four duplexes and one apartment, all…

  • Seaspray Hotel

    Placencia

    Owned and operated by the Leslies (one of Placencia's most established families), this lovely hotel has seven grades of room in varying sizes, luxury and…

  • Reef's End Lodge

    Southern Belize

    At the south end of the island, Reef's End has lodge-style rooms plus a couple of beachfront ramshackle cabañas (cabins), available on all-inclusive…

  • Nature's Way Guest House

    Punta Gorda

    Rustic and ramshackle, this place has been a longtime backpacker bolthole in Punta Gorda, though there are no dorm beds and it's not the bargain it once…

  • Palma's Guesthouse

    Placencia

    The distinctive yellow-and-blue guesthouse at the north end of the village is decent value in pricey Placencia, especially if you desire air-con. The…

  • Joe Jo's by the Reef

    Southern Belize

    Joe Jo's has the smartest and most sturdily built bungalows on the island. The seven lemon-yellow cabins come with private bathroom, fans, balcony deck…

  • Scarlet Macaw Guesthouse

    Southern Belize

    Red Bank's only real guesthouse, at the entrance to the village, is superbly set up as an ecoretreat for visiting the surrounding jungle and scarlet…

  • Manatee Inn

    Placencia

    Built by Slavek Machacka in 1999, this classical wooden hotel is still one of the best bets in the budget category. Down a lane in a quiet spot, the…

  • Ranguana Lodge

    Placencia

    Ranguana offers five good-sized mahogany cabins on a piece of happening beach (near Barefoot Bar). The garden cabins have kitchens; the smaller beachfront…

  • Captain Jak's

    Placencia

    The Captain offers three cabañas and two larger cottages surrounding a quiet garden (weekly rates are available). All rooms are fan-cooled and come with…

  • Lydia's Guesthouse

    Placencia

    Lydia's is a reliable budget option on a quiet stretch of Sidewalk on the northern side of town. The eight rooms share bathrooms and there's one studio…

  • Tutzil Nah Cottages

    Southern Belize

    On the Southern Hwy, 100yd (90m) north of the Maya Centre junction, the Chun brothers offer four clean rooms in houses on stilts decked out in basic Maya…

  • Cozy Corner

    Placencia

    There's nothing particularly flash about Cozy Corner, but the location on the beach makes it a good deal at this price. The hotel itself is behind an…

  • Latitude 17

    Hopkins

    This central pair of aqua-blue two-room cabañas (cabins) are super comfortable and great value with living area, full country-style kitchen and separate…

  • River House Lodge

    Southern Belize

    With a lovely secluded riverside setting, River House Lodge has six comfortable air-con rooms with screened verandas in two-story wooden houses. There's…

  • Windschief Cabanas

    Hopkins

    There are just two basic, but comfy stilted cabañas (fan only) with private bathrooms and hot showers here in this seafront location. Oliver and Pamela's…

  • Michelo Hotel

    Placencia

    This small hotel on the north end of town has four spotless suites with queen-sized beds and futons, cable TV, wi-fi, and full kitchenettes with…

  • Chaleanor Hotel

    Dangriga

    This old-style family-run hotel straddles the budget divide with clean air-con rooms of a midrange standard (upstairs rooms have views). The cheaper units…

  • Latitude Adjustment

    Hopkins

    A block west of the main street, the five raised timber cabins here are beautifully finished with dark-wood interiors, king-size beds, kitchenettes, cable…

  • Sea Glass Inn

    Placencia

    The welcoming Sea Glass Inn offers unobstructed ocean views and endless sea breezes thanks to its position on Placencia's southern shore. Renovated rooms…

  • Back-a-bush

    Southern Belize

    In the village of San Miguel, just a few miles from Lubaantun, is this simple, chilled-out jungle guesthouse and farm with a lovely Dutch owner…

  • Deb & Dave's Last Resort

    Placencia

    A reliable central cheapie in the town centre, D&D offers four compact rooms (two twins, two doubles) with fans, surrounded by a leafy garden. A screened…