Bocawina Rainforest Resort & Adventures — Hotel in Stann Creek District

We stayed 5 nights and did the all-inclusive package. In hindsight we think 3 nights would have been perfect, 4 okay too. But 5 nights is too many. Overall the visit was a success and yes, we would recommend Bocawina. Staff: 5 of 5 stars. The guides, drivers, and restaurant staff were all a highlight of our stay. They all were friendly, professional, well-spoken, and knowledgeable. The guides especially were a real highlight of our stay. Room: 2 of 5 stars. Toilet barely flushes. The decor looked like second purchases from an thrift store in USA, worn out living room art that has nothing to do with Belize or a rainforest. The chairs in the room had thinned out pillows from years of use, that was no big deal since there is hardly any storage, shelves, hooks, or dressers in a room to store our belongings. There is no AC since its an offgrid place, so count on 1-4 fans blowing 24-7 to stay cool. We were disappointed in the room quality. They were clean though. Food: 5 of 5 stars. We looked forward to our daily congregations in the restaurant. The food was good each time, the staff accommodated my wife's dietary needs, we loved our meal sessions and meeting new people. Excursions: 5 of 5. We did waterfall rappeling, hiking, zipling, waterfall swimming, night hike, cave tubing, chocolate, and horseback riding. The guides were good every single time. They learned our names and became our temporary buddies during our 5 days. Transport: 3 of 5. It was always on time, always courteous and safe. The drivers were good and acted as guides as well. The vehicles themselves were pretty worn out. We have been on many other Belize guided trips and the Bocawina vehicles were on the lower end of quality. No AC in one van, mildew on ceilings, seatbelts hit or miss, no shocks/suspension. They need to upgrade. But again, it was reliable and did the trick. Jungle: 5 of 5. This is what we ultimately came for, jungle noises, air, vibe, wildlife, vegetation, birds. The setting in the resort and...

I loved my stay at Bocawina Rainforest Resort! Beautiful grounds right in the entrance to the Mayflower Bocawina National Park, with access to well-maintained and easy-to-follow trails that take you to different waterfalls in the Park. All the staff were so friendly and everything was wonderfully organized and laid out. Great communication ahead of time in helping me to setup transport to Bocawina, they were very accommodating in letting me check-in early and check-out late, and they provided a nice map of all the trails and falls around. Melanie at the front desk was so lovely and helpful :) The Wild Fig Restaurant right in the resort has delicious food and great service (Stephen, the waiter, was wonderful!). The rooms were clean and comfortable and equipped with plenty of fans to keep you cool.

It was a great place to show up and explore on your own, if you prefer that. They also have lots of tours that they organize. I did the trail to Antelope Falls one afternoon, which was fun and the falls were beautiful. There are ropes that you can use to help you get up the final steeper, narrow trail, but I felt completely safe. Trail was dry and not slippery, and even though it was hot, trail was shaded almost the whole way. Such a refreshing swim at the pool at the top. Make sure to bring bug spray + water! The next morning I did the Big 5 Falls loop. It's a long and adventurous route of around 11km. Again, bring the bug spray and plenty of water. My favorite was the Upper Bocawina falls, if you scramble your way up a little to the pool and main part of the waterfall. Gorgeous! Big Drop waterfall was quite surprising! Be ready for a lot of steep downhill (later uphill of course) and then pretty much rappelling down the final section with the ropes they provide. Good fun though if you're ready for a workout! Only stayed a night at Bocawina, but could definitely have stayed longer.

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The good.. grounds of the Bocawina Rainforest Resort are pretty spectacular, they’ve done a nice job of immersing you in the surrounding jungle and we saw Toucans, Guinea fowl, howler monkeys, Kinkajou, and coatimundi. All without much effort while within the resort.|The staff at Bocawina are really nice and the guides we had while doing excursions were very friendly and did a nice job informing people of the surrounding animals and native plants.|The bad..the place is just weird. Meal times are all predetermined and we were fed bad buffet style food. 20 plus T-bone steaks flopped onto a serving platter and left out on a bar top for people to pick through as an example.|There wasn’t a person in our group of three that wasn’t disappointed and quite frankly kinda disgusted by the food quality and service. They had a really sweet girl working the restaurant by herself (not the chef) who did her best to present the slop served in a tasteful way. Definitely not her fault!!|When we travel we look forward to enjoying local cuisine and what we got was about as far from that as imaginable. They have really missed the mark on the food served, and the manner in which they serve it.|We stayed in a “cabana suite” and found it dated, kinda dirty, and lacking basic amenities such as hot water at the sink, on our second night we had no hot water in the shower either, but the staff did respond in short order. There was a gritty residue on the floors, stained towels and really uncomfortable beds.|We were here to enjoy the surrounding nature and that we did. 5 stars across the board in that regard, 2 stars for the food, and two for the accommodation. |Our family recommendation would be to stay somewhere else and take excursions into Bocawina for adventure and nature observation but would not recommend staying.|The wildlife saved this stay for us, you might not be so lucky. Proceed with caution to Bocawina rainforest resort. It’s over priced and...