Vanilla Hills Resort

wonderful resort with great food and staff. only 2 negatives were I notified the owner that the foliage needs to be trimmed at the entrance to my cabin but it was not done. A big disappointment was that not no Belizean food was on the menu. Travel is to experience different foods and cultures but sadly not in this case.

Staff were very friendly. Beautiful property. Claudia was so helpful. Definitely recommend.

This resort is absolutely gorgeous and it was probably the most personalized service I’ve experienced at a hotel. For example, one morning I asked the front desk to help me call a cab to Xunantunich and when they saw me come back that evening they immediately asked “how was Xunantunich?” I was traveling solo and the owners kindly extended invitations to join other groups for meals or at the lounge to make sure I felt included. The food at the restaurant was also exceptional and beautifully presented, and the cocktails at the bar were amazing, including the yummy welcome drink on arrival. I loved all the thoughtful little touches in the room like the cute towel art that was left every day on my bed. It was also really helpful to have the filtered water dispenser up at the front.

One thing to note is the resort is pretty far out of town so you have to either take a cab into town and back or eat at the hotel restaurant every meal (delicious but adds up). If you have a rental car this would be no problem! Also, there were a good number of insects that made their way into the room despite my best efforts (mostly ants, a variety of beetles, small spiders, a few mosquitoes and one firefly) but what can you expect in the jungle!

Tucked outside of town Vanilla Hills was perfect for our family of 6. While most of the accommodations were smaller, our 6 person guesthouse was tucked into the jungle with beautiful views from the balcony. We ate both nights at the Three Senses (sight, smell and taste) restaurant where all of us (ages 7 to 80) were well fed and wonderfully satisfied. The boys loved the pool and the grandparents loved the newly built bar area for their evening espresso. The staff and owners were very attentive and took good care of is, you felt like family. I would highly recommend a stay, much better than a large hotel.

The food was delicious and how it was presented was absolutely stunning. The tour of the facilities was great and I truly felt welcomed after a long trip.

I truly can’t think of anything that I didn’t like during my stay at the resort.

STUNNING! Stay here :-)

all was great

We loved so many things about Vanilla Hills Lodge, from the warm welcome and infinity pool to seeing so many wild birds and other animals and our adorable tree house. The lodge and our tree house was immaculate. We were expecting to deal with bugs but even in the heat, we were pleasantly surprised to not have any issues at all. The food was delicious and the owners are so knowledgeable and kind. We would highly recommend Vanilla Hills Lodge to any couple or family staying in or near San Ignacio. We can’t wait to come back!

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Everything!! I booked this hotel because the reviews were so high, but because the reviews were so outstanding, I expected to be disappointed. I was not. This hotel still managed to exceed all our expectations! Our treehouse room was super cute, with 3 of the walls being full windows so that we could look out into the trees at all the birds and other wildlife. I really enjoyed thing indoor/outdoor shower, the walls on it were high enough for modesty, but left enough open air to enjoy the birds, lizards, and bugs around you. The hotel is a little out of town, so you get to be immersed in the jungle, and see a great variety of wildlife, but its also close enough to town that a round trip taxi trip is only about $15 usd. We also loved coming back from a hot day for a refreshing evening in the pool. The restaurant was so delicious that we ended up eating there every night, even though we had plans to go into town more often. Every meal was excellent, and the portions were so large that my mom and I split every meal and were still full. The staff was all so friendly and helpful, they not only made us feel so welcome, they made us feel that they all genuinely enjoyed working there. They lay out food for the birds every day, and a great variety come to eat, we spent all our meals watching the birds. My mom even got her wish on the last day of our trip, to see toucans. They came to eat by the restaurant while we were having breakfast. Claudia cares passionately about the experience, and made everything so easy. I usually do all of my own planning, but I was having trouble getting responses from tour companies in a timely manner, so I allowed Claudia to take over that portion of our trip. She got us every tour we wanted on the days we wanted them, and we had great guides and drivers for everything. One of the guides even told me about how Claudia stays on top of them if they don't respond in a timely manner to get her guests the best experience that she can.

The only thing that was less than amazing was the wifi. It came and went and wasn't particularly reliable. This was not a problem for us, as we were fairly disconnected during our vacation. But if someone was having a working holiday, the unreliability of the wifi could be a problem for them.

What a perfect stay. The staff are incredible, the place is amazing and we had everything we had such a lovely stay. Highlight was having a delicious (and copious) breakfast on our last day watching all of the animals coming to eat too. Including a coatimundi, hummingbirds, toucans, and many other amazing birds. The Pina colada la were also some of the best I've had !

We had a car so we were mobile which helped otherwise, eating onsite every evening would have been expensive! That said, if you do eat onsite, you won't be disappointed because it is delicious!

Our stay was AMAZING!! Mark made our visit so personal and warm, he’s the best. The restaurant was delicious and accommodating to my friend’s dietary needs. I would recommend Vanilla Hills over and over again. We stayed in the large villa and had so much space and privacy. The infinity pool was perfect, and there’s a walkable river access we went to as well! There’s tons to see and do on the property as well as nearby. Our stay was perfect. I only wish we could have stayed longer.