Bocawina Rainforest Resort

We had an amazing 2 nights stay. The staff were super helpful and friendly and really couldn't do enough for us. We loved the bird watching with Roni and the kids had a great time doing the 9 section zip line with Roni and Carlos. The home cooked food was excellent and the location in the jungle just amazing. We got transport to get there but you can get an A/C bus Floralia from Belize City to drop you at Bocawina Junction and they will pick you up from there. The only downside is that the beautiful suite was too hot to sleep very well as there is no A/C, but they do have lots of fans. Best thing is to leave the windows open (they have netting over them) so you get some cooler air coming in. From our teenage son: 'It was amazing, I loved it!!!'

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 underwhelming.

Great 3 days so much adventure. Zip line waterfalls hikes birds galore. Food was good room very comfortable. Took 2 offsite tours ATM cave and birding on the river both were amazing! Staff was friendly and attentive. The property is great so much to do right outside your room

First off ******* did not take first payment like they had marked on our booking so when we got there we had to pay the full amount. Witch was double what we expected and that made it to were we could only eat a meal a day. Then the prices at the resort were not clear so things were more expensive. Dead insects on the floor generic frozen bagged food at top dollar like breaded chicken with a touch of sauce some rice a pasta salad was $26 usd not happy with this place. Just an all over joke of a place only beverage that you get with a meal is water nothing more. Being in a national park is nice but not when everything to do cost stupid money. I would never recommend this place to anyone.

Rude staff, no air conditioner, expensive food made this place a bad choice. Our expectations were an all inclusive experience but that was not the case. I understand that. What I did not understand is their arrogance. Their food was double any other meal we had the entire trip! Kudos to the chef and server, though. They were fantastic.