This was exactly what we wanted for our trip to Belize! The owners made us feel so welcomed from the start to the end of our stay. We felt like they welcomed us into their family. They taught us the names of the tropical birds flying around the property, toured us through their edible plants, and gave us tips for where to go for great adventures in the surrounding areas, and then set us up with an amazing tour guide for ATM cave. The property is secluded and beautiful and private. The breakfast included fresh, tropical fruits from the local market and banana bread made on the property. We also decided to eat dinner at the property, and ate two yummy, authentic Belizean dinners complete with homemade desserts made using ingredients from the property, and the hosts were super flexible on timing and food requests. Please keep in mind: if you are looking for a hotel stay like in the US, this is not the place for you. If you are looking for an unforgettable jungle stay, come here!…
We had an amazing 3 days at the Gumbo Limbo Resort. The new owners, Christine and Jay were gracious, along with their staff. The cabanas and pool were clean, the food was great and the grounds were peaceful and beautiful. We highly recommend a visit here!
Our third visit to San Ignacio came without any plans and we decided to stop in and have a look at the Gumbo Limbo. So glad we did as this is now perhaps our go-to jungle lodge in San Ignacio. It's a short drive from everything San Ignacio has to offer and its location puts it on the edge of the jungle. We were covered up with Toucans, MotMots, Parrots of all sizes, Paraques, and more. Although this area can get quite warm during the day, their pool offered a lovely place to cool off and the jungle doesn't retain heat like the city does. By 7:30 or so it's down to the low 70s. The continental breakfast with fresh fruit and a gleaming silver French press was too cool and the conversation with Stephen and Michael was quite entertaining. We love this place.
Really loved our weekend here! A friend and i needed a getaway after being cooped up for a year and this place delivered: pool, bar, quiet, mountains, sunshine, spacious and comfortable rooms, and an outstanding coffee/tea service. We spent time with friends nearby and explored nearby San Ignacio. So much to do, but it was just a weekend and relaxing was number one on the list. The hosts, Steve and Mike, are absolutely skilled in their craft and make you feel welcome and accommodated. I could not imagine staying anywhere else in Cayo. Note: The roads are great right up to the drive onto the property; for the 1/4 mile private drive, you'll want a 4-wheel drive and dry conditions. If you don't make it, your hosts will rescue you.
Gumbo Limbo was really a dream come true for our family of 5 on our trip last spring (literally just as COVID was hitting). From the time of planning our trip Steve and Mike were so helpful helping us arrange transportation from the airport with a stop at the zoo en route right to the lodge to assisting with some itinerary changes while staying there due to the COVID outbreak. They work closely with Belize Nature Travel who I also highly recommend. Absolutely perfect side trips that included cave tubing, ziplining, ATM cave (a MUST DO), Caracol Mayan ruins and swimming pools. All transportation and guides were excellent. As for the lodge itself it was just beautiful. We had a bungalow perfect for 5 with 3 beds, beautiful patio with hammock, excellent bath/shower, wifi at the main building. The pool was gorgeous and just what was needed after a day of hiking. Views spectacular and waking each morning to the sounds of the jungle waking up all around was indescribable. The lovely breakfast each morning with fresh local fruit, French pressed coffee and again those open air views was amazing. Each night a full 3 course meal tailored to include our vegetarian daughter and wine/beer/ or cocktails of choice made for the perfect end to each evening. And despite the stress of the worldwide pandemic taking off and greatly affecting the owners future reservations they remained very attentive and accommodating to us and helping us with our own itinerary changes. We wish them every success and hope to return again one day! We will definitely refer anyone we know interested in beautiful Belize to this resort!!!…
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