Blancaneaux Lodge
- World's Best Winner
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Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Central Farm
San Ignacio, Belize
COST: $$
The Setting: Spot rare howler monkeys and iguanas from the safety of this idyllic, horseshoe-shaped tub designed by Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis at Francis Ford Coppola’s Blancaneaux Lodge in Belize. Made from thousands of pieces of local granite and built by local stone craftsmen, it sits in a hillside amid the same kind of lush jungle paradise Coppola fell in love with while filming Apocalypse Now.
Bonus: The resort’s ultra-green hydroelectric plant heats the 11,000-gallon hot tub with the excess electricity it generates.
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From Travel + Leisure, Nov 2008
“Forget peanuts and M&M’s. We scoured the globe for great in-room treats that really give you a sense of where you are...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2008
“Ten cabanas, six villas, and a cottage set in the jungle of the Maya Mountains...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Feb 2006
“I would be happy to stay at Blancaneaux for the rest of the week—the staff offers spa treatments and picnic lunches for day hikes to the waterfalls...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Oct 2003
“It was film director Francis Ford Coppola who got the ball rolling a decade ago...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jul 2003
“Up in the pine-scented highlands of Belize, owner Francis Ford Coppola found that it made more sense...” MORE>>
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