“Great vacation at Maya Mountain Lodge”
My son and I stayed at MML for 4 nights in March 2008, and we loved it. An old-fashioned, charming, rustic, family-run lodge in the hills above San Ignacio. The lodge will arrange for you to be picked up at the airport in Belize City, it's about a 90-minute ride to the lodge. The extensive grounds are lovely, filled with palms and flowering trees. Most of the rooms are separate cabanas. All have AC and fans. We stayed in a thatched-roof cabana with 1 dble bed and one twin-- it was spotlessly clean & very comfortable. The best things about MML are the food and friendly staff. Dinner is incredible -- fresh local produce, traditional cuisine with five courses each night -- and the staff is delightful, eager to please. The chef will happily accommodate food preferences and allergie. The owners are on-site and work hard to make sure everything goes smoothly. They will arrange tours to Mayan ruins, kayaking, cave explorations, etc. They have a good website. Note the lovely open-air dining room. There's no bar but guest can buy beer, wine, rum in town. Nice pool area, but the main attraction is the adventure touring to nearby rivers, caves, Mayan ruins.... There were fmilies with teenagers, and some with small children, and honeymoon couples, a nice crowd. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED