Cotton Tree Lodge

Cotton Tree Lodge Review

This jungle lodge is named after the silk cotton tree (also called the kapok or ceiba), a giant specimen of which stands near the main lodge building. Fittingly, the lodge strives to provide a silky-smooth experience for guests. Opened in late 2006, it sits beside the Moho River about 15 mi (24 km) from Punta Gorda. Guests are usually brought in by boat (though you can also come by road) and stay in one of the thatch cabañas sitting among wild fig trees along the river's edge. The property's walkways are raised; in the summer rainy season the Moho sometimes floods, and at times the grounds become a large lake, with water lapping at the walkways. The lodge is off the grid, and everything here is solar- or generator-powered; to offset the environmental impact of their jet travel to Belize, guests are invited to make carbon-offset donations for planting trees, including cacao trees, or to build a wood-conserving cooking stove. Good meals (dinner BZ$48 plus 12.5% tax) are served in a huge thatch palapa. All-inclusive rates in-season start at BZ$908 double per day in-season, and include accommodations, meals, tours, taxes, and transfers, but not alcoholic beverages. Room-only rates also available, starting at BZ$412 double in-season including hotel tax.