MACHACA HILL LODGE This is a fabulous eco-lodge in the far southern part of Belize, near the town of Punta Gorda in the Toledo District, which we visited from Feb. 11 – 15, 2009. The lodge is situated in the Laughing Falcon Reserve, 11,000 acres of privately owned forest. The main lodge building (consisting of the restaurant, bar, reception area,... more

First a preface; the name of this completely refurbished slice of heaven in Belize is now Machaca Hill Rainforest Canopy Lodge. My wife and I have traveled to an exotic destination at least once per year for most of the past twenty years. We choose no stars to five stars depending on where we are and what we feel we... more

My wife and I were looking for a honeymoon spot that wasn't super touristy, had 5 star service, and had an environmental bent. Machaca Hill is on the edge of a 30,000 acres nature preserve, and is basically tucked into the canopy of the rainforest. Having said that, we could make it into Punta Gorda in 10 minutes by van.... more

very comfortable cabanas, excellent service, lovely people, but the dinner menu never changed while we were there and some of the food eg the steak was inedible and I got fed up with fish smothered in tomato sauce with black olives . Incredible birds, toucans vermilion flycatchers bat falcons etc and booming howler monkeys at dawn made this a fabulous... more

Getting to Punta Gorda is a bit of an adventure - but I always find that venturing off the beaten track provides the best experiences in life. Machaca Hill did not disappoint - the lodge, surrounding area, restaurant/bar, staff, rooms and facilities are all first-class. There are only 12 rooms and the lodge is in the heart of an 11,000... more