Belize City · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
Sofia Marchetti Italy
These are my five favourites in Belize City, out of the 25 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.3.
All five are within 3.2 km of Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport.
Highest rated of the five
Villa Boscardi
★★★★★4.7 from 189 reviews
Villa Boscardi comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 189 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $156 a night on the dates we checked.
25 hotels in Belize City qualified for this list and five made it. The Palms Kings Park is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
All five, ranked
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1
Villa Boscardi
★★★★★4.7 from 189 reviews
2.2 km from Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
- Pool
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
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2The Palms Kings Park
★★★★★4.8 from 72 reviews
500 m from Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport, about a 6 minute walk
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3One South Place
★★★★★4.9 from 58 reviews
2.9 km from Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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4Best Western Plus Belize Biltmore Plaza
★★★★★4.3 from 1,494 reviews
3.2 km from Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Fort George Hotel & Spa
★★★★★4.3 from 195 reviews
2.9 km from Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
How this list was put together
25 Belize City hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Sofia Marchetti Italy
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