Is Gaia Riverlodge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Gaia Riverlodge?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Gaia Riverlodge?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 7 PM.

Does Gaia Riverlodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of BZD 428.75 per room applies.

Where is Gaia Riverlodge located?

Situated on a river, this spa hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Five Sisters Falls, and within 12 mi (20 km) of Rio on Pools and Barton Creek Cave Reserve. Thousand Foot Falls and Río Frio Cave are also within 16 mi (25 km).

Gaia Riverlodge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

10/10 Excellent

Russ

28 Dec 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great staff, great food, great location!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daphne

16 Dec 2025

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Located in the pine ridge reserve over looking waterfall, the view is stunning. Private waterfall natural pool lounging area is available to the guests. Room is cozy and comfortable, smaller than expected. Complimentary breakfast is great since there are only two high-end restaurants within 25 minutes drive. It is expensive to dine in the hotel. Landscape and the surrounding nature is beautiful. It is close to Big Rock waterfall. There is no AC in the room, but we didn’t feel hot as the mountain is cooling. However, the approximately to the fall does make all our clothings quite damp. The staff are extremely friendly.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

26 Nov 2025

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Property is very nice overall and the employees were wonderful. Location is lovely with easy access to the waterfall and beautiful sunsets from the deck. Only issue was the water pressure was weak in our our mountain view bungalow. Due to the location you are somewhat hostage to the restaurant as it's a bit of a trek to get out. Fortunately the kitchen did a great job and we enjoyed the meals and the drinks. They were accommodating for early morning departures and would pack up to-go breakfasts if you let them know the night before. Coffee delivery to the room was also greatly appreciated. Overall it's recommended and we would stay there again.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

8 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Delightful and very picturesque in the middle of the Belize jungle. Staff, food and location are great - it is remote but beautiful!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Naika

27 Dec 2024

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Had an amazing time!! The staff and everyone was phenomenal!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri Butler

26 Feb 2025

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Excellent cuisine, highly personalized service. Breathtaking setting! Fabulous, friendly and very knowledgeable tour guides! Make sure to do the bird watching walk.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

22 Mar 2025

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Beautiful property! Very expensive but was very thankful I got at least one night experience at Gaia. Waking up to the 5 Sisters waterfalls is magical. Especially loved the garden and was very lucky to get a tour from farmer Pat. We also did a night jungle walk and we enjoyed that a lot as well.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

14 Mar 2025

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Gaia has an Amazing location perched above a beautiful waterfall. Three days was sufficient for us—gave us time to tour a Mayan Ruin and canoe thru a nearby cave. The food was outstanding as was the staff. Javier and Freddie really made the stay next level. The road in needs some attention, beyond that our stay was great!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

7 Apr 2024

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Beautiful setting on the river with nice cabanas, tram down to the river level “beach” area. The staff was amazing-all of them

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

8 Mar 2025

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The staff and facilities were amazing. We did a guided tour nearly every day. Every guide was phenomenal - knowledgeable, friendly, helpful. Everything you could ask for. The river is so relaxing we could have stayed there all day and would have been thrilled. Cannot recommend enough.

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nandita

7 Jul 2024

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beautiful grounds next to a Nature trail and leaving down to a “beach” on the waterfalls

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Miles

21 Nov 2023

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Great property, exceptional staff in every position, great food and convenient location for area day trips. We would not hesitate to stay here again. Five stars

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jaime

13 Mar 2025

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Book IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Phenomenal is an understatement. The property is stunning, and the service is out of this world. Special thanks to Selvi, Freddy, and Javier for taking exceptional care of us. Definitely get a waterfall room! We can’t wait to return!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mindy

30 Mar 2025

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Gaïa is a dream. We loved every second of our stay. Massages at the waterfall, dinner, the amazing room, coffee service to your room in the am. The staff was so friendly and kind. They have literally thought of everything. Our only mistake was not staying longer.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

16 Dec 2024

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The riverside Villa was amazing. One of the most beautiful places I have ever stay. We stayed here for our honeymoon and it was great!! The service was exceptional, the food and the tours were over our expectations. I hope to visit the Gaia hotel in the future. The staff did a great job. You are doing a great job with this hotel! Thank you for these beautiful days in the forest!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

2 Nov 2024

Amazing Property

The beauty of this hotel is only eclipsed by the hospitality. The staff here are amazing. Every person went out of their way to be helpful, friendly and engaging. 10/10!

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maya

3 May 2024

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Gaia is a very beautiful place. The property is so serene and was very grounding. The nature and wildlife is amazing and they do an excellent job to keep guests comfortable even though you are nearly in the rainforest. The staff and service were top notch and staff made sure we were comfortable and felt special. Definitely reccomend

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noreen

19 Feb 2025

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Gaia was as beautiful as all I read about! From the moment we arrived at Belize International Airport, we were greeted right away from a staff member of Gaia informing us of where our shuttle would be. Before you know it, we were in the mountains greeted at the front desk by Colby and Tony in the restaurant who was at our beck and call with every need we had. we had lovely dinners breakfast on the beautiful deck overlooking the waterfall, took the bikes out one day and found big rock waterfall, which was an amazing day. Bring your water shoes Had amazing dinners each night under the beautiful stars. What a perfect relaxing vacation.!!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

14 Jan 2025

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Gaia was a wonderful place to enjoy the jungle side of Belize. The staff was very responsive and assisted me with transfer from Belize City and back. There was an extra charge for this service. Check in was a breeze and the rooms are very comfortable. Hector at the front desk made arrangements for tours and spa and transportation, Freddy and Demor and Darren were perfect servers and went above and beyond! The resort is lucky to have them. The space down by the waterfall for sunning, dining and spa is so peaceful! Coco, the resort dog, accompanied me on a walk to Big Rock Falls too! It was a lovely stay. I cannot wait to come back some time.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leo

24 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Slice of Paradise!

All we can say is WOW — Gaia Riverlodge left a wonderful impression. Truly magical, and by that I mean the hotel itself as well as the professional and courteous team. From Nigel and Kobe at reception, Freddy and team at the restaurant, to Elias on the grounds, all went worked to ensure our stay was a delight. Including the property’s mascot, Coco, who expertly escorted us through the nature path! Highly recommended!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

16 Nov 2023

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We love the individual “Casita” arrangement - and so many neat locations around the property, yet, everything is so convenient! The staff is unmatched with their friendliness, willingness to educate and inform us/any to the area, the culture, the country and their experiences. There was not one employee we encountered or had interaction with that was not first class! We will return and be sure to recommend to others, friends and family!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

26 Aug 2024

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We have nothing but good things to say about Gaia. This place was incredible! My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary there and the staff did everything possible to make sure it went great. Every single person there went above and beyond. Incredibly genuine. I can't recommend this place enough! Special shout out to Freddie (I hope I spelled his name right). Super attentive. Made sure we had an awesome dinner every night.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek

14 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing place!

Even more beautiful in person than in the pictures. Was in another lodge in 2019 and this place is awesome. Only issue is that tours aren’t actually as advertise. Ours had beer included, but we had to pay them. Staff is amazing, our Guide Rick was very knowledgeable and friendly. We even had our private guide(Koko the resort dog) bring us to Big Rock falls( a must see if you can). I would recommend to anyone thinking of visiting this part of the country.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carly

15 Jun 2024

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Gaia was INCREDIBLE. The property is gorgeous, the rooms are beautiful, the scenery is stunning, and yet the best part is the fantastic service. We felt like friends with Freddy and Javier by the time we left. Greg was also a wonderful tour guide. And Colby helped us decide on and book adventures. They all made us feel right at home! un fact, they didn’t let us check in until we’d had a welcome drink and sat down for a lovely candlelit dinner. And speaking of the restaurant - the food and drinks on the property are really great which is good because unless you have 4WD you’re unlikely to be going elsewhere to eat. Expect to pay American prices for food and drinks but it’s worth it as almost all (if not all) the food is grown right there on the property - everything’s incredibly fresh and delicious. My favorite part was lounging down by the waterfall or sitting on our balcony overlooking it, listening to the sounds of the jungle.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sareta

1 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We spent three days at Gaia, a beautiful, small lodge nestled in the hills above San Ignacio. The room was beautiful and looked out over the waterfalls, the sounds of which lulled us to sleep. Dinner and drinks in the main lodge were excellent. We also went on an Intro to Birding tour in the morning, saw toucans and other birds and went on the tour of the garden which supplies fruits and veg to Gaia and to its sister resort in San Pedro. You can hike along the nature paths and walk down to the waterfall and chill out there (and take the funicular back up!). I was a bit worried that we were too far out of San Ignacio for first time visitors who were going to be out and about doing things like the ATM cave tour and visiting ruins, but the road is now almost entirely paved (only the last 10 mins are off road, and that section is graded). Gaia is better suited to those who want a few days in a beautiful luxury setting away from it all. But with our own rental car, we had the best of both worlds and left feeling refreshed by the greenery and water, the beauty of Gaia, and uniformly fantastic people who work there.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

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