Cahal Pech Village Resort in San Ignacio, western Belize, hosts small conferences, company retreats, group trips and destination weddings. Its Conference Center seats up to 40 people and its Meeting Room takes 10, and the resort has 70 rooms, suites and cabañas, which it describes as the largest resort in the Cayo District. It stands on Cahal Pech Hill, above San Ignacio Town and the Belize River Valley.
Seminars and company events
Both event spaces can be set up indoors or outdoors, and the conference tables can be arranged in several layouts to suit a presentation, a workshop or a round-table discussion. Every space is air-conditioned. The resort supplies sound systems, projectors, wireless internet, whiteboards, lecterns and easels, so a team does not need to bring its own equipment. For corporate meetings, incentive trips and church or family groups, the resort combines working sessions with group tours: Maya ruins, nature reserves, bird watching, horseback riding, canoeing, jungle outings, zip lining and trips to a neighboring country. The pool can be used for a group's evening gatherings, which gives a retreat an informal end to the day.
Weddings and receptions
The resort sells a wedding package that includes a personal wedding coordinator, a private candlelit dinner, a bottle of champagne on arrival and private adventure tours. Vows can be exchanged at the Maya site, which the resort presents as the place where a Maya king lived, or in a more intimate garden setting, and members of staff can act as witnesses. The group travel page mentions wedding parties of around 20 guests. The officiant and the final guest count are agreed with the resort.
Rooms and capacities
The Conference Center takes up to 40 people and the Meeting Room up to 10. Both can move outdoors when the weather allows. The group page also mentions a picnic organized for 35 guests, which gives an idea of the size of outdoor gatherings the team handles.
Accommodation
The 70 accommodations range from standard rooms and standard cabañas for two to family cabañas, deluxe cabañas and junior suites for four, plus suites, superior junior suites and honeymoon cabañas for couples. That leaves room to lodge a full conference group on site, with the speakers in the suites.
Catering
The resort runs a restaurant, a bar and a coffee shop. For meetings it arranges coffee, tea, soft drinks, bottled water, snacks and full meals, and it caters breakfasts, lunches, dinners and picnics for groups. Private dining with the resort's chef, Chef Joe, is offered for a smaller dinner.
Getting there
The resort is a few minutes from San Ignacio Town, in the Cayo District. Its own shuttle fleet handles airport pickups and group transport to excursions. International flights land at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport near Belize City, and the resort says direct flights from Los Angeles or Texas reach Belize in a couple of hours.
