Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 28, 2014 Class A common shares at par value	Jul. 28, 2014 Class B common shares at par value
Entity Registrant Name	Belmond Ltd.
Entity Central Index Key	0001115836
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding:		103,904,645	18,044,478
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2