Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 27, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	Belmond Ltd.
Entity Central Index Key	0001115836
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Class A common shares at par value
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding:		102,870,334
Class B common shares at par value
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding:		18,044,478