Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 15, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	Belmond Ltd.
Entity Central Index Key	0001115836
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 1,335
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Class A common shares
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		102,394,570
Class B common shares
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,044,478