Must-see hotels in Caribbean Coast

  • Casa Rosada

    Lívingston

    Casa Rosada is a one-stop spot that manages somehow to do it all, and do it well. The owner, Ismael, is a wealth of knowledge about the area and can…

  • Casa Nostra

    Lívingston

    A lovely spot right on the water with (on a good day) views of Honduras from the upper floor, the Casa Nostra is a place that feels like home. Owner…

  • Dos Arboles

    Lívingston

    A relative newcomer in what was the Vecchia Toscana, Dos Arboles is a fun, hip hostel and more, with live-music shows, a lovely pool with hummingbirds,…

  • Finca Tatin

    Lívingston

    Experience the forest at this rustic B&B at the confluence of Ríos Dulce and Tatin, 10km from Lívingston. Four-hour guided walks and kayak trips, some…

  • Hotel Kangaroo

    Caribbean Coast

    On the Río La Colocha, just across the water from El Castillo de San Felipe, this beautiful, simple Australian–Mexican-run place is built on stilts in the…

  • Hacienda Tijax

    Caribbean Coast

    This 500-acre hacienda, a two-minute boat ride across the cove from Bruno's, is a special place to stay. Activities include horseback riding, hiking,…

  • Hotelito Perdido

    Lívingston

    This beautiful, secluded hideout is a five-minute boat ride from Finca Tatin. The ambience is superb – relaxed and friendly. The whole place is solar…

  • Hotel del Norte

    Caribbean Coast

    A large, classically tropical wooden building with mosquito-screened corridors, the century-old Hotel del Norte is in a class by itself. Its weathered and…

  • Bruno's

    Caribbean Coast

    A path leads down from the northwest end of the bridge to this riverside hangout for yachties needing to get some land under their feet. The dorms are…

  • Hotel Villa Caribe

    Lívingston

    The 45-room Villa Caribe is a luxurious anomaly among Lívingston's laid-back, low-priced Caribbean lodgings. Modern but still Caribbean in style, it has…

  • Brisas del Lago

    Caribbean Coast

    A small family-run operation, Brisas is humble and charming, offering clean, simple cabins on the lakefront and good home-cooked meals in the restaurant…

  • Hotel Salvador Gaviota

    Lívingston

    Beautiful simple wood and bamboo rooms set back 200m from a reasonably clean beach. Day-trippers going to and from Los Siete Altares drop in for meals …

  • Casa de la Iguana

    Lívingston

    A five-minute walk from the main dock, this happy-to-admit-it party hostel offers good-value cabins, camping and hammocks. The cabins are wooden affairs,…

  • Casa Perico

    Caribbean Coast

    One of the more low-key options in the area, this place is set on a lovely little inlet about 200m from the main river. Cabins are well built and…

  • Roundhouse

    Lívingston

    This medium-sized hostel, 20 minutes by boat from Lívingston, has a 1st floor with a pleasant riverfront bar/restaurant/hammock area. On the 2nd floor…

  • Estación Científica Selempim

    Caribbean Coast

    Accommodations are available in a rustic wood-and-thatch cabin or in the campground. Note that the facility itself does not have any contact info. All…

  • Hotel Vista al Lago

    Caribbean Coast

    Set in a classic historic building down on the waterfront, this place has plenty of style, although the rooms themselves are fairly ordinary. Views 'of…

  • El Tortugal

    Caribbean Coast

    The best-looking bungalows on the river are located here, a five-minute lancha (small motorboat) ride south from town. There are a few rooms too. There…

  • Hotel El Reformador

    Caribbean Coast

    Like a little haven away from the hot busy streets outside, El Reformador offers big, cool rooms set around leafy patios. Air-con rooms lead onto wide…

  • Posada El Delfín

    Lívingston

    Down by the waterfront, this is a big modern construction with reasonably sized, spotless rooms and a great swimming pool overlooking the river. Don't…

  • Puerto Bello

    Caribbean Coast

    By far the best-looking hotel in town, marred only by its slightly out-of-the-way location. The rooms are spacious and modern and the lovely garden and…

  • Viñas del Lago

    Caribbean Coast

    Near the Hotel Don Humberto, but much fancier, with 21 spacious rooms. The ones out the back have good views. The grounds are large and there's a…

  • Hotel Ríos Tropicales

    Lívingston

    The Ríos Tropicales has a variety of big, well-screened rooms facing a central patio with plenty of hammocks and chill-out space in the 2nd-floor lounge…

  • Hotel Villela

    Caribbean Coast

    The rooms are less attractive than the neat lawn and trees they're set around, but some are airier and brighter than others. All have fan and bathroom…

  • Hotel Monte Verde

    Caribbean Coast

    One of the best deals for miles around – generously sized rooms, a huge pool set in a lush garden and an onsite bar-restaurant.

  • Hotel Ensenada

    Caribbean Coast

    Offers tidy little rooms with good bathrooms and OK beds. Get one upstairs to catch a breeze.

  • Hotel Backpackers

    Caribbean Coast

    Across the bridge from Río Dulce town, this is an old backpacker favorite, set in a rickety, waterside building with basic rooms and dorms. The bar kicks…

  • Restaurante Típico Chaabil

    Caribbean Coast

    Although they go a bit heavy on the log-cabin feel, the rooms at this place, at the west end of the street, are the best deal in town. Get one upstairs…

  • Finca El Paraíso

    Caribbean Coast

    Simple little cabins along the lakefront on this working ranch. It's between El Estor and San Felipe, on the northern shore of Lago de Izabal.

  • Mansión del Río

    Caribbean Coast

    For those seeking some downtime and resort-style pampering, this place is the only standard 'resort' in town, with two pools, a Jacuzzi, a restaurant, bar…

  • Hotel Lee

    Caribbean Coast

    This is a friendly, family-owned place, close to the bus terminals. Typical of Puerto Barrios' budget hotels, it offers straightforward, vaguely clean…

  • Hotel Europa

    Caribbean Coast

    Near the public dock and thus convenient, this spot has clean rooms with TV, arranged around a parking courtyard, but check that the rate you're given isn…

  • Hotel Don Humberto

    Caribbean Coast

    Near El Castillo, offering basic rooms with big beds and good mosquito netting. It's nothing fancy, but is more than adequate for a cheap sleep.