Lago de Atitlán
This is a low-key resort on the site of a former coffee-processing plant, with 20 colonial-style rooms with local textiles, plus a few cottages around a…
Must-see hotels in The Highlands
Quiché
These four cozy cabins, two with fireplaces, stand on a dairy farm amid the idyllic mountains of the Acul Valley. Fine meals are served in the farmhouse…
San Marcos La Laguna
This features seven rustic cabins (three log, four stone) in two separate banks with large front windows (which unfortunately cannot be opened) and a six…
San Marcos La Laguna
Set in gardens that stretch right to the shores of Lago de Atitlán, Posada Schumann has neat rooms in stone or wooden cottages, some with kitchens. An…
Quetzaltenango
In the family for generations, this atmospheric old residence has been converted into a cozy B&B. All six rooms have beautiful furniture and modern art…
Panajachel
Just across the river from Pana town is this 'ecocultural B&B,' featuring seven cozy rooms in a relaxed home, plus a volcanically heated tub, medicinal…
Panajachel
These eight cottages stand amid lush gardens bursting with heliconia, orange trumpet and ferns where no fewer than 46 types of birds have been spotted…
Quetzaltenango
A cozy guesthouse centered on the obligatory courtyard, with clean white rooms and dark-wood colonial-style furniture. The rooms on the upper level are…
Quetzaltenango
One component of a cultural center occupying the rear of the Pasaje Enríquez, this Euro–Guate-run hostel contains basic but stylishly renovated rooms that…
Quetzaltenango
Set in an atmospheric 100-year-old house downtown, the Kiktem-Ja is all squeaky floorboards at weird angles, stone arches and squiggly wood columns along…
San Pedro La Laguna
This party point in lakeside San Pedro overflows with fun seekers who pile into the four-bed dorms and cell-like private rooms on two levels or crowd the…
Lago de Atitlán
In stark contrast to its humble surroundings stands this luxury spread with elegant restaurant and pool fringed by palm trees and sumptuous gardens. The…
Panajachel
Family-run Lupita is great value for staying in the town center. Facing a plaza below the church, it's removed from the tourist drag. Accommodations are…
Panajachel
Down a narrow street near the church, the Montana is an old-fashioned establishment with simple rooms and wonderful plant-laden balconies fronted by pot…
Panajachel
This chalet-style lodging has lovely pine-paneled rooms. On the 4th floor, you'll be rewarded with your own private terrace, suitable for kicking back…
Western Highlands
Just below the plaza, Santa Eulalia's finest hotel is easily spotted, a strange modernistic structure with pyramidal windows. Bright, spotless rooms have…
Quetzaltenango
Two blocks west of Parque Centro América is this good-value, quiet establishment. Neat rooms have a bit of colonial flair with burnished wood floors and…
Lago de Atitlán
At this delightfully affordable retreat, 15 attractive stone-walled rooms climb the hillside, with small terraces and hammocks. Good inexpensive meals …
San Juan La Laguna
This small but delightful hotel has a delightful setting, with blue rooms along a patch of lawn high above the lake. A plant-laden lounge/restaurant…
Panajachel
On Pana's main drag, Mario's rooms are arranged on two floors facing a plant-filled courtyard. Despite being in the middle of everything, it somehow…
Quetzaltenango
A few blocks below the Teatro Municipal, the colonial-style Modelo offers 19 atmospheric rooms with wooden floorboards, firm beds and spacious bathrooms…
San Marcos La Laguna
This ramshackle locale by the lakefront east of the center has a theatrical flair, with impromptu performances on a regular basis. Enthusiastically…
Panajachel
This stylish Norwegian-owned hotel near Pana's main intersection just feels right. Ten large rooms with plant-filled window boxes, soft lighting and…
Western Highlands
South of the plaza, up a side street that branches left, this trusted hotel has small and bare but well-scrubbed rooms with tile floors and firm beds. It…
Quiché
Located on a dairy farm started by Italian immigrants in the 1930s, this rural retreat enjoys a superb alpine-like setting. A pair of chalet-like…
San Pedro La Laguna
One of several ultra-budget options along a side street, this concrete tower offers modestly furnished rooms with frayed curtains and wayward electric…
Santiago Atitlán
This good-value option is a short walk north of the ferry dock along the San Lucas road. It has modern, comfortable units with handsome wood ceilings and…
Santa Cruz La Laguna
Linked to Santa Cruz by a lovely lakeside trail, this holistic arts sanctuary holds a suitably secluded corner of the bay at Paxanax. Like a village, the…
San Pedro La Laguna
The Mikaso stands proudly at Atitlán's shores, surrounded by local kitchen gardens. Big rooms with carved wood furniture and ceiling fans ring a garden…
Panajachel
Founded in the 1940s, the Rancho Grande has a dozen rooms, suites and thatched cabañas in German country-style villas amid manicured lawns dotted with…
Panajachel
A modern, three-story hotel with 13 large, well-maintained rooms and quality furniture, the Utz Rajil (Kaqchiquel for 'good deal') features cool balconies…
Santa Cruz La Laguna
Slightly east of the dock, this is a low-key lodging amid wonderfully lush gardens traversed by Gaudí-esque tiled paths. Stay in homey, pink-tinged rooms…
Chichicastenango
In a quieter residential zone north of the center, this feels like an apartment building, though the rooftop terrace is an exotic extra. Simply furnished…
Panajachel
Down by the lakeside, this hotel has landscaped grounds that hold many delights – squash courts, a swimming pool with waterslide, a couple of saunas and a…
Panajachel
Along the road to Santa Catarina, about a 15-minute walk or lightning tuk-tuk ride outside Pana, this modern hostel is a slice of Japan. Hailing from…
San Marcos La Laguna
Along the upper trail that links the two main paths, the holistically minded La Paz has rambling gardens holding bungalows of traditional bajareque (a…
San Pedro La Laguna
Though certainly not in the prettiest part of town, beyond its plant-draped entryway and up a spiral staircase are bright rooms with colorful abstract…
Lago de Atitlán
Jaibalito's budget choice is just up from the dock on the left. The German-owned operation is remarkable value, with dorm and a few private rooms…
San Pedro La Laguna
Fe's flag-draped front is unmissable if you arrive in San Pedro by boat. It's a massive concrete block 100m south of the Pana dock. It's a destination of…
San Pedro La Laguna
'Ultra-laid-back' best describes this Israeli-run establishment. It's reached down a long, jungly boardwalk opposite the Museo Tz'unun 'Ya. Behind the…
