Must-see hotels in Venezuela

  • Campamento Querepare

    Venezuela

    This rustic lodge right on the beach has 13 basic cabanas and rooms with mosquito nets. Arrange in advance for a full-board package through Natura Raid…

  • Posada La Segoviana

    Venezuela

    This was Barquisimeto’s first posada, set in a quiet residential eastern suburb. With just 16 rooms, it provides personalized service and cozy ambience,…

  • Posada Los Escaladores

    Venezuela

    The ‘Mountain Climbers’ is a good place to begin or end a mountain adventure. It’s just around the corner from most of the agencies, and the posada rents…

  • Hospedaje Lucila

    Venezuela

    This very simple little hostel has 21 small rooms around a courtyard strewn with family washing. Rooms are basic and dark, and mattresses saggy, but there…

  • Posada San Miguel

    Venezuela

    This largely subterranean posada may not win any awards for charm, but it’s right in the center of town and is good value, offering 12 clean rooms all…

  • Residencias Virginia Mar

    Venezuela

    A rather large, unappealing hotel with sizable but boring budget rooms, some quite dark. Top-floor doubles, facing a covered balcony over the street, are…

  • Posada Turística Don Aguedo

    Venezuela

    This charming place has seven perfectly acceptable rooms with bathrooms and fans, and a rustic restaurant serving filling meals. It’s an oasis of…

  • Hotel Amacuro

    Venezuela

    A pleasant option just off Plaza Bolívar, this unremarkable place offers clean, simple rooms, all with private bathrooms. The front door isn’t always well…

  • Hotel Kristoff

    Venezuela

    The stylish four-star Kristoff, done up in dark woods and marble floors, has a wide range of facilities, including a restaurant, spa, gym and a…

  • Casa de las Tres Ventanas

    Venezuela

    This upmarket posada offers B&B-style service, sunset views from its garden courtyard, Mediterranean meals to order and tourist excursions around…

  • Hotel Mario

    Venezuela

    This large hotel (with the most complete facilities) in Chichiriviche, specializes in weekend package deals that include transportation from Caracas, plus…

  • Posada La Negra

    Venezuela

    This colorful old Carib building’s owner will welcome you into her large family home and look after you personally. All rooms have air-con and TV, and you…

  • El Caney

    Venezuela

    El Caney is a colorful posada run by a Peruvian-Canadian couple. There's a shared kitchen, and nice touches include a palm-thatched terrace out front and…

  • Hotel La Perla

    Venezuela

    Functional budget rooms are on offer here – very basic, but clean enough, although don’t expect much from the bathrooms. There are also plenty of…

  • Posada Flores

    Venezuela

    This relatively new posada provides a great observation point for birds from its back garden filled with fruit trees, and has a lovely weekend package of…

  • Hotel Príncipe

    Venezuela

    This big hotel has 140-plus rooms, plus an outdoor pool, restaurant and bar. Some rooms are a bit musty, but if everything else is full, the ‘Prince’ is…

  • Hotel Colonial

    Venezuela

    This large hotel has seen better days, but the faded corridors lead to clean, enormous and weirdly empty rooms with high ceilings and TVs. Ask for an…

  • Posada Rincón de Pui Puy

    Venezuela

    This charming posada right on the beach has panoramic bay views from its patio and 20 colorful rooms ranging from tiny to large, the best of which have…

  • Hotel Los Gallegos

    Venezuela

    A luscious if eclectic selection of Edwardian and wicker furniture adorns this neat, well-run posada. Hot water, cable TV and friendly staff make this 32…

  • Hotel Don Jorge

    Venezuela

    Clean, neat and to-the-point, the Don Jorge has had more than 20 years to get it right, and continues to deliver well-maintained, good-value rooms, even…

  • La Posada de Choroní

    Venezuela

    A good peaceful choice, boasting a lovely courtyard with potted plants and lined with attractive hallways. Rooms are small but tidy and well done. Small…

  • Gran Hotel Plaza

    Venezuela

    This is possibly San Fernando’s top place to stay, though don’t expect any Sheraton-like luxuries. It has 42 fairly reasonable rooms with views over the…

  • Posada Turística Su Punto

    Venezuela

    This groovy posada, decorated throughout with antiques and crafts, has eight spotless rooms in four bungalows, and a good restaurant. It’s good value,…

  • Apart Hotel Suite Golden Monky

    Venezuela

    Central and convenient, the Golden Monky offers a variety of rooms and suites and a pool; the restaurant downstairs is pretty good value, too. Don’t…

  • Hotel El Milagro

    Venezuela

    Homely from afar, the corridors of the Miracle Hotel are clad almost entirely in eerie white tile, with spick-and-span rooms to match. The newer section…

  • La Sierra Inn

    Venezuela

    Under new management, La Sierra sports no-nonsense hot-water rooms and an ample shaded beach. There’s a kitchen, laundry service, computer usage for…

  • Hotel Bristol

    Venezuela

    Popular with business travelers, the decor in the Bristol hasn’t changed for a couple of decades, but it has all the amenities, plus a convention hall in…

  • Hotel Doral

    Venezuela

    This small 22-room hotel isn’t anything particularly memorable, yet it has quiet, acceptable air-con rooms and the room rate includes breakfast in the…

  • Casa Alemana-Suiza

    Venezuela

    A spacious and stylish building away from the more touristy center, with ample and quiet retro-style rooms, a mountain-view roof deck, pool table and…

  • Posada de Cucha

    Venezuela

    The rustic Posada de Cucha is in Santa Isabel, a tiny fishing village. It offers beds and meals and a marvelous view over the rugged coast from its…

  • Posada El Pozo

    Venezuela

    This friendly family-run place, located near the basketball court you’ll pass on the way into the village, has clean rooms with pretty tiles, pastel…

  • Posada Madre Vieja

    Venezuela

    Set in spacious, garden-like grounds, Madre Vieja offers 16 rooms in a two-story building and has an enjoyable restaurant in a palm-leaf thatched churuata…

  • Posada Café del Mar

    Venezuela

    A restaurant (mains from BsF45), bar and posada, with simple fan-cooled rooms with glass doors. Hang a hammock on the breezy rooftop terrace, but lock up…

  • Hotel Emperador

    Venezuela

    This modern 81-room tower has touches of art deco throughout, with large rooms that feature minibars, small tables, work desks and cable TV. There’s also…

  • Hotel Nuevo Montevideo

    Venezuela

    Set in an old rambling mansion, this tranquil place has 13 large rooms with high ceilings, air-con and private facilities. Also a popular por rato (love…

  • Hotel Caribe

    Venezuela

    The basic doubles at this hotel are set around a surprisingly sunny courtyard in back, which comes with potted palms. Rooms are tiny and dark with no hot…

  • Villa Gregoria

    Venezuela

    This Spanish-run and Spanish-themed place a short walk from the bus stop contains a small garden and comfortable rooms with cable TV. Prices drop outside…

  • Morena’s Place

    Venezuela

    One block from the beach, near the Lyceo Ramon Yanez, this cheerfully cluttered budget option has laundry service and kitchen usage; English and some…

  • Posada de Arlet

    Venezuela

    This immaculate Swiss-owned posada near the Plaza Bolívar has cheerful light-filled upstairs rooms – some with great hill views – along a breezy terrace.

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