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…
Must-see hotels in Central & Eastern Guatemala
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…
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…
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…
Alta & Baja Verapaz
You'll recognize this place, three blocks east of the plaza, by the pale yellow exterior and the stands of bamboo in the parking lot. The clean, secure…
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…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Set around a gorgeous colonial courtyard with wide shady passageways, the single rooms are a bit small, but the doubles are generous and all the comforts…
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…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
This establishment is on five levels around a covered courtyard. Rooms are comfortable but plain. It wouldn't be such a good deal if it weren't for the…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
One of the few hotels with any real style in town and a fun spiral staircase in the main lobby. Subterranean rooms are predictably dark, but upstairs the…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
On the north side of the highway, this hotel is a good choice for families – kids will enjoy the three pools with all manner of fancy slides. There's also…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
If you're looking for a something a step above basic, it may be worth the 10-minute walk to this place out on the highway to Agua Blanca, which offers…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
The Don offers the best deal in this price range – neat, complete rooms with TV, fan, air-con, a couple of sticks of furniture and good, firm beds. It…
Hotel y Restaurante Don José Antonio
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Beautifully decorated with colonial flourishes, the rooms here are huge and the bathrooms massive. There are some lovely sitting areas, a shady patio and…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Good-sized rooms with a bit of furniture and hot showers. A policy of not letting the upstairs rooms until the downstairs ones are full might see you…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
It's hard to beat the Hernández – it's been a favorite for years and keeps going strong, with its central position, spacious, simple rooms and good-sized…
Lanquín
A no-frills budget hotel in the center. The beds sag a bit, but rooms upstairs at the front (without bathroom) have good valley views. Good discounts…
Alta & Baja Verapaz
An excellent, community-run tourism initiative where you stay with local families and family members act as guides, showing you village life and daily…
Cobán
Reasonably sized rooms and lovely outdoor sitting areas make this a decent choice. Try for a room at the back for better ventilation and views out over…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
The best-looking place in town has plenty of dark-wood fittings and well-spaced bungalows. The pool area is tranquil, with some shady sitting areas.
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.
Caribbean Coast
Offers tidy little rooms with good bathrooms and OK beds. Get one upstairs to catch a breeze.
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…
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…
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.
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…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
If you're just passing through, this orange-painted cheapie on the west side of the terminal/market area is a decent bet. The clean rooms with fan are a…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
The best hotel in the downtown area is not somewhere you'd be booking for your honeymoon, but it will do for a night, especially if you're on a budget…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Attached to Parque Acuatico Longarone, with good-looking grounds, playgrounds for kids and a surprisingly fine Italian restaurant. Rooms are comfortable…
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…
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…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
Of the budget options in town, this is by far the better choice, with spacious clean rooms and a restaurant serving simple, filling meals (Q40 to Q60)…
Alta & Baja Verapaz
Lovely orange wisteria hangs above the courtyard and patio at this clean, simple hotel. The 15 rooms have tile floors, televisions, and cable. Three…
Alta & Baja Verapaz
This friendly place has the best accommodation in town. It's two blocks from the main street, near the triangular traffic feature. Ask around – everybody…
Cobán
This cheerful budget hotel, 1½ blocks north and two blocks west of the plaza, is an excellent deal. It has many flowers to brighten up the otherwise…
Central & Eastern Guatemala
By far the best deal in this price range are these sweet little rooms just south of the market. There's an attractive common balcony area with good views…
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.
Central & Eastern Guatemala
TVs are the only frill in otherwise simple but clean rooms. No breakfast is served, and some rooms, the ones on the street, have noise.
Alta & Baja Verapaz
This has surprisingly large rooms (with that classic musty budget-hotel smell) set around a courtyard. The pool is usually empty.
Central & Eastern Guatemala
A budget choice and thus nothing too special. The rooms without bathrooms are okay, but those with bathrooms are a bit nicer.
