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…
Must-see hotels in Guatemala
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 …
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…
Guatemala City
In a quiet corner of Zona 10, this chic and sleek 22-room hotel goes out of its way to please, with rainforest showers and Egyptian cotton bedding…
Guatemala City
The spacious, good-looking rooms here make up for the slightly out-of-the-way location. Some rooms have wooden floorboards and a balcony. There's a…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Quetzaltenango
A few blocks below the Teatro Municipal, the colonial-style Modelo offers 19 atmospheric rooms with wooden floorboards, firm beds and spacious bathrooms…
El Petén
Featuring his signature blend of exclusivity and adventure, film director Francis Ford Coppola has created a lodge of rustic luxury about 13km west of El…
Guatemala City
With a beautiful courtyard setting, the Spring has a lot more style than other Zona 1 joints. It has central but quiet sunny patios. The 43 rooms vary…
Cobán
This place is peaceful despite being on busy 2a Calle. After walking through two courtyards, you come to a lush garden packed with fruit and hibiscus…
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…
Antigua
This impressively restored property echoes Antigua's past: the city's signature arch is outside the front door, built for the nuns of the convent the…
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…
El Petén
Set back from the road in lush, jungle grounds, this spot is so tranquil that you'll find it hard to comprehend you're just 50m from the immigration booth…
Antigua
This is a well-managed establishment in a refurbished old home that for generations belonged to an aristocratic Nicaraguan family. All rooms are decorated…
Guatemala City
Guatemala City's only luxury hotel before WWII, the Pan American is one of the few hotels in the city with any air of history. There's a fine, art deco…
Antigua
One of Antigua's original boutique hotels, this little place near Parque Central combines a designer's eye with colonial charms. Each room has a unique…
Cobán
Just off the plaza, this colonial-style hotel is Cobán's best, though streetside rooms suffer from traffic noise. Its colonnaded porches are dripping with…
Antigua
This low hacienda-style hotel arranges itself around a beautiful flower-filled garden, with each room having a small bench outside to enjoy the setting…
El Petén
Right at the junction with the north-shore road, this cordial hotel/restaurant/shuttle operator has two sections: the wood-paneled rooms at the front are…
Antigua
One of eight Antigua lodgings under the stewardship of a former resident of Tennessee, this long-standing lodging a block west of Parque Central is done…
Cobán
MC Escher's famous Relativity painting could have been inspired by the multiple staircases in the lobby here, but this atmospheric two-story place…
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…
El Petén
A 15-minute walk from the Tikal road, Santiago's place maintains a good balance between jungle wildness and Euro sophistication. Quirkily furnished cabins…
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…
El Petén
This friendly family-run place has seven basic, adequately ventilated rooms, each with two single beds and screened windows, in a two-story clapboard…
El Petén
About 150m from the north-shore junction, this two-level wooden structure has a relaxed environment, with plenty of hammocks in the patio and along the…
Guatemala
San Cristóbal El Alto's single lodging option is a supremely relaxing one, two blocks east of the main square, enjoying a tranquil setting on grounds…
Antigua
Everything about the 'rustic house' feels right, from the lily-shaped fountain in the patio to the tiled tables on the top deck. It's also one of the few…
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…
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…
El Petén
This modern hotel has all the comforts a family traveling through might want: wi-fi, a restaurant and spare but clean tile-floor rooms. The pool even has…
Guatemala City
A step up from most hotels in this price range, the Sevilla doesn't quite live up to its self-awarded three-star status, but it still does a pretty good…
Antigua
This is a fine budget choice. Rooms vary in style and size, but comfy beds, recessed lighting and screened windows are the norm. It can get crowded with…
