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…
Must-see hotels in Guatemala
Flores & Santa Elena
Newly rebranded, this comfortable hotel offers large rooms arranged around a pleasant courtyard. There's a restaurant, airport transfers and a travel…
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.
The Pacific Slope
This hotel in charming yellow with terracotta floor tiles has comfortable and good-value rooms a couple of blocks north from the main plaza.
Guatemala City
One of the better airport hotels, Mariana's features spacious rooms, a good breakfast and a range of hotel services and amenities.
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.
Santa Cruz La Laguna
When you go to a hostel that offers free beer, has a sign on its dock reminding guests that locals get upset by nude sunbathing, and operates a strict…
Flores & Santa Elena
Standing alongside the causeway with its own marina, the most formal hotel in the region pulls out all the stops, with safes, fridges, bathroom telephones…
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…
The Pacific Slope
This family home turned budget guesthouse had big plans when we visited. The dorms and private rooms with shared bath in the main house are likely to stay…
Flores & Santa Elena
Considering its location on the waterfront, this family-run property is quite a deal, with cozy decor, quality beds and nicely tiled bathrooms, and there…
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…
Antigua
West of La Merced in a quiet zone of pretty cobbled streets, this converted 150-year-old residence tries to find a balance between colonial tradition and…
Flores & Santa Elena
The horseshoe shape here allows all the rooms of the original building to enjoy the vista of Lago de Petén Itzá and Isla de Flores (a newer building is…
Posada & Restaurante Campamento El Chiclero
El Petén
On the north side of the airstrip, this place has 10 spartan, institutional green rooms underneath a thatched roof, with decent mattresses and mosquito…
El Petén
An incongruous slice of the old west in El Remate, this hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a cowpoke motif. It has a swimming pool and a stable: guests…
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.
Antigua
This humble but popular Dutch-run hostel is in a quiet part of town five blocks south of Parque Central. Approached down an alley, the old house contains…
Quetzaltenango
The three bright and modern rooms here, all with bathroom and cheery Guatemalan fabrics, surround a large, well-tended garden that's a gem to relax in…
San Pedro La Laguna
Orange trumpet flowers cascade over the balconies of the San Antonio, last of the myriad lodgings east of the Pana dock. Though rooms are on the cramped…
San Pedro La Laguna
No more than 200m northeast of the Pana dock, this yellow block stands perpendicular to the lakefront – locals bathe and wash their clothing off the rocks…
Western Highlands
This pink-and-pastel palace is the most comfortable lodging in town. Rooms are large, with good firm beds and abstract paintings on the clean pink walls…
Lago de Atitlán
Down by the lakeside, this hotel is made entirely of stone and rough-hewn timber beams around a green courtyard. The construction feels a little like a…
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…
Quetzaltenango
Beyond the frosted glass doorway, this grand old hotel, just off the main square, is the picture of faded elegance, with stone archways and sweeping…
Chichicastenango
It won't win any prizes for decor, but this motel-style place a block north of the plaza is functional and reliable. It's reached through a shopping alley…
Panajachel
The rambling Playa Linda has 17 good-sized rooms with fireplaces and a cute swimming pool. Rooms 1 to 5 have the best lake views, with large balconies…
Quiché
Overseen by a helpful ladino family, the rooms here are set around a leafy courtyard. The ones on the top level are more spacious, with wood-beamed…
San Pedro La Laguna
This laid-back spot is conveniently placed near the bend in the main thoroughfare between docks. Well-scrubbed rooms with good beds are in a three-story…
San Pedro La Laguna
Great value in this price range, the Nahual Maya is set back back from the road and has sparkling clean and homey rooms with huge beds and little…
Antigua
Just half a block south of Parque Central, this faux-colonial palace is above an entertainment center that includes a disco and the ever-popular Monoloco…
Panajachel
Located on a side street off Calle Santander, this is a sprawling, airy place with numerous rooms of varying shape and size. Rooms are pretty simple …
Panajachel
Jere's brick-walled rooms are enlivened with traditional textiles, and some open on to sun-splashed balconies (though you'll want to avoid the ones…
Western Highlands
There's no pressing need to to stay in Chiantla, but Chicano's Hotel is a decent enough option. Rooms are compact and a little dark, as they're inward…
Quiché
From the outside, this business-class hotel two blocks north of the bus terminal could almost be a modern evangelical church. Though rather sterile with a…
San Marcos La Laguna
Set in jungly grounds that could well be an enchanted forest, the posada is a naturally cool adobe brick structure with terraces. Each of the three rustic…
The Pacific Slope
Hotel El Camino's rooms are almost ridiculously large, with a few sticks of furniture, such as clothes racks and writing tables. You could organize a game…
