The Candelaria Lodge is a refined hotel so lovely it seems bizarrely out of place here in the relative nowhere of central Guatemala. The rooms are beautiful, as are the perfectly manicured grounds, which are bursting with flowers and hummingbirds. The place also has an excellent restaurant, El Bistrot Francés.
Candelaria Lodge
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