Hotels in Antigua

What's your definition of reasonably priced? Give a dollar figure and some hint about what you're looking for if you want helpful advice. Reasonable to me might differ considerably from what is reasonable to you. Do you want air con or is a fan OK? Single or double? Etc. etc. The more information you give the better the answer you're likely to get.

What Moe said. Need a better idea of price range. In Antigua mid-range hotels run about $30-60 for a single. There are some very good choices in that range. And there are some very good choices at higher prices. Most hotels in Antigua do not have air conditioning. Little need for it. Great fresh air town in the highlands.

Buen viaje!

Yes what do you consider a reasonable price? Hotels in all price ranges in Antigua. My personal favorite is Posada La Merced. Has a website so you can see the rooms. Nice staff and owner plus clean, quiet and secure and it took me years of staying at places i didnt like that much to find it. Hotels in Antigua can have musty smells, loud guests, cell phone users on the phone all night, parties in the street out in front, bed bugs and of course fleas. I tried alot of places and this one my favorite.

$60 - $70

On a different note, what are soem things one could do there? I'm traveling with someone who has been there before, but I like to get a sense of the local culture as well as historical stuff

Thanks in advance

For that kind of money you can stay in a lovely place. Lots to do and see in Antigua as it is a colonial city that suffered many earth quakes. Siugguest you take a walking tour around the city with a guide. Markets there are very interesting and for some photos see my website wolfcalls.com

Hotel Casa Cristina in Antigua

http://www.casa-cristina.com/<BR><BR>We have stayed there 3 times, and have found it to be one of the best values and friendliest places in Antigua. Rosario will take care of all of you needs.

Just got back and we stayed at Casa Cristina. I don't think someone willing to pay $70 in Guat would be happy there. I thought it was fine. It had some nice features: the little rooftop patio with a super view, though we had to discover it on our own; nice little gathering area with free internet; agua pura; rooms were small, but pretty and mostly clean (floor was a bit dirty). Downside: Inferior bathroom! Tiny crummy sink with no mirror (and of course cold water only), dim lighting, shower had fine hot water, but flooded the entire floor each time we used it making a mess. Big plus for budget travellers: a mini fridge in the room. At least ours had that, we were on the top floor in the "best" room, Rosario said.
It was nice that it was near La Merced, except that an insane priest or someone was ringing the bells for (I am not exaggerating) over 30 minutes straight one night. Lots of church bells and roosters crowing, which is probably universal in town. And my husband would have preferred someplace closer to the Central Plaza and other things. That's just his opinion. Every location has its plusses and minuses. We paid $30 a night.

In that price range I love Quinta de las Flores hotel. It's close to everything yet far away enough to be quited and relaxed. Plus they have loooooovely gardens and a nice, fresh swimming pool for the warmer days.

We stayed at Posada San Pedro on 7a Avenida Norte, mostly due to recommendations from this forum. The rooms were beautiful and clean: our room had a skylight in the bathroom, a nice sitting area outside, and lots of carved wooden furniture. The hotel was quite quiet, but still in a good location. The only drawback was that there wasn't any breakfast, but at $40/night for a double you could just buy it somewhere else. Their website is: http://www.posadasanpedro.net/interior.htm<BR><BR>ana