Venezuela
This 275-year-old house, rescued from ruin, right on historic Calle Bolívar comes with a wonderfully charming old-time atmosphere. The brightly painted…
Must-see hotels in Venezuela
Venezuela
This upmarket hotel lies above a swanky shopping mall filled with restaurants and boutiques. It’s bend-over-backwards friendly and offers spacious, modern…
Venezuela
A short 28km south of Barinas lies Hato Cristero. Converted into an ecotourist resort in the mid-1990s, Don Humberto’s 1100-hectare ranch sits on the edge…
Venezuela
This elegant posada, situated near the Guardia Nacional post, is housed in a colonial-style building set around a sunny courtyard with hammock chairs,…
Caracas
A well-maintained, comfortable nest with quirky design nuances (Asian tearoom shower doors alongside European country-house tiling). It’s not luxurious,…
Venezuela
This rustic place is run by a Venezuelan woman named Belén and her poodles. Belén has just four clean, comfortable and small rooms with homey touches;…
Venezuela
This friendly German-owned house a few kilometers south of the center has five rooms, a kitchen and meals prepared on request. There’s a free pickup…
Venezuela
The most popular tourist sight around Maracaibo, Laguna de Sinamaica, is noted for the palafitos – houses built on pilings along the lakeshore. Posada…
Venezuela
Run by Brigitte and Roger, a Swiss woman and her Venezuelan husband, this small posada has four comfortable rooms with sunflower themes, cable TV, fridge…
Venezuela
For those seeking luxury in exclusive surroundings, look no further than Hato La Garza about halfway between Bruzual and Mantecal. La Garza is a water…
Venezuela
This centuries-old family hacienda is well worth the walk out of town. Its grounds have pretty gardens, while the 15 charming, old-style rooms boast…
Venezuela
Built by architect owners, this gorgeous six-room house has high ceilings, good lighting and artisan mosaic bathrooms. Breakfast in the courtyard is…
Venezuela
This all-inclusive, Mediterranean-like hotel features 35 spacious but unexciting rooms – some with walk-in closets. Wooden bridges connect the two-story…
Venezuela
The ‘Fantasy Castle’ is an opulent eclectic mansion, if a bit on the tacky side. Built in 1988, it will take you back in time a century or more with its…
Hotel Casa Grande de Angostura
Venezuela
The stunning lobby of this colonial-era hacienda was rather let down on our recent visit by an empty rooftop pool and a bad breakfast. That said, the…
Venezuela
Set in a restored 19th-century mansion, quiet Villa Antillana has some very attractive mezzanine rooms at the front of the house, while those at the back…
Venezuela
This pleasant mini-resort boasts a restaurant with a great deck overlooking the beach. The pool area, with its wood and stone walks, also has a relaxing…
Venezuela
Amid the palms at the far end of the Playa Medina beach are some stylish cabañas and a restaurant at Corpomedina. There are eight rustic two-floor cabañas…
Venezuela
The only posada outside Gran Roque is this rustic chalet on idyllic sands in tiny Rasquí. The three cabins are comfortable (though a dodgy staircase leads…
Venezuela
This cute posada packs more character than most, with tasteful abstract art and nine rooms filing around a grassy area with hammocks lining the open…
Venezuela
This colorful, family-run posada has an odd, mishmash facade. There is nice tiling in the common area and a grassy patio out back, next to the beach, from…
Venezuela
Near the Guardia Nacional post, this comfortable posada is set on lovely planted grounds with a bit of a hacienda feel. The tasteful 2nd-floor rooms offer…
Venezuela
Just outside Playa El Agua proper, on the main coast road toward Playa Manzanillo, is this charming and intimate blue-painted posada. The rooms are…
Venezuela
The Arabic-style courtyard here contains a small lap pool around which are arranged two levels of comfortable and well-appointed rooms. Though it's…
Venezuela
A wonderfully friendly, family-run option named after the doting owners, Tom and Carel. The vibrant rooms are found through a path strewn with plants and…
Venezuela
This attractive mustard-yellow house hides a good little hostel behind its heavy wooden door and wood-barred windows. It has nine small and simple but…
Venezuela
The undisputed backpacker headquarters and the best place to find companions to form a tour group. The 23 rooms have private bathrooms, hot water and fans…
Caracas
A flashy alternative amidst an otherwise blighted zone, the Eurobuilding is situated directly on the road departing from the terminal. Rates include…
Caracas
This seven-story box with a checkerboard facade holds an excellent position just down from Plaza de Francia and the metro. Accommodations are far more…
Venezuela
This popular Venezuelan-run posada is a simple and wonderfully cheap place that has a large range of rooms including dorms and private rooms, both of…
Caracas
This former Four Seasons lost much of its soul when the luxe Canadian chain pulled out of Caracas a few years ago – it’s now a massive piece of modernist…
Venezuela
An adventure-sports boot camp, Spanish language school and an excellent place to meet up with other energetic travelers, Jakera Lodge offers dorm…
Caracas
A modest and windowless apartment near the Plaza Bolívar, this improvised hostel has two dorms with bunks (a two-bed and six-bed), a gleaming shared…
Venezuela
Tucupita Expeditions may have shut their Tucupita office, but their excellent camp remains, booked through either of their offices in Margarita or Maturín…
Venezuela
This character-heavy place inside a converted colonial house in the center of the town is stuffed full of tasteful art, local crafts and antiques. The…
Venezuela
This friendly, Italian-run posada offers up seven excellent rooms with TV and safe box (room five is especially nice) and a pleasant rooftop terrace with…
Venezuela
Near the hamlet of Sacuragua, between Pueblo Nuevo and Buena Vista, sits this beautiful Gaudí-inspired mini-castle. Stay in a room in the house or one of…
Venezuela
In the northern part of town, this 20-room place has rooms cooled with both fan and air-con. Those with air-con are larger and smarter, while the enormous…
Venezuela
Not far from the beach, Hotel Patrick is a perennial favorite, run by a friendly and voluble Irishman and his Venezuelan wife. There are nine colorful and…
Venezuela
Tucked away down a series of rough roads off the main drag, this modern guesthouse offers eight simple but clean and comfortable rooms and a family…
