La Casa del Mundo Hotel & Café
Lago de Atitlán
On a secluded cliff facing the volcanoes is one of Guatemala's most spectacular hotels. It features sumptuous gardens, lake swimming from Mediterranean…
Must-see hotels in The Highlands
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Panajachel
A coffee plantation for much of the 20th century, this estate was remade as Pana's loveliest hotel in the 1970s. Located on the lakeshore 1.5km northwest…
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Quetzaltenango
It's difficult not to be charmed by Casa Morasan. Set in a restored town house, rooms cluster around a courtyard with trickling fountain, and lots of old…
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Lago de Atitlán
Affiliated with Atitlán Organics, Bambu is a guesthouse in splendid wood and bamboo that looks like it grew from the earth. Rooms are calming and airy,…
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Quetzaltenango
Despite its distinctly un-Guatemalan name, Kasa Kiwi has quickly established itself as a top player on Xela's hostel scene. Generously sized dorms mean…
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Panajachel
The paint was barely dry when we visited this hostel, but it was already building a good reputation. Bright four-bed dorms (mixed or women only) stop…
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San Marcos La Laguna
Near the top of the path from the dock is this casual hostel/cafe with an attached bakery and coffee roaster to provide the essentials of a good stay…
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Santa Cruz La Laguna
La Iguana Perdida is one of the granddaddies of Guatemala's backpacker scene, but you wouldn't know it from its ever-fresh appearance. It features a range…
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San Marcos La Laguna
Truly chic Lush seems to sprout organically from the living rock of the hillside, with recycled glass, plastic and other flotsam ingeniously incorporated…
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San Marcos La Laguna
Cobbled paths weave through gardens bursting with flowers, coffee, palms and a profusion of hummingbirds at this tropical lakeside location 300m west of…
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Santa Cruz La Laguna
As luxurious as it is wild and remote, this ecologically outfitted retreat is at Patzisotz, a secluded bay just east of Santa Cruz around a rocky cliff…
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Santa Cruz La Laguna
This stylish, environmentally friendly lodging makes the most of its spectacular setting. A mosaic stone path winds through exuberant vegetation to the…
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San Marcos La Laguna
This lakefront spread created by a North American artist could be the wackiest of San Marcos lodgings. Signs of artistic exuberance pop up everywhere,…
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Santa Cruz La Laguna
This eco-lodge is in Paxanax, on the east end of the bay from Santa Cruz. Of adobe construction, the lodge comprises seven luxurious suites with lake-view…
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Panajachel
You'll feel right at home at Jenna's place, just outside Pana proper, with seven uniquely decked-out hard-standing 'yurts' (all with bathrooms) that are…
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Lago de Atitlán
Perched high on a cliff at the east end of the bay with astounding views, this semi-luxurious property features conventional cypress cabins and a…
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Quetzaltenango
Incorporated into a late-19th-century Xela house, Casa Seibel is cozy and comfortable. Set around two plant-filled courtyards, its dorms and private rooms…
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Lago de Atitlán
This retreat a bit west of the main dock consists of large, simply furnished cabins at various levels of a florally abundant hillside, all with hammock…
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Chichicastenango
Founded in 1932, the inn today encompasses several restored colonial houses on either side of 8a Calle. The courtyards are planted with tropical flora and…
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Chichicastenango
Near the Arco Gucumatz, this homey, solar-powered spread is one of Chichi's more original accommodations. All nine rooms are idiosyncratically appointed,…
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Quetzaltenango
The 'Seven Ears' (named after a nearby mountain range) is a scrupulously maintained hostel on a quiet street northwest of the center. The pseudocolonial…
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San Pedro La Laguna
About midway along the trail between the two docks, the Sak'cari (Tz'utujil for 'sunrise') has 20 clean wood-paneled rooms with lots of shelves. Rooms at…
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Panajachel
This pristine hotel a block from the lakefront is a swish spread with a proper dose of indigenous style. Rooms on three levels line up along brick…
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Quetzaltenango
The oldest and grandest hotel in Xela looms above the Parque Centro América. Comfortable, refurbished rooms are on the top three floors; the 2nd-floor…
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Lago de Atitlán
This is a low-key resort on the site of a former coffee-processing plant, with 20 colonial-style rooms with local textiles, plus a few cottages around a…
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San Marcos La Laguna
This features seven rustic cabins (three log, four stone) in two separate banks with large front windows (which unfortunately cannot be opened) and a six…
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San Marcos La Laguna
Set in gardens that stretch right to the shores of Lago de Atitlán, Posada Schumann has neat rooms in stone or wooden cottages, some with kitchens. An…
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Quetzaltenango
In the family for generations, this atmospheric old residence has been converted into a cozy B&B. All six rooms have beautiful furniture and modern art…
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Panajachel
These eight cottages stand amid lush gardens bursting with heliconia, orange trumpet and ferns where no fewer than 46 types of birds have been spotted…
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Panajachel
Just across the river from Pana town is this 'ecocultural B&B,' featuring seven cozy rooms in a relaxed home, plus a volcanically heated tub, medicinal…
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Quetzaltenango
A cozy guesthouse centered on the obligatory courtyard, with clean white rooms and dark-wood colonial-style furniture. The rooms on the upper level are…
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Quetzaltenango
Set in an atmospheric 100-year-old house downtown, the Kiktem-Ja is all squeaky floorboards at weird angles, stone arches and squiggly wood columns along…
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Quetzaltenango
One component of a cultural center occupying the rear of the Pasaje Enríquez, this Euro–Guate-run hostel contains basic but stylishly renovated rooms that…
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San Pedro La Laguna
This party point in lakeside San Pedro overflows with fun seekers who pile into the four-bed dorms and cell-like private rooms on two levels or crowd the…
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Lago de Atitlán
In stark contrast to its humble surroundings stands this luxury spread with elegant restaurant and pool fringed by palm trees and sumptuous gardens. The…
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Panajachel
Family-run Lupita is great value for staying in the town center. Facing a plaza below the church, it's removed from the tourist drag. Accommodations are…
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Panajachel
Down a narrow street near the church, the Montana is an old-fashioned establishment with simple rooms and wonderful plant-laden balconies fronted by pot…
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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…
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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…
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Lago de Atitlán
At this delightfully affordable retreat, 15 attractive stone-walled rooms climb the hillside, with small terraces and hammocks. Good inexpensive meals …
