Where to Stay

Guatemala offers visitors a great variety of accommodation choices. Price, service, architecture and location all vary, but you can be sure to find the ideal hotel to satisfy your needs and budget. The large hotels have an extensive variety of services, including restaurants, bars, travel agencies, rental car agencies, commercial stores, business centers, convention centers, gymnasiums, pools and spas. Here is a tour of Guatemala City hotels, zone by zone. Zone 1

The center of the city offers lodgings for all tastes and budgets. Most of the hotels here cost between 18USD and 80USD for a single room. Cheaper hotels offer a comfortable room with a private bathroom, hot water and parking. Such hotels include Casa Carmel, Hotel Central Apartamentos, Ajau Hotel, Colonial Hotel, Excel Hotel, La Fuente Hotel and the Mariat Hotel.

There are also more elegant hotels in this zone, such as the Hotel Ritz Continental, which has deluxe air-conditioned suites, cable television, business centers, restaurants, a lobby bar and night club. Other large hotels in the city's center are the Hotel Pan American, a colonial-style building in the historic center of the city which provides a great service for guests, Reforma Hotel, Tally Hotel and the well-appointed Hotel Royal Palace.

Zones 4 & 5

These zones have more reasonably priced lodgings, while still offering a high level of service and many facilities, including swimming pools, parking and restaurants. The rates for a single room are between 70USD and 180USD. These include the famous Hotel Conquistador Ramada, the Plaza Hotel and the Villa Deportiva Hotel.

Zones 9 & 10

Many international hotel chains can be found in these zones, such as the well-known Hotel Westin Camino Real, Hotel Marriott, and the Hotel Princess Reforma. These zones are also a good place to look for suites hotels. The Residencia del Sol Hotel, Hotel Casa Serena, Villa Magna Suites Hotel, Hotel Viva Clarion are all here.

Zone 11

Zone 11 is a commercial district of the city, and also where you will find one of the largest and most luxurious hotels, the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel. As well as all the services you would expect of a hotel with this reputation; it also boasts a large shopping center with a variety of stores such as those selling shoes, jewelry, and beauty salons.

If you prefer a comfortable stay near the international airport, try the Hotel Meliá Guatemala. It offers the best of the Spanish Meliá chain, which caters to executive business travelers. Even closer to the airport are the Avenida Hincapie Hotel and the El Aeropuerto Hotel.