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. Cheaper hotels offer a comfortable room with a private bathroom, hot water and parking. 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, and the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, with, among other things, in-room fireplaces. 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, the well-appointed Hotel Royal Palace and the Hotel Fortuna Royal.

Zones 9 & 10

Many international hotel chains can be found in these zones, such as the well-known Hotel Westin Camino Real and the Hotel Marriott. These zones are also a good place to look for suite hotels like Suites Reforma Apart Hotel. The Hotel Casa Serena and the Hotel Viva Clarion are both here. Zone 10, or the Zona Viva is the area of the city with the most hotels by far. Some more hotels found in Zone 10 are the
Hotel Westin Camino Real, the Hotel Stofella and the Hotel Posada de los Próceres

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.

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