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Antigua Guatemala & Lake Atitlán aerial view

Antigua Guatemala & Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Framed by the Agua, Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes, Antigua Guatemala is a UNESCO-listed colonial capital of cobbled streets, baroque churches and convent ruins left by the 1773 earthquakes. Its courtyard hotels and coffee farms lie about an hour from Guatemala City, while Lake Atitlán, ringed by volcanoes and Maya villages, waits some two and a half hours away in the western highlands.

Hotel Casa Santo Domingo

A hotel woven through the ruins of Antigua's 17th-century Dominican convent, with six museums, candlelit cloisters, El Refectorio restaurant, a spa and a pool among gardens.

Villa Bokéh

A garden estate 3.1 kilometres from central Antigua and a Leading Hotels of the World member, with art-filled rooms and suites, the Bokéh 3.1 restaurant, a pool and volcano views.

Casa Palopó

Guatemala's first Relais & Châteaux, a hillside retreat above Lake Atitlán facing the Tolimán, Atitlán and San Pedro volcanoes, with Kinnik and Palopó 6.8 restaurants.

Pensativo House Hotel

An intimate 27-room house hotel on 4a Avenida Sur in central Antigua, filled with Guatemalan art and décor, with The Kitchen restaurant and a rooftop facing the volcanoes.

El Convento Boutique Hotel

A restored colonial house on 2a Avenida Norte near the Capuchinas convent, with suites built around private patios, fireplaces and Jacuzzis, plus a rooftop terrace and restaurant.

Mesón Panza Verde

Antigua's first European-style boutique hotel, opened in 1986 at the quiet end of 5a Avenida Sur, with 12 rooms and suites, a fine-dining restaurant, an art gallery and an intimate pool.

Posada del Ángel

A seven-room inn in an original Spanish colonial casona a few blocks from Antigua's main plaza, with Maya textiles, a small lap pool and a roof terrace facing Volcán de Agua.

Hotel Atitlán

A hacienda-style hotel on a former coffee plantation at Panajachel, with 61 rooms, botanical gardens tended for over 50 years and views across Lake Atitlán to three volcanoes.