Friendliness, cozy spaces, and an inviting salon make the Casa Encantada a place to feel quickly at ease. Little did you know that a traditional Antiguan townhouse was exactly what you needed.
EXPERIENCE
Arriving at a hotel named after the Guatemalan idiom for "pleased to meet you" sets a certain level of expectation. Luckily, the Casa Encantada doesn't fail to deliver. All smiles and enthusiastic gestures, the hotel is run by multilingual staff whose level of service far exceeds the hotel's diminutive size.
Rooms that look like converted barns offer up overhead wooden beams, lush bedding, and wood-burning fireplaces. Shared spaces take on a more social feel where the outdoor pool and welcoming lounge are prime for swapping adventure tales.
Take breakfast on the rooftop-terrace in the morning, and ease into a day of photographing 16th-century homes and crumbling colonial churches. An adventurous day trip to Volcán Pacaya takes you to a bubbling, sulfur smoking volcano in the Escuintla Department, just south of Antigua.
Plazas, ancient gardens, and inviting courtyards make Antigua a meanderer's city. Arrive from Guatemala City after a 30 minute drive and leave the car unused until the end of your trip. Lake Atitlán in the north is a volcanic beauty not to be missed.
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RATES & ROOMS
115 - 225 USD10 Rooms & Suites
AIRPORT
Guatemala City International Airport 40 km / 25 miles
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