Guatemala City Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Last day in Guatemala City (Guate) and I have had a great time. I am staying with Rodger Boldán and Doña Emma, my friend Geril Garcías grandparents. Guatemala City is kinda what I expected in a Latin American big city after spendning four months in Buenos (the extremely rich mixed with the poor, skyscrappers casting shadows on shanty towns) but ...

Well we finally made it after months of planning, at around 1pm( local time) we touched down in Guatemala City. Immigration went smoothly, from the plane touching down to us walking outside the airport it took no longer than 20 mins. After weaving through tons of shuttle bus & taxi driver operators we were finally able to get outside the air...

In this photo are Seann, Cindy, Paige, and myself. We were at a hostel in Gautemala City. This was our first stop before traveling to Quazeltenango (Xela).

My need to use Spanish started as soon as I arrived at teh airport. You would have thought that it would have occurred to me that on a Spanish airline that I would encounter a majority of people speaking Spanish. It was hard to get my mind in gear (I was hoping to ease into Spanish), but I was able to find out that there was a shorter line that ...

Well, have been here three weeks now, and getting into the way of life. My first few days in Guatemala City, the big smoke (it really is, exhaust fumes suffocating) were uneventful, and I made it to Antigua (old capital city - pretty, colourful, colonian) to start Spanish school. The school was a lovely old villa, classes one to one at little de...

On Saturday, I decide to take an airport shuttle to Guatemala city to meet Gloria and her family. She´s invited me to join them to watch the Guatemala-Trinidad football game (or soccer, whatever you prefer) and spend the night. I could take the bus to the city but decide to wimp out since I don´t know where I´m going and have effectively been br...