Guatemala City Small Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Coming soon (along with the much promised pictures): some highlights, and a few lowlights, of travelling in Guatemala

DAY 8 I managed to flag a bus bound for 'Guate' in the middle of the Interamericana outside our hotel and we arrived in Guatemala City at lunchtime. The bus driver, on seeing that we were white, and therefore and immediate target in dangerous Zone 1, had arranged for taxis to meet us directly off the bus. Admittedly we only had is word for the a...

Well I made it thru Calgary airport with my "slightly" overweight bags. I was ready to use my ¨"but it´s clothes and toys for the children in Guatemala" card but thankfully, didn´t have to. Here´s something that makes you go "hhmmm". I went to buy a book at a kiosk in Calgary and the price was $7.99US and $10.99Cdn. Of course, I wanted to pay th...

hola, We just finished our two-night visit with the delightful Howie. A friend through a friend, Howie and I were relative strangers before we both found our way to Central America. I found out that he was doing a CIDA internship in Guatemala City and so I got in touch (you know how strong those feelings of expat communality can become in a fore...

Finally got here! The plane ride was uneventful but the plane was packed with people coming to Guatemala for many different reasons. Lots of Canadian kids coming down to spend several months, a group of Mennonites....I'm sure they were on a misson.....just not the kind I'm on. Caught a shuttle or van to Antigua. The tourist people hooked me up w...

I landed in the Guatemala City airport, not too terrible. Got thru customs just fine, found my luggage ok (even though they didnt have enough luggage carts! i lived...) then found jake in a huge crowd of people waiting outside some doors. Cabbies here are almost desperate, hounding you to take you somewhere, anywhere! they all need to go to pari...