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What $60 Gets You in Guatemala

June 20th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Vacation deals

As I mentioned before, I was just in Guatemala on a vacation with family budget, rather than a long-term backpacker budget. You can obviously buy a whole other level of comfort when that’s the case. I was still pleasantly surprised though at what a great deal the mid-range hotels are there. In Antigua, $60 got us a big suite with a queen bed in one room, a bunk bed for our daughter in another room (a big hit), and a high-pressure hot water shower than didn’t have live wires dangling from it. Cool building and courtyard and they had a well-equipped kitchen we could use for a buck.

Then we got to this place (video above) on the shore of Lake Atitlan: Casa del Mundo, with an unbelievable panoramic view from our big room with beds for three. Also $60 a night. This video is the shot from one of our two balconies. Great food there too and sunny platforms where you can go jump in a lake.

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  1. One Response to “What $60 Gets You in Guatemala”

  2. By Lake Atitlan on Jun 21, 2007

    Welcome to Lake Atitlan. It really is one of the most beautiful, and cheapest places in the world. ?Enjoy your stay.

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