Lake Atitlán
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn the San Buenaventura side, on the road to Sololá, on the edge of Panajachel. For anyone wanting the lake in front of them who doesn't mind a short trip into town for dinner.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Clinging to the shore at Jaibalito, on the San Marcos path, away from any road. For slow days of swimming and reading, far from the busier villages.
Access is by lancha from Panajachel: best to arrive before nightfall.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →Calle del Lago, in Panajachel, on the Jucanyá side, facing the water. A good base for heading out by lancha to San Pedro and Santiago without changing village every night.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →Three-star hotel in Santiago Atitlán, on the road to San Lucas Tolimán. For visiting Maximón and the town at a relaxed pace, without depending on the last evening lanchas.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →Hotel in San Marcos La Laguna, on the north-west shore of the lake. For the village's calm pace and lancha trips back and forth to San Pedro and Panajachel.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →Hostel in Santa Cruz la Laguna, on the San Marcos path. You arrive by water and quickly adopt the slow pace of the villages.
Santa Cruz has no road access: the last leg is by lancha from Panajachel.
€25 a nightSee on Booking →Small hotel in Barrio Jucanyá, in Panajachel, on Calle 15 de Febrero. Within walking distance of Calle Santander and the jetty where the lanchas leave.
€45 a nightSee on Booking →Guesthouse in Panajachel, the arrival town on the lake, for the tightest budgets. For exploring the lakeside villages by lancha without spending on accommodation.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →Small hotel in San Juan La Laguna, in the Nueva Esperanza area. For discovering the village's weaving cooperatives and reaching neighbouring San Pedro on foot or by tuk-tuk.
€40 a nightSee on Booking →Simple hotel in San Pedro La Laguna, on the lakeshore, on 7a Avenida. For travellers aiming for the San Pedro volcano or the Indian Nose at dawn.
€40 a nightSee on Booking →On the road to Santa Catarina Palopó, above the lake. For a relaxed stay, away from the jetties and the through traffic of Panajachel.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →Boutique hotel with spa in San Marcos La Laguna, in Barrio 3. For a stay focused on rest, with the lanchas to go and see San Pedro or Santiago.
€210 a nightSee on Booking →Boutique hotel in Tzununá, the village next to San Marcos on the north shore. For sleeping in peace away from the main centres and reaching the lake villages by lancha.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →Four-star lakeside hotel in Panajachel, on Calle de Buenas Nuevas, on the Jucanyá side. Calle Santander and the lancha jetty are within walking distance.
For the Chichicastenango market, shuttles leave Panajachel on Thursdays and Sundays.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →Four-star lakeside hotel in San Lucas Tolimán, on the south shore. For a stay away from the backpacker villages, with Santiago Atitlán reachable by road.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →