Catherina Tittaferrante

We had a fabulous experience at this hotel. We were greeted by the owner who was very kind and made sure we had a great experience. The room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was great - we felt like we were at a friends house on vacation.

our room facing the courtyard was a bit humid and dark. Not a great experience for us.

Hotel is in a great location, comfortable and clean.

Modern hotel in a good, safe location.

Beautiful property with excellent location near caves. One of the hotel gardeners served as our guide to the caves we were able to walk to from the hotel. The caves were quite impressive and definitely worth visiting. As many other places we visited in Guatemala we were the only tourists doing the tour and had the place to ourselves. Staff were all very friendly and food was good. Room was adequate.

Food was very good as well as the service and staff. We were quite comfortable considering you are in the jungle.

Very nice property but a bit dated. Staff was very friendly and food was good.

We had a very nice room and staff was excellent but we ended up asking to move to a sister hotel because the room we were given was facing the street and too noisy for our liking. We moved to the Pensativo Hotel as an upgrade which was around the corner from the Casa Encantada. We were very happy there.

Very nice hotel with great staff and very good food. The only problem we found was that the price was excessive for Guatemala.

This was a great hotel with an impressive location, great staff and good food. You need to be in decent shape to handle all the stairs at this hotel built on a cliff. Lots of character and great atmosphere.

We visited several parts of the city and got a good feel of its character.

We enjoyed having a chance to get out and hike to a very nice waterfall. I would recommend this hike.

This is a beautiful location and well worth the visit. We brought our bathing suits and enjoyed the water.

This is a nice site but maintenance could be better. It was a hard trek to get there. We did the longer harder round trip from the river, but saw that other people used a more simple route.

Site was very well maintained and impressive.

After seeing Tikal we were surprised to see the lack of tourists here. Certainly not as impressive in size or maintenance but nonetheless worthwhile seeing. Near the Uaxactun site we visited a small village which was interesting to see.

We enjoyed this boat tour. Spectacular nature and lots of birds.

Very interesting site to visit.

We liked the feel and character of Antigua. Safe walking around. We visited local markets and had a nice lunch at a cafe.

Antigua is a charming, clean and safe city with lots of character. Our guide gave us a great tour by foot.

Hiking to the volcano was a lot of fun and impressive as the site and views keep changing as you get closer. Amazing to see all the lava rivers and stone formations.

We enjoyed the spa, massage and sauna and pools. Great experience.

Our guide Alex was great. We visited his family and enjoyed his grandmothers baked buns. We also got a chance to watch local women weaving. This hike is a spectacular way to see the magnificent Lake Atitlan.

We enjoyed seeing San Juan La Laguna with its colourful arts scene. We walked up to the viewing platform with impressive views. Lots of tourists and locals visiting here. We then went to San Pedro La Laguna where we had a nice lunch.

It was fun kayaking on Lake Atitlan. It was a relatively calm day and we enjoyed the experience paddling around the lake for an hour.

We had a great experience learning how to cook a traditional Mayan meal, called Pepian. This was done on a wood stove which brings added flavour to the food.

It was quite a different type of experience compared to a what you know of modern saunas. First a wood fire is started to heat the side wall and then once inside you add water to the hot surfaces to get the heat and steam going. Afterwards we got to use a shower which was next to the sauna. We were supplied with clean towels as well as soap.

This is quite a colourful and very large market. Few tourists compared to all the locals shopping.

This was a worthwhile market to visit. Interesting to see all the animals being sold. Also had many previously owned items as well as new items you would see in a local market.

Visited an interesting colourful cemetery where you can also see Mayan traditional ceremonies. We enjoyed walking around and seeing the sites.

Site was very interesting to see and use the hot spring facilities. Main restaurant was under renovations but we were able to have a nice meal at the smaller cafeteria.

We walked from the town to the Church which is extremely interesting as it is unique being decorated on the exterior with naive art.

The hike to Pacaya is a must. The hike is steep , but we all could do the hike. The lunch provided was so yum and added to the whole experience.

We had the lovely flower festival on this day and so it added to the whole experience.