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everything, and the booklet Lent and Holy Week in Antigua by Elizabeth Bell gives ex-
planations.
Sleeping
With 140 hotels, posadas (guesthouses) and hostels, by Inguat's estimate, Antigua has a
wide range of accommodations to suit any traveler's style or budget. Some of Antigua's
midrange hotels allow you to wallow in colonial charm for a moderate outlay of cash.
Finding a room is generally a simple task, with the major exception of Semana Santa, for
which you should book as far ahead as possible and be prepared to pay double normal
rates.
HOSTEL
El Hostal $
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( 7832-0442; www.elhostal-antigua.com ; 1a Av Sur 8; dm Q80, s/d without bathroom Q130/260; ) Within
stumbling distance of the popular Café No Sé, El Hostal is an efficiently run budget op-
tion with a bit of colonial style. Set around a cheery little patio-cafe are half a dozen
neatly kept private rooms and dorms with sturdy single beds or well-spaced bunks, a few
sticks of furniture and freshly painted walls with patches of exposed brick.
Posada Juma Ocag $
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( 7832-3109; Calz de Santa Lucía Norte 13; s/d Q120/160) The seven spotless, comfortable rooms
here have quality mattresses and traditional appointments including wrought-iron bed-
steads, decorative ceramic masks and mirrors crafted in-house. Despite the hectic location
opposite the market, it remains peaceful - especially the upstairs rooms - with a rooftop
patio and well-tended little garden. Reservations are accepted in person only.
HOTEL
Zoola Antigua $
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HOSTEL
( 7832-0364; www.zoola-antigua.com ; Calle de Santa Lucía 15; dm/r incl breakfast Q75/200; ) Such was
the success of its flagship hostel on Lake Atitlán that the Israeli-run Zoola opened an An-
tigua branch in 2012. The concept successfully translates to the new colonial setting:
sparely furnished dorms surround an open courtyard where global travelers chill and nosh
on healthy Middle-Eastern snacks beneath a rainbow canopy.
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