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bar. The 35 pastel-tinted rooms line up along attractively tiled corridors on three levels.
Casa Santo Domingo Hotel $$$
LUXURY HOTEL
( 7820-1222; www.casasantodomingo .com.gt; 3a Calle Oriente 28A; r from Q1619; )
In-
novatively resurrected from the remains of the sprawling Santo Domingo monastery, this
is Antigua's premier lodging. The 128 rooms and suites are of an international five-star
standard, while the grounds retain their colonial splendor, dotted with archaeological rel-
ics and featuring a large swimming pool, several fine restaurants, shops and five mu-
seums. The Dominican friars never had it so good. Prices go down from September to
November and up during weekends.
Posada del Ángel $$$
( 7832-5244;
www.posadadelangel.com
; 4a Av Sur 24A; r Q1670; )
The Posada became An-
tigua's most celebrated B&B when Bill Clinton bedded down here in 1999. It doesn't look
like much from the outside, but behind the garage door the luxury just keeps unfolding. If
you didn't think it was possible to fit a swimming pool into an Antigua patio, stop by. The
five rooms and two suites all have fireplaces, fresh lilies, four-poster beds and highly pol-
ished tile floors.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Mesón Panza Verde $$$
( 7832-2925;
www.panzaverde.com
;
5a Av Sur 19; r/ste Q830/1370; )
Possibly the ulti-
mate in Antigua luxury, the Panza Verde is cloistered in a serene compound south of the
center. The three doubles and nine lavishly appointed suites open on to private terraces
amidst gardens overflowing with orchids, ferns and bamboo. Aside from its renowned res-
taurant (
Click here
)
, the hotel features its own art gallery.
Hotel Quinta de las Flores $$$
HOTEL
( 7832-3721;
www.quintadelasflores.com
; Calle del Hermano Pedro 6; s/d from Q520/600, bungalow Q1115;
)
More a village than a hotel, this property on the southeastern edge of town is burst-
ing with charms. Pebbly paths weave by stands of bird-of-paradise and African tulip trees,
