Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel Don Humberto $
( 7930-5051; s/d Q50/90; )
Near the Castillo, offering basic rooms with big beds and good
mosquito netting. It's nothing fancy, but more than adequate for a cheap sleep.
HOTEL
Viñas del Lago $$
( 7930-5053;
www.vinasdelago.com
; s/d Q165/260; )
Near the Hotel Don Humberto,
but much fancier, with 18 spacious rooms. The ones out the back have good views. The
grounds are large and there's a restaurant (mains Q50 to Q100) with views of Lago de Iza-
bal.
HOTEL
Hotel Monte Verde $
( 5036-8469; hotelmonteverde@hotmail.com; s/d with fan Q100/150, with air-con Q200/250; )
One
of the best deals for miles around - generously sized rooms, a huge pool set in a lush
garden and an on-site bar-restaurant.
HOTEL
Getting There & Away
San Felipe is on the lakeshore, 3km west of Río Dulce. It's a beautiful 45-minute walk
between the two towns, or take a minivan (Q10, every 30 minutes). In Río Dulce it stops
on the corner of the highway and road to El Estor; in San Felipe it stops in front of the
Hotel Don Humberto, at the entrance to El Castillo.
Boats coming from Lívingston will drop you in San Felipe if you ask. The Río Dulce
river tours usually come to El Castillo, allowing you to get out and visit the castle if you
like, or you can come over from Río Dulce by private
lancha
.
Finca El Paraíso
On the north side of the lake, between Río Dulce and El Estor,
Finca El Paraíso
( 7949-7122;
admission Q10, cabin with fan/air-con Q200/250)
makes a great day trip from either place. This work-
ing ranch's territory has an incredibly beautiful spot in the jungle where a wide, hot water-
fall drops about 12m into a clear, deep pool. You can bathe in the hot water, swim in the
cool pool or duck under an overhanging promontory and enjoy a jungle-style sauna. It
also has accommodation and a restaurant (mains Q60 to Q120).
