Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hotel Mon Ami $$
( 7928-8413;
www.hotelmonami.com
; Jobompiche Rd; dm/s/d Q50/150/200; )
A 15-minute walk from
the Tikal road, Santiago's place maintains a good balance between jungle wildness and
Euro sophistication. Quirkily furnished cabins and dorms with hammocks are reached
along candlelit paths through gardens bursting with local plant life. Fans of French cuisine
will appreciate the open-air restaurant.
HOTEL
Gringo Perdido Ecological Inn $$
(
RESORT
5804-8639;
www.hotelgringoperdido.com
; Jo- bompiche Rd; camping Q50, s/d Q150/300, with breakfast & din-
ner Q360/720; )
Ensconced in a paradisaical lakefront setting within the Cerro Cahui
biosphere reserve, this jungly lodge offers a bank of rooms with full-wall roll-up blinds to
give you the sensation of sleeping in the open air. A few lakeside bungalows offer a bit
more seclusion. There's also a grassy campground with thatched-roof shelters for slinging
hammocks, and a Maya sauna.
The Gringo Perdido is 3km along the north shore from the main Tikal road.
Pirámide Paraiso $$$
(
www.hotelgringoperdido.com
;
Jobompiche Road; r Q1600; )
Built in time for the dawn of the new
baktún
is this glitzy addition to the Gringo Perdido Ecological Inn (
Click here
)
, a smooth
white structure that rises surreally from the forest like a Maya temple. Each of the eight
huge, luxuriously decorated suites features its own exterior Jacuzzi.
HOTEL
Eating
Most hotels have their own restaurants and there are simple
comedores
scattered along the
main road.
Mon Ami $$
(mains Q75-115; 7:30am-10pm)
Down the north shore road, here's the French jungle bistro
you've dreamt of, a peaceful palm-thatched affair. Try the lake whitefish or the big
ens-
alada francesa
.
FRENCH
La Casa de Don David $$
(mains Q45; breakfast, lunch & dinner; )
This splendid open-air dining hall serves a good
breakfast, including banana pancakes (Q30), fruit and granola, and a collection of
Nation-
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