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Posada del Ángel's exterior offers a glimpse of the character found inside.
Like its sister hotel in Guatemala City,
Vista Real
(3a Calle Oriente #16A, tel.
7832-9715 /16,
www.vistareal.com
,
$150-225 d including breakfast) offers colonial style
with distinction, excellent service, and attention to detail. Each of the five luxurious suites
features four-poster beds, artwork, chimney, telephone, a private patio, and large bathroom
decorated with Spanish tiles. The hotel's restaurant, El Restaurant de las Mil Flores, serves
fine International cuisine amid restored colonial ruins.
One of Antigua's most elegant properties,
Posada de los Leones
(Las Gravileas #1,
tel. 7832-7371,
www.lionsinnantigua.com
, $165-250 d) is set amid coffee trees and trop-
ical gardens. Its six spacious, absolutely gorgeous rooms feature high ceilings, hardwood
floors, and a delightful array of classy European and Guatemalan decorative touches. On
thehouse'ssecondfloorisAntigua'sloveliestterraceoverlookingtropicalgardens,thesur-
rounding coffee plantation, and the volcanoes off in the distance. You can enjoy drinks on
the terrace in addition to a lap pool, a comfortable living room, and library. There is wire-
less Internet throughout the house, which is sometimes the haunt of international celebrit-
ies.
