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and solarium. Credit cards are accepted but incur a 7 percent service charge. For budget
accommodations,
Posada Don Vitalino
(at the entrance to town coming from Panajachel,
tel. 7762-2660, $20 d) makes a fine choice with basic, clean rooms and hot-water showers.
the villa at Casa Palopó
The most splendid ofthe lake'saccommodations is
Casa Palopó
(Km.6.8Carretera
a San Antonio Palopó, tel. 7762-2270,
www.casapalopo.com
, $125-276 d), with rooms
housed in a beautiful colonial-style villa featuring floor-to-ceiling windows with magnifi-
cent lake views. The rooms and common areas are loaded with antiques, brightly painted
walls, exquisite furnishings, and wonderful extras such as Italian cotton sheets and Aveda
bathroom products. There's also a charming swimming pool with peaceful angel carvings
lookingonfromanadjacentwall.Fartherupthehillistheevenmorealluring
Villa Palopó,
decorated with a tasteful mix of African tribal relics and Indonesian hardwood furnishings.
There are hardwood floors and ceilings and phenomenal lake views from each of the two
suites ($199.50-235 d). You can rent the whole villa for $683-998, depending on the sea-
son. The villa has its own lap pool, also overlooking the lake, and butler service.
