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waterfront is
Hotel Doña Alida
(tel. 7947-0027, $25 d), with 10 large, modern rooms with
private bath on a quiet street overlooking a beach. Rooms 10 and 11 are worth requesting
for the sea views. To get here, turn right on the street just behind the Villa Caribe and walk
north 2.5 blocks.
AlongCalleMarcosSánchezDíaz,about400meterswestoftheboatdocks,is
Hotel
Casa Rosada
(tel. 7947-0303,
www.hotelcasarosada.com
, $20 s/d), a delightful place to
stay with 10 rooms, all with shared bath, centered around a pretty pink wooden house on
the shores of the Río Dulce. The rooms are housed in attractive wood-and-thatch cabins
with nice furnishings and hand-painted accents. Amenities include ceiling fans and mos-
quito netting. Some rooms are brighter than others. There is a dock leading out to the river
where you can get dropped off. The restaurant here is excellent.
Out of town northwest toward Siete Altares is Playa Quehueche, a sliver of a beach that
holds a few comfortable lodgings. The first of these is
Hotel Ecológico Salvador Gaviota
(tel. 5514-3275 or 5514-7933,
www.hotelsalvadorgaviota.com
)
, which has simple rooms
in thatched-roof cabins, including shared-bath doubles ($20), rooms with private bath ($13
p/p), and bungalows sleeping up to five for $57. There is a simple seaside café serving
local fare and there's a pier out front over the ocean where you can swim or lounge in a
hammock. A boat ride into town costs about $3. Also in this neck of the woods and farther
west is
Hotel Ecológico Siete Altares
(tel. 5514-3339 or 5205-7864,
www.geocities.com/
sietealtares
,
$15 p/p), where thatched-roof beachfront bungalows sleeping 2-6 peoplehave
ceilingfanandprivatebathroom.Arestaurantservesavarietyofmenuitemsfromhotdogs
and barbecue chicken wings to grilled meat and seafood dishes, along with cocktails to en-
joy by the beach.
$50-100
Right at the entrance to town near the main dock, the
Hotel Villa Caribe
(tel. 7947-0072,
www.villasdeguatemala.com
,
$79-110 d) is a large white building with a commanding
presence over the waterfront. Standard rooms have tile floors, fan, and private hot-water
bath, while three attractively furnished suites housed in separate bungalows come with air-
conditioning, TV, minibar, and lovely sea views. There's a large swimming pool and a res-
taurant that serves bland international fare. Splurge for the suite.
About 500 meters west of town along Calle Marcos Sánchez Díaz is the
Posada El
Delfín
(tel.7947-0056,
www.turcios.com/eldelfin
,
$75-150d),wherethemodern,comfort-
able rooms have air-conditioning, private bath, ceiling fan, phone, and wooden furniture.
All upstairs rooms have carpeting. There are also larger suites, including the wonderful
honeymoonsuiteontheendofthetwo-storydockwithabalconyoverlookingtheriverbe-
low. It comes equipped with fridge, TV, and a CD player. Guests can relax in a lounge on
the second floor, in the small swimming pool, or in hammocks on the dock over the river.