Does Casa Palopó have a MICHELIN Key?

Yes, one Key. It received it in 2025, among the first Keys given in Guatemala, and kept it in the 2026 selection.

How do we get to Casa Palopó from Guatemala City?

By helicopter from La Aurora, about twenty-five minutes to the hotel's helipad, or by road in around four hours.

Is Casa Palopó close to Antigua?

Not really. It is on Lake Atitlán, about three and a half hours from Antigua by road. Its sister hotel, Villa Bokéh, is just outside Antigua.

Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Antigua Guatemala?

Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Antigua Guatemala, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

Four-star One MICHELIN Key Lake Atitlán, well outside Antigua, Antigua Guatemala

Casa Palopó

A former private house on the hillside above Lake Atitlán, three volcanoes across the water, and a helipad for the twenty-five-minute hop from Guatemala City.

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MICHELIN: One Key, 2025 and 2026
A hotel since: 2000
Setting: Lake Atitlán, well outside Antigua
From the airport: About 25 minutes by helicopter from Guatemala City

The hotel

A private house on Lake Atitlán.

Casa Palopó was a private home on the slope above Lake Atitlán before it opened as a small hotel in 2000. The lake is the deepest in Central America, ringed by Maya villages, with the volcanoes Tolimán, Atitlán and San Pedro rising on the far shore. Many of the staff come from Santa Catarina Palopó, the village just along the road.

The main house is painted in strong colours, with dark wood, tiles and Guatemalan art both contemporary and indigenous. Above it, a newer villa in leather and soft beige has its own heated infinity pool, a fireplace and soaking tubs facing the lake. It became the first Relais & Châteaux hotel in Guatemala, and in 2025 one of the first two in the country to receive MICHELIN Keys.

Three volcanoes Tolimán, Atitlán and San Pedro stand across the water from the terraces and the rooms.
By helicopter A helipad on the grounds puts Guatemala City about twenty-five minutes away, against roughly four hours by road.
Kinnik A space at the water's edge, where evenings are spent round the fire.

Rooms & suites

The house, and the villa above it.

Rooms are divided between the colourful main house and the newer villa higher up the slope, all looking towards the lake.

The House Deluxe rooms and Suites In the main house by the road, with Guatemalan art, local linens and views over the lake.
Above The Villa A contemporary building with its own heated infinity pool, a gazebo, a fireplace, a hot tub and lake-view soaking tubs.

Dining

Seasonal cooking over the lake.

Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.

Palopó 6.8 Seasonal; Italian, Greek and local flavours Chef Jorge Peralta
Kinnik Fireside evenings At the water's edge

Recognition

Recognition.

One MICHELIN Key 2025, kept in 2026
Relais & Châteaux The first member in Guatemala

Good to know

Before you go.

Arrival Check-in from 4 pm, check-out by 2 pm, according to the MICHELIN Guide.
Children The MICHELIN Guide lists guests from age ten, and also marks the hotel adults only. We confirm the current rule with the hotel before booking.
Antigua This is a lakeside stay. Antigua is about three and a half hours by road, or some twenty minutes by helicopter.

Getting there

Flying to Antigua Guatemala.

Scheduled flights and private jets land at La Aurora in Guatemala City. The hotel arranges helicopter transfers to its own helipad, about twenty-five minutes; by road, allow around four hours.

Business & First Class Airline arrivals More than five million passengers passed through La Aurora in 2025. Miami and Houston are the leading routes to the United States, with flights also to New York, Dallas, Atlanta and Los Angeles; Panama City, the busiest route, is the usual link to Europe and South America. Request a fare Private Jet Private jets The airport is a port of entry, and a handler is required. ASSA, LAATS and Universal Aviation run private facilities, Universal's with its own customs and immigration area and a VIP lounge. For Lake Atitlán, a helicopter can be arranged from La Aurora. Request a jet

Approximate flying time by midsize jet to Antigua Guatemala

Mexico City 1 h 45
Miami 2 h 30
Houston 2 h 40
New York 4 h 40
Madrid 11 h 45 long-range jet

Questions

What guests ask first.

Does Casa Palopó have a MICHELIN Key?: Yes, one Key. It received it in 2025, among the first Keys given in Guatemala, and kept it in the 2026 selection.
How do we get to Casa Palopó from Guatemala City?: By helicopter from La Aurora, about twenty-five minutes to the hotel's helipad, or by road in around four hours.
Is Casa Palopó close to Antigua?: Not really. It is on Lake Atitlán, about three and a half hours from Antigua by road. Its sister hotel, Villa Bokéh, is just outside Antigua.
Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Antigua Guatemala?: Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Antigua Guatemala, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

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Staying at Casa Palopó?

Book the room, then the flight.

Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Antigua Guatemala, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.

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