Four-star Historic centre, Antigua Guatemala
Good Hotel Antigua
White and grey rooms in a restored mansion four blocks from the Parque Central, run by a Dutch-founded group whose profits pay for local children's schooling.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Opened
- September 2016
- Setting
- Historic centre, four blocks from the Parque Central
- From the airport
- About an hour from La Aurora, our estimate
The hotel
A mansion with a mission.
Good Hotel Antigua opened in September 2016 in a refurbished colonial house on Calle del Hermano Pedro, inside the UNESCO-protected centre. Behind the street wall is a garden patio that can be seen from most of the building. The Dutch architect Remko Verhaagen kept the bones of the house and lightened everything else: white walls, pale wood, exposed beams and handmade furniture.
The founder, Marten Dresen of Amsterdam, also started Niños de Guatemala, an NGO that runs schools for local children, and the hotel was set up to fund it. Local makers supplied the tiles, the soaps and the sinks, some built from recycled materials, and the traditional pila washing basin was redrawn for the bathrooms. Woven huipils hang on the walls as art.
- Local hands Tiles, soaps and sinks made in and around Antigua, and staff hired from the town.
- The garden patio A planted courtyard at the centre of the house, with lounges and an open kitchen around it.
- Stays that pay for school The group says each night helps a child from a poor family go to school for a week.
Rooms & suites
White, grey and woven.
Rooms pared back in white and grey, with geometric lamps, vintage desk chairs and walk-in rain showers.
- All rooms The bedrooms Laid out to make the most of the space, each with its own bathroom, a rain shower and a sink made by a local artisan.
- Families Rooms with an extra bed Cots are free for children under two; extra beds can be added for a supplement.
Dining
A bar at home, a restaurant next door.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- The Living Room Bar, local drinks Open until 11 pm
- Saúl Mediterranean with Guatemalan touches Partner restaurant, about two minutes away
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Children Welcome. Cots are free under two, and extra beds are charged.
Getting there
Flying to Antigua Guatemala.
La Aurora in Guatemala City takes the scheduled flights and private jets, about 56 kilometres from Antigua. Allow about an hour by car, our estimate, depending on traffic through the city.
- 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.
- Where is Good Hotel Antigua?
- On Calle del Hermano Pedro in the historic centre, about four blocks from the Parque Central.
- Where do the hotel's profits go?
- To local children's education. The hotel was founded to support Niños de Guatemala, a Dutch NGO that runs schools in the area.
- Does Good Hotel Antigua accept pets?
- No. Pets are not accepted.
- 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.
Also in Antigua Guatemala
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Villa Bokeh Fifteen rooms in a hacienda-style house on six acres of parkland, with a pool, a spa and two restaurants.
- Posada del Ángel Seven suites for adults on 4a Avenida Sur, with a lap pool in the courtyard and a terrace on the roof.
- Casa Palopó A private house on the shore of the lake, a hotel since 2000, with lakeview soaking tubs in its newer villa.
Staying at Good Hotel Antigua?
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.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.