Restaurante y Hotel Quetzali

Overview

Description

Hotel Quetzali is an ideal place for those who want to enjoy the heart of Guatemala City. There are 22 examples of historical architecture and history museums: the University of San Carlos (MUSAC), Casa Mima, the Semana Santa museum, the Cultural Palace museum, and more.

We are also near to the main government offices, and you can walk to a crafts market, the district markets, and shopping centers.

We are near the main bus terminals.

Rooms

28

Making a Difference

Number of employees: 12

Percentage of local employees: 100%

We support:

• By providing labor to local projects to clean up the Historic Center and paint important local heritage areas.
• The local communities in preserving their traditions such as the year-end festivities and rugs for Easter week; we offer labor, repairs, and refreshments for the people who join the efforts and funds for the materials.

We raise awareness among our guests about conserving water and electricity and separating organic and inorganic wastes. We also recycle aluminum cans.

Rates

$26 – $50

Rates for the American plan, modified American plan, and the expanded American plan.

For more information about rates and reservations, click on the orange “Contact” button above.

Getting There

Nearest international airport: Guatemala (GUA)

Travel time to nearest airport: 15 minutes.

Distance, by land, to the nearest airport: 7.5 miles (12 km).

We are in the historic center of Guatemala City.

Additional Information

Additional Web sites

• www.pequenoshoteles.com/fichas/fichas.asp?idpais=g&iddestino=g1gua&idioma=1 (available in Spanish). List of the Guatemalan hotels that are members of the Central America Federation of Small Hotels - from this page you can link to the page about Hotel Quetzali.

Date This Information Was Provided

March 2011.

Photos courtesy of Restaurante y Hotel Quetzali, Guatemala, for SustainableTrip.org.