These cute little one- or two-person cabins are a great option if you're going to be hanging around for a while - they come fully equipped with kitchen, lounge, bathroom and one bedroom. Cable TV is available on request. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The decorations may strike you as a little drab, but these concrete bungalows are a good deal for groups, especially if you're planning on cooking. Each bungalow has two bedrooms and salon. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Located 1km out of town on the road to Santa Catarina Palopó. Amenities include a kitchen, a book exchange, luggage storage, clean bathrooms, electrical hookups, free drinking water, basketball, darts and inexpensive international phone calls, all in a pleasant, tree-surrounded s… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Spotless little rooms down an alley off Calle Santander. Upstairs, rooms get a good breeze and the balconies are good for that afternoon siesta. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Excellent-value, solid wooden rooms are on offer at this place. Most are in a two-story building and have good, firm beds. The huge grassy lawn out the back is a great place to hang out. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The Grand looks grungy from the street, but inside is a garden with lawns, plants and fountains. The 30 rooms are a little tired but adequately clean, with cheery, colored bedspreads. Get one at the back for quietness - there are slightly cheaper rooms that overlook the street. A… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Raising its head a little above the budget pack here, the Sueño Real has tasteful, clean rooms with TV, fan and hot-water bathroom. They're well decorated, if slightly cramped. The 2nd-floor terrace with chairs, tables and lake view is a plus. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Pana's loveliest hotel is on the lakeshore 1.5km northwest of the town center. It's a rambling, three-story, semicolonial-style affair surrounded by large and gorgeous gardens. Decorations go heavy on the religious imagery, wood carvings and wrought iron. The patio has views acro… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Near Embarcadero Tzanjuyú, where boats leave for the lake's western villages, the Cacique is an assemblage of pseudo-rustic red-roofed buildings around verdant gardens with lots of birds and a swimming pool. The 34 comfortable rooms have double beds, fireplaces and weavings. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Italian-owned Dos Mundos has a great location towards the lake end of Calle Santander, but its installations are set well away from the street. The 22 bungalows, all with terracotta floors, woven bedspreads, Italian fittings, cable TV and at least one double and one single bed, a… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The more expensive rooms here are heavy on stonework and light on other decoration. The cheaper ones are an excellent budget choice - large, wood-paneled rooms with comfy beds and random decorations. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Set back from the road behind a wall of vegetation, Larry's Place offers good-sized, cool dark rooms. Furnishings are tasteful and the balconies without views are nonetheless welcome. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

These motel-style rooms in the town center are arranged around a cobbled courtyard filled with flitting hummingbirds. The 20 rooms, though small and simple, are a bit more comfortable than at a hospedaje, and they come with hot-water bathroom. Ask for a discount if you stay more … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Down a narrow street near the church, the Montana has 23 clean, bright rooms. The curvy balconies and Mayan fabrics thrown around the place give it a touch of style. It's in a quiet location with a fine, green, parking courtyard full of birdsong. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The Playa Linda is a rambling place with 17 assorted rooms, mostly good sized, and welcoming owners and staff. Rooms 1 to 5 and 26 have large balconies with tables, chairs and wonderful lake views. The gardens out front are bursting with rose bushes. All the rooms have a bathroom… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

In the center of the action, down by the lakeside, the Don Rodrigo's cobblestoned grounds hold all sorts of delights - saunas, restaurants, squash courts, swimming pools. The rooms are big and decorated in the colonial style, and open onto private grassy sitting areas. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This minimally decorated hotel just feels right - there are plant-filled window boxes in the rooms and a wooden decked patio area out back that makes for a relaxing atmosphere. Rates go up about 50% for July, August, Semana Santa and the Christmas-New Year holidays. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Dinky, pine-paneled rooms that are spacious enough, with sitting room and oddly beautiful tile work. The real attraction here is the grounds - great expanses of lawn peppered with sitting area, kids playgrounds, and hot tubs with water fed from a volcanic seam. Rates rise during … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The beautifully designed brick cottages here either come as simple rooms, or can be hired entirely, giving you a living room, fully equipped kitchen and terrace with barbecue area. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Probably quite stylish once, and still appealing in a faded-charm sort of way, this is another hotel that comes alive at holiday times. It's set right on the lakeshore, with large gardens and a good-sized pool. The big bonuses here are the lake views from each room's private balc… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

A modern, three-story hotel with bigger rooms than most. Try to snag a front one, as the big balconies have good views. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

A friendly little three-room place two blocks from the lake. Rooms are basic and clean, and some of the cheapest in town. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Don't let the garish paint job put you off - the big, airy rooms upstairs here have some of the best views in town. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Spanish tiles and local carvings mix well here, in a semi-secluded location just outside of town, looking toward the lake. The big, bright rooms in the main building have spacious terraces festooned with bougainvillea and ivy. The private balconies are well furnished, too, and ha… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Offering some of the best budget rooms in town, the smallish rooms at Mario's are ranged on two floors facing a cheery, plant-filled courtyard, and have blasting-hot showers. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This collection of neat two-room bungalows, each with cable TV and its own parking place, is set around lush gardens. They're clean and modern but lack cooking facilities. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Blending the European and colonial styles, this place has big rooms with wooden floorboards, firms beds and serious-sized TVs. Balconies facing the grassy patio are a great place to while away the hours. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Huge upstairs rooms face a balcony overlooking a lush courtyard here, and the bathrooms, with full-sized tubs, are unbeaten in this price range. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

It may be a bit of an ask, but if you can make it to the 4th floor of this modern hotel, you'll be rewarded with high ceilings and good lake and volcano views. Some rooms have two double beds, some have one; all are brightened by paintings and mirrors. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

A short distance off Calle Santander, rooms here are sizable, with colorful Mayan fabric curtains, and fronted by patches of lawn. Unfortunately, this place don't take phone reservations. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Founded in the 1940s, the Rancho Grande has a dozen varied rooms, suites and cabañas (cabins) in perfectly maintained German country-style villas. Most rooms are carpeted and some are a little poky. All have TV, phone and carpets, and rates include a filling, delicious breakfast … Full Lonely Planet Review ›