Hotels near La Aurora Airport - GUA, Guatemala

When you travel in Guatemala, you return home feeling like you visited a magical place. The trick is in finding the itinerary and destinations for your pace. Since you can travel cheaply, or you can stay in incredibly luxurious places. The history is immense and the cultural fabric is as complex and colorful as the local fabrics. I recommend hiring a driver for your airport and destination transfers. Explore the bookstores and cafés in the historic center of Guatemala City- that was a complete surprise and delight. Temperatures can range from cold in the volcanoes to hot and humid in the jungle. Prepare to barter in the markets, and have an idea of how much you want to pay. Guatemalans are a friendly and polite people whose beautiful traditions are just part of the magic you'll take home with you.

Guatemala is beautiful. Its weather is usually nice and cozy during the summer months but this time it was a little warmer than usual, but with climate change, that is not surprising. Strangely enough, I did not find its people as friendly and warm as they usually are. I hadnt been to Guatemala in ~10 years and I had been going there for the last 25+ years so that was a remarkable difference. It is very commercialized with vast amenities. We frequent Guatemala for its medical facilities and medical attention. You get the best of the best doctors there, many trained in Europe. The medical attention is top notch and you can afford it. The restaurants are great; a vast selection if you like food. All in all, I love Guatemala. It is a beautiful getaway that is just a stone's throw away from us.

Some of the people were GREAT!!! and others were scum suckers and big time liars. It is just my experience but I will take Honduras over Guatemala on this trip. Tons of great people, fate just wasn't with me in this country, this time.

Safer than the last time I went to Guatemala - about 25 yrs ago- . A lot of non tourist places to explore. Beautiful country side. The only tourist area I explored were Antigua,lake atitlan, Flores which are well suited for tourist, with all the services they might desire. Other parts of the country some level of spanish is required. I spent 7 months traveling mostly northern part of Guatemala, only seeing a fraction of what the country has to offer to travelers.

Beautiful country, incredibly kind and helpful local people (a little spanish goes miles), affordable, and with a variety of options at all price points. Not quite as cheap as expected (coffees will typically be about 25-30 Quetzales/~$4USD, food anywhere between 50-200 quetzales). Transportation between cities is around $25-35USD for shared shuttles (I highly recommend this option), or about $100USD for ubers (I do not recommend this option as private drivers may not have experience driving to and from the places you desire AND it is much more expensive AND you will not be with other travelers so they may in turn feel less safe). Overall very safe feeling country, even at night especially in places like Antigua/El Paredon/San Pedro La Laguna. Obviously, use your best judgement. I would avoid going to San Marcos La Laguna in the Lake Atitlan area unless you are interested in being surrounded by drugged-up hippie tourists. San Marcos La Laguna was the only place I visited in Guatemala that felt unsafe.

I love Guatemala. My main interest is textiles, so I was in heaven there. I read warnings of danger to travelers to Guatemala, and was worried about going, but we found the local people very friendly and so likeable. We did spend most of our time at Lake Atitlan and tried to avoid the cities. For other textile traveler I recommend 'A Textile Traveler's Guide to Guatemala' by Deborah Chandler.