Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Guatemala Department
This guide covers 16 destinations in Guatemala Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 47 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Guatemala City, Mixco and Villa Nueva. Across its destinations, November to April are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 16
- Places to stay
- 47
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to April
- Main airport
- GUALa Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Guatemala Department
Every destination in this guide in Guatemala Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 994,938 | 25 | GUA · 7 km |
| Santa Catarina Pinula | 87,362 | 20 | GUA · 5 km |
| Villa Canales | 167,779 | 1 | GUA · 11 km |
| Amatitlán | 152,296 | 1 | GUA · 16 km |
| Mixco | 527,828 | GUA · 11 km | |
| Villa Nueva | 492,480 | GUA · 9 km | |
| San Juan Sacatepéquez | 284,798 | GUA · 20 km | |
| San Miguel Petapa | 150,513 | GUA · 10 km | |
| Chinautla | 124,365 | GUA · 14 km | |
| San José Pinula | 89,639 | GUA · 14 km | |
| Palencia | 74,839 | GUA · 21 km | |
| Palín | 72,203 | GUA · 27 km | |
| San Pedro Ayampuc | 67,946 | GUA · 23 km | |
| Fraijanes | 63,721 | GUA · 17 km | |
| San Pedro Sacatepéquez | 56,545 | GUA · 17 km | |
| El Frutal, Villa Nueva | 50,000 | GUA · 8 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Guatemala Department
1 place to stay in Guatemala Department from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where |
|---|---|
| Barceló Guatemala City hotel | Guatemala City |
Where to stay
More hotels in Guatemala Department
46 hotels in Guatemala Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Tikal Futura | Guatemala City | |
| AC Hotel by Marriott Guatemala City | Guatemala City | |
| Adriatika Hotel Boutique | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Apartamentos Reforma | Guatemala City | |
| Barceló Guatemala City | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Casa Carmel Bed and Breakfast | Guatemala City | |
| Comfort Hostel | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Conquistador Hotel & Conference Center | Guatemala City | |
| Courtyard by Marriott Guatemala City | Guatemala City | |
| Dai Nonni Hotel | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Euro Hostal | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Grand Tikal Futura Hotel | Guatemala City | |
| H&F Hotel Fontabella | Guatemala City | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Guatemala City | Guatemala City | |
| Holiday Inn Guatemala | Guatemala City | |
| Hostal Guatefriends | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hostal Los Lagos Inn | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hotel Ajau | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Ajau Colonial | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Casa Veranda Guatemala | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Centenario | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Ciudad Vieja | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Clarion Suites Guatemala | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hotel Las Americas | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hotel Piedraluna | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hotel Real InterContinental Guatemala | Santa Catarina Pinula | |
| Hotel Residencia del Sol | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Royal Palace | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel San Carlos | Guatemala City | |
| Hotel Santander Plaza | Santa Catarina Pinula |
When to go
Best time to visit Guatemala Department
From the climate of 16 destinations in Guatemala Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to April.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 of 16 | 25 °C | 13 mm |
| February | 12 of 16 | 26 °C | 11 mm |
| March | 11 of 16 | 28 °C | 18 mm |
| April | 11 of 16 | 29 °C | 40 mm |
| May | 0 of 16 | 28 °C | 165 mm |
| June | 0 of 16 | 27 °C | 273 mm |
| July | 0 of 16 | 27 °C | 183 mm |
| August | 0 of 16 | 27 °C | 178 mm |
| September | 0 of 16 | 26 °C | 251 mm |
| October | 0 of 16 | 26 °C | 186 mm |
| November | 12 of 16 | 25 °C | 54 mm |
| December | 12 of 16 | 25 °C | 25 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Guatemala Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Guatemala Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Guatemala Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Guatemala
Nearby
Regions near Guatemala Department
Other regions of Guatemala with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.