Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Petén Department
This guide covers 5 destinations in Petén Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 24 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Sayaxché, La Libertad and San Luis. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 24
- Comfortable in the most places
- January and February
- Main airport
- FRSMundo Maya International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Petén Department
Every destination in this guide in Petén 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melchor de Mencos | 54,189 | 24 | FRS · 4 km |
| Sayaxché | 99,787 | FRS · 56 km | |
| La Libertad | 86,171 | FRS · 30 km | |
| San Luis | 77,395 | FRS · 92 km | |
| Poptún | 69,437 | FRS · 81 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Petén Department
24 hotels in Petén Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Guesthouse | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Bolontiku Boutique Hotel | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Casa en Área Céntrica Petén | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Casa Itzayana | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Green Monkey Hostel | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hostal & Bar Don Cenobio | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Bahia Taitza | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Casa Amelia | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Casazul | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Casona del Lago | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel del Patio | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Gringo Perdido | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Isla de Flores | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel La Union | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Posada Tayazal | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Quinta Maya | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Santana | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel Villa Margarita | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Hotel y Restaurante Las Gardenias | Melchor de Mencos | |
| La Posada De Don Jose | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Maya Internacional | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Posada del Cerro | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Sun Breeze Hotel | Melchor de Mencos | |
| Villa Maya | Melchor de Mencos |
When to go
Best time to visit Petén Department
From the climate of 5 destinations in Petén 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: January and February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 of 5 | 28 °C | 85 mm |
| February | 2 of 5 | 29 °C | 57 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 51 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 53 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 196 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 258 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 231 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 271 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 283 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 303 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 178 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 111 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 Petén Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Petén 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.
FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
PLJ · Placencia Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Petén 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 Petén 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); 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.