Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Quetzaltenango Department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Quetzaltenango Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 13 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Quetzaltenango, Coatepeque and San Juan Ostuncalco. Across its destinations, December to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Retalhuleu Airport (RER).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 13
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to March
- Main airport
- RERRetalhuleu Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Quetzaltenango Department
Every destination in this guide in Quetzaltenango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quetzaltenango | 207,620 | 13 | RER · 40 km |
| Coatepeque | 120,737 | RER · 27 km | |
| San Juan Ostuncalco | 61,517 | RER · 40 km | |
| Colomba | 56,487 | RER · 22 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Quetzaltenango Department
13 hotels in Quetzaltenango Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Orejas | Quetzaltenango | |
| Casa Dona Mercedes | Quetzaltenango | |
| Casa Morasan Hotel-Boutique | Quetzaltenango | |
| Casa Xelaju | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Anna Inn | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Kasa Kamelot | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Las Americas | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Muchá | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Pensión Bonifaz | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel Villa de Don Andrés | Quetzaltenango | |
| Hotel y Restaurante Castillo de los Altos | Quetzaltenango | |
| Lar Antiqua Hotel | Quetzaltenango | |
| Latam Hotel Plaza Pradera Quetzaltenango | Quetzaltenango |
When to go
Best time to visit Quetzaltenango Department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Quetzaltenango 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: December to March.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 10 mm |
| February | 4 of 4 | 28 °C | 13 mm |
| March | 4 of 4 | 29 °C | 49 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 126 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 383 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 468 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 288 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 392 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 27 °C | 478 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 27 °C | 451 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 27 °C | 110 mm |
| December | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 35 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 Quetzaltenango Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Quetzaltenango 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.
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Quetzaltenango 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 Quetzaltenango 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.