Casa Palopó - Relais & Chateaux
Hotel · Santa Catarina Palopó ·
Suites & villa with lake views, infinity pool, art, local culture
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Carretera a San Antonio Palopó, KM 6.8, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala Get directions
Suites & villa with lake views, infinity pool, art, local culture
Carretera a San Antonio Palopó, KM 6.8, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala Get directions
"A lakeside accommodation that arranges boat trips across the water to local Mayan-speaking communities, offering visitors an immersive, educational look at artisan skills and traditional ways of life around the lake." - Amanda Ogle Amanda Ogle Amanda Ogle is a writer and editor who specializes in travel, food and drink, sustainability, and general lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Texas Highways, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Vibrant colors are an innate part of Guatemala’s culture, art, fashion, and design due to the influence of both Spanish and Indigenous peoples, as well as of descendants of Africa and the Caribbean. At Casa Palopo, each suite is uniquely decorated with contemporary and indigenous Guatemalan artwork. The walls are painted with colors that echo the hues of the surrounding landscape. For example, cadet blue accents cover the walls in the property’s San Andres deluxe suite, where a large sliding door opens to Lake Atitlán and its three surrounding volcanoes. Deep, dark red and orange walls are painted in the San Marcos suite (which is recommended for couples) and has a balcony that overlooks the sunset." - Jessica Chapel
"A lakeside hotel on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala owned by Claudia Bosch and her family, featuring impeccably maintained gardens and dramatic volcano views that can appear after morning clouds clear, creating unexpectedly memorable, picture-postcard moments." - Jennifer Flowers
"After three days at Casa Palopó, perched above Lake Atitlán, I was struck by its luxurious, stucco-walled elegance (expanded with additional rooms and a hillside villa since my last visit) and by how the property curated experiences—from arranging outings to lakeside villages to healing sessions with a local shaman—each evening capped by hallucinatory sunsets and rooms that showcase contemporary and Indigenous Guatemalan art." - David Amsden David Amsden David Amsden is the editor at large at Travel + Leisure and the author of the book “Important Things That Don't Matter: A Novel." His articles have been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, New York magazine, and Condé Nast Traveler. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Boutique is an understatement at lakeside Casa Palopó – think of more akin to personal shopper. Nine unique suites hum with Mayan heritage and styling – at once homey and rustic, elegant and first-class. There are many vantages from which to gaze at water and volcanic peaks and much accessibility to native villages for cultural highlights."
