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Hotel Utz Jay

5 Calle 2-50 Zona 2, Panajachel, Guatemala
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Ranked #5 of 27 hotels in Panajachel
4.0 of 5 stars 58 Reviews
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Brandee S
Coral Springs, Florida
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

I stayed in Hotel Utz Jay for 5 days over Christmas 2011 and was traveling on my own. I don't speak Spanish and wanted to have a safe, friendly, clean base in which to stay while I visited the villages around the lake. I first learned about Utz Jay from my Lonely Planet guidebook. Before I stayed here, I read... More

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LondonCocktailGirl
London
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33 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

Booked this so I had somewhere to stay having come in from a long bus ride. They offered me a v good deal for a longer stay but I ended up there for one night only. It's a nice place but quiet and down a dark road (I needed to use my torch to find my room and get the... More

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Donna_in_Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
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11 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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We stayed three nights in November 2011. Paid a bit more than we would have liked ($77/night for 2 adults, 2 kids), but it was a very pleasant stay, quiet but just a block off the main sreet. Bright, airy room and bath, upstairs in one of the several buildings around the garden. The kids were introduced to the guard... More

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PLB5
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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10 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We just stayed one night, two families in two rooms. It's on a street off the main tourist drag, which makes it not so noisy as places right on Santander. The rooms were pleasant and the beds. It's a small place, and the toilet clogged up in one of the rooms. The manager seemed quite annoyed that we felt the... More

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Caretakers2
Fairbanks, Alaska
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2011

Utz Jay has friendly staff and owners, is clean and they provide filtered water in you room for drinking. The restaurant is clean and pleasant, the food good for the price. They also bake for businesses in the area and if your timing is right you can buy fresh pies etc...the area is secure with locked parking for your auto,... More

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Margaretjoe28
Liverpool, England
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6 reviews
19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2011
1
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This is the third time we have been to Pana and we have stayed at the Utz Jay each time. The location is excellent, down a road just off the main road, very close to the lake, restaurants and cafes. It is calm and peaceful with beautiful gardens. The rooms are in little houses dotted around the garden. The whole... More

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Linda55555
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13 reviews
9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

Priced right on a nice quiet street in Panajachel. Rooms were very comfortable and very clean. We only stayed one night and had to leave early in the morning so did not get the breakfast, which I was told was excellent. Only about a block from the business area. Owner was very gracious, but I really did not like it... More

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Kate D
Redwood City, California
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011
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We stayed here two nights in August. The rooms were very comfortable and clean. The grounds of the hotel are beautiful with lush tropical flora. Only a block off the main street, but seemingly a world away because it is so quiet and peaceful. Free wireless internet. They serve an excellent breakfast here also. Everyone was friendly and helpful. More

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mdguy2183
Washington, DC
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21 reviews
19 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2011

We were not fans of this hotel. The rooms were dingy and old. Certainly not gross, but not nice enough for a good review. Ants were crawling on one of the 2 beds. I had a painful bug bite the next morning that definitely happened while I slept. Definitely stay on a second floor room as noise carries here. I... More

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Jeannine2708
Essen, Germany
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23 reviews
36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2011
2
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Lovely little hotel in a quiet side street just off the main road in Pana. This is a wonderful property with several small buildings housing each 2 or three rooms, surrounded by a beautiful lush garden. ( I’ve been here twice so far and when Lago Atitlan is on my visits list, this is the place I always choose, sine... More

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Address: 5 Calle 2-50 Zona 2, Panajachel, Guatemala

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