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Hotel San Carlos – reviews, photos

Av. La Reforma 7-89, Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
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Hotel San Carlos
Ranked #23 of 47 hotels in Guatemala City
4.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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atlanta ga
2 reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Beautiful Historic Hotel with Tropical foliage and fountains in courtyard”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2007
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Upon driving up to the San Carlos your first impression is that you're visitiing a wealthy friend living in a grand home in Paris. The hotel is the perfect size--it's like a cross between a bed and breakfast and a hotel, it's quiet etc. but still big enough to have a small bar and restaurant and you can sit on the front porch. The place is 200 feet from the US Embassy on a wide boulevard with sidewalks and trees down the middle, so it is in a cosmopolitan area,
8-10 blocks from the nightlife, restauarant, big hotels area---which is a lot of fun to visit and it is also 8-10 blocks the other way to the downtown area---which offers a lot to see---like cathedrals, historic government buildings, parks etc. We were adopting our son and we also traveled around the country to see sites as well and loved Guatemala. the staff at the San Carlos are great---they provided us with a crib, a wash basin--whatever they could do to make your stay enjoyable---they were even nice about me discovering my room key was in my pocket at the airport--and i called them --they handled that too.--I'll be back

  • Liked — The historic beauty of the building and grounds, the room was like an apartment, good location
  • Stayed September 2007, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Arlington, Virginia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Some rooms are better than others”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2007
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I have stayed in this hotel at three different times. Once in 2005 and 2006 with my mother, and the rooms we stayed in were fine, since they were on the first level by the courtyard. However, I stayed there with my family (husband and daughters 5 and 11) for the nights we arrived in Guatemala and when we departed and the rooms the hotel gave us were not kept up.

On our first night the room they gave us upstairs in the back with wooded floors had not been swept and the shower curtain rod needed repair. The room was a bit cramp. They also didn't give us the correct number of towel eventhough they knew it was for a family of four.

For the second night at this hotel before we flew out after our two week tour, I requested a room on the main floor, thinking it would be better. Again the room was not well kept. It was not crampped like the one upstairs, but the carpet was dirty with many stains.

My impression is that the best rooms are the most expensive ones, the suites, in the main part on the hotel. So just remember to request rooms that are by the courtyard or in the main building.

The hotel offers a free shuttle from and to the airport, which is very convenient. However, the driver was about 15 minutes late picking us up from the airport. Then, the next morning when we were flying out to Tikal, my husband forgot it was a free shuttle and ask for the fee. The driver then quoted Q50, so be aware of that. On our last stay, I requested the driver of the shuttle be there aat 10:00am to take us to the airport, but the dest either forgot to call dispite my 4 reminders, or the driver was just not efficient. The driver arrived 25 minutes late.

This hotel offeres a free breakfast. There are 5 options to choose from and they are all very good.

  • Liked — It is old large house turned into a hotel, making it nicer than the tall building hotels. Traditional.
  • Disliked — Back rooms cleanliness and shuttle being late and charging when he wasn't supposed to.
  • Stayed August 2007, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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81 reviews 81 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Casa Colonial con atención Familiar”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
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  • Stayed April 2011, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Placentero”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2011
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  • Stayed May 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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ale_sotocr, Director of Sales at Hotel San Carlos, responded to this review
1 June 2011
Muchisimas gracias por su comentario. Nos alegra saber que salió satisfecho. Esperamos volverlo a ver.
Saludos.
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Madrid
1 review
“Estupendo lugar”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2008
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  • Stayed December 2008
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Address: Av. La Reforma 7-89, Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala
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