My wife & I stayed here on a Friday night with a reservation made only 6 hours in advance (by the owner of Posada de Santiago, across the lake.) Upon arrival, my wife was so ill with vomiting & diarrhea she was unable to go to a clinic in Panachel. A gentleman at the front desk, Pedro, was very helpful... more

Some of the reviews here suggest that folks came to Panajchel with unrealistic expectations. You won´t find luxury in Pana -- even in the appropriately highly rated Hotel Atitlan. And you certainly won´t find it at the vastly overrated Del Lago. At the Rancho Grande Inn, however, you will find -- as we have for the past 15 years --... more

Part of a large group that took ~6 rooms. Gave me a chance to look in multiple rooms. Luck of the draw, I drew the dark dingy room described in a previous posting. Other rooms were spacious and brighter. The shower was barely functional at times. I was barely able to get wet in the shower, until I spun off... more

This was given rave reviews by several guidebooks, especially because of the separate bungalows. It seems, however, it may depend which bungalow you get. While my bungalow was indeed spacious, there were bugs in the bathroom and it was inches away from the street so very noisy. Despite reserving through email, they also lost my reservation but still found me... more

I was very disappointed with Rancho Grande Inn. My room was small, dark and dingy with a bathroom that had mold growing on the shower curtain and in the cracks in the wall and floor. I made this reservation several months before my travel,so it is not as though I arrived on site hoping for a vacancy. I requested information... more

My husband and I made a reservation, in this hotel, to have a romantic time in Panajachel. We talked to the manager (Christine Kennedy) and we arranged our stay. Eventhough we gave our credit card number, and we had made the reservation, when we arrived they told us we didn't have any reservation at all. That was why I asked... more

This is the hotel where celebrities who want to spend a quite and classy time go. Robert Redford was there, and lots of other celebrities who have wanted to keep this place private(Of course!They want it all to themselves). It is very clean, classily decoratyed, it is not near the beach, but they will take you to thebest places and... more

A well-cared for hotel with an European flavor. The German pancakes for breakfast are great! It is a few blocks from the lake, The rooms are separate from each other, some with fireplaces. Room 7 is the best! more