I decided to kind of work on this while we are actually still on the trip in bits and pieces…hoping this will help those of you interested in visiting Antigua Guatemala.
The first thing you need to make sure of is that you are flying into Guatemala City during the day. Do not fly in or out….at night.
Second thing you need to do is call your hotel where you will be staying and arrange transportation to your hotel ahead of time. We had a young man with a sign meet us n Guatemala City and drive us back to Antigua. This is well worth it given your safety is most important.
It is supposed to be an hour from the airport to Antigua….but things don’t work here like they do at home…and traffic signals are not followed….hardly at all.
Our first day consisted of getting up at 3 am…and every single flight we took (2 out of 2) took forever to take off..:second flight caused some running in the airport in Houston….me crying and running….I was sure we would not get to go…again.
Entry into Guatemala was relatively painless…we found Mexico to be harder…we had no issues at all entering into Guatemala.
My husband and I speak hardly any Spanish…but they know that…and for the most part with google translate being your bestie…you can make it…not ideal…but you can make it.
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I cannot say enough good things about our hotel. Extremely clean, bed is a dream and there is very tight security. On check in we were greeted with champagne glasses of green tea and jasmine…water is purified here but we still only drink bottled. We can still flush toilet paper as well.
The first night we are on the rooftop of a nearby restaurant. There are restaurants everywhere….amazing coffee. Our hotel coffee is to die for as well….
Also, most menus are in English….so it’s pretty easy!
The Reluctant Red Nose 