Standard room at Porta Hotel Antigua (c) Juia Dean

Suggested Hotels and Restaurants

Recommended Hotel

Porta Hotel Antigua, 8a Calle Poniente #1, www.portahotels.com

The Porta Hotel Antigua will serve as the “home base” hotel for all instructor and staff.  Check-in and registration, opening and closing cocktail parties, evening events and all workshops will be held at this hotel in the courtyard directly across the front entrance. Students electing to stay at this hotel will enjoy close proximity to the workshops and the photo festival.

Other Hotels

Under $100

La Sin Ventura, 5a Avenida Sur #8, www.lasinventura.com (Two blocks from the workshops and one block from the Central Plaza.)

Hotel San Jorge, 4a Avenida Sur #13, www.visit-antigua.com/sanjorge.htm (One block from the workshops and four blocks from the Central Plaza.)

Boutique (Over $100)

Casa Encantada, 9a Calle Poniente #1, www.casaencantada-antigua.com (One block from the workshops and four blocks from the Central Plaza.)

Posada Del Angel, 4a Avenida Sur #24-A, www.posadadelangel.com (One block from the workshops and four blocks from the Central Plaza.)

4-Star (Over $100)

Soleil La Antigua, 9a Calle Poniente, www.soleilantigua.com (Southwest Antigua, several blocks from the workshops and the Central Plaza, but walkable.)

5-Star (Over $200)

Casa Santo Domingo, 3a Calle Oriente #28, www.casasantodomingo.com.gt (Northeast Antigua, several blocks form the workshops and the Central Plaza. Taxi recommended.)

Restaurants

Antigua is full of beautiful, quaint and sumptuous restaurants, but here are a few that we visited and highly recommend:

Cafés and Lunch Spots

Café Condesa, Central Park, 5a Avenida Norte #4 www.aroundantigua.com/dining/condesa.htm

Café Bourbon, 5a Avenida Norte #16

International

Las Palmas, 6a Avenida Norte #14, www.laspalmasantigua.com

Italian

Café Mediterraneo, 6a Calle Poniente #6A,

Fine Dining

Welten, 4a Calle Oriente #21, www.weltenrestaurant.com

Meson Panza Verde, 5a Avenida Sur #19, www.panzaverde.com

Hotel Posada de Don Rodrigo, 5a Avenida Norte #17, www.posadadedonrodrigo.com

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