travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Casa Palopo

Hotel Casa Palopo travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Casa Palopo is set on a steep hillside overlooking Lake Atitlan, about a 20-minute drive beyond Panajachel town, the main hub for the lake. Lake Atitlan is a two- to three-hour drive from Antigua, and three to four hours from Guatemala City and the international airport.

This privately owned and operated boutique hotel consists of two sections. The original, lower section was converted from a private home in 2000. The upper section was added a few years later wit...