Beautiful 5 bed, 2 Bath Family Home in San Marcos

LAST MINUTE BOOKING DISCOUNT OF 10%! If within 7 days of Check In. A rare, 4/5 bed, 2 bath house with a gorgeous garden in central San Marcos (sleeps up to 8). Perfect for families and groups looking for a base from which to explore Lake Atitlan. It offers a cosy, comfortable home with lots of light and surrounded by a garden oasis! It can also be booked monthly. PLEASE NOTE: Prices are for 6 pax. Extra guests are charged $20pp/night up to 8 MAX. Also, there are building works near by too! The house is entered through its colourful and vibrant garden - an oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of San Marcos. There is a covered porch leading into a fully-equipped kitchen. This in turn leads into a spacious and light living area with a fireplace and French doors out into the garden. Off this are 2 double bedrooms one also with French doors to the garden. There is also a bathroom with shower on the ground level. Both bedrooms are doubles with Queen bed, one has a locked cupboard for added security. The downstairs living are with fireplace also has a single sofa bed. Up the stairs in the kitchen takes you to a new second level. Immediately you are in the 3rd bedroom/office space (single bed), then a large 2nd bathroom along with a spacious 4th Double Bedroom, and with windows all around a 2nd living space with wonderful views out over the garden and beyond to Lake Atitlan. This space also has 2 single beds. It is just minutes walk up from the public dock and the house is close to all the wonderful alternative therapy centres, cafes, and restaurants that San Marcos boasts, but far enough away to be quiet and peaceful. The second level of the house has only recently been completed, making this a very special and unique home for short-term rental (min. 3 nights). - Master Double bedroom downstairs with closet - 2nd Double bedroom with closet - Large 3rd Double upstairs - Large open living room upstairs with wonderful views of the volcanoes - 1 Bathroom upstairs with shower - 1 Bathroom with shower downstairs - Large Living Room with fireplace downstairs and plenty of light - Large, fully-equipped kitchen - Large garden oasis - Guadian/Gardner daily Mon-Fri - WiFi internet - please understand this is Guatemala and that this can come and go due to a variety of reasons beyond our control! - Min 3 nights - Prices quoted are for 6 guests, extra guests are charged at $20pp per night (children under 12 are free) - Available to rent by the month (max. 3). But no retreat groups pls. Max. of 10 people in the house at any time, day or night. - There are 2 dogs on the premises at all times. PLEASE NOTE: this is Guatemala and there are occasions when the electricity may go and with it water and the internet. This does not happen very often and we do our very best to make sure it is for a short a time as possible, but we are not in control of the Electricity company and the weather, which affects it and the internet signals, which are all via cellular towers. TEMPORARY NOTE: There is construction work going on in front of the house, which means sometimes there is some noise. We apologise for this in advance, and as a result have reduced our prices, sadly this is beyond our control. Hopefully it will finish soon! A comprehensive set of Welcome Notes are in the house for guests information. Access is along a paved pathway from a road in central San Marcos. Only about 50m. Please be sure to give your arrival time at least 24 hrs in advance, so we are prepared. We will need to be called or contacted half an hour before you arrive in Pana and getting onto a public boat. Public boats are Q20pp and take you to the main dock, where the guardian can meet you to help you with your luggage. From here however, it is a good 15 min walk up a gentle slope, so you might prefer to arrange a private boat which can be met by tuk tuks. We can happily arrange transport via public or private shuttle bus/van to Panajachel (Pana) the transport hub for Lake Atitlan and then a private boat to the old dock in San Marcos, if you wish. The guardian, Lucas, can then meet you there with tuk tuks to take you and your luggage to the house. The public dock is only accessible by a pedestrian pathway, so luggage has to be carried! Please be sure to arrange all this with the managers prior to arrival. Thank you. There is a guest book for comments and suggestions too, to share for future guests There are property managers based in Pana, but who are always available to answer questions and help with transport. But the on-site guardian, Lucas, is extremely helpful and should be able to help you out with most things. San Marcos is one of the most popular villages around the lake to visit and for foreigners to live. It is known as the holistic centre of Lake Atitlan. Here you can find a multitude of alternative therapy centres, massage therapist, as well as meditation and yoga centres. People come from all over the world to get treatments here and attend courses. It also boasts a wonderful array of restaurants, bars and cafes offering good food and company. San Marcos is mainly accessed by boats (lanchas) that plough back and forth along the north shore approx. every 20 mins from 6am-5pm. It is about a 30 min ride to Pana(jachel) the commercial and transport hub of Lake Atitlan and probably where you will arrive and from where you will need to take a boat to get to San Marcos. Although there is a road to San Marcos it is not advisable to use this route as the road is unkept. In Pana you will find everything you need for grocery and market shopping along with banks and ATMs, none of these are available in San Marcos except a few dry goods and some fruit and veggies. San Marcos is small and walkable. Transport around the lake is almost solely by boat/lancha. These ply back and forth every day from 6am - 5pm, more or less every 20 minutes, passing by San Marcos' public dock. There is a road from San Marcos to the next village of Tzununa, but no further than that along the North shore. The other side of town a road leads to the villages of San Pablo, San Juan and San Pedro. These can be accessed by tuk tuk. Boat access is to San Pedro, San Juan, Tzununa, Jaibalito, Santa Cruz. Pana. And then from Pana across to Santiago Atitlan. Santiago Atitlan, can also be reached by boat from San Pedro. We would like to bring to guests attention that this is a rural area of Guatemala. As a result, from time to time there may be electrical outings. Usually this doesn't last for much longer than 5-20 mins, but it will affect the internet. Also, most of Guatemala does NOT have the high speed internet that guests might be used to at home. Please be aware that this rental, and pretty much all rentals and hotels that offer WiFi, will only be offering about 12-3 mb of speed. This is usually plenty to check emails and video chat, but not for streaming. This can be increased for an extra charge up to 10mb. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE 2 DOGS ON THE PREMISES FOR SECURITY. They are friendly dogs :) TEMPORARY NOTE: There is construction work going on in front of the house, which means sometimes there is some noise. We apologise for this in advance, but it is beyond our control. Hopefully it will finish soon!