elCapricho Cerro de Oro Atitlan Guatemala

ElCapricho a 5 star place. PLEASE view all pictures and click to enlarge to read all text and view maps. Cerro de Oro is on the south side of the lake, one of the most peaceful communities of Atitlán. Private dock, 100 meter from house. Take time to read well description, location and plan your transportation, the house is NOT near Panajachel. After reservation is confirmed location will be send by message Airbnb location is not accurate. Modern Architecture. With all amenities, just take your food to cook. Please review house rules and LOCATION before you make your reservation. House is located by a road to appreciate the community life. Potential for noise. There is more space to accommodate 2 persons please request more people to include this second house, elBunker. If you need transportation, from city shuttle charges Q800 from Antigua, Q750, if you hire both ways shuttle gives a discount of Q100. After reservation is confirmed you will get a message with the keepers phone to check in. The property is located in the south part of the lake in a peaceful community Cerro de Oro. To get there from Guatemala City you need to take the coast road, CA2, Escuintla, Cocales, San Lucas Toliman, Cerro de Oro. There is a dock and for extra you can solicit Diego, the keeper of the house, a boat to go to other towns. Always, I am available to answer any questions as for location or other services. After you make reservation the exact location will be displayed, in Airbnb it might not be accurate, you can paste in (Hidden by Airbnb) the adresses in Checkin guide. Waze directions will take you to the door of the house. PLEASE have GPS available at all times so Any-Map and Waze directions work. Cerro de Oro is believed to be the snake that swallowed an elefant in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince. He had an airplane accident in Guatemala and spent 3 months in Antigua traveling to Lake Atitlan. Cerro de Oro is a peaceful and religious local community, at night you can appreciate how they decorate the tuktuks with lights from the terrace, the town sleeps early and wakes up early. During the day you can hike the Cerro de Oro and have a spectacular view of the lake. Ask Diego to take you. House is located by a road where you can ride a pickup truck or a tuk-tuk to go around town or go to Santiago where there is a big market and fine wood carvings, paintings and crafts. From Santiago you can take public boats and visit other towns. A tip to Diego the keeper is appreciated for good service. Search for map location before going and it is a must to travel during the day. Plan your drive in advance with GPS phone map or Waze. Remember you are in a rural place, bugs are normal inhabitants. We clean and fumigate the house very well. I suggest hiring cleaning service to prevent crawling bugs in longer stays, hire with Diego and pay him directly, suggested price is Q50 a day. I get less stars on location (we are in the south side of the lake) and bugs, remember it is rural and it depends on weather and time of year, we work hard for the super-host status.