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Casa Palopó
Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala · Independent · High Luxury
Fifteen rooms at kilometre 6.8 on the road to San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala's first Relais & Châteaux, a 2000 conversion of a hill house over Atitlán. Main house plus a three-suite villa with a private pool. Kinnik cooks on the water; Palopó 6.8 upstairs. Huxley called this lake the most beautiful in the world. You sleep facing Tolimán, Atitlán, and San Pedro. A Michelin Key and World Travel Awards 2025. The door says Casa Palopó.
- 15 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: Patzaj / km 6.8
About Casa Palopó
- Casa Palopó counts 15 rooms at Carretera a San Antonio Palopó km 6.8, Santa Catarina Palopó. Relais & Châteaux, Guatemala's first. Site: casapalopo.com.
- Converted from a private mansion in 2000. Lakeside house plus a hilltop villa (Tolimán, Atitlán, Cerro de Oro suites). Kinnik at the water.
History
Casa Palopó: 15-room 2000 conversion at km 6.8, Santa Catarina Palopó, Guatemala's first Relais & Châteaux, lake house plus villa, Kinnik and Palopó 6.8.
The setting
Carretera a San Antonio Palopó km 6.8, Santa Catarina Palopó, Sololá, over Lake Atitlán, not Panajachel strip.
Restaurants and bars
- Kinnik — Restaurant · Contemporary Guatemalan
Experiences
- Scenic helicopter ride to Lake Atitlán — A scenic helicopter ride to Lake Atitlán is listed as available through Casa Palopó.
Amenities
- Infinity pool with panoramic volcano and lake views
- 6.8 Palopó restaurant serving Guatemalan-inspired cuisine
- Traditional Maya blessing ceremonies performed by a local shaman
- On-site spa offering in-room or lakeside treatments
- Interactive traditional tortilla bar experience
- Private boat excursions to indigenous Mayan villages around the lake
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- Guatemala's Leading Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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