Jungle Lodge Tikal Hostal

This is the sister hotel to Isle de Flores in Flores and used the chargeable service today transit between the two hotels which was very convenient. The hotel enjoys a great location within the Tikal ticket checking area as the nearest accommodation to the main Tikal ruins. There is a central reception area with restaurant and bar with bungalows spread out in the grounds which retains a jungle setting. Rooms are well appointed and fairly spacious. Our only minor issue was the water for showering which seemed to fluctuate between boiling hot and very cold. In the morning there was no hot water at all however it was only an overnight stay and given the remote location some leeway needs to be given. We had dinner, breakfast and a late lunch here. No complaints, all the food was edible and quite substantial. We thought this was an excellent base for viewing Tikal and given its remote location, the services provided are very good.

Looks like a nice place judging by the pictures, but didn’t live up to it, at all. Rude employees, our son had flea bites all over his body after spending one night in a “suite”. They seem to want to bleed you dry, anything you ask for, like exchanging bread for tortilla, cost you extra. They would do well with a bit of competition. I do NOT recommend spending your dollars on this place.

Booked eight months ahead then, a week prior, was told my room was ‘unavailable’ and no alternative possible inside the archaeological park. Fortunately I was able to secure another hotel in the park, but had this not been possible, it would have prevented me visiting during the quiet, cool sunset and sunrise periods, instead commuting an hour or more back and forwards to the nearest town.

The lodge is gorgeous! Lush jungle grounds, a big open air restaurant, a movie theater with vintage, yellow theater seating, and the rooms are lovely and clean, with comfy beds, a beautiful bathroom & a fan & mosquito net over each bed. The pool was a godsend in the extreme heat! It was also a dream to be a 5 min walk from the park for the sunrise tour. Yes, there are limited hours for electricity, but you’re in the middle of the jungle — you can’t expect things to be the same as a city hotel. While the front desk staff are extremely nice and helpful, we found all of the restaurant staff to be cranky & the box lunch I ordered & paid for the night before our sunrise tour was not there for me to pick up at 4 in the morning, as promised. I got a refund the next day & luckily packed a bunch of snacks to bring in case this happened. I advise you do the same! Yes, the food in the restaurant is catering to American/western palates, but I found this to be the case in Antigua and Lake Atitlan as well. But it tasted good. Would highly recommend the Jungle Lodge despite its few flaws. Remember: you are in a jungle in Guatemala, not NYC!

Although trip advisor calls it hostel we stayed in hotel part. Room was spacious and well appointed. Staff in hotel were variable in terms of helpfulness. Food in restaurant was OK. Easy Access to the park. Our tour was organised from Hotel by Fernando who was brought up inn the ruins area. He was very knowledgeable about birds and ruins. Pleasant couple of days.

A large comfortable room in a cabin. Do spend one night i Tikal. But the food is dreary and much influenced by catering to America tourists, though I heard a lot of Spanish. A steak was tough and overdone, a tuna steak the same. Do not stay for lunch after seeing Tikal. Flores Island on lake Peten Itza has