Finding the best family accommodation in Flores, Guatemala doesn’t have to be hard. Here I’ve taken out the guesswork and reviewed 4 great family-friendly hotels across several budgets. Gateway to the world-famous Tikal World Heritage site, Flores is only 45 km from Tikal but feels a world away. Connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway across Lake Peten Itza it is also a gateway to entering Belize in the North East.
Where should you stay on the island of Flores? Lake views, or pretty back streets?
Flores is where your family will most likely stay while visiting Tikal. If you need to know how to get from Flores to Tikal, we have a post on that, it’s really easy.
The picturesque streets of Flores Island
The popular Los Amigos hostel in Flores is a great place to eat or drink on the island, it’s a really fun place and we enjoyed dining there with the kids. They do have rooms suitable for families, but they come in slightly more expensive than the hotels below. It’s worth you taking a look if you enjoy a hostel vibe. See it on Booking dot com here. We absolutely think this is a great place to stay for younger travellers!
Please check and double-check all the information we give you locally as times, places, dates, and services do, as we found, change often.
Best Family Accommodation in Flores
The island of Flores has a varied range of accommodation, ranging from top-end hotels down to the cheap hostels and family guest houses so commonly found across Central America. Regardless of your budget, you’ll find something to suit both your price range, and standards.
Hotel Casona de La Isla
This hotel offers great value and advertises family rooms. With a variety of rooms to choose from this is great for families with younger children, as children under 12 stay free.
Some of the on-site facilities include an outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, WiFi, bar and restaurant. Breakfast is available and is excellent. If staying with older teenage children you may need two rooms, expect to pay around $150 for family apartments. Rooms start at $50 per night.
Booking dot com seem to have the best deals and availability on this hotel.
Check Prices and Availability for Hotel Casona De La Isla on Agoda here or Booking.com here
Hotel Isla de Flores – Ramada
Well located on the beautiful isle of Flores, this Ramada (Wyndham) this hotel offers a terrace pool, WiFi in all areas, water activities, bicycles and air conditioning. During the hotter months, this is worth paying for.
Rooms are available American-style with 2 double beds which would suit a family of 4. Flat screen TVs and private bathrooms, plus some rooms have those incredible lake views
The bathroom includes complimentary toiletries. A bar and restaurant is on site. Cost per night should be just under $100 US, if you can find child-stays-free deals the price may be $60-$70. We last saw this deal on Agoda.
Check Prices and Availability for Hotel Isla de Flores on Agoda here or Booking.com here
Hotel Mirador del Lago
Hotel Mirador de Lago
This budget hotel was where we stayed on our last trip to Flores.
This bargain hostel offers 4 bed mixed dorms. For a family of 4 this would be perfect and at only $21 Au/ $14 US per person cater to even the strictest of budgets.
Twin rooms are also available at $54 Au / $43 US per room making taking 2 rooms still cheap and come with private bathrooms. Shared bathrooms as you’d expect for the dorms. The hostel has its own bar and restaurant and some rooms have lake view. Wifi is available in all areas.
We stayed here on our trip to Flores and enjoyed the several days we spent here.
Check Prices and Availability for Hotel Mirador de Lago on Agoda here or Booking.com here
Hotel Casazul
Hotel Casazul has rooms for families and a beautiful terrace overlooking the lake and beach. Wifi is available along with private bathrooms, minibars, and TVs. There are triple rooms as well as rooms with 2 double beds.
Check Prices and Availability for Hotel Santa Barbara Tikal on Agoda here or Booking.com here
It’s worth noting that none of the hotels include either the 12% VAT or 10% city tax. This is commonplace when booking in Flores and I’ve found no hotels that allow you to pay for everything together.
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this is awesome! and quite interesting place i love the pictures! thank you for you for sharing this i will definitely do more research about this!! cheers!!!
this is awesome! and quite interesting place i love the pictures! thank you for you for sharing this i will definitely do more research about this!! cheers!!!