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Hotel El Faro

3.5 star property
Guests sip refreshing cocktails at the poolside bar or enjoy rejuvenating spa services that provide a perfect balance of relaxation and indulgence

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Hotel El Faro offers relaxation and fun with an outdoor pool and spa treatments. Kids love the playground, and parents appreciate the on-site laundry. The restaurant serves meals from breakfast to dinner, and WiFi keeps everyone connected throughout their stay.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available

Room options

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In-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Standard Room, Pool View, Poolside

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Cable channels
Wardrobe
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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In-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Cable channels
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Queen Beds
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About the area

Located in Taxisco, Hotel El Faro is on the beach. Puerto San Jose Beach and Monterrico Beach reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Sea Museum and Estación Biológica el Banco. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as fishing. Visit our Monterrico travel guide
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Km. 138 Aldea Madre Vieja, Taxisco, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, 6024

What's nearby

  • Sea Museum
    3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Chiquimulilla Canal
    4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Estación Biológica el Banco
    17 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Monterrico Beach
    35 min drive - 12.5 km

Getting around

  • Guatemala City (GUA-La Aurora Intl.)
    153 min drive

Restaurants

  • Bar Principal Oceana
    12 min drive
  • Bamboo
    12 min drive
  • Fisherman’s
    3 min drive
  • Restaurante Las Tortugas
    3 min drive
  • La Cocina De Marielos
    5 min drive

About this property

Hotel El Faro

Property highlights
At Hotel El Faro, you can look forward to a poolside bar, a garden and a playground. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a bar.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool
  • Free self-parking
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and a 24-hour front desk
  • Tour/ticket information, 1 meeting room and concierge services
Room features
All guest rooms at Hotel El Faro include thoughtful touches, such as laptop-compatible safes and air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as free WiFi and separate sitting areas.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • 42-inch plasma TVs with cable channels
  • Separate sitting areas, daily housekeeping and phones

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 30 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch plasma TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately USD 30.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 150.00 per room (return)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Hotel El Faro Santa Rosa
El Faro Santa Rosa
Hotel El Faro Monterrico
El Faro Monterrico
Hotel El Faro Hotel
Hotel El Faro Taxisco
Hotel El Faro Hotel Taxisco

Frequently asked questions

Does Hotel El Faro have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Hotel El Faro pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel El Faro?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel El Faro?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at Hotel El Faro?

Checkout is at 1 PM.

Does Hotel El Faro provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 150.00 per room applies.

Where is Hotel El Faro located?

This Taxisco hotel is on the beach, 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Sea Museum, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Monterrico Beach and Estación Biológica el Banco. Puerto San Jose Beach and La Barra Beach are also within 20 miles (32 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Hotel El Faro Reviews

8.4

Very good

9.6

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

9.0

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 19 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely venue

Hotel El Faro is a beautiful hotel by the beach with a big swimming pool and a pool bar. The staff at the restaurant and bar were excellent and helpful. Also the cleaning staff was very nice and cooperative with cleaning hours. Our problem was the management of the hotel. The manager would not let all members of our group to check in to the hotel as the hotel had some connection problem with Expedia. Note: the room was reserved and payed a year in advance and the confirmation had been sent to the hotel. Yet this was made our problem, which we obviously could not solve as we do not work for Expedia. The manager also discarded agreements on prices to enter the pool (for friends staying outside of El Faro) and services included in the payed price. Without these problems, our stay would have been beyond expectations and the hotel would have been a true value for money.

6/10 Okay

Pikkulinsku, Oulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hieno hotelli merenrannassa

El Faro on tyylikäs hotelli meren rannassa, jossa on upea allasalue ja kivat puitteet muutoinkin. Henkilökunta on erittäin ystävällistä ja avuliasta. Hotellin manageri käyttäytyi todella tylysti: palveluehdot ja hinnat muuttuivat koko ajan ja tietysti asiakkaille huonoon suuntaan. Olimme tulleet viettämään hääjuhlaa, ja oli todella harmillista, kun hääpari joutui pahoittamaan mielensä juuri ennen seremoniaa johtajan ladellessa uusia ehtoja, joista hän ei ollut maininnut mitään aiemmin. Hotelli oli vähän eristyksissä, sillä lähimpään kylään on useita kilometrejä, ja olimme siis riippuvaisia paikan ravintolatarjonnasta ja tietty myös hintatasosta (joka oli vähintäänkin puolta kalliimpi kuin missään muussa vierailemassamme hotellissa), Meidän täytyi tullessa jättää omat juomat respaan, omien eväiden "salakuljetuksesta" langetettiin sakkorangasitus..
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Ilkka, Oulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel...

Tykkäsin tästä paikasta. Korkeatasoinen hotelli jossa vietimme häitä. Puhdas, hyvä sijainti ja erinomaisen palvelualtis henkilökunta. Suosittelen. Ainoa joka häiritsi oli hotellin manageri joka tuntui joustamattomalta, epäluotettavalta ja kokolailla kireältä. Sovitut asiat pakkasivat muuttumaan kun tilanne tuli päälle.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel on the beach, friendly staff.

I visited the hotel for my husband's birthday celebration and the staff made every detail I requested was special, everything was excellent!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Exclusive Monterrico getaway

Beautiful and isolated modern-style hotel, with a large and clean infinite swimming pool right infront of the beach. Open spaces everywhere with ocean view, where the sound of the waves can be clearly heard.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

claudia, guatemala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

bonito ambiente

buenas instalaciones, piscina excelente, atención agradable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great family hotel - VERY remote and secluded

The pool at this hotel is AMAZING. We swam all day each day. There's a bar/restaurant and the food and drinks are good but pricey - by far the most we've paid in Guatemala. Make sure you've planned your transportation to/from in advance because arranging transportation is not something they do much of there (again unlike elsewhere in Guatemala). But, once I found a company, they happily called and made the arrangements. The beds were incredibly hard and you had to go to the office to switch out towels every time you needed a dry one - a small inconvenience, but drove me crazy. El Faro is clearly trying hard to be high end and the property is very nice, but there is no access to anything else unless you have a car. They didn't offer a shuttle or anything to the little town and the few other places we read about (and we didn't ask). They did stuff like mow the yard right by the restaurant the whole time we were eating breakfast. Again, a small thing, but there's a pricey meal that wasn't enjoyed. I got the feeling that we were among the very few who ever went there without their own car. The wifi is good. We loved the little porches off every room. We sat out there as much as possible. Fantastic view!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

jose roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Muy buena atencion

Pasamos unos dias muy agradables. Muy buena atencion de todo el personal. Lo unico que fallo fue el clima, pero algo que ustedes no pueden controlar.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Hotel limpio, nuevo pero MUY CARO

Exagerado precio para las condiciones del hotel y la oferta de hoteles similares alrededor.

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel de lujo

Muy bonitas instalaciones y buen servicio

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente comodidad y atención

Excelente lugar la atención estuvo muy bien por parte del personal del hotel

8/10 Good

Sharon, Guatemala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

New hotel close to the beach!

This hotel has great facilities and is family orientated. Like 10K away from the Monterrico town. Fair priced menu. Kids menu very nice too.

8/10 Good

Mario Humberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel de primera. Cerca de ciudad.

Hotel nuevo, muy bien diseñado, super moderno y acogedor. Limpio. Le falta personal para agilizar el servicio de restaurante que se tarda mucho, comida muy cara

10/10 Excellent

Enrique, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing

I actually had my doubts because the pictures looked incredible, we drove trough iztapa and into Monterrico when we first saw the El faro sign and we took a left into a dirt road in the middle of pashte fields, then we finally saw the huge gate, as the security guard lets us in the parking lot we started seeing how beautiful the hotel really was, not to mention the gorgeus front desk staff, the check in was the easiest and fastest I have ever experienced, as she showed us to our beautiful room, we walked through the pool area, at that point I knew I was gonna have a great time. The owners thought this out well, from the design to the towels and sheets, very nice place. They have a great food selection, but there still work to be done, they have the idea but they have to improve it, I ordered ahi tuna, they must of froze it and attempted to rapidly thaw it out by stick in the microwave, but that just cooked it, when this dish is well known for being served raw, but over all the food was good. I have to congratulate the bar tender at the pool, the guy just killed it with every drink I asked for, well made with quality liquor, mixers and made from scratch lime juice, best micheladas, margaritas and pina colodas I have ever tasted. The pool is huge and great for the whole family, i could be drinking, swimming, relaxing at the room's front porch or eating at the restaurant and always have my kids within site.

8/10 Good

Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gracia por las atenciones

Nos fue muy bien, sobre todo mi hija estuvo feliz, que es lo importante

4/10 Poor

jaime, antigua

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful on the beach but lacks modern amenities

For a hotel so far from central monterrico, it should have more things to do. The lack of wifi and tv and the seemingly unimportance the staff placed on not providing it was frustrating. An expensive hotel should be better prepared. One hour with some guy in our room TRYING to fix something that should have been done the night before we arrived. Really? There were 20 rooms available and we got put in the one that didn't work with no care at all about my 8 year old sons wants. I got told while checking out,"the room next door is available" Too little too late by then. it is perfect for those who want to do nothing but relax near a beach in a beautiful hotel, but not for those who expect technology as well.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel beautiful pool, great food.

Went with my family and have a great weekend. After checkout at 1:00pm you can stay using the installations.

10/10 Excellent

Mario, Guatemala city

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Modern beach front hotel.

My family and I were happy to have enjoyed this contemporary hotel. Every one on the hotel staff deserves recognition for an excellent service. The pool design and social areas are well thought out and the rooms as well. Originally planned for a two night stay and we were really happy to add an extra night to our trip. You won't be disappointed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort