Río Hondo
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The hotels and restaurants lining highway CA-9 (the road to the Atlantic Coast) at Río Hondo are popular places to stop and eat for travelers heading to or from faraway Puerto Barrios or Esquipulas. The dry, warm climate lends itself marvelously to swimming and other water-centered activities.
Accommodations and Food
All of the options listed here are found at Km. 126 and offer comfortable air-conditioned rooms with private bathroom and cable TV. All have swimming pools.
Among the options is old standby Hotel Longarone (tel. 7934-7126, $45 d). Its large swimming pool has diving boards and a water slide. Some of the rooms can be dark. The restaurant/bar serves international food ($6–12) with excellent service and cleanliness.
In addition to a large, attractive palm-lined swimming pool, Hotel El Atlantico (tel. 7934-7160, $45 d) boasts lovely gardens, a gym, and children’s play areas. The indoor and outdoor restaurant/bars serve international cuisine.
Hotel Santa Cruz (tel. 7934-7075, $50 d) has beautifully landscaped, flower-filled gardens around its swimming pool, spotless rooms, and an excellent restaurant serving (you guessed it) international dishes.
Valle Dorado Water Park
Another 23 kilometers east from Río Hondo along highway CA-9 is Valle Dorado Water Park (Km. 149, tel. 7943-6666, www.hotelvalledorado.com, 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Tues.–Sun., $7 adults, $5 children), well worth the wait if you can curb your appetite, as there are a variety of food options inside the park and tons of fun stuff for the kids (or the kid in you). The large theme park has a variety of pools and water slides as well as a very comfortable hotel with room rates starting at $70 d.
© Al Argueta from Moon Guatemala, 3rd Edition. Photos © Al Argueta www.alargueta.com
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