Meet Violeta
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Hosting guests since
2000
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Our family lives in a safe neighbourhood located eight minutes walk from Central Park and two blocks from the vibrant nightlife and restaurants of Antigua's 1st Avenue.
Our family cosists of myself, my husband and four sons, however not all live at home. For the past 15 years we have had the pleasure of hosting people from all over the world. We provide three home-cooked meals a day (Mon-Fri) and guests can stay in one of 8 bedrooms, which can be configured to accomodate single or multiple occupants. We also run a small store out the front of our house and are therefore always around to practice your Spanish with you.
Guests have access to free high-speed wifi and purified water, 3 toilets and 2 showers with warm water (there is also a bedroom that contains a private bathroom and shower for an additional $5 per person per night) as well as the kitchen, lounge and dining rooms. Guests can also purchase additional drinks, snacks and toiletries from the store.
Due to last minute bookings it is not possible for us to keep our availability fully up to date for all 8 rooms. Rooms may therefore be available despite our two sample rooms being listed as booked. Please contact us and we will inform you of room availability.
Additional Info
The price listed is per person. Meals are provided Monday to Friday.
House Facilities
- Laundry
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located 8 minutes by foot to Central Park and is two blocks from the restaurants and vibrant nightlife of First Avenue. There are mutliple nearby Spanish and salsa schools and our neighbourhood is a safe one. Buses to Guatemala city pass one block from our house.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Health club
- Restaurant
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
Guests are free to come and go from the house as they please, however for safety reasons strangers are not allowed in the house. Guests are expected to be courteous and respectful of others. Smoking is allowed out the front of the house but not inside.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
7 Reviews
February 2018
Great place, and a great family! Violeta is a really friendly lady, with 4 sons between 23-34, where 2 of them lives at the house! And the 2 others visit often! Always great to talk to Violeta and the brothers, and they make you feel really welcome! If you’re going to Antigua you ONLY wanna live here! I only have good things to say about these people! I was only gonna stay for a week but I liked staying there so much that I extended my stay with one more week! GO HERE! :)
January 2018
I came to Antigua for a first time home stay with violeta, and her son's. Amazingly friendly family who have been doing this a long time and it shows. My original stay was supposed to be 3 days and I ended up extending it to 9 days in total. They treated me like family. All around a great experience especially if your interested in learning Spanish in Antigua.
November 2017
We had a great stay with Violeta and her family! The room was spacious and comfortable and everything was clean. The meals were tasty and traditional and we got to try some foods we never would have otherwise such as pacaya! They went above and beyond too - we were both a little ill during our stay and my husband was participating in a race up the volcano on the weekend, when they don’t strictly offer food, but they sorted us out with breakfast the day of the race as it was an early start! Great people, great conversation, great place!
August 2017
Violeta and her two sons are great people. I really found a family in Guatemala. Their house is great. There is a little store in the front of the store. I met several people who came for lunch and there is an unlimited supply of snacks super close (maybe good or bad lol). She has about 7 rooms for guests, and if you are lucky like I was, you will become great friends with some of those guests also staying there! I spent 5 weeks with Violeta. Throughout that time, they were very kind, funny (her son is great), clean, sociable, and they always provided food. Great food! I am excited to say I plan to return in March and there is no question that I wouldn't stay with her again. She is a great woman. My Guatemalan mother I liked to call her.
Violeta y su hijos son personas increíbles. Me quedé durante 5 semanas y quise quedarme aún más largo después de encontrarme violeta. Su casa tiene 7 habitaciones (yo pienso). Encontré personas fantásticas en su casa que también era extranjeros. Quiero regresar en Marzo y yo sé que me quedaré con Violeta. No hay lugar mejor. Ella es mi mama de Guatemala <3. Muchas Gracias Violeta y Fernando.
May 2017
we walked out after 10 min. her website is total false. the pictures are not her home. You enter thru her little store, or tienda. take her off.
Host reply
Lamentablemente aceptamos a este huésped pero al llegar no quiso pagar lo que tenia que pagar en la casa a pesar de que los mensajes anteriores nosotros les aclaramos que el precio es por persona por día pero lamentablemente el no lo comprendió y NO quiso pagar por la otra persona es lamentable porque relativamente nosotros tenemos un precio bajo ya que incluimos 3 comidas por día y la casa cuenta con los servicios de wifi agua caliente en las duchas y agua purificada y quisimos llegar a un acuerdo con el pero David es una persona muy cerrada y no acepto nada no quiso que le ayudáramos y no quiso pagar nada incluso el amigo se disculpo con nosotros y que le daba mucha pena retirarse de la casa pero que David es una persona que no escucha a nadie y que el se sentía mal por nosotros porque el leyó los mensajes que le mandamos a el anteriormente y comprendía perfectamente que nosotros cobrábamos por persona y los fotos que tenemos en la pagina si son de la casa David si lees este mensaje TRATA DE CAMBIAR Y DE ESCUCHAR A LAS DEMÁS PERSONAS QUE TE QUIEREN AYUDAR y no levantes falsos porque esa es mi casa. Es lamentable ya que nunca nos había pasado esta que Dios te bendiga.
January 2017
Gracias por Violeta y su famiglia! We had a wonderful time and you made us feel very welcome at your home! I would love to return one day when I speak better spanish. We have arrived on lago atitlan and wish we will meet again! Feliz año nuevo!
April 2016
Violeta and her family are very nice. They make you feel right at home in an instant, and you'll almost always find someone to do something with at home or in the streets. Very nice family and a very good experience!
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