Inside a gated, guarded community with volcano views from every room
Location: Antigua, Guatemala, Central America (Thirty miles from the Guatemala City airport.)
Accommodations: House, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths (Sleeps 6)
This fully equipped home is located in a gated community with 24 hours guards. It is walking distance to all points in Antigua including ruins, the mercado, the central plaza, shops, Spanish schools and a great variety of restaurants. Antigua is an expatriate community located in the coffee growing region of the Panchoy valley. The house is part of Residenciales Ermita Santa Lucia, just off of the Alameda behind the Santa Lucia Church. A quick walk to the central market and five blocks to central park.
Rather than being just a rental property this house is a home that is occasionally made available for rent. It is comfortably and completely furnished with pepper in the pepper grinder, light bulbs in the lamps, sheets and towels, fresh coffee and breakfast items available for your arrival and lots of art by local artists.
Located at the end of the "calle" this house has neighbors on only one side and has volcano views from almost every room. Light and airy with a large, lush garden. For swimmers there are a couple of pools nearby which you are welcome to use for a nominal charge.
The house has high-speed internet (wireless too) and a computer (PC) for tenant use, speakers for your iPod or iPhone, a full-time housekeeper Monday through Friday (who keeps the house spotless and also can also cook, babysit, do your laundry and/or help you with your Spanish), and a gardener (who is also a taxi driver who can meet you at the airport). The neighbors are friendly and come from here and there. A great place to explore the Mayan culture, watch the bouganvilleas grow or just kick back with a good book and a good bottle of Chilean wine.
MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY 6 PERSONS
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer: Housekeeper will do your laundry
- Dryer: Housekeeper will do your laundry
- Linens Provided
- Garage
- Wood Fireplace (2) : Additional wood available in market
- Beds
- King Bed: Screens on the bedroom windows
- Queen Bed: Screens on the bedroom windows
- Twin/Single Bed (2) : Screens on the bedroom windows
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: English, Spanish, German, French. Two flat screen televisions
- DVD (2)
- VCR
- Video Library: There are a few DVDs in the house
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library: There are a few CDs in the house. Speaker system for iPod or iPhone
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Gas cooktop and electric convection oven, microwave, dishwasher, coffee grinder, Cuisinart, all gringo necessities
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher: Housekeeper will do dishes.
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio: Second floor patio has unobstructed volcano views, privacy as there are neighbors only on one side.
- View/Location
- Mountain View: Volcanoes actually
- Communications
- Telephone
- Cell Phone: Pre-paid, Q25 card supplied, more cards can be purchased in town. Cheap to call anywhere.
- Computer: Dell PC with English operating system/keyboard. Skype installed and headset available.
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Gated community with 24/7 guards.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly: Well-behaved children are welcome! The house is furnished with some expensive art and other furnishings.
- Smoking Not Allowed: There is a spacious garden and upstairs terrace where you can smoke.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Colorful markets, Mayan culture, Volcano climbs, swimming at local hotels, Antigua Cooking School (classes in English). Swimming pools within walking distance for minimal fee.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$1200/wk .... $1500/two wks .... $1800/3 weeks...$2000/1 month
Higher Rates for holiday periods ... Christmas, Semana Santa
SECURITY DEPOSIT due upon booking.
Rent is inclusive of utilites, water, cable, housekeeper
Payment by PayPal or personal check accepted
ONE WEEK MINIMUM
MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY 6 PERSONS
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 2004
That's me in the middle, the "gringa." The occasion was the inauguration of a rural community library in an indigenous village in northwestern Guatemala. These ladies wanted their picture taken with the gringa. And then they asked when their library might have internet. One could wonder what they plan to do with it.
Why the Owner Chose Antigua
I have been going to Guatemala for years and have always found the weather to be about perfect, the people friendly and helpful and prices of everything eminently less than in northern California. I bought the lot and had the house built on a whim and when I am there enjoy getting involved in improving the lives of the less fortunate. A few dollars goes a long ways towards changing someone's life in Guatemala. There is a great variety of restaurants and many interesting people around town. One need never be idle.
The Unique Benefits of this House
Most people who have stayed in my house talk first about Estela, the "muchacha," who treats everyone like a honored guest and keeps the house immaculate. She is a wonderful cook and will cook for you if you like or take you shopping in the mercado and teach you how to cook local dishes. If you want to just sit upstairs on the terrace with a cup of the world's best coffee or a glass of wine and stare at the volcanoes you can do that too.
Property Photos
- Inside a gated, guarded community with volcano views from every room - Travel to Guatemala and Vacation in a Home Rental
- According to the colonial tradition the house has an interior garden. - Travel to Guatemala and Vacation in a Home Rental
- The kitchen includes a gas cooktop and a convection oven. - Travel to Guatemala and Vacation in a Home Rental
- The master bedroom is on the second level adjacent to the terrace.
- Both the living room and master bedroom have fireplaces.
- Both full baths have spacious showers with volcano views.
- Master bedroom has king bed, DSL, fireplace, walk-in closet, volcano views.
- Queen bedroom on first floor shares bath with twin bedded room. Garden views.
- Twin bedroom has "tipica" decor.
- View from the terrace towards Agua volcano
- The house is decorated with local art including the handpainted cupola.
- Prime location at the end of the street in gated community.
- Casa #22 Casa de los Volcanes
- Estela at your service five days a week
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