Hotel Quinta Maya

Poor location. Not only far from Flores but in an ugly area.

Needed a place close to the airport, and found this hotel online. Very pleased with the location and the room. Adequate water pressure and heat in the shower. Breakfast was included, and the staff accomodated us by serving us earlier than usual as we had a plane to catch.

Mayaland Plaza Hotel was a pleasant and well run establishment. The staff was available and willing to accommodate any and all requests by guests.

The location is not very good, km s from the center of Panachel. There was no water in the pool "this week" Unbelievable murky rooms, the terace, no furniture, no view anywhere. Newer ewer again!

The Hotel's name is grander than it appears. It is well positioned, an easy walk to the Island (be careful, walk on the pavement) and shopping center just before the bridge. We stayed for 2 nights. The room we had was one floor above the entrance, with no elevator and no offer of assistance with baggage. It was clean, reasonable in size, had a local channel TV and a noisy, but moderately effective air conditioner. The shower room was equipped with a strong supply of hot water, a valuable asset in that dusty and hot area. The verandah overlooked the small swimming pool, which we did not use, but probably would have given a useful respite to the daily heat. We cannot comment on the included breakfast, as we left before the official serving time. The extremely friendly employee who translated from English on our behalf, arranged for us to have a hamper instead of breakfast on the 1st morning... this was ready for us by 04:15, but despite our request for vegetarian food, we received ham and cheese. I hope that our tour driver to Tikal (which is a MUST visit) enjoyed the hampers. The second morning, we were given coffee (local blend, not to everyone's taste) an omelet and bread, as we had to leave before official breakfast time… that morning we were again hit by misunderstandings- the airport cab which was ordered by the hotel for us, demanded double the quoted price. Under normal circumstances, I'd refuse to pay the increased price , but it was so low, that I'm certain that there was a mess-up in the translation. There are restaurants which the hotel recommends on the Island, which we enjoyed... not recommended by them, but also enjoyable (and much cheaper) was one on the right, just down the hill, towards the island. In the other direction (to the left of the hotel) is a market area with local eat-places, perhaps an adventurous visitor would like to try the food there?