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A MONUMENT TO
OUR REVIVED HISTORY
Since
its genesis, Casa Santo Domingo was the bastion of one of the most
grand convents of America: the one that sheltered the followers of
the order of Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
La
Antigua Guatemala is a city in which each fountain and wall could
tell us a story but instead, is limited to give out the explosive
happiness of a beautiful bougainvillea or the nostalgia of a lilac
jacaranda. Each studding door, each ruin, the color of the moss
covered centenary rocks, tells us about the nostalgia that wraps the
City of the Perpetual Roses between gentle landscapes.
Casa
Santo Domingo is an important part of the beautiful colonial
reliquary, that preserves in its bowels the treasures from the
baroque period of ancestral America. Each corner of this house,
each stone, each image and each piece that composes this unequaled
whole of works becomes a lost page in time which one by one are
joined forming a beautiful chapter of the grand book of our history.
Today,
as the Fenix bird, these treasures are resurfaced so that own and
foreign can appreciate and understand the stories that its textures,
forms and colors tell us, ones you will admire at Hotel Museum Casa
Santo Domingo.
Let
us plan your wedding, meeting, convention or any other special
event.
ABOUT US
Casa Santo
Domingo opened it’s doors in June 1989. It’s located 45 kms. from
the capital city (50 minutes by car) and barely 10 minutes walking
distance from the center of the city of La Antigua Guatemala. It
has a tropical climate with an average annual temperature between 55
y 75F. The warm months are from January up to April and from May up
to October is the rainy season.
CHAPEL
OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
According
to what writers assure “it was the most beautiful in America”. The
notorious historian Fuentes y Guzmán said: “That the Virgin was in
a place as much as capable and refined Chapel...” Another
historian calls it “the magnificient ...for it’s grandeur and
singular adornments...being an admirable wonder, worthy of the
saintly image”.
Every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. you can
assist a Rosary prayer and Mass at 10:00 a.m.
RECREATION AND SHOPPING
Enjoy a relaxing sauna, jacuzzi
or a pleasant moment in our swimming pool – Daily Service Hours -
from 9:00 a.m. a 10:00 p.m.
If you are looking to free
yourself from the stress and pressures of work, enjoy a relaxing
massage.
In the Hotel instalacions you
will find the following stores:
·
“Jades, S.A.” – the
first and biggest factory and museum in La Antigua Guatemala (Open
from Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and
holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
·
“Elizabeth Bell” –
women’s clothing, videos of La Antigua, Tikal and Panajachel, books
of La Antigua in several languages, articles such as: habanos,
ceramics, imagery in wood, coffee, traditional items, post cards,
crayons, coloring books, items made of bronze and many other things.
·
“La
Vitola” – Cigar Bar
·
Pottery and Wax
Workshop
RESTAURANT AND BAR
We invite you to take a
gastronomical walk through our kitchen where you will be able to
select the dish of your predilection, which will be prepared with
all the care and dedication destined to please the most demanding
palate.
More than a restaurant, our
dining room is a cozy conventual vault that keeps for you pleasant
moments, in the usual tradition and richness of our fine cuisine.
In the Bar “El Cabildo” we offer
a comfortable retreat so that you can enjoy your favorite drinks and
appetizers. It is an appropriate place for private conversations
among friends, business companions or for a romantic rendezvous.
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION TO
LA ANTIGUA
Daily shuttle from the Hotel to
the Airport – from 4:20 a.m. up to 5:20 p.m. and from the Airport to
the Hotel – from 7:30 a.m. up to 8:00 p.m. with special rates for
Hotel guests.
TOURS
·
As a special
service, every Saturday Concierge accompanies guests in a tour
through the installations, Archaeological Area and Museums.
·
Elizabeth Bell –
Ask about our grand tour of Antigua, horseback rides to coffee
farms, strolls through towns and nearby farms, car rentals (with or
without driver), ecological tourism on the “Agua” and “Acatenango”
volcanoes and in nearby places. Also, tours and rides to
Chichicastenango, Cobán, Lake Atitlán, Río Dulce, Tikal and other
places.
ROMANTIC PROMOTIONS
We would be delighted to make
your celebration very special; please ask one of our Sales
Executives about the different options we can offer.
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