Hostal La Sexta — Hotel in Sacatepéquez

The staff, Fransisco and Eddie, are welcoming and helpfull. It is a budget and backpackers hostel, between the city center and the market/busstation. There is a rooftopterrace, a very well equiped kitchen, large tv in the communal room, two big tables and benches to eat semi outside, some nice paintings, etc.||Dorm room (5 beds) is 65Q (Quetzales), double room with shared bathroom is 130/140Q. I think there are also rooms with private bathroom. So between 8 - 15 dollars a person! You can ask for discounts if you stay 3 nights or more.||It is a new hostel, with new matresses. Building is behind a house in a quiet street, so no noisy street side rooms. Across the street is a laundry, a bakery, a male hairdresser/barber, and tiendas (shops)...

I booked this hostel on hotels.com the day before heading to Antigua because it was cheap, had decent reviews, and I could get a private room. I arrived to Antigua the morning of my reservation and the front door was locked and there was no one there. I walked around and then returned a couple hours later. I waited around for a bit and someone finally showed up and told me that they were full. This seemed very strange to me because while I had waited around, I had not seen anybody and the door was locked! This whole experience was very frustrating. I am not sure if it was the Hostal's fault or hotels.com, but either way,...

I booked a room at this hotel via Travelocity, and about a week later I was contacted via WhatsApp by either a worker or the owner of the hotel telling me that the price I had paid for the room was wrong. Even though I already had my confirmation from Travelocity, he asked ME to reach out to Travelocity to ask to pay more??? And all for a $40 difference. He continued to write for the next day. Finally, I didn't feel comfortable staying there anymore, and cancelled my reservation. I do not recommend this hotel... since there are MANY MANY more serious hotels in Antigua, Guatemala. I recommend Guatemala, but not...