"The Enchanted Forest" at The Alchemist Cafe - Shuttle services available

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Scored 8
Rated very good

Staff

9.1

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Enchanted Forest at The Alchemist Cafe in Antigua Guatemala offers comfortable bedrooms with private bathrooms, ground-floor units, and showers. Each room includes a wardrobe, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoy free WiFi, and dine at the family-friendly restaurant. Additional amenities include a coffee shop, outdoor seating area, and breakfast in the room. Dining Experience: The restaurant serves international cuisine with vegetarian, vegan, and dairy-free options. Meals include brunch, lunch, dinner, high tea, and cocktails, catering to diverse dietary needs. Local Attractions: Santa Catalina Arch is a 14-minute walk away, while Hobbitenango lies 9 km from the property. La Aurora Airport is 39 km distant, providing convenient travel connections.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.2)

Breakfast info

Continental, Vegetarian, Vegan, American

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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Panagiotis
Greece Greece
“Cozy, central room, very clean. Everyone working in the property is very friendly, and especially Ivan is extremely helpful with everything!”
Matthew
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Huge room, quirky decor, lovely staff and tasty free breakfast.”
Rebecca
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Very clean and staff were very friendly and super helpful. Cool place with a short walk to fab restaurants, the cafe also does great drinks and food. Also felt very safe as a solo female traveller”
Anonymous
Germany Germany
“The room was impeccable, comfortable and close to everything. The staff is so kind and helped me arrange transportation. Breakfast was delicious as well. Overall great value and would definitely stay again.”
Miguel
Colombia Colombia
“Todo en general, la atención de las personas fue muy buena, son personas muy amables y atentas. La habitación hermosa, cómoda y agradable. La ubicación perfecta para conocer antigua Guatemala”
Alvarado
El Salvador El Salvador
“Me encantó! Las chicas que atienden muy agradables y pendientes de todo, súper limpio, muy buena ubicación y muy buen precio… también los desayunos deliciosos! Definitivamente lo recomiendo.”
María
Costa Rica Costa Rica
“Muy rico el desayuno y los cocktails son super buenos, la habitación era espaciosa y con todo lo necesario para tener una estancia cómoda. La decoracion del lugar super linda. Y las chicas que atienden super amables.”
Luis
Guatemala Guatemala
“Muy buena experiencia, un lugar muy bonito y acogedor, ideal por calidad-precio. Faltó un televisor para los momentos de distracción pero espero lo puedan incluir algún futuro.”
Teresa
Spain Spain
“La habitación está muy bien y es cómoda, aunque está en el mismo espacio que el restaurante se respetaron los tiempos de descanso.”
Jose
Guatemala Guatemala
“Me encantaron las instalaciones, si me perdí lo admito, pero de lo contrario, me gusto mucho el área en donde está, es muy tranquilo y mágico, lo recomiendo más si le gusta todo lo relacionado a magia y fantasía.”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

Company review score: 8.8Based on 132 reviews from 4 properties
4 managed properties

Property information

Located in beautiful Antigua Guatemala, and only a 10 minute walk from Central Park, your room is located inside the magic and fantasy inspired Café “El Alquimista”, famous for its colourful drinks and food. Guests get a 10% discount on all the magical menu. You will feel like you are staying in an enchanted forest and will have access to a beautiful courtyard and a sunny terrace. Things to note: *Please note that we currently only accept cash payments. There is the option to pay by card using our partner's system, just note that this will incur a surcharge of 15% to cover for the administrative fees. *The room is located inside the café *The included breakfast is served between 8 and 10am. *There will be ambience music playing and customers chatting about during business hours *A Q100 charge might be applied to your card upon booking, this is simply to verify your credit card's credentials and will be cancelled the same day. *Check in time: 3pm-9pm Check out time: 11am *Please note that any damage to the property will be charged to your credit card. We hope your stay is magical! Please do not hesitate to ask our friendly staff should you need anything.

Languages spoken

English,Spanish

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
El Alquimista
  • Cuisine
    International
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Brunch • Lunch • Dinner • High tea • Cocktail hour
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 7 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please, note that all payments at the accommodation are made in cash.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.