Anzan Atitlan

The property was absolutely idyllic. Morning swims in the lake and long baths overlooking the lake were so relaxing as well as yoga on the balcony and a glass of wine at sunset. The breakfasts were so lovely. Tara organised everything for us in including our transfer to the hotel (private car and then boat) and helicopter transfer back to the airport. The dogs on the property were so gorgeous and we were obsessed with the parrot, Victoria who chatted to us in Spanish (but only when we approached her, if you’re not a fan of birds, she won’t intrude upon you).

Anzan is the only place I will stay when we come back to Lake Atitlan. It is truly stunning and delivers everything you want from a refined, remote luxury stay on the lake, which is rare. We originally booked Sababa in San Pedro since most of the activities we planned were on the south side of the lake. We figured we would spend our last night at Anzan on the north side for some R&R and views of the volcanos. The moment we checked into Sababa, we knew we had made a mistake. We immediately reached out to Dita to see if we could switch over to Anzan, and choosing to move was one thousand percent the right call. Yes, the north side of the lake is quieter, and that is exactly the point. This is where you stay for a calm, zen Lake Atitlan experience. Getting around is still incredibly easy. Lanchas are simple to catch for day trips to explore other villages, and San Marcos is just a five minute tuk tuk ride away for dinner. Do not skip breakfast at Anzan. Make sure to book it with Dita. Breakfast is served with breathtaking volcano views and was some of the best food we had anywhere on the lake. Sadly most of the food on the lake was terrible. Dita was incredible throughout our stay. We felt so well taken care of from start to finish. We will absolutely be back!!

The views were absolutely incredible!

Beautiful lake view, well designed rooms, good breakfast (extra pay). Were upgraded for the first night because our booked room was under maintenance.

Overpriced and rude hospitality. Far from the village - must take speedboat (last one at 5:30 pm) or TUKTUK (not very pleasant while raining outside). Also there is no staff to help during evening and night. at our first night we didn’t know how to get out of the property (around 07:00 PM) it was totally dark with no light neither signs or staff to help - luckily we had the number of the tuktuk driver who sent us location. During all our stay were flies and insects in the room. Especially at the second night when dozens of red ants appeared from the toilet (probably because of bad maintenance of the pipes). When telling this to Dita the owner (Which was not in the property during our stay) we received free breakfast as compensation but were blamed that this is our fault because we had gelato (which was not true) and coffee (we had it in the morning, not night) and because of the rainy season. So if you stay here and dozens of red ants appear in your room in the middle of the night don’t expect for sympathy (and I’m sure Dita comment here will be rude and blame me again for drinking coffee in a very expensive room)