Antigua

Even basic rooms—once nuns' quarters—are a transporting experience, with stone hearths, antique furniture, and 17th-century oil paintings on the walls. — Travel + Leisure

A beautiful courtyard with a fountain and colorful gardens welcomes you to this retreat. — Fodor's

Just half a block off the Parque Central, it's the most centrally located hotel in the city. The large, flat-screen televisions in each room are a nice touch. — Fodor's

A twice-remodeled, half-century-old house designed in typical Antigua colonial style is one of the city's best small inns. — Fodor's

Within stumbling distance of the popular Café No Sé, El Hostal is a cordially run budget option with a bit of colonial style. — Lonely Planet

At this original hostel (not a party center), the rooms (all sharing bathrooms) are simple but display a bit of flair. — Lonely Planet

Located in the heart of the city, this genteel inn, Antigua's oldest, is still run by the same family that opened it in 1923. — Fodor's

Ceiba Porta Spa offers an Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life) massage ritual that incorporates locally grown maize for exfoliation and jade stones meant to activate the chakras. — Travel + Leisure

There are just a dozen rooms at this hotel on a pretty backstreet near La Merced. — Lonely Planet

A pair of conjoined colonial homes—leading to a pair of two colonial garden courtyards—makes up this friendly lodging a block from its namesake church. — Fodor's

This hotel was built amid the ruins of an old convent of which only the often-photographed Arco de Santa Catalina remains. — Fodor's

West of La Merced in a quiet zone of pretty cobbled streets, this converted 150-year-old residence strikes a nice balance between colonial splendor and contemporary comfort. — Lonely Planet