Hotel Aaculaax
Reviews
"Set back from the lake but with by far the most original design in
town is the Hotel Aaculaax."
New York Times:
In Guatemala, Bliss by a Blue Lake
By Joyce Maynard
December 26, 2004
"It is a blend of cave work with Gaudi-type influence from the stained
glass work, down to the sculptures and lamp shades. A corner of artistic
nirvana on Lake Atitlán - this place is highly recommended."
Footprint
Central America & Mexico 2004
"My favorite place that alone merits a trip to Central America is Aaculaax, a six room-hotel built by a young German...Most striking of all is a three-story suite that's partly carved into a cliff and has an outdoor bathroom with an astonishing view of the lake and it's volcanoes. The room is like something from a fable."
Atlantic Monthly
What to do, where to stay and where to eat at Lake Atitlan
By Wayne Curtis
September 2007
"Aaculaax is a work of art constructed out of recycled building materials, including glass, carved pumice stomes and colorful papier-mache. each of the six rooms is unique...and lovely terraces, the rooms are literally built around the rocks of the surrounding hillsides, which are prominently displayed in the architecture of some of the rooms."
Moon Handbook
Guatemala 2007
"Aaculaax is a magical wonderland - an innovative visionary paradise
in a world of drab, repetitive hotels. Their coffee and Italian bread
are divine."
Memories of Atitlán
Sitka