Palomino Ranch Hotel

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Individually decorated, individually furnished, free WiFi
Property amenity
Check-in/check-out kiosk

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Laundry
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
Carretera a Tikal, km 30. Petén, Flores
  • Lake Petén Itzá
    4 min walk
  • Maya Biosphere Reserve
    20 min walk
  • El Arbol
    1 min walk
  • Flores (FRS-Mundo Maya Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

Honeymoon Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Premium Twin Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Triple Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Flores

With a stay at Palomino Ranch Hotel in Flores, you'll be on the waterfront, a 4-minute walk from Lake Petén Itzá and a 1-minute drive from Maya Biosphere Reserve. .This hotel is 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Tikal National Park and 21.7 mi (34.9 km) from Tikal.

What's nearby

  • Lake Petén Itzá - 4 min walk
  • Biotopo Cerro Cahui - 3 min drive
  • Tikal National Park - 17 min drive
  • Ixpanpajul Nature Park - 22 min drive
  • Tikal - 47 min drive

Getting around

  • Flores (FRS-Mundo Maya Intl.) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Gonzalez - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ernesto Hotel Y Restaurante - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Nakun's Pizza - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Piazza - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪El Muelle - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Palomino Ranch Hotel

Lakefront hotel with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Palomino Ranch Hotel offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with private pools and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 7 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring private pools and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's steakhouse, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a water dispenser. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This steakhouse serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Horse riding/hire
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Private pool

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Palomino Ranch Hotel El Remate
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Palomino Ranch El Remate
Palomino Ranch
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Palomino Ranch Hotel Flores
Palomino Ranch Hotel Hotel Flores

Palomino Ranch Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 54 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

EJS, Toronto, Canada

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not very clean, cold coffee,,no shampoo, no soap, no towels.no lunch box on day of excursions. Huge potholes in parking. Food in restaurant expensive and not great. Management not very helpful with questions regarding car insurance
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Jesse

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weather was cloudy. So the hot water tank had no hot water. Remember it’s not the USA, they don’t have hot water heaters. They have have black tanks on the roof. The pool was also cold. The staff are logistical wizards and super friendly. They make some mean pancakes and eggs for breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didnt spend much time on property but the times i did staff was VERY friendly and attentive which means alot when your in a new unfamiliar place. Would definitly
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A unique experience not to miss.
Overall we would come back to stay again. There is room for improvement and facility freshening. Our room was mostly comfortable and the air conditioning cold. The included breakfast was good and plentiful. Medelin the manager is outstanding, she is so helpful and eager to please. We would come back just because of her positive attitude. Keep in mind you are staying at a horse ranch. With horse smells and noises outside. None of this bothered us nor did it affect us inside. This was a unique experience that we enjoyed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
A little disappointing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had most memorable time staying in this hotel. The staff did everything to make our stay comfortable, we had very personal treatment. Ranch hotel is a beautiful Spanish-style modern building surrounded by nature with open terraces, hammocks to relax, stalls with horses and lake view. It has a pool but we swim instead every day in pristine waters of the lake with the access right cross the street. Unfortunately I don't speak Spanish, but manager Medelllin is bilingual and help us to arrange our time, helping with tours and providing info about area, restaurants etc. She addressed all our needs and even provided as with sandwiches and snacks when we had to wake up at 3 a.m to go to Tikal for sun-rising tour.The room is in colonial style, big, clean, and air-conditioned. The horses on the ranch are beautiful and we had 3 hours horse riding tour, my first time on horse, but it is unforgettable experience, I felt very comfortable and safe. The view of the lake from the top was fantastic. El Remate is a small village but the area is very accessible: lake, bird watching, restaurants, everything in walking distance. Highly recommend and hope to be back soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super cool hotel
One if the coolest hotels we have ever stayed. Love that the room accommodated a family of 5. Having breakfast included was so nice . Clean pool and beautiful lake were what put this place over the top. Only bad thing I can say was that the beds were hard.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was excellent, recomended 100% I loved the horses, my experience was excellent I loved that place. if I come back Im gonna stay there again. The staff was friendly with us
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were amazing. Loved waking up to the sound of horses. The hotel is situated in front of a beautiful lake that you can swim in. 20 to 30 minutes from Tikal makes it a great location to stay while visiting Tikal. I would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

RebeccaM, Denver, CO

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Palomino Ranch hotel. The best part was the hosts and staff. The hotel is safe, secure, clean, and quiet. We enjoyed a horse back ride, which I would highly recommend. The lake is clean and beautiful, we swam in it daily. The pool is also clean and enjoyable. A couple recommendations would be a lamp on the nightstand (only light in the room is a bright chandelier) and a wifi extended to reach the guest rooms (though this may not be an issue for most people, we need wifi to work even while on vacation, sadly). I HIGHLY recommend this hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Oliver, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, food, and room comfort as well as cleanliness! We had a great time!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Bryce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Palomino
Great place. Staff were great. Only problem mosquitos.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful Palomino
When I think back on my trip to Guatemala, one of the pictures that comes to mind are the beautiful flowers sweeping across the walkway at the Palomino Ranch Hotel. The setting here was lovely and serene. The kindness and helpfulness of the proprietor and his staff was exceptional. The food was delicious and we enjoyed huevos rancheros breakfast on the house. The pool was lovely and was open early and stayed open late into the evening with beautiful foliage all around. With its Western theme including stables, I took advantage of a horseback ride through the countryside with an outstanding kindhearted guide who pointed out the wildlife and assisted me with saddling on and off. The proprietor arranged my tour to Tikal which is very close to the hotel. I highly recommend staying at this hotel on a quiet part of the lake and if I am ever able to visit the Flores area again, I will definitely stay at the Palomino Ranch Hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

An'e, Oklahoma to Peru by car!

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute rustic place.
Cute, rustic place, real horses on property, great pool and their own pier to Lake Peten Itza, and only 30 minutes to Tikal, they can recommend a guide who speaks English or Spanish for the tour of Tikal, nice guy too! The restaurant does a good job with breakfast and dinner (we just did those two meals) The pool area is nice, do bring repellant since this is close to the preserve and bugs are thick outside and sometimes can come in when doors or windows are open. The place was quite clean and cleverly furnished. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place just a little far from town.
Taxi ride was $150 Q almost 50 min from airport The owner was nice enough to give us a ride back to town
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel very close to Tikal
Great western themed hotel, closest location to Tikal. Loved our stay. Watched 3 foals play every morning while we ate breakfast. Staff was excellent. Made us feel like family. Went an enjoyable horse ride. No horse smells to ruin the air. Loved hearing the birds and watching humming birds fly from flower to flower. Walkway to lake is being constructed now. Cheap beer, good food and no bar noise to keep you away. Great place for a weekend or a week!

10/10 Excellent

amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Jungle Gem!!!!
you cannot go wrong staying here! WOW!!

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic Functional Ranch - beautiful!!!!!!
This is the perfect place to spend a few days enjoying Lago Peten Itza. I recommend a ride in the woods along the lake from this functioning ranch. Great launching point for a day at Tikal. Definitely a jewel of a property in the little town of El Remate Guatemala.

10/10 Excellent

Nate, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A great ranch!
Excellent! Friendly, accommodating staff. Free breakfast, horse rides, nice room, and quiet. Great place to go if you love horses and to expierence local culture.

8/10 Good

Sylvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cool comfort on the lakeside, handy for Tikal.
The staff were extremely pleasant. No English spoken. The room was fairly large and very clean but with nowhere to hang clothes or to hang towels in the bathroom. Air conditioning was efficient and quiet. Limited choice at breakfast but cooked to order and very tasty. The pool was in quite poor condition.

10/10 Excellent

Yasmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We really enjoyed our stay here. The place is charming and unique, a real ranch with beautiful horses and American retro paraphernalia and detail everywhere. It's obvious a lot of time and love has gone into creating this place. The rooms were large, comfortable, well-decorated in keeping with the cowboy theme and quiet at night. Breakfast was good. Although they did not speak much English, the staff were amazing, very friendly and helpful with all our requests and nothing was too much trouble - our gratitude for their service and smiles! We briefly met the owner who was also very helpful and spoke impeccable English. It was interesting to watch the stable guys work with the horses and we would have loved to have taken up the Ranch's offer of a free horse ride there, if we had the time. One downside is that the internet signal did not reach our room so we had to work at the restaurant/terrace area but the signal was fine there. El Remate was a great choice for us, peaceful and relaxed after weeks on the road, next to a beautiful and clean lake. There's a Biosphere nature reserve and several restaurants within walking distance and its nearer Tikal than Flores, both of which you can get cheap collectivos to. The area is quiet at night so not for party animals! We'd recommend this place to anyone who loves horses, curios and antiques and prefers a more peaceful location to relax in.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved our stay!
This was a really cool place with great service and great food. Rooms and property were comfortable and well kept. My favorite part was the atmosphere...really fun. Also, El Remate is a neat little town and the lake is gorgeous! Perfect launching point for exploring the amazing Mayan ruins at Tikal. Much closer and I'm guessing also quieter than staying in Flores. Wish we could have stayed longer!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a week or an overnighter
My one night stay at Palomino Ranch was wonderful. The Doñas are wonderful and accommodating. They helped me find an ATM before my journey to Tikal. The ranch has beautiful horses that are well cared for and if you have the time you can go riding for a very reasonable price. I would stay again the next time I am in the area.