Hotels

Hotels in Trujillo range from the luxury of your own private villa with servants to the international standards of the Christopher Columbus to the backpacker hostel of the Catracho. Prices range from less than $5.00 to $100.00+ per day.

Villa Vista Dorada

It may be hard to find Villa Vista Dorada, a private home located above Trujillo in a neighborhood of dirt roads and friendly local children, but once there you can’t but appreciate the fantastic view and great architecture of the Spanish Colonial-styled villa owned by a part-time resident from the United States. The villa has three bedrooms (one with queen bed, one with queen bed and single bed, and one with double bed) with commodious living spaces and an unbelievable covered terrace with classical columns that you won’t want to leave.  There is a wonderful garden of tropical plants and fruit trees and cobblestone paths that lead to the Cristales River below the house. Use of a private beach property just west of town---560 feet of private beach protected by a guard house, with thatched roof champa on the beach with shower, is included.  Full time cook/maid, gardener, night-time guard and supervisor are part of the package.  Rates are $120/day for up to 4 people and $20/day extra for a 5th or 6th person.   Great breezes but no air conditioning.  If you have an even bigger group, there might also be available a nice apartment below the house with queen bed and a great view that would increase the capacity to 8 people.  This is Trujillo’s luxury option.  Reservations required.  Highly recommended.

Casa Alemania

Tranquility Bay

A newer alternative on the beach, just a couple of kilometers west of Trujillo and next to Campamento is Tranquility Bay.  The owners, Roger and Reva Templeton are from Las Vegas.  They have created a restful and attractive spot on the beach with five large cabanas. Two of the cabanas have kitchenettes, and all have a queen or king bed with a single bed.  The beautiful grounds are manicured and all cabanas come with hammock and kitchen sinks for basic preparation of food. Cabanas are only fifty dollars, and that’s a lot of peace and tranquility for the dollar. Recommended.

Villa Brinkley

If ambience and view are your requisites, and water pressure variations can be tolerated, and you are young enough to walk up the large incline, have a car, or don’t mind springing for the $2.00 cab, stay at the Villa Brinkley. The view from many of the rooms is spectacular, and the breakfast dining room offers good value with the best view in town. The Brinkley has large rooms and many have large marble baths. It also has swimming pools, a small gymnasium, ping- pong tables, pool tables and other diversions and a full service bar and restaurant. They plan a spa package option soon, and promise weight loss, massage, and a beauty shop. If you plan a stay of more than just a couple of days, seek out the owner Peggy Brinkley, and request a discount on the stated rate---they are accommodating.

Hotel O'Glynn

If a central location and clean rooms, a/c., TV (but only 2 of 6 channels are in English), honest employees, and a power generator for the times the power goes off are important, then I heartily recommend the Hotel O’Glynn. The husband of the proprietress, Johnny Glynn, speaks English and is very knowledgeable of the area and its history. They have 25 air-conditioned rooms, many with balcony, for around $27 (double occupancy) and around $20 single occupancy. In the old section of the hotel was a real find for those who are on a backpackers budget. Clean, wooden-walled rooms, some with Victorian style balconies, with only a fan and without a private bath---but really more evocative than the newer section---for only $5.00, single or double used to be available. But Johnny has closed the old wooden section of the hotel and is threatening to replace it with another bland concrete construction---please try to dissuade him from further diminishing the historic ambience of Trujillo.  Good for the budget business visitor. 

Hotel Colonial

Similar to the Hotel O’Glynn, the Hotel Colonial is adjacent to the main square and facing the old parage ground and fort. They have a restaurant on the main floor that serves adequate food.

Christopher Columbus

If you seek internationally acceptable accommodations, including a/c., pool, tennis court, bar and restaurant on the premises, as well as a beach location and dock, then there is only one choice---the Christopher Columbus. Although it is rather curious to have to cross the town’s unlit and unmanned airstrip to reach the hotel, if you have been roughing it and want a break---here it is. Just to the landward side of the airstrip is the Quinta Bay. It is relatively new, clean and very acceptable, and just a two minute walk to the beach or the Bahia Bar.

La Quinta Bay

Just to the landward side of the airstrip is the Quinta Bay. It is relatively new, clean and very acceptable, and just a two minute walk to the beach or the Bahia Bar. 

Emperador, Catracho, Mar y Plata

For less costly accommodations that seem to bring no great complaints, the Emperador in the center of town is acceptable but has a very conservative owner. The Emperador now has a nice little cafeteria attached to it that serves serviceable food. Many of the backpackers end up at the Catracho. Mario, the owner of the Mar y Plata is friendly. Beware however that any accommodation in the center of town without air-conditioning to drone out sound is vulnerable to the noise of the street discos on weekends (this is especially true at the Mar y Plata). The city fathers have taken some steps to enforce a noise ordinance, but it can still be loud on weekends. The raucous disco noise downtown is one of the reasons that no one has elected to restore a historic home in the center of the historic district to date.

Campamento

For those who want peace and quiet, an idyllic spot on the beach, and high quality food, travel the dirt road to Santa Fe which passes west of town (or walk along the beach westward from town), through the Garifuna town of Cristales and after 3 or 4 kilometers to Campamento. Orleis Remaud and her husband Arturo have 8 cabins of concrete and tile with air conditioning. They have a new two-story hotel that faces the beach with 11 rooms (each with two queen beds). She prepares great meals on a traditional clay oven behind their new house. Palm trees and the beach are directly in front, and breezes almost always cool the air. They also have five horses for rent and a small motor boat with 50 hp engine to rent for fishing. Behind the beach they have cattle, ducks, and other animals. They couldn’t be any friendlier.  Highly recommended.

Casa Kiwi

One of the newest places in town, or more properly, just out of town, is Casa Kiwi. A friendly place catering to the backpacker crowd, the Casa Kiwi is about 2/3rd of the way around the bay from Trujillo to Puerta Castilla (maybe 5 or 6 kilometers from Trujillo). If you are hesitant to put yourself in a little hotel in the center of town because you can’t speak a word of Spanish, you might be more comfortable here. The owner, Chaz Leech, is from New Zealand, hence the name. The prices are incredibly cheap, with dorms and individual rooms and three cabins. She has a little bar/restaurant/billard table in a separate building between the hotel and the beach. The hotel stands alone on the beach so you don’t have the opportunity to walk out of your door and explore the town, but she will arrange transportation for you into town, and there are buses that pass by that travel the route Trujillo-Puerta Castilla.  There is a great sunset view of Trujillo and the bay from the hotel or from their secluded beach.  The occasional parties they have on the beach with bonfires and beer are the best in town.  Recommended for budget travelers.

Agua Caliente

A final choice that you might consider is Hotel Agua Caliente. If you entered the town from La Ceiba on the only paved road, you passed right by it in the Pech village of Silin about 3 kilometers before you made the final turn off the road to Trujillo. They have 14 nice concrete and tile cabins, a garden like atmosphere, a private restaurant, and most importantly, several outdoor hot pools of different temperatures and seclusion. Massage is also offered for only $10.00. You don’t have to be a guest to use the hot pools or massage facilities. Treat yourself after a long drive or tough day of hiking or water sports.  Charlie Biondolillo, the son of the original owner, is now renovating the facility.  In addition to the hot spring water pools and massage, they offer natural algae facial masks.  The restaurant is only open for Semana Santa and by special arrangement for large groups.

Hotel Name	Phone	Cost	Rooms	Hot Water	Pool	A/C	TV	Fan	Restaurant
Casa Alemania	(504) 434-4466 (504) 9831-5748	$26 - $45	10
Cristopher Columbus	(504) 434-4966	$55	71
La Quinta Bay	(504) 434-4732	$27- $37	20
Agua Caliente	(504) 434-4247	$30	16
Villa Brinkley	(504) 434-4444	$70	20
O’Glynn	(504) 434-4592	$27	25
Campamento	(504) 9991-3391	$78	19
Colonial	(504) 434-4011	$20	20
Trujillo	(504) 434-4202	$10	30
Emperador	(504) 434-4446	$8	10
Catracho	(504) 434-4439	$7	9
Mar De Plata	(504) 434-4174	$6	12
Tranquility Bay	(504) 9928-2095 Email Website	$50	5
Buenos Aires		$3.75	10
Casa Kiwi	(504) 434-3050	$8**	8
Villa Vista Dorada nbslaw@bellsouth.net	(504) 434-4465 (504) 9671-0675 In U.S. 404-872-4111	$120	Villa

**Casa Kiwi has dorm beds for $3, single rooms for $6.