Hotel Casa Santo Domingo
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The Hotel Casa Santo Domingo is a noted 5 star hotel and museum in Antigua Guatemala
, Guatemala
. It is located in the grounds of the Santo Domingo Monastery
, which was once a stronghold of one of the most grand convents in the Americas. The hotel is notable in that it preserves the architecture from the baroque period of ancestral America and contains a number of treasures from this period on display.
The hotel opened in June 1989.
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is located in the grounds of the Santo Domingo Monastery
Santo Domingo Monastery
Santo Domingo Monastery is a ruined monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Its history can be traced back to 1538 when the Dominicans arrived in Guatemala. It had two towers with ten bells and the monastery was filled with treasures. The monastery was destroyed in 1773 and today part of the...
, which was once a stronghold of one of the most grand convents in the Americas. The hotel is notable in that it preserves the architecture from the baroque period of ancestral America and contains a number of treasures from this period on display.
The hotel opened in June 1989.