Description La Lancha

The Hotel La Lancha is a beautiful lodge overlooking Lake Peten Itza. It is located a thirty-minute drive away from the Mayan site of Tikal and an hour's drive from the Belizean border. The lodge offers secluded guest casitas brightly decorated with native art furnishings and featuring two rooms, queen-size beds, decks with hammocks and private bathrooms. Lakeview casitas also offer large marble tile bathrooms, antique Balinese and Guatemalan furniture and breathtaking views of the lake. There is also a restaurant specializing in regional dishes, bar, swimming pool and gift shop. Recently opened in 2004, the lodge is owned by movie director Francis Ford Coppola. His other hotels are Blancaneaux Lodge and Turtle Inn in Belize.