Colonial Villa And Guest House With Pool in Gated Community

Outstanding stay and home. Elma the host and Isabel, were easy to work with and any extra help needed they were quick to provide. Suspiro is a lovely home and would stay again without a doubt. Thank you Isabel and Elma.

We stayed at El Suspiro for a month and truly enjoyed our stay. The house is designed to maximize the beautiful weather in Antigua, with wonderful outdoor common areas and gorgeous vegetation throughout the property. The house is located about a 20-minute walk from the central park, making it easily accessible to the entire central part of Antigua (either via walking, Uber, or tuk tuk). While we greatly enjoyed the town of Antigua, sometimes we just spent time enjoying the house’s pool and outdoor space. The housekeeper and gardner do an amazing job ensuring the house is well looked after and were readily available to us if we had any questions. We were also able to arrange for a cook to help with some of the meals, which made our trip much more enjoyable and gave us an opportunity to try some of the local cuisine that we otherwise might have missed. Overall, we really enjoyed our time in Antigua and at El Suspiro, and we can’t wait to come back.

We enjoyed our stay in this beautiful home. The staff was very kind and helpful.

We were immediately impressed by the online photos and reviews of this property, but our expectations were FAR exceeded throughout our stay! The home was impeccably clean, marvelously furnished and decorated, and the staff were delightful and incredibly helpful! Our family included teens, parents, and grandparents, and the accommodations were well suited for everyone. The community felt very safe, and Elma was so helpful in getting us acquainted to the property and offering suggestions for volcano tours and local restaurants that could accommodate our group. We would return in a heartbeat!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Elma is fantastic. She was responsive, helpful and just overall a great host. We will certainly be back soon!

Picture do not do this house justice. Gorgeous property. Housekeeper and ground person very helpful and friendly. Quiet neighbourhood. Perfectly located just outside the core, but within walking distance. Security in and out was TIGHT! Felt very safe. Literally the only downside would be no area poolside for a lounge chair. Would definitely recommend and stay again!

The property was fantastic! So clean and exactly as listed. We had an incredible time!

Property is better than described. Like being at a resort

The house is a Spanish colonial one story, built in the thirties, in an elegant, well maintained, secure residential compound. It has three double bedrooms, two baths, three living rooms, one outside and one with a fireplace, two dining rooms, kitchen, courtyard/patio with luxuriant planting, and several assorted other spaces. There is a decent size pool in the back, also with wonderful plantings, fit for lap swimming, but tends to be on the cool side temperature wise. The house is nicely and fully furnished, and includes amenities like good thick towels, fresh flowers, bottled water, etc. Marta, the housekeeper, is at the house five days a week. She straightens up, will do some laundry and will make meals (reserve in advance, extra cost). She is very cheerful and helpful but speaks no English. There is also a gardener who keeps the outside looking beautiful. A small hotel around the corner will arrange for a driver for excursions. It is helpful if someone in your party speaks some Spanish. Many taxi drivers, restaurant people, etc. do not. The owner is American and lives in Virginia. She will help arrange pick-up at the airport and make restaurant suggestions. She is responsive about email messages. The house is a on the edge of the center of Antigua and it is easy to walk almost anywhere in town. It is not recommended that travelers walk the streets at night. Any restaurant will call a cab. Antigua is a very picturesque town surrounded by mountains and active volcanoes (it is also very touristy). It is great fun to watch the locals in their bright colors and eat the interesting food. It is, however, noisy and filled with pollution from buses and trucks. What a delight to go back to our house after a day of touring, where is was very quiet and peaceful

Elizabeth, the owner, could not have been more helpful with information and tips on the run up to our stay. The house is a home, more graceful and elegant than even the photos show. Marta, the housekeeper, was a friendly, efficient and helpful delight. The house and the small Casita are ideal for two families with kids. The gated neighborhood is safe and lovely and within easy walking distance of downtown Antigua and all the attractions. We hope to return!