This page is for visitors booking a few nights in Antigua Guatemala, not for people moving there. It sets out what our own measured sample of short-stay listings showed per night, broken down by group size, plus the arrival and safety points from government travel advice that bear on a short stay. If you are planning to rent for months, our where to live in Antigua guide covers sectors and monthly rents instead.
Quick summary: On 1 October 2026 we captured Airbnb listings in Antigua open for a two-night weekday stay (3 to 5 November 2026, 2 adults). A whole place for two had a median of US$82.3 per night (middle half US$70 to US$120); a private room for two, US$44.5 (small sample); a whole place for four, US$124.7; for six to eight guests, US$276.505. These are displayed nightly rates, not booked rates, and exclude fees and taxes. Only 9.7% of listings list air conditioning; 63.3% list parking. The Government of Canada says to arrange airport pickup with your hotel or use authorized cabs, and warns about drink spiking in tourist areas, especially in Antigua.
What a night in Antigua costs: our measured rates by group size
Source: our own Airbnb sample (Airbnb search results via Apify actor tri_angle/airbnb-scraper), captured 1 October 2026 for check-in 3 November and check-out 5 November 2026. USD per night. p25 and p75 mark the middle half of prices. Rates are what Airbnb displayed for listings still open on those dates, not booked rates; they exclude fees and taxes.
| Who is staying | Type of place | Listings (n) | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 guests | Whole place | 21 | US$70 | US$82.3 | US$120 |
| 2 guests | Private room | 15 (small sample) | US$35 | US$44.5 | US$53 |
| 2 guests | Hotel room listed on Airbnb | 12 (small sample) | US$65 | US$75 | US$202 |
| 4 guests | Whole place | 20 | US$75 | US$124.7 | US$318 |
| 6 to 8 guests | Whole place | 60 | US$181 | US$276.505 | US$381 |
| 9+ guests | Whole place | 95 | US$258 | US$415 | US$624 |
Our data file carries its own warning about reading this table: “Large homes are over-represented in the sample, so compare the guest-count segments, not the overall median”. Find the row that matches your group and ignore any single citywide figure.
Two of the two-guest rows rest on small samples. The hotel-room row is the clearest case: its median is US$75 but its p75 is US$202, a wide spread from only 12 listings.
One earlier capture, for context
Our previous capture, dated 4 September 2026, showed these Antigua medians: whole place for two US$91.9, private room for two US$35.0, hotel room for two US$256.01, whole place for four US$144.76. Two captures are not a trend, and both say nothing about Semana Santa or other high-season dates. Our sample covers one November weekday stay only.
What the listings offer
Same sample: 237 Antigua listings, 235 of them priced, captured 1 October 2026.
| Measure | Share or value |
|---|---|
| Whole-place listings | 83.5% |
| Hotel-room listings | 7.6% |
| List wifi | 98.7% |
| List air conditioning | 9.7% |
| List parking | 63.3% |
| Listings from Superhosts | 65.8% |
| Median guest rating | 4.9 |
Two lines matter for choosing a place. Air conditioning appears on fewer than one in ten listings, so if you need it, filter for it. Parking appears on 63.3%, so if you are driving, confirm parking on the specific listing before you book.
Other platforms: Vrbo and Booking.com
We ran the same stay dates on Vrbo and Booking.com (Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com search results via Apify actors tri_angle/airbnb-scraper, memo23/vrbo-scraper and voyager/booking-scraper; for this comparison the price basis is the stay total divided by nights).
| Platform | Group | Listings (n) | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vrbo | 4 guests | 13 (small sample) | US$115 | US$127 | US$151 |
| Vrbo | 2 guests | 6 | no median (too few) | no median | no median |
| Booking.com | 2 guests, hotel room | 62 | left out (see below) | left out | left out |
We leave the Booking.com figures out on purpose. Our data file records that the scraper does not document whether its prices are a stay total or a nightly rate, and the two readings give very different medians. Until that is resolved, a Booking.com number here would mislead. Our Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking.com comparison explains the method across markets.
Which area of Antigua?
This page does not give prices by neighbourhood or walking times to the centre. Our sample has no neighbourhood field: 197 listings carry the town label Antigua Guatemala and 38 carry no town label, so we cannot split rates by area. We also found no official source for walking distances; the Antigua municipality site was not usable for this when we last checked it.
For area background, read our pages on Centro Antigua and Jocotenango, and pair them with things to do in Antigua and Antigua restaurants to judge which part of town suits your plans.
How to choose a short stay in Antigua: 6 steps
- Pick the row for your group. Use the group-size table above, not an overall figure. A couple comparing whole places can use the US$70 to US$120 middle band as a reference point for a November weekday.
- Price the full stay. Our figures exclude fees and taxes, so compare the total the platform shows at checkout, not the headline nightly rate.
- Check the amenities you need. Filter for air conditioning (9.7% of our sample list it) and parking (63.3%) if they matter.
- Choose a place that can arrange your airport pickup. The Government of Canada advice says: “Arrange your pickup with your hotel before arrival when travelling by air or use authorized cabs at the airport”. See Guatemala City airport to Antigua and getting to Antigua for the route itself.
- Ask about security. The same advice says to “stay in accommodations with adequate security measures”. The UK FCDO recommends “keeping valuables safe (for example, in a hotel safe)”.
- Save the tourist assistance numbers before you arrive (listed in the next section).
The Guatemala-specific angle: arrival and tourist assistance
Two points in government travel advice bear on a short stay in Antigua: the trip from the airport, and nights out in tourist areas.
The airport run. The Government of Canada (page last updated 13 October 2026) tells travellers not to show signs of affluence, especially on arrival at the airport, “where travellers have been followed and robbed or carjacked en route to Guatemala City and Antigua”. The UK FCDO says “There have been armed attacks or robberies” on tourist routes, and names the Guatemala City to Antigua route among them. Canada’s advice to arrange your pickup with your hotel before arrival is the step this page connects to your choice of lodging. If your flight lands late, our guide to where to stay in Guatemala City and near the airport covers the overnight alternative.
Nights out. The Canadian advice says: “Drink spiking is a problem in tourist areas, especially in Antigua”. It adds that you should never leave food or drinks unattended or in the care of strangers.
Who to call. Canada says “Guatemalan authorities provide information and assistance to tourists via their ASISTUR and DISETUR programs”, and lists these contacts:
| Service | Contact (per Government of Canada advice) |
|---|---|
| Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT) | 1500 or +502 2290-2800 |
| ASISTUR | +502 5188-1819 (WhatsApp) |
The UK FCDO says that if you are a victim of a criminal attack, INGUAT has a tourist assistance and emergency service section, PROATUR, “who can help accompany you to your hotel or other safe place”.
For block-level safety detail, see our Antigua safety guide.
What we could not check. We tried INGUAT’s registry and portal pages on 15 October 2026 and they returned errors, so this page says nothing about whether any hotel or rental is registered with INGUAT, or whether short-term rental hosts must register. We also captured no source on lodging taxes added to rates, or on municipal rules for short-term rentals.
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. If your stay raises a legal question, such as a dispute with a host, confirm your own case with a qualified attorney.
Related
- Antigua Guatemala hub
- Where to live in Antigua (long-term residents)
- Things to do in Antigua
- Antigua restaurants
- Antigua festivals
- Antigua safety
- Getting to Antigua
- Getting around Antigua
- Guatemala City airport to Antigua
- Where to stay in Guatemala City and near the airport
- Cost of living in Antigua Guatemala
- Airbnb in Guatemala for 2 guests
- Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking.com in Guatemala
- Guides index
Sources
- Living in Guatemala Airbnb sample, data file
website/data/airbnb_str_stats.json(Airbnb search results via Apify actor tri_angle/airbnb-scraper), captured 1 October 2026 (previous capture 4 September 2026); read 16 October 2026. - Living in Guatemala platform comparison, data file
website/data/str_compare_stats.json(Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, same stay dates), captured 1 October 2026; read 16 October 2026. - Government of Canada, Guatemala travel advice: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/guatemala, fetched 15 October 2026 (page last updated 13 October 2026).
- UK FCDO, Guatemala travel advice: safety and security: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guatemala/safety-and-security, fetched 15 October 2026.
- UK FCDO content record for Guatemala travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/api/content/foreign-travel-advice/guatemala, fetched 16 October 2026 (public update 13 August 2026).
- Tried but unreachable: US State Department Guatemala Travel Advisory (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/guatemala-travel-advisory.html), error on 15 and 16 October 2026; INGUAT (https://www.inguat.gob.gt/, https://registro.inguat.gob.gt/, https://guatemalaturistica.inguat.gob.gt/), error on 15 October 2026. Nothing on this page is taken from them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a place to stay in Antigua Guatemala cost per night?
In our own sample captured on 1 October 2026 for a two-night weekday stay (3 to 5 November 2026, 2 adults), a whole place for two in Antigua had a median of US$82.3 per night, with the middle half between US$70 and US$120 (21 listings). These are the nightly rates Airbnb displayed for listings still open on those dates, not booked rates. Our figures exclude fees and taxes.
What is the cheapest way to stay in Antigua?
In the same 1 October 2026 sample, a private room for two had a median of US$44.5 per night (middle half US$35 to US$53). That segment has only 15 listings, so treat it as a small sample.
Which neighbourhood of Antigua is best to stay in?
We do not print rates by neighbourhood or walking distances on this page. Our sample has no neighbourhood field: 197 listings carry the town label Antigua Guatemala and 38 carry no town label, so we cannot split prices by area. For area background, see our pages on Centro Antigua and Jocotenango.
How much does a whole house for a group cost in Antigua?
In our 1 October 2026 sample, a whole place for four had a median of US$124.7 per night (20 listings), for six to eight guests US$276.505 (60 listings), and for nine or more guests US$415 (95 listings). Compare these group-size segments rather than one overall figure, because large homes are over-represented in the sample.
Is Vrbo or Booking.com cheaper than Airbnb in Antigua?
For four guests on the same stay dates, Vrbo had a median of US$127 per night in our sample, but from only 13 listings. We leave our Booking.com hotel-room figures out because our data file records that the scraper does not document whether its prices are per night or per stay.
Do places to stay in Antigua have air conditioning and parking?
In our 1 October 2026 Antigua sample, 9.7% of listings list air conditioning and 63.3% list parking. Check the amenity list of the specific listing before you book if either matters to you.
What safety steps should I take when choosing where to stay in Antigua?
The Government of Canada travel advice says to arrange your pickup with your hotel before arrival when travelling by air or to use authorized cabs at the airport, and to stay in accommodations with adequate security measures. It also lists 1500 or +502 2290-2800 for the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism and +502 5188-1819 (WhatsApp) for ASISTUR.
