Hotel Juan Carlos is an excellent hotel. In the past three years it has improved significantly. The owner inherited the hotel from her father and her daughter travels to the US periodically to keep up with American standards. Most of the Juan Carlos Hotel guests are North American missionaries. Both the owners and the hotel staff are very proud of their hotel and strive to please you and make your stay the most enjoyable experience.

As you pull up to the hotel, you notice right away its beautiful Spanish façade. Palm trees and brick planters decorate the entrance. Double doors let you into the lobby. Walls are adorned with paintings of local scenery. The pristine ceramic tile floors were kept neat even with the high traffic guests coming in and out with dirt and dust residue in their shoes.

The rooms are pleasant and comfortable. Most of the rooms have air conditioner. However, the single rooms and some double rooms have no air conditioner. A ceiling fan or a pedestal fan will be provided to you. The rooms are kept clean and there is maid service every day. No turndown service, so don’t expect truffles at night. There is a newer side of the hotel where it has remodeled rooms and bathrooms. However, the older rooms are also kept neat and lovely. All rooms have television. Although, most are Spanish speaking channels, there is a movie channel which plays films in English. And for all of you sports buffs, there is ESPN available (in Spanish). You can still get the latest scores of your favorite teams.

The bathrooms are very clean and the showers provide warm and cold water. They do discourage flushing of paper because of the weak sewer system. The hotel provided us with bottles of drinking water and we were encouraged to use it even when brushing our teeth.

There is a scheduled front desk clerk who spends the night in the hotel. And there is a phone available for you to call back home. You will need a calling card or credit card to place the call or you could call collect.

The hotel also has a restaurant. The cook and waitress are very accommodating to our meals and schedule. We were having breakfast as early as 6:30 am. They were very punctual and prompt when serving our food.

Breakfast selections are: eggs, refried beans, corn tortillas, chorizo (spicy sausage), French toast, pancakes and corn flakes. Breakfast prices range from 20 to 48 Lempira ($1.10 to $2.70). You could get just toast for 10 Lempira (60 cents). Beverages are included with breakfast. The choices were milk, bottled juices and coffee. Coffee is brewed every morning and is available at no charge.